George and Tony are two good fellas from the mean streets of New York. All they want is to make it to their 21st birthdays Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Northwest Rangers (1942) Joseph M. Newman, James Craig, William Lundigan, Patricia Dane
Boyhood friends grow up into different professions, one a dedicated Royal Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious if well liked gambler. Read More »
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) Benjamin Stoloff, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale
Perpetual-optimist “Dreamy” Smith aspires to quit his job as newspaper publicity drudge and sail the world. Read More »
The Sorrows of Satan (1926) D.W. Griffith, Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster
Geoffrey, a young and impoverished writer, is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Read More »
Spies AKA Spione (1928) Fritz Lang, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch
Haghi is a criminal mastermind whose ubiquitous spy operation is always several steps ahead of the police and the government’s secret service. Read More »
Burning Ambition AKA Long zhi zheng ba (1989) Frankie Chan, Eddy Ko, Kara Wai, Simon Yam
Hawaii (2013) Marco Berger, Manuel Vignau, Mateo Chiarino, Luz Palazón
Martin seeks for a temporary job at Eugenio’s house. When they recognize to be childhood friends Read More »
Rose Tinted Dreams AKA Ruzové sny (1977) Dusan Hanák, Juraj Nvota, Iva Bittová, Josef Hlinomaz
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. Read More »
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon AKA Gat seng gung ziu (1990) Johnnie To, Yun-Fat Chow, Sylvia Chang, Nina Li Chi
Remake of Eddie Murphy’s “Coming To America”. Bo is HK’s richest man, and everyone fawns over him, nicknaming him Tycoon. Read More »
Loving You AKA Mou mei san taam (1995) Johnnie To, Ching Wan Lau, Carman Lee, Tsung-Hua To
A tale of a man re-evaluating his life and being given a second chance. Read More »