Sydney Smith 1 September 2015 Bowditch THF 220 Sunset Boulevard “Sunset Boulevard,” a 1950 film by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, tells the story of Norma Desmond, an old silent film actress hung up on a silver screen comeback that will never transpire, and Joe Gillis, a screenwriter who uses her delusion to his advantage. Albeit the film begins with a shot of a man’s body floating in a pool, the real story commences six months prior, when Joe Gillis, a hapless screenwriter, after unsuccessfully
A Star Returns to Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a staple in every Film Noir nerd’s movie collection. Billy Wilder comes back with another smash-hit, giving people everything they love about the Film Noir genre from symbolic lighting to a twisted, yet captivating love story. Sunset Boulevard brings a lot to the table with a great list of actors and cinematic value but also connects with its audience on a deeper level when presenting its hard-hitting themes ranging from the “fakeness” of Hollywood
In the films; The Big Sleep (1946) and Charade (1963), each portray the influences of the genre “Film Noir”, with each containing a femme fatale, a hard boiled detective, and a strong moral theme, and the movie Sunset Boulevard (1950) is also in this genre because it also contains each of these traits. Femme fatale’s are characters that are seductive, evil, and in many cases, trying to cover up their misdeeds by lying. In The Big Sleep, Howard Hawks utilizes this character type through the character
Sunset Boulevard tells the story of a penniless scriptwriter who is almost press by a former famous silent film star into the writing of a screenplay for her comeback to Hollywood. The film was produced 20 years after the end of the silent film era, not so long
fate. Gloria May Josephine Swanson made her mark in movie history simply by stumbling into the right movie studio. She is known as one of the biggest stars in the silent movie era, a fashion icon most notably for her role in the classic film “Sunset Boulevard”. She made minor appearances in a few films and began climbing her way up the totem pole to stardom. Gloria was born on March 27th 1899, in Chicago, Illinois, where she lived a quite ordinary youth. She spent her whole adolescence without pursuing
Hollywood receives its close up in Billy Wilder’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Written by Katie Mounce, Film Critic. 06/01/1950 As much as we may refuse to admit it, America is a hugely consumerist country, using and often abusing products and people in order to prosper and constantly, often unnecessarily replacing commodities with their more up to date superior. The success of ‘Sunset Boulevard ’ lies in its ability to depict Hollywood in such a way that, without causing offence, unmasks the harsh truths
Stunt Spectacular” ( ). As the years went on, the park had added more rides. Two of the most famous rides at MGM Studies are, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Rock’n’ Roller Coaster. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is located, “at the end of Sunset Boulevard” () and is 13 stories high, mocking the look of the Hollywood Tower Hotel. The ride is computer programed to make each ride “random and unique” (DIS, n.d). The ride, Rock’n’ Roller Coaster opened July 30, 1999. The ride includes sounds and music