There is a distinct kind of sadness in watching someone hold on to a happier past, a period that was kinder to them than the ...

Fictional movie stars often serve as a lens through which audiences can explore the realities of fame and the darker sides of Hollywood. One of the most striking examples is Norma Desmond, portrayed ...

In a 1957 interview with reporter Mike Wallace, Hollywood legend Gloria Swanson, 58, sits in an elegant dress topped with an elaborate off-the-shoulder bow, her white-gloved hands twirling a flower in ...

Just a few weeks ago, I rewatched the 1950 classic film "Sunset Boulevard" for the first time in years. And I was struck by how well the film had aged. I mean, sure, some of the dialogue seemed ...

There are some movies where just about every line is quotable. Take Billy Wilder's 1950 masterpiece "Sunset Boulevard," which premiered 75 years ago this month. Gillis: "You're Norma Desmond. You used ...

Seventy-five years after its release, Billy Wilder’s melodramatic satire on celebrity culture and faded stardom – starring ...

Gloria Swanson and William Holden star in "Sunset Boulevard," returning to theaters Aug. 3. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures July 14 (UPI) --Paramount announced plans for the 75th anniversary of ...

Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder, came out on Aug. 10, 1950, starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim David M. Lubin's new book, Ready for My Close-Up: The ...

In Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard,” Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) shuffles through her crumbling mansion like a ghost who refuses to understand she’s dead. The camera follows her movements like a ...

There are plenty of great performances in the history of film that have been deemed iconic. Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight. Marlon Brando as mobster Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Gloria ...