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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are going to recapture the magic, no matter the cost. We watched the 1950 film from Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard.

It’s a tale as old as the movies themselves: an actor achieves success, their star burns brightly, and then everything fizzles out and moves on. That’s what happened for the once-great Norma Desmond, and the consequences were severe.

Poor Joe Gillis. All he wanted to do was write entertaining, meaningful movies. Unfortunately, he hitched his wagon to an unstable person. It sure makes for an affecting classic of cinema, though. Lucky us!

(Recorded on April 01, 2026)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Sunset Boulevard - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Sunset Boulevard trailer - YouTube

William Holden — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Gloria Swanson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Erich von Stroheim — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Nancy Olson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Nosferatu (1922) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Archer (TV Series 2009–2023) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Singin' in the Rain (1952) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Cecil B. DeMille — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Ted Turner — The Movie Database (TMDB)

‘Colorizers’: When Ted Turner and Hollywood Clashed Over Colorizing Classic Movies - Mental Floss

Psycho (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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