Ready for My Closeup: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream

by David M. Lubin

Today, more than 70 years after it premiered, Sunset Boulevard remains the finest ever movie made about the pathology of fame: those who lose it, those who abuse it, and those who never attain it at all.

Great films are born of great collaborations, and Sunset Boulevard represents one of the most extraordinary confluences of cinematic talent in film history, but its production was surprisingly fraught, filled with unexpected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538739291
• ISBN13: 9781538739297
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"