John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she’s a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Duel to Death (1983) Siu-Tung Ching, Norman Chu, Damian Lau, Flora Chong-Leen
One of the last of the Old School Hong Kong martial arts flicks, this one deals with a legendary competition in swordplay Read More »
Hell and High Water (1954) Samuel Fuller, Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen
A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition Read More »
Sunday in August (1950) Luciano Emmer, Anna Baldini, Vera Carmi, Emilio Cigoli
The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia. Read More »
Come una rosa al naso (1976) Franco Rossi, Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti, Madeleine Hinde
Anthony M. Wilson is an English gentleman. He has a string of restaurants in London plus a beautiful house decorated with all the trendy art he can get. Read More »
The Counterfeit Contessa (1994) Ron Lagomarsino, Téa Leoni, D.W. Moffett, David Beecroft
Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a society stud Read More »
Funny About Love (1990) Leonard Nimoy, Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson
When Duffy Bergman, a New York cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef Read More »
Running (1979) Steven Hilliard Stern, Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Lawrence Dane
American marathon runner Michael Andropolis sets his heart on representing his country at the Olympic games. Read More »
Magnificent Obsession (1954) Douglas Sirk, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead
Reckless playboy Robert Merrick (Rock Hudson) is in a boat accident, and his condition requires a resuscitator to save his life. Read More »
To Be or Not to Be (1983) Alan Johnson, Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Ronny Graham
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. Read More »