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• King of Kings (1961) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  Nicholas Ray may have directed it, but 1961’s King of Kings belonged to producer Samuel Bronston. The man who would eventually spearhead big-budget spectacles... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Savage Innocents (1960) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  I have rarely been as conflicted sitting down to write a review as I am right now. There are elements of Nicholas Ray’s The Savage Innocents that are... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Capsule Reviews Part 2 - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  Run For Cover (1955) – Nicholas Ray’s Run For Cover is a solid, entertaining western starring James Cagney as cowboy Matt Dow, who, along with his new friend... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wind Across the Everglades (1958) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  Nicholas Ray never got to finish Wind Across the Everglades; he and the film’s producer Budd Schulberg clashed repeatedly during its production, and their... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The True Story of Jesse James (1957) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  With his penchant for making movies about troubled young rebels, it seemed only natural that Nicholas Ray would direct a film about the exploits of Jesse... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bitter Victory (1957) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  I admire Bitter Victory.I really do.It’s a well-made World War II film about a platoon of British soldiers sent on a desperate mission in North Africa. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bigger Than Life (1956) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  The opening scenes of Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life feel as if they were lifted straight out of a Douglas Sirk film. Like Ray, Sirk did some of his best work... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rebel Without a Cause (1955) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  “Ever since I was seventeen years old, the age I was when Nick died, people have asked me if I knew James Dean. I’d always do the math in my head. He died in... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Johnny Guitar (1954) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar is a western, but it’s also not a western.What I mean is, the movie has all the tropes one would normally associate with the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Lusty Men (1952) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  After suffering a leg injury, rodeo star Jeff McCloud (Robert Mitchum) decides to hang up his spurs. While visiting his old hometown, he meets ranch hand Wes... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• On Dangerous Ground (1951) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  A gritty, unflinching look at the life of an urban policeman, Nicholas Ray’s On Dangerous Ground is in many ways a classically-styled film noir, right down to... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Capsule Reviews - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  A Woman’s Secret (1949) – Former night club singer Marian Washburn (Maureen O’Hara) confesses to shooting and seriously wounding her protégé Susan Caldwell... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• In a Lonely Place (1950) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  For me, Humphrey Bogart was always a “Man’s Man”, a rugged, tough-as-nails actor who played strong lead characters.But as I think back on some of his greatest... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• They Live By Night (1949) - The Films of Nicholas Ray

  

  Nicholas Ray’s directorial debut, They Live by Night opens with escaped convicts Bowie (Farley Granger), Chickamaw (Howard Da Silva) and T-Dub (Jay C. Flippen)... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,533. Capturing Reality (2008)

  

  Capturing Reality is a 2008 documentary about… well, documentaries!Directed by Pepita Ferrari, the movie does feature the occasional clip, but is mostly a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,532. Deadline (1980)

  

  Deadline, a 1980 Canadian horror flick, tells the story of Steven Lessey (Stephen Young), a well-respected screenwriter of the macabre, whose movies feature... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,531. Constantine (2005)

  

  This is the first time I’ve watched Constantine since its theatrical run, and for some reason I was disappointed by it back then. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,530. John Dies at the End (2012)

  

  Don Coscarelli, writer / director of such genre favorites as The Beastmaster, Bubba Ho-Tep, and the Phantasm series, reached deep into his bag of tricks for... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,529. Locke (2013)

  

  Some movies are designed for a communal experience, to be viewed on the big screen in a packed theater. Locke is not one of those movies; it is best seen when... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• #2,528. The Dead Don't Die (2019)

  

  The 2019 zom-com The Dead Don’t Die strikes the perfect balance between a genre outing and a Jim Jarmusch film, and I had a great time watching it! Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES