Sunset Boulevard

pros: Great acting & several cameos.

cons: No laugh track or cues for the inside jokes.

Easy Street cutoff

Easy Street cutoff from the boulevard--"where [I] came in, back at that pool ... the one I always wa... See Full Review

pros: Swanson and Von Stroheim return in great perfs with William Holden

cons: great films like great stars never die

In the Cut

Today the events that take place in Sunset Boulevard would become the concept for a reality TV show.... See Full Review

pros: Acting, Gloria Swanson, the irony of the film and reality, costumes.

cons: Nothing!

Stunning! Amazing! Creepy! Gloria Swanson is flawless!

To start this review out...I am almost humiliated to say that this film sort of actually scared me.... See Full Review

pros: The irony and the story.

cons: Few if any.

SUNSET BOULEVARD: The Street of Broken Dreams Movie

There are books that writers should read, and movies that writers should watch and study. Such a mov... See Full Review

pros: Everything lost on television gets a full and ample treatment widescreen.

cons: Chances to see it on widescreen don't come along much. So take advantage.

Sunset Boulevard: A Grandeur Lost On Television, but Full And Ample On Widescreen

Television sets are, usually, perfectly okay mediums for showing films intended and shot for the big... See Full Review

pros: Acting, plot, dialouge, Famous sceens.

cons: At times is a little giggle-worthy.

The Moral of the Story; Always Pay your Car Insurance

Ever heard the line "I'm read for my close-up Mr. Demille"? If not then you are missing out on... See Full Review

pros: Writing, direction, performances, music, photography! DVD Extras!

cons: None, unless you don't like the story.

30 Million Fans Have Given Her the Brush!

At last on DVD is the most cynical indictment of Hollywood by Hollywood itself via Director-writer B... See Full Review

pros: Now this is acting, old but acting

cons: none

Sunset Boulevard 1950

I have a wonderful CD by Streisand, Back to Broadway, that contains several songs from... See Full Review

pros: great story that's fresh and interesting

cons: none

I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille

I love to watch old films. Especially ones with the big stars: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Sp... See Full Review

pros: Performances, mood, cinematography, superb dialogue

cons: I think Joe Gillis should have nicer to Norma, sorry

All that's missing is Mary Hart

Billy Wilder's 1950 melodrama remains one of the sharpest, most caustic and haunting portraits... See Full Review