Sunset boulevard movie 2020 — Page 4

Theatre Fan3 said: "What do you think of Betty Buckley's interpretation of "As If We Never Said Goodbye"?

Sunset Blvd - Buckley - As if we never said goodbye"

I was fortunate to see every Bway Norma at least twice. Betty Buckley had an incredibly nuanced performance. After Close's original interpretation which was more cold, calculated, distant, Buckley brought a heartbreaking vulnerability that made As If We Never Said Goodbye a watershed moment. And musically she's spectacular.
I'd love to see Karen Mason in the role again. She had the herculean task of filling in for Close when the show was sold out 8 months in advance - and really won people over with the power of her vocal chops. Her "As If" is interesting. She held the word "BRIGHTER" than we knew it (rather than holding "HOME" like Buckley) which really was unique and did blow the roof off the place.

I also saw Buckley back in 1996, and she was spectacular. I also saw Petula Clark a few years later (on tour) and she was downright awful. Saw Glenn Close in 2017, and fell in love with the musical all over again.



I do wonder why the scaled down revival didn't go on tour?

I also feel that a musical casualty might be "to much in love to care". I feel that it might get the chop and replaced with something new (chances at song nominations for oscar) and I always felt (and I think i red someplace that ALW also felt) that the song kinda feels out of place in the show, it also has only one reprise.

I do love the song though, but in addition to probably cutting alot of the incidental singing, I do feel that this one will get the 'swap'

Justin D said: "I also feel that a musical casualty might be "to much in love to care". I feel that it might get the chop and replaced with something new (chances at song nominations for oscar) and I always felt (and I think i red someplace that ALW also felt) that the song kinda feels out of place in the show, it also has only one reprise.

I do love the song though, but in addition to probably cutting alot of the incidental singing, I do feel that this one will get the 'swap'"

I agree that Too much in love to care has always seemed out of place to me. It sounds way too cheery of a love song and jumps the story ahead a bit clumsily to me (Betty goes from breaking an engagement and professing her love and finding it's mutual with Joe instantly in an almost a "SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW" Happy ending) that the next scene the foreboding, eerie, disaster in the making tone comes back seemed a bit jarring. I don't remember ALW saying he agrees with that, but I'd be curious if he had and whether he feels that the score is kind of "frozen" at this point.

As for that getting swapped out in a movie score - and that this would be an opportunity to pen a song to win the Oscar, I'd be surprised by that. I'd think he'd want it to be a Norma song that is nominated - and gives Glenn another opportunity to win in another category. If that's the case, the final scene could lend itself to something new rather than the reprises of Surrender and With One Look.

Dave28282 said: "I hope they keep all the music that is between Norma and Joe, including the dialogue. It is the language we must embrace.

I am not fond of the ensemble numbers in this show. They feel very unnecessary and bland."

I'm a HUGE fan of the score, and even I agree generous cuts would be the right decision (goodbye 'The Lady's Paying'....always found that number super cringy and too campy). But they simply MUST have a fabulous 'Let's Have Lunch'. That song would set the old-hollywood studio tone perfectly if filmed correctly. This film is going to need a brilliant director (please no Rob Marshall).

The line can be changed to "There nothing wrong with being your age unless your acting 20"

I think Streep should do it. I saw Betty and she was divine. Close just does not have the pipes.

Last Summer I edited together a DVD of the show from the original staging! It took years to collect this footage. It is composed of professional footage I could get and the best amateur footage. I did this because I enjoyed the show and for not being a professional editor I think I did a great job. I never edited anything before. I made this DVD because if a film is never made people can still see Glenn Close iconic performance!

Glenn Close performed her 2 iconic musical numbers from the original staging during ALWebber's birthday concert --

Slightly off-topic - but, why the heck don't they release the videos of the professional shot versions of Sunset (and other Broadway productions for that matter). The hours I spend looking for something here or there, and watch countless videos, I'd love to see some professional shots -even if they're not multiple angle or the greatest quality of audio.

(I can barely find anything from Aspects of Love...which really saddens me)

Anyway... back on topic - wish all you want, the only way this will be made is with Close attached to it. The good thing is I'm sure there will be multiple takes and some auto-tuning of her voice in post-edits