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Author Archives: rarefilm
Three Girls About Town (1941) Leigh Jason, Joan Blondell, John Howard, Binnie Barnes

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are “convention hostesses” in a hotel. Read More »
Patty Hearst (1988) Paul Schrader, Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames

The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970’s. Read More »
The Oregon Trail (1959) Gene Fowler Jr., Fred MacMurray, William Bishop, Nina Shipman

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. Read More »
The Woman Who Invented Love / A Mulher Que Inventou o Amor (1979) Jean Garret, Ricardo Angelini, Carlos Arena, Rodolfo Arena

Simple-minded young woman becomes a successful prostitute. Read More »
Cairo (1942) W.S. Van Dyke, Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters

After the Cavity Rock, California Times Leader newspaper is chosen as America’s typical small town newspaper Read More »
A Trap for Cinderella / Piège pour Cendrillon (1965) André Cayatte, Dany Carrel, Madeleine Robinson, Hubert Noël

The young Michèle Isola, who is about to inherit a fortune from her godmother Read More »
Scorchers (1991) David Beaird, Faye Dunaway, Denholm Elliott, James Earl Jones

Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. Read More »
The Jolly Boys’ Last Stand (2000) Christopher Payne, Milo Twomey, Andy Serkis, Rebecca Craig

A bunch of London buddies call themselves the “Jolly Boys,” and devote most of their spare Read More »
Nothing Personal (1980) George Bloomfield, Donald Sutherland, Suzanne Somers, Lawrence Dane

Suzanne Somers, an environmentally concerned lawyer, was hired by Donald Sutherland Read More »