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Nov 17, 2023loama666 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing movie starring a young William Holden, and the lovely Gloria Swanson. I highly recommend.
May 19, 2023SmartyJo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you like Sunset Boulevard, you'll appreciate "Boulevard: a Hollywood Story". It provides a fascinating example of art imitating life imitating art!
May 08, 2023Moviereviewer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
1950. An EXCELLENT B&W film noir drama movie about a down on his luck Hollywood writer who meets up with an aging forgotten silent movie star. A film ABOUT Hollywood.
Jan 21, 2023The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Note added in press: I read that Trump now spends a lot of time obsessively watching this movie, over and over. ⚰️ A great movie, by Billy Wilder, a man so snobbish he wouldn't acknowledge his big brother, William Lee Wilder, because he…
Jan 19, 2023ladybugg rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
one of my all time favourite movies. Gloria Swanson should have won the Oscar for this another great line from this movie is "we had faces then"
Jan 18, 20231aa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A great film that is extremely well written: if Schnitzler (Austrian playwright of early 20th cent.) would have written a film, he would have written it like this. The moral development of the plot and characters are the main drivers of…
Dec 18, 2022empbee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A well aged classic.
Dec 12, 2022jrenfro2 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Very well made, but I have never been able to get into it as much as others. I love the film noir mood of it, and it has really good performances and cameos from people like Buster Keaton and the one and only Cecil B. Demille, but there's…
Mar 09, 2022
This is an old movie produced in 1950. I checked it out of the library with out realizing it's age. We are finding that some of the old movies are not as enjoyable as they were when they first hit the theaters. We sent back without…
Feb 27, 2021LPL_IlkaI rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sunset Boulevard is the perfect film, quite possibly. The masterful visual stylings of director Billy Wilder are on full display here and still holds up against the contemporaries of today. The lavish sets and luxurious costumes only…
Dec 17, 2020TheGrayMouser rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Would you lose your life over a used car? To save his car from repo men, the narrator makes a quick decision and seals his doom. This isn't a spoiler: we see his ultimate fate in the first moments of the film. This film noir masterpiece…
Mar 26, 2020booksck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Twilight Zone did a similar episode about an aging actress that wanted to regain her fame and love from her fans. I'm not sure if the Twilight Zone episode was inspired by this film? Anyway, it's very soap opera, drama, noir type feel when…
Jan 09, 2020pantzd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing movie. It covers so many artistic styles that I can see why it is a classic...
Aug 23, 2019PearlyKayAm1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This movie is still great and watching all the special features on Disc 2 was well worth the time. With the voice-over narration providing extra insight into the main character's mind, this was a gripping movie that felt much faster than…
Jul 26, 2019
Great movie. The most quoted line from this movie and considered the best is "Mr. DeMille I'm ready for my close up". In the context of this movie great line. However, in my opinion, the best line and the one that truly epitomizes one…
Jun 08, 2019007Gatsby rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This movie has, by far, one of the most disturbing endings ever.
Sep 19, 2016ManMachine rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
For Hollywood (in its heyday) - The 1950's certainly began quite ominously with Billy Wilder's straight-faced freak-show known otherwise as "Sunset Boulevard". Without a doubt - This picture is, indeed, an oddity in itself, being a…
Aug 16, 2016RobSW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I watched this because I read it was one of David Lynch's favorite movies - and, indeed, a couple of references in Lynch's Mulholland Drive pay homage to characters from this movie, if only in name. It's also nice to see a good Noir film…
Franln
Mar 06, 2016Franln rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This classic film is often referenced by filmmakers & actors so I had to check it out. Good story, great acting (Gloria Swanson is fantastic), well done & worth seeing. I recommend watching the bonus features to fully appreciate it. "All…
Oct 19, 2015sisterscj rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this classic film with William Holden and Gloria Swanson, who was a silent screen star. There is a clip of her watching herself on film in which she really did star, and this is the film to bring her downfall in movies,…
Apr 17, 2014
Sunset Boulevard is not a book. But it is available at the library, so I feel it is worthy to add to the list. Sunset Boulevard is about Joe Gillis, a man who goes to Hollywood trying to make it as a screen-writer. We start out with…
Mar 11, 2014d2013 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Timeless! Loved it!
voisjoe1
Feb 15, 2014voisjoe1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Gloria Swanson plays an aging film star that lost popularity when the silent films ended when talkies began. Erich von Stroheim plays her butler and William Holden plays a two-bit screenwriter trying to make a buck trying to go along with…
Jan 20, 2014Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This black-and-white film is another masterpiece by director Billy Wilder, about a reluctant gigolo and his faded, aging star who dreamt about a comeback that could never happen. A classic.
viguyy
Feb 08, 2013viguyy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is hands down the finest film ever made about Hollywood. Gloria Swanson is absolutely brilliant as the great Norma Desmond. "You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big. (Norma) "I AM big. It's the…