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The Best of Intentions: Nicholas Ray’s THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES

Sep 9, 2019 Jeremy Carr 0

Nicholas Ray’s The True Story of Jesse James (1957) is a film about progressive myth-making, the fabrications and recollections that produce a multifaceted yet never fully realized celebrity figure. Here, the legacy of its notorious […]

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THEY LIVE BY NIGHT Has a Life of Its Own

Nov 15, 2017 Andy Ross 0

From the moment the RKO logo fades out, 1948’s They Live By Night doesn’t display the typical Noir trappings its title would lead you to believe. We see a prologue of our leads, Bowie & […]

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FilmStruck First Friday: On Dangerous Ground

Sep 1, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

The first Friday of every month, we here at The Retro Set offer up a pick from FilmStruck that we think is worth your while, whether it’s a classic, a hard to find gem or […]

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Nicholas Ray Characters Are All ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Jul 21, 2017 Wade Sheeler 0

Nicholas Ray is not an easy director. Almost all of his work requires the viewer to be introspective while simultaneously digging deep beneath superficial layers to discover irony, paranoia and self-loathing. Whether it’s the misunderstood […]

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Dame in the Game: Gloria Grahame

Jul 19, 2017 Maureen Lenker 2

Gloria Grahame may not seem to fit alongside the women we typically feature in this column — she didn’t found her own company, become a director, break any particular barriers, or do significant philanthropic work. […]

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Directed by Nicholas Ray: On Dangerous Ground (’51)

Jun 10, 2017 Jill Blake 0

  Three years after Nicholas Ray made his directorial debut with 1948’s They Live by Night (which I wrote about here), he made On Dangerous Ground (1951), starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino. Written by Gerald […]

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