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Sunset Boulevard
Axel Madsen writes of Sunset Boulevard (1950) that it is "a gnawing, haunting, and ruthless film with a dank smell of corrosive delusion hanging over it." A classic film...
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Billy Wilder (born 1906) has been honored repeatedly as one of Hollywood's finest directors, writers, and producers. He created more than 50 films, encompassing such well-known comedies as The Apartme...
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Although Billy Wilder won fame for directing films, especially several brilliant ones between 1944 and 1960, he was always a screenwriter. He never directed a film he did not write; his writing career...
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Critical Essay by Bosley Crowther
It is surprising how loath film-makers have been to make films about themselves, or about the magic medium of illusion they transmit to the world. As egotistical and ...
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A celebrity is not a person known for his/her talent or achievement, but an individual recognized for his/her reputation created by the media. The phase of stardom is slippery, and media may choose to...
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Sunset Boulevard, filmed in the 1950's by director Billy Wilder, positions us to view celebrity in a negative perspective. The film depicts the "behind the scenes" of Hollywood, the self-deceit, spiri...
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Critical Essay by Bosley Crowther
The Vanity of Celebrity Fame: "Sunset Boulevard" and Celebrity Reality Shows
