"Sunset Boulevard," the classic 1950 film, returns to theaters Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 as it marks its 75th anniversary. The film cemented Gloria Swanson's status as an icon of classic Hollywood. "Those who ...

The director of the new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Blvd.” takes the final line from Billy Wilder’s noir classic – “I’m ready for my close-up!” – and repeats it ad nauseam. The line is ...

“Gloria Swanson and Her Circle in the Twenties” was originally published in the July 1950 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here. In her ...

All that madness in Gloria Swanson’s eyes at the end of Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is amplified to breathtaking lengths in Jamie Lloyd‘s commanding and gorgeous renovation of ...

One of the most insightful movies ever made about movies, Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950) had former silent film star Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a turbaned gargoyle looking back on the ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. Gloria ...

It was January 1950, and a new motion picture had just finished its first preview screening for a select Hollywood audience. The movie wouldn’t open to the public until Aug. 10, but 300 of the ...