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. "She was 52 at the time; William Holden ...

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 ...

For many years, the camp image of Gloria Swanson as faded film siren Norma Desmond wafting down the staircase has been fodder for lampooning. For those of a certain age, it’s impossible to hear the ...

The pictures may have gotten smaller, but these women are still big. Everett Collection; MUBI; Design: Alex Sandoval Nicole Scherzinger in 'Sunset Boulevard'; Demi Moore in 'The Substance'; Gloria ...

Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) - This film offers a cynical view of Hollywood and its fame-starved residents. Norma, a has-been film star, has just committed a murder before delivering the last line ...

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 present is. We often see elders in our family talking about the “glorious ...

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 ...

I’m not always so easily persuaded to spend a night out at the cinema. Usually, dinosaurs can do it (yep, “Jurassic Park”), since I’ve always been fascinated by these “thundering lizards” ever since I ...

One of the most famous lines in film noir is "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up," famously spoken by Gloria Swanson in her portrayal of Norma Desmond in director Billy Wilder's 1950 ...

I guess you have to be older, like me, to remember that mercurial screen star Gloria Swanson. Of course, folks do tend to remember her long, low descent of that elegant staircase in Billy Wilder’s ...