For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Peyton Place (1957) Mark Robson, Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan
It’s the pre-WWII era. Peyton Place is a small town in New England, whose leading adult citizens rule Read More »
Sounder (1972) Martin Ritt, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933 Read More »
Juke box – Urli d’amore (1959) Mauro Morassi, Mario Carotenuto, Marisa Merlini, Karin Baal
Mario, after serving a sentence for fraud, trying to continue to live at the expense of others. Read More »
The Plainsman (1966) David Lowell Rich, Don Murray, Guy Stockwell, Abby Dalton
The Plainsman was a Technicolor remake of the 1936 Cecil B. DeMille film, all about the fictional romantic Read More »
The Moss / Qing tai (2008) Chi-kin Kwok, Shawn Yue, Seli Xian, Siu-Wong Fan
A Hong Kong cop is struggling for his survival in the underground world, a place filled with criminals and low life people like moss in rotting hell. Read More »
Hollywood Hotel (1937) Busby Berkeley, Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman’s band, has won a talent contest Read More »
A Man Called Intrepid (1979) Peter Carter, David Niven, Michael York, Barbara Hershey
This mini-series tells for the first time the full story of British Security Coordination Read More »
The Wrecking Crew (1968) Phil Karlson, Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate
The count has stolen enough gold to cause a financial crisis in the world markets Read More »
Rio Conchos (1964) Gordon Douglas, Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Franciosa
Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel Read More »