
An improvisational comedian, working with The Committee improv group in San Francisco, struggles to be taken seriously. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Stardust Memories (1980) Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper

Renowned filmmaker Sandy Bates is in a professional transition, directing largely comedies early in his career now wanting Read More »
Devil’s Angels (1967) Daniel Haller, John Cassavetes, Beverly Adams, Mimsy Farmer

The Skulls, a violent biker gang led by Cody have a run in with a small-town sheriff after a member accidentally kills a citizen on the highway. Read More »
Fleeing by Night AKA Ye ben (2000) Li-Kong Hsu, Chi Yin, Rene Liu, Lei Huang, Chao-te Yin

Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters. Read More »
The Guilty Generation (1931) Rowland V. Lee, Leo Carrillo, Constance Cummings, Robert Young

John Smith is a young architect who changed his name from Marco Ricca when he realized that being Read More »
Smuggled Cargo (1939) John H. Auer, Barry MacKay, Rochelle Hudson, George Barbier

A group of migrant workers must stand up to corruption and fight for their rights. Read More »
The Young Animals (1968) Maury Dexter, Tom Nardini, Patty McCormack, Joanna Frank

A Mexican-American student organization pushing for dismissal of a bigoted coach finds itself at war with the wealthy white students. Read More »
Maciste in Hell AKA Maciste all’inferno (1925) Guido Brignone, Bartolomeo Pagano, Umberto Guarracino, Mario Saio

The devil takes Maciste down to hell in an attempt to corrupt and ruin his morality. Read More »
Snow Dog (1950) Frank McDonald, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Elena Verdugo

Rod and Chinook are tracking a mysterious white wolf, thought to have killed several of the local traders. Read More »
The Long Gray Line (1955) John Ford, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Francis

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer Read More »