A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like “Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend,” Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Guinea Pig (1948) Roy Boulting, Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim, Bernard Miles
Jack Read, a working-class boy, wins a scholarship to a public school as part of a post-World War II Read More »
Mayerling (1968) Terence Young, Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason
It’s the late nineteenth century Austria. The Emperor Franz-Joseph and his son, the Crown Prince Read More »
Low Down (2014) Jeff Preiss, John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close
A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter Read More »
Nine Lives (2005) Rodrigo García, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them Read More »
Secret Sunshine / Milyang (2007) Chang-dong Lee, Jeon Do-yeon, Kang-ho Song, Jang Hye-Jin
When her husband passes away in an automobile accident,Shin-ae relocates down south Read More »
Crows Zero II / Kurôzu zero II (2009) Takashi Miike, Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students Read More »
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) Jean-Marc Vallée, Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx
Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Read More »
Bomba and the Hidden City (1950) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Sue England, Paul Guilfoyle
Nature photographer Dennis Johnson is astounded to see a young white boy swinging through the jungle. Read More »
The Last Picture Show (1971) Peter Bogdanovich, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
In tiny Anarene, Texas, in the lull between World War Two and the Korean Conflict, Sonny and Duane are best friends. Read More »