Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into to pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Limey (1999) Steven Soderbergh, Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. Read More »
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) Wesley Ruggles, Robert Walker, Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. Read More »
The Last Hunt (1956) Richard Brooks, Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Lloyd Nolan
Set in the early 1880s, this is the story of one of the last buffalo hunts in the Northwest. Read More »
Sally of the Sawdust (1925) D.W. Griffith, Carol Dempster, W.C. Fields, Alfred Lunt
Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. Read More »
Congo Maisie (1940) H.C. Potter, Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson
In this adaptation of the novel “Congo Landing,” showgirl Maisie Ravier is left stranded in an African village. Read More »
Man in the Middle (1964) Guy Hamilton, Robert Mitchum, France Nuyen, Barry Sullivan
Based on Howard Fast’s novel The Winston Affair, this WW II-era crime drama is set in India Read More »
Something to Live For (1952) George Stevens, Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright
An actress becomes an alcoholic after being jilted. She is aided by an Alcoholics Anonymous member with whom she has an affair; however, he is married. Read More »
An Enemy of the People (1978) George Schaefer, Steve McQueen, Bibi Andersson, Charles Durning
It’s winter in a small southern Norwegian town in the late nineteenth century. Read More »
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979) John Sayles, Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre
Seven former college friends, along with a few new friends Read More »
Riot (1969) Buzz Kulik, Jim Brown, Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin
Cully Briston is serving a 5 year sentence in an Arizona prison. Read More »
Summer Clouds (1958) Mikio Naruse, Chikage Awashima, Michiyo Aratama, Kumi Mizuno
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. Read More »
Around a Small Mountain (2009) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon
Kate (Jane Birkin) is driving along a winding mountain road when her car stalls. Read More »
Run with the Devil (1960) Mario Camerini, Antonella Lualdi, Gérard Blain, Franco Fabrizi
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself Read More »
Dry Summer (1963) Metin Erksan, Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan
A tobacco farmer tries to ruin his competitors crops by diverting water to his property. Read More »