Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life

Still, I love Mason’s performance in this.

“And furthermore, this isn’t the first time you’ve gone out your way to annoy me with your jingle-jangle in, jingle-jangle out. Why do you do it?”

There’s some kind of pomposity that Mason is able to portray like nobody else.

It was all just a kooky, Cortisone-induced dream!

A HANDFUL OF HOPE THAT BECAME A FISTFUL OF HELL!

lol @ Mason thinking Ray was the director for a documentarian's approach

Yes, exactly.

And, yeah, Widmark could've pulled it off. James Stewart too.

I’m getting most of this stuff from Patrick McGilligan’s Nicholas Ray bio. Not sure what else is out there. Also learned a tiny bit about the cinematographer, who I hadn’t been aware of before but has worked on some well-known pictures that I like.

Joseph MacDonald: My Darling Clementine, Viva Zapata!, Niagara, Broken Lance.

Pickup on South Street too!

Guess we're the only ones up early after a few hours' sleep.

Yes. Exactly.

Hope I don’t have a psychotic break due to the sleep deprivation like you-know-who in the movie.

People in the UK watching the World Cup but brain can’t quite do it this early.

Maybe will take a break from this thread for a bit to catch a few more winks but also want to mention that there was a Clifford Odets involvement in this film that needs to be discussed.