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Favorite Films of All Time (2008 Edition) (900 movies items)

"2007: 184 2006: 197 2005: 243 "

Watched in 2018 (301 movies items)

"My Rating:9/10 "

Best Films of 1950 (27 movies items)

" Such a fantastic script from Wilder"

Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)

"Classic drama with William Holden as a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who finds himself stumbling to the world of legendary silent film star Norma Desmond, brilliantly played by Gloria Swanson. Billy Wilder's terrific direction and the script keeps turning up the tension as we watch this delusional woman desperate to keep hold of her fame as well as the young man who has entered her life. Crammed to memorable scenes and that now-classic last line."

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- February 2018 (33 movies items)

" Netflix- 1hr. 50min. First Viewing A sharp, acid-witted satire/horror-story of classic Hollywood and fame, Sunset Boulevard is a brilliant behind-the-curtain look at the dark corners of Hollywood, and the nightmare that celebrity can become. Everything comes together for this one, crafting a riveting that's hard to not become engrossed in. Top marks go to the blistering, witty script, and, of course, Gloria Swanson's historically superb performance that has inspired thousands of imitators, but "

Best Movie From Every Year (90 movies items)

"1950"

100 Greatest Golden Age Hollywood Films (100 movies items)

"Billy Wilder's blackly-comic Noir satire on the film industry marked his final collaboration with writing-partner Charles Brackett and their partnership certainly went out on a high. 'Sunset Boulevard' remains one of the finest and cleverest screenplays ever written, its self-referential deconstruction of the movie business enhanced by the casting of former industry darlings to play its faded lovies. Although told from the point of view of deceased hack screenwriter Joe Gillis (a wittily sarcast"

Dark Warrior's Best Films From 1930-2015 (86 movies items)

" 1950 My Rating : 2.0=Exceptional - My Pleasure Meter : 4.0/5.0 Stars The Runner Up : D.O.A. "

Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2018) (100 movies items)

" Points: 27 Chosen by: Darth Brutus (9), jeffpsych (6), Dark Shadows (8), Narratorjebi (4) Previous rank: 38 (↓3) IMDB top 250 rank: 54"

Movies Exploring Human Psychology (65 movies items)

"A look at codependent behavior, highlighting borderline personality disorder, and the delusional experience of being stuck in the past."

Watched in 2017 (180 movies items)

"May 18th 8.4 "