tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post6845105292889945577..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Nicholas Ray Blogathon: Born to Be Bad (1950)Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-58165236522803825252011-09-05T15:15:51.956-04:002011-09-05T15:15:51.956-04:00I'm glad you focused more on how it leads to l...I'm glad you focused more on how it leads to later Ray narratives, especially IN A LONELY PLACE. I was bowled over by the sophistication of the direction, which is pure technique even if it sacrifices the poetry and passion of other Ray movies. The editing rhythm, shadow work and framing are just immaculate, and I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.Jake Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532951308638768249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-51422367533563302272011-09-05T14:42:52.356-04:002011-09-05T14:42:52.356-04:00R.D., I must admit I was prepared for the worst wi...R.D., I must admit I was prepared for the worst with BORN TO BE BAD. Since it is out of circulation, I just assumed that meant it was bad. But, though unassuming for a Ray film, it was one of the most rewarding of the Rays I finally caught up with.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-60724802667102926652011-09-05T14:15:36.445-04:002011-09-05T14:15:36.445-04:00Tony, I saw this many years ago on TV when I was a...Tony, I saw this many years ago on TV when I was a child--probably the first movie directed by Ray I ever saw, although at the time I had no idea who he was. I'd never seen Joan Fontaine in anything else either, yet what most struck me about the movie was Fontaine's two-faced character--sweet and innocuous on the outside, an emotionally manipulative, gold-digging predator on the inside. Now, years later, I can see the additional pleasure in watching her "subvert her sweet screen persona." An unexpected bit of casting that bears out your insightful observation about how her character suggests Ray's ambivalence towards women. Speaking of impersonations of Howard Hughes, have you ever seen "Caught"? I thought that in that picture Robert Ryan--with his pencil mustache, playing a neurotic, reclusive, and possessive millionaire--bore a clear resemblance to Hughes.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-50704696220157335642011-09-05T13:08:04.178-04:002011-09-05T13:08:04.178-04:00Randomcha, it's not hard to find online. I jus...Randomcha, it's not hard to find online. I just can't post it here.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-56140186528561253162011-09-05T12:18:11.209-04:002011-09-05T12:18:11.209-04:00I am a Nicholas Ray fan and want to share his fina...I am a Nicholas Ray fan and want to share his final resting place in LaCrosse Wisconsin. You can go to findagrave and his memorial # is: 6896636. There are a few photos of him, and is grave markers. Rebel Without a Cause was my favorite Ray Film. What a talent he had to bring out the best in Actors!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-20278504533526247092011-09-05T11:29:17.841-04:002011-09-05T11:29:17.841-04:00Mmm I would love to see this. There are still so m...Mmm I would love to see this. There are still so many Robert Ryan movies that are hard to find!randomchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501669919448444548noreply@blogger.com