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Arthur_Frain

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21. This was the movie that brought home how important a director was for me.
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 06:29 PM
Jan 2023

The camera angles, the cut scenes. This movie opened the door to cinema as an art form, and I began to look more for directors, and less for actors when I went looking in the videotape rental stores.

The performances in Sunset Boulevard were pretty good too, and I couldn’t help but draw my own parallels between the final scene and shithead coming down his golden escalator.

Never knew it was his favorite flick, but not going to let that cheapen it for me.

Because he knows that he's Norma Desmond . . . hatrack Jan 2023 #1
he identfies with Norma Desmond, and will kill anyone MadLinguist Jan 2023 #15
'Alright, Mr. Demille... North Shore Chicago Jan 2023 #2
Never heard of it. Is it a soft-core porn? n/t Victor_c3 Jan 2023 #3
No. Not at all LeftInTX Jan 2023 #4
Gloria Swanson plays a washed-up silent film star tinrobot Jan 2023 #8
It is really pretty good. Fun psychological thriller about a washed up has been actress. emulatorloo Jan 2023 #9
Given that it's trump, I figured it couldn't be an actually good movie Victor_c3 Jan 2023 #10
Yeah I agree, hard to believe he likes it. emulatorloo Jan 2023 #12
Nancy Olson didn't become such a treestar Jan 2023 #13
Prefer the remake whistler162 Jan 2023 #17
This was the movie that brought home how important a director was for me. Arthur_Frain Jan 2023 #21
Sunset Boulevard Explained: The Hollywood Nightmare Celerity Jan 2023 #23
I like that movie too The Unmitigated Gall Jan 2023 #5
Maybe because Citizen Kane hits too close to home? surrealAmerican Jan 2023 #6
FWIW watching Musk implode feels like watching Citizen Kane happen in real life to me emulatorloo Jan 2023 #11
Trust me - this is worth it for the Citizen Kane reference at the end . . hatrack Jan 2023 #16
That was good! Hadn't seen it before. Liberal In Texas Jan 2023 #18
He had previously said Kane was his favorite movie nuxvomica Jan 2023 #19
He's Ready For Another Close-Up Me. Jan 2023 #7
Good movie. Unworthy of trump's bad influence. (nt) Paladin Jan 2023 #14
It's an excellent movie. And Gloria Swanson's acting performance is one of the best ever, IMO Goodheart Jan 2023 #20
If Bill Holden's in the cast of a movie, chances are I'll like it. (nt) Paladin Jan 2023 #22
Perhaps Trump likes the fact Doc_Technical Jan 2023 #24
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