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Sunset Blvd. (1950) Movie Reviews
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Combustible Celluloid
Of all Billy Wilder's cinematic creations, the most inspired is arguably the device of having Sunset Boulevard (1950) narrated by a dead man. The movie opens with the unforgettable image of screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) floating upside down...read the complete Sunset Blvd. (1950) review at Combustible Celluloid
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BBCi - Films
If the finest things in life are written on an empty stomach, as an agent claims here, Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett must have been ravenous when they penned "Sunset Boulevard"....read the complete Sunset Blvd. (1950) review at BBCi - Films
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by C. Chandler "base... on December 21, 2009
.....Does anyone remember that Judy Holliday won the best actress award in 1950? Bette Davis said that she and Gloria Swanson cancelled each other out and that opened the door for Holliday. The fact that Swanson did not win and that Sunset Boulevard ...
by R. A. Bean "filmf... on December 10, 2009
Billy Wilder, one of the best filmmakers ever, crafted here one of the best film noirs ever made. Filled to the brim with scathing insight into Hollywood, biting satire, sweeping dramatic arcs, and uncanny resemblance to real life, this is one blistering ...
by Lynn Ellingwood "... on October 14, 2009
Gloria Swanson actually was able to get a second chance at a screen fame with this film. She also proved that being a silent screen star was no barrier to being a great actress in sound pictures. How she failed to win a Best Actress Oscar is beyond me! ...
by Graves on September 08, 2009
When Sunset Blvd came out in 1950 Varity reviewed it with the word `disturbing' and never was truer word spoken. I suspect many of us became familiar with this from the skits with Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman about a `has been' movie star and her ...
by Celia Hayes "Sgt.... on May 31, 2009
It certainly says something about the power of an icon and the glitter of a golden age in movie-making that "Sunset Boulevard" stands up so amazingly well as a bit of storytelling, in spite of its deranged silent-movie star character being parodied ...
by Uchinia "djposqua... on April 15, 2009
I liked this movie. Was a nice change.If you like the Classics you will like this movie . ...
by Lurene K. Gisee "... on April 03, 2009
Some of the situations depicted in classic film are charmingly dated, like the car the main character is trying to save at start of film. The look of early Los Angeles. Some of the lines of film are unforgettable. ...
by C. Middleton on February 17, 2009
A film directed by Billy Wilder and winner of 3 Academey Awards, this 1950 black and white remains as popular now as it was first released... Why? Because of the film's strange and alluring plot, and of course, the commanding performance from Gloria ...
by Dennie on January 26, 2009
DVD arrived in timely manner, and is great quality, good movie! is the latest ...
by R. Jones "Rjones" on January 25, 2009
This movie was wonderful. I was required to watch this movie for an English class and it was awesome. I really enjoyed it. Gloria Swanson is brilliant. I highly recommend this movie. ...
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