Nicholas Ray Articles

Farley Granger in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (top); Farley Granger, Robert Walker in Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (bottom) Farley Granger, best known for the Alfred Hitchcock thrillers Rope (1948) and Strangers on a Train (1951), and for Luchino Visconti's period romantic drama Senso (1954), has died. Variety reports that Granger, who was 85, died of "natural causes" in New York City. One of the best-looking [...]

Sterling Hayden's "Summer Under the Stars" Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 22. Now, Sterling Hayden is an interesting choice for the Turner Classic Movies series. Like previous TCM "Summer Under the Stars" honoree Gloria Grahame, Hayden — though tall, blond, and handsome — was never a major Hollywood personality or a top box-office attraction. And despite his presence in several important and still [...]