Author Archives: rarefilm

The Dressmaker (2015) Jocelyn Moorhouse, Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Drama

The Dressmaker (2015)
Based on the best-selling novel by Rosalie Ham, this bittersweet, comedy-drama is set in early 1950s Australia. Tilly Dunnage, a beautiful and talented misfit, after many years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, returns home to the tiny middle-of-nowhere town of Dungatar to right the wrongs of the past. Not only does she reconcile with her ailing, eccentric mother Molly and unexpectedly falls in love with the pure-hearted Teddy, but armed with her sewing machine and incredible sense of style, she transforms the women of the town and in so doing gets sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
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Callas Forever (2002) Franco Zeffirelli, Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Biography, Drama, Music

Callas Forever (2002)
The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet’s Carmen. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller.
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A Clockwork Blue (1972) Eric Jeffrey Haims, Tracy Handfuss, Maria Arnold, Suzanne Fields, Comedy, Fantasy, Erotic

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Bumbling Jewish mama’s boy researcher Homer acquires a magical watch that enables him to go through time. While traveling through time Homer encounters such notable historical figures as Caesar, King Louis XVI, Eric the Red, and Thomas Cromwell. Meanwhile, a black man in heaven watches Homer’s misadventures on a watermelon television.
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The Other Woman (1995) Gabrielle Beaumont, Jill Eikenberry, Laura Leighton, Rosemary Forsyth, Drama

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After the divorce from Michael, Tessa raises her daughters Kate and Laura alone. None of them can stand her ex-husband new young wife Carolyn, a model. But then Tessa learns that she’s suffering from cancer and soon will die. Now she tries to get her kids to accept Carolyn as new mother. She takes her with her on a trip across America to her father Jacob’s ranch in Wyoming. She tries to teach Carolyn about the responsibilities involved in raising kids.
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8 Minutes Idle (2012) Mark Simon Hewis, Ophelia Lovibond, Antonia Thomas, Paul Kaye, Comedy

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Based upon Matt Thorne’s award-winning novel about life in a call centre, “Eight Minutes Idle” is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life ‘on hold’! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance – in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he’s faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he’s previously taken for granted – a well-stocked fridge, clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat – are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan’s work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he’s forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before – really care about someone other than himself.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Andrew Adamson, Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Action, Adventure, Family

Prince Caspian (2008)
The characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure awaits, battling alongside a new ally: Prince Caspian.
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The Great Outdoors (1988) Howard Deutch, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Comedy

The Great Outdoors (1988)
Big-hearted Chicago family man Chet has brought his family to a lakeside resort area, and although his wife and kids aren’t quite as excited as he is, Chet has high hopes for the vacation. However, his optimism is sabotaged when his obnoxious brother-in-law Roman drops in unexpectedly, along with his snooty, strange family. Chet and his family try to stay open-minded, but they find it difficult to relax and enjoy themselves because of the constant annoyance of Roman’s presence.
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The January Man (1989) Pat O’Connor, Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Susan Sarandon, Action, Crime, Mystery

The January Man (1989)
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank’s wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
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Flying Blind (2012) Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, Helen McCrory, Kenneth Cranham, Tristan Gemmill, Drama

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A stylish mix of erotic love story and political thriller. Helen McCrory stars as a brilliant aerospace engineer who is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger male student while working on a government contract for an aircraft destined for military use. As the contract deadline nears, her doubts about her new lover mount, and she comes to understand the shadowy sides of her professional career and her personal life.
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Numb (2007) Harris Goldberg, Matthew Perry, Lynn Collins, Kevin Pollak, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Numb (2007)
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don’t quite solve his problem. His writing partner tries everything to get him back to normal, but it’s not until Hudson meets Sara that he finds a real motivation to get better and to actually start feeling again. From the writer of Deuce Bigalow, comes NUMB, a romantic comedy following an unusual man looking for strange love.
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