Robert Ryan News

Grateful as I feel to Turner Classic Movies for its centennial tribute to Johnny Mercer this month, it's a bit surprising that the management has failed to make an additional place for actor Robert Ryan, born Nov.

In the run-up to Turner Classic Movies ' 100th-birthday salute to Robert Ryan on Wednesday, November 11th, TCM's Movie Morlocks are hosting a Robert Ryan blogathon .

In honor of Veterans Day, let's salute our servicemen and women with these five memorable shows about the five major U.S. conflicts of the past hundred years.

Odds Against Tomorrow has a great scene involving Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame.

Actor Terence Stamp in June 1961 was set to play the lead in the film Billy Budd opposite Peter Ustinov and Robert Ryan.

Among the finest of Ray's work for RKO, this moving noir thriller stars Robert Ryan as an intelligent but brutal and fucked-up New York cop sent upstate to track down a killer and who finds salvation when he falls in love with the perp's sister.

Of all the classic films to visit The Belcourt, here's one that's worth catching in the theater no matter how many times you've seen it: Sam Peckinpah 's 1969 Western about a crew of aging, bad-ass bandits who flee to Mexico after what was to be their final bank heist goes awry.

I am writing to thank you for Reyhan Harmanci's excellent story about the Blame Sally band.

Before I get into my write-ups for two of the Warner Archive's most noteworthy April titles, a couple of things: 1) We've got five copies each of Ray Enright's THE RETURN OF THE BAD MEN and George Sidney's THOUSANDS CHEER to give away.

An obvious and substantial influence on Jean-Pierre Melville, the 1959 post-noir Odds Against Tomorrow nonetheless remains one of the more disappointing films of merit from its era.

I can't find "Lolly-Madonna XXX" in any format. Great cast: Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Ed Lauter, Scott Wilson, Jeff Bridges, Randy Quaid and Paul Koslo.

What is that, you say? You have never heard of a movie titled The Professionals ? For some reason, even fans of Westerns seem to have skipped over this little gem.