Matt Blaine and his son, Jim, and their men, rob John Dawson’s bank, although Jim doesn’t approve Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Charles, Dead or Alive (1969) Alain Tanner
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva Read More »
The Drowning Pool (1975) Stuart Rosenberg, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa
Harper is brought to Louisiana bayou country to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. Read More »
White Mischief (1987) Michael Radford, Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, Greta Scacchi
A millionaire past his prime, and his young wife, arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates Read More »
Soft for Digging (2001) J.T. Petty, Edmond Mercier, Sarah Ingerson, Andrew Hewitt
A man wanders into the woods in search of his cat and witnesses a murder. Read More »
King Rat (1965) Bryan Forbes, George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942 the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Read More »
Esther Kahn (2000) Arnaud Desplechin, Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress. Read More »
Never Steal Anything Small (1959) Charles Lederer, James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith
Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. Read More »
Paranóia (1976) Antônio Calmon, Kleber Afonso, Rubens Araújo, Bruno Barroso
Four thieves enter a house and terrorize a family. Read More »
Journey to the Center of Time (1967) David L. Hewitt, Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Gigi Perreau
Gruff, hard-nosed new boss Stanton takes over a scientific research company upon the death of his benevolent father. Read More »