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Aug 4, 2025 31 min

Sunset Boulevard at 75: Still Ready for Its Close-Up?

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Sunset Boulevard is one of the most cynical and darkly funny films ever made about Hollywood. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Mike and Keir zoom in on Billy Wilder's noir classic. It's the movie no one wanted to make, yet it somehow became the movie no one could ever forget. Season 2 is coming soon! Our Patreon is the best place to get all our content, so join today! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Bluesky: @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts Kevin Lau, producer Gompson, theme music Cosmo Graff, graphic design

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Sunset Boulevard is one of the most cynical and darkly funny films ever made about Hollywood. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Mike and Keir zoom in on Billy Wilder's noir classic. It's the movie no one wanted to make, yet it somehow became the movie no one could ever forget. Season 2 is coming soon! Our Patreon is the best place to get all our content, so join today! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social mediaInstagram @thefilmographersBluesky: @thefilmographers.bsky.socialLetterboxd @filmographersYouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Websitehttps://filmographerspodcast.com/ CreditsKeir Graff & Michael Moreci, hostsKevin Lau, producerGompson, theme musicCosmo Graff, graphic design

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Sunset Boulevard at 75: Still Ready for Its Close-Up?

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  1. 0:00 Hooray for Hollywood!
  2. 2:19 Sunset Boulevard: A Primer
  3. 5:47 Billy Wilder Speaks
  4. 6:56 The Making of Sunset Boulevard
  5. 11:26 How Has Sunset Boulevard Endured for 75 Years?
  6. 18:59 Hollywood Conducts an Autopsy on Itself
  7. 24:10 Rewriting the Noir Genre
  8. 29:39 A Real Crowd-Pleaser?

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