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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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How do we deal with fame and celebrity? To what extent are we trapped by our past?
Brent talks with Hannah Long about another film noir – 1950’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’ directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden and Erich von Stroheim.
Hannah is a passionate cinephile. She writes cultural commentary and film criticism for a number of publications including ‘The Despatch’, ‘Angelus News’, ‘First Things’ and ‘Christianity Today’.
- (0:45) What is it and who is in it?
- (3:00) Billy Wilder;
- (4:00) The photography;
- (5:00) Franz Waxman;
- (5:55) Silent stars in Hollywood;
- (9:55) Fame and celebrity;
- (13:15) Norma;
- (21:40) Max;
- (27:00) Joe;
- (32:15) Betty;
- (36:50) The symbolism of the title;
- (37:40) Use of flashback;
- (43:30) Real actors and directors.
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