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Trailer Released for If These Walls Could Rock, Documentary on Sunset Marquis

Featuring Hall of Fame musicians, the trailer centers the Rosenthal father-and-son rescue as the film's emotional spine.

Overview

  • Bungalow Media unveiled the official trailer on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, and outlets report the film will reach viewers on VOD and in select theaters this August.
  • Directors Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams use first-person interviews from major rock figures to narrate the hotel's six-decade story.
  • The trailer is framed by Billy Bob Thornton as an on-screen guide and includes testimony from artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Slash, Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen.
  • The film pairs celebrity oral histories with the personal arc of founder George Rosenthal and his son Mark, who restored the property after years of decline.
  • Tucked off the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, the Sunset Marquis is presented as a long-running creative sanctuary where songs were written and behind-closed-doors excess shaped rock culture.