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THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #102 - The Films of NICHOLAS RAY
THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #102 - The Films of NICHOLAS RAY
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
NICHOLAS RAY
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Marco (1978)
We Can't Go Home Again (1976)
Wet Dreams (1975)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
King of Kings (1961)
The Savage Innocents (1959)
Party Girl (1958)
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Bitter Victory (1957)
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Hot Blood (1956)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Run for Cover (1955)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
The Lusty Men (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Born to Be Bad (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
They Live by Night (1949)
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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06-12-2005, 10:56 AM
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NICHOLAS RAY
Seen: 5
Like: 0
Own: 0
Rank order:
In a Lonely Place (1950)
They Live by Night (1949)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Another of my least favorite directors. Films like In a Lonely Place manage to squander good actors and good ideas, what a waste of Bogie. 
And films like Bigger than Life and especially the absolutely horrendous Johnny Guitar are the epitome of everything that can go wrong on a piece of celluloid.
Johnny Guitar isn't the worst movie ever made, but I'm pretty sure it's in the bottom 10.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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06-12-2005, 01:58 PM
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Ratings from  to
Lightning Over Water (1980)
Marco (1978)
We Can't Go Home Again (1976)
Wet Dreams (1975)
55 Days at Peking (1963)
King of Kings (1961)
The Savage Innocents (1959)
Party Girl (1958)
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Bitter Victory (1957) (restored, full-length version)
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Hot Blood (1956)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (Own both DVDs)
Run for Cover (1955)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
The Lusty Men (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Born to Be Bad (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
They Live by Night (1949)
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Seen 11
Own 1
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pulse (2006,Jim Sonzero) 2/5, In the Realm of the Senses (1976,Nagisa Oshima) 4/5, Sing a Song of Sex (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 2/5, The Passionate Friends (1949,David Lean) 3/5, Band of Ninja (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 1/5, Saw V (2008,David Hackl) 3/5, Quantum of Solace (2008,Marc Forster) 2/5, Role Models (2008,David Wain) 3/5, Dorm (2006,Songyos Sugmakanan) 3/5, Candy (2006,Neil Armfield) 3/5, Shutter (2004,Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom) 1/5, Skinwalkers (2006,Jim Isaac) 2/5, Out of Season (1998,Jeanette L. Buck) 2/5, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983,Nagisa Oshima) 5/5, The Catch (1961,Nagisa Oshima) 3/5
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06-12-2005, 02:11 PM
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King of Kings (1961) ***
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) ****
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06-12-2005, 03:10 PM
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1. In a Lonely Place - A
2. Rebel Without A Cause - A
3. Bigger Than Life - B+
Own - 1 (I would buy Bigger Than Life)
Would really like to see more of his work especially Johnny Guitar, King Of Kings, Bitter Victory, and Savage Innocents.
Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool
2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 314 Last Watched: An Autumn Afternoon
Last 10 Films Watched:
Mon Oncle Antoine - B / Late Autumn - A-
Paranoid Park - B / An Autumn Afternoon - A
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B / Run, Fatboy, Run - B
Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C
DVD BEAVER My Collection
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