Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder 1950) w/ Sarah (Ms. Sinclair)
Felicia is joined by Sarah aka Ms. Sinclair (Talk Movie To Me Podcast) to discuss Billy Wilder’s biting take on Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard (1950)
They discuss how meta the film is through the direct link to its stars, along with the treatment of writers and how things haven’t changed much since the ‘50s
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Sources:
https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/17512/1/cult-vault-20-david-lynch-on-sunset-boulevard
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043014/
https://cinephiliabeyond.org/sunset-boulevard-billy-wilder-charles-bracketts-sobering-exposure-dark-side-hollywood/
https://cinemascholars.com/sunset-boulevard-the-making-of-the-billy-wilder-classic/
https://pastdaily.com/2023/03/25/gloria-swanson-1950-past-daily-weekend-pop-chronicles/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-27-ca-7585-story.html
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_63/sunset_boulevard_blu-ray.htm
Sikov, E. (2017). On Sunset Boulevard: The life and times of Billy Wilder. University Press of Mississippi.
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