Episode 599 · Film year 1950
Sunset Blvd (1950)
- Special Guests
- Steven Cohan, Jeffrey Schwarz
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Agatha Luz, Philip Marinello
Show notes
We conclude Noirvember 2022 with a look at Billy WIlder's Sunset Blvd. Released in 1950, the film tells the story of Joe Gillis (William Holden), a screenwriter who meets a faded star of yesteryear, Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). Gillis becomes a kept man while helping to fuel Norma’s Desmond’s delusion that she’s returning to the silver screen in a lavish production of Salome.
Agatha Luz (Cinemaspection (opens in a new tab)) and Philip Marinello (The Substance Podcast (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss one of the best films ever made. Interviews include Steven Cohan (author of the new BFI book on Sunset Blvd) and Jeffrey Schwarz (director of Boulevard! A Hollywood Story).
Agatha Luz (Cinemaspection (opens in a new tab)) and Philip Marinello (The Substance Podcast (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss one of the best films ever made. Interviews include Steven Cohan (author of the new BFI book on Sunset Blvd) and Jeffrey Schwarz (director of Boulevard! A Hollywood Story).
Labels: Agatha Luz Billy Wilder Jeffrey Schwarz Noirvember Philip Marinello William Holden
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Music credits
- The Sunset Blvd Soundtrack - Franz Waxman
- "All those wonderful people out there in the dark" - Gloria Swanson
Links & resources
- Become a supporter of The Projection Booth (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Sunset Blvd on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Sunset Blvd by Steven Cohan (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Boulevard! A Hollywood Story website (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Close-Up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream by Sam Staggs (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge by Joseph McBride (opens in a new tab)
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