For many cinephiles, cineastes, filmmakers and Frenchmen Nicholas Ray was a titan—a man who thrived with a remarkably independent vision in the grind of the studio era. Almost exactly a year ago Criterion released Ray’s classic (and my favorite of his films) Bigger Than Life on DVD. Here, in a review, Rob Ribera commented, “the […]
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Book Review: Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of An American Director by Patrick McGilligan
July 3, 2011 at 8:53 pm