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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of...

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From cinemaforever.com

"Here's looking at you, kid."

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From virginmedia.com

"If you build it, he will come."

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From movies.sky.com

Coming Soon to The Red Carpet Reel:
 
 
 
Reviews of each movie on the 100 Greatest Films list
More film reviews,
Actor Profiles, Director Profiles
&
More Red Carpet Reel Lists
 
 

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From movieforum.com

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

 

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From gonemovies.com

“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”

Movie Trivia:
 
Did you know that novelist Ian Fleming partially had Cary Grant in mind when he created one of future film's most beloved characters, James Bond?

 “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?”

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From movies.sky.com

“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”

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From dearcinema.com

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

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From virginmedia.com

“Kid, the next time I say ‘let’s go someplace like Bolivia,’ Let’s go some place like Bolivia.”

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From movieimages.com


Movie of the Week:
 
 

"Sunset Boulevard" (1950)

Directed by Billy Wilder

Screenplay by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett & D.M. Marshman Jr.

Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden & Erich von Stroheim

 

Billy Wilder’s 1950 film “Sunset Boulevard” scared Hollywood to death.

The reason why the film scared Hollywood was that Hollywood was frightened that the picture would make them look bad, in many ways it did. “Sunset Boulevard” is the story of a down on his luck screenwriter Joe Gillis who falls into the clutches of forgotten movie starlet Norma Desmond. Gillis is played by William Holden. Gloria Swanson owns the Norma Desmond role. The film shows the dark side of Hollywood; it’s narcissistic, overly ambitiousness and greedy ways. Swanson is ultimately frightening as the former movie queen.

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