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Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of events that left him lying face .. Read more

Starring	Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Director	Billy Wilder
Genres	Drama

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Minnelli: 'Lloyd Webber wanted me for Sunset Boulevard'
- 07 Oct 2010
Liza Minnelli has confirmed she was Andrew Lloyd Webber's first choice to play Norma Desmond on stage in his Sunset Boulevard musical. The veteran entertainer reveals she had to turn the part down - because she was on tour and didn't have time for the rehearsals. She says, "They came to me at first, and I was working, so I couldn't do - the commitments were such that I couldn't be at all rehearsals. And I won't do something if I can't be there. "I don't want to go out and perform and then come Read more
Gabor's delight over Von Anhalt's wedding anniversary billboard
- WENN Newsdesk
- 29 Jul 2011
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband ensured the whole of Los Angeles knew about the couple's impending 25th wedding anniversary, by taking out a huge billboard advertisement featuring their wedding photo. The ailing actress is bedbound at her Beverly Hills home after a series of operations and ill health, but her partner Frederic Von Anhalt made a special effort to recognise their upcoming milestone on 14 August (11) early with a huge photo looming over Sunset Boulevard. The board shows a picture of the... Read more
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber wants Madonna in movie
- WENN Newsdesk
- 10 Apr 2011
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is begging Madonna to star in a big screen adaptation of Sunset Boulevard, insisting she would be perfect for the lead role. The composer turned the classic 1950 film noir into a musical, which was staged in London in the 1990s - and now he wants to make that production into a film. Sir Andrew is campaigning for the Material Girl to play Norma Desmond, an ageing former silent movie star, but admits he has yet to convince the 52 year old to sign up. Speaking on Piers... Read more
Snapper claims Martinez threatened him
- 05 Dec 2010
A photographer has filed a police report against Olivier Martinez over an alleged clash outside a Hollywood restaurant. The unnamed snapper filed the complaint with authorities on Friday accusing the Unfaithful star of backing into his car and threatening to hurt him. Martinez proceeded to eat lunch with his girlfriend Halle Berry at Mirabelle restaurant on Sunset Boulevard after the alleged incident. According to Eonline.com, a sheriff's deputy arrived at the scene to question the star and... Read more
Coppola to immortalise the Chateau Marmont in movie
- 18 Apr 2009
Six years after she immortalised a Tokyo, Japan hotel in Lost In Translation, director Sofia Coppola is checking in again for a new movie based on Hollywood's infamous Chateau Marmont. Steven Dorff has signed to star as a famous actor, living in the hotel, who is forced to raise his 11-year-old daughter when she appears in his life. Dakota Fanning's sister Elle is in talks to play Dorff's daughter. According to Daily Variety, Coppola has been given permission to shoot the movie in the Sunset... Read more

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  Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of ...