Sunset Blvd - Movie musical

...and who'd would you like to see direct?

Sorry to sound rude, but why didnt you post this in the movie thread?

I for one would love to see what Alan Parker would do with this film. Even if you don't like Madonna, you have to admit EVITA was beautifully filmed.

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Yes, Alan Parker did a "beautiful" film. Literally, it was pretty to watch. I wonder if Alfonzo Cauron would have something to add to a project like this? He is not afraid of the grittyness of life.
Sunset Blvd with all its beauty and glamour is only on the surface. Sunset is really about compromise, darkness and narcissism. I think Alfonzo would do great.

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 01:04 PM

Terrible idea. The original is brilliant as it is, no movie musical is necessary.

I saw the original New York production and thought that George Hearn's performance was stunning.

Glenn Close certainly acted well, but her singing is awful..Her only exciting singing moment was, of course, AS IF WE'D NEVER SAID GOODBYE(did I get the title right?).....but then, wouldn't virtually any, even reasonably competent singer be able to do a bravura performance of AS IF WE'D NEVER SAID GOODBYE? It is an exciting, riveting number. And she certainly delivered it well.

I simply wish they would do the film with a great singer and actress, ideally Liza Minnelli.

George Hearn's Tony award for SUNSET BOULEVARD was richly deserved. I thought he was just awesome.

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Matt_G, Alan Parker did a magnificent job directing EVITA. He also magnificently directed another musical film, FAME. And of course he directed the classic MIDNIGHT EXPRESS.

I think he would be great things bringing almost any musical to the screen. I was most impressed with what he did with EVITA.

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Jackson992, Jerry Herman (composer of Mame, Hello Dolly, La Cage, Make and Mabel) wrote in his book SHOWTUNES that reprises are actually WHAT MAKE A MUSICAL.

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Could be Liza's big comeback! Liza's current situation would be akin to where Gloria Swanson was in her life/career when she did the original, no?

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Raithnait62, I wrote about that on another thread. Absolutely. Liza playing Norma Desmond now would be a direct reflection of Gloria Swanson starring in the film upon which the musical was based.

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Well, except for the stints in rehab and propensity to marry gay men, Gloria was in a very similar place at the same point in her career. Gloria was also desperate for a comeback, er, "Return" before Sunset came along, having been virtually forgotten by the film industry for nearly two decades (about the same amount of time since Liza's last successful film -- Arthur, wasn't it?).

There aren't a lot of great film roles out there for Liza, but the crazy, over-the-top, larger-than-life Norma would be right up her alley. I think she could easily capture Norma's delusional mindset, haughty yet vulnerable demeanor and, even in her present vocal state, could sing the score at least as well as Glenn Close. There's also something very "old Hollywood" about her (in part, because of her parents and in part because of her own career which has always been very "old school") that few other actresses today could convey. I doubt that any studio would cast her, but in many ways she'd be ideal for the part.

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I would cut off certain parts of my anatomy to see Patti do the movie, but I know that it's a pipe dream.