Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Sunset Boulevard

Billy Wilder is depressed. He’s breaking up with his writing partner, Charles Brackett, and an encounter with a ghost from Hollywood’s past has left him shaken. What can he do? Make a movie, of course—an enduring classic about the way Hollywood eats its own. Like what we do here on the Filmographers? Then please consider joining our Patreon! 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 Time Stamps 6:41 – Origins 11:58 – Brackett’s replacement 21:52 – Casting 39:46 – Shooting & reshooting 42:21 – Is “Sunset” a personal movie? 48:49 – Release, reception, & legacy 58:00 – Wilder & Brackett break up 1:01:40 – Filmographers Five: Movies about Movies 1:02:05 - #5: “Ed Wood,” dir. by Tim Burton (1994) 1:02:45 – Mike’s #4: “Hugo,” dir. by Martin Scorsese (2011) 1:03:23 – Keir’s #4: “The Player,” dir. by Robert Altman (1992) 1:05:07 – #3: “Mulholland Drive,” dir. by David Lynch (2001) 1:05:46 – Keir’s #2: “Once upon a Time in Hollywood,” dir. by Quentin Tarantino (2019) 1:08:29 – Mike’s #2: “Babylon,” dir. by Damien Chazelle (2022) 1:09:50 – #1: “Boogie Nights,” dir. by Paul Thomas Anderson (1997)