When actor Herman Brandt harasses neighbor Carola Pointer, she reports him. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Grace of My Heart (1996) Allison Anders, Illeana Douglas, Sissy Boyd, Christina Pickles
Edna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. Read More »
Death Drug (1978) Oscar Williams, Philip Michael Thomas, Vernee Watson, Rosalind Cash
A young man in Los Angeles dreams of striking it big as a singer in the music business. Read More »
Cours après moi… que je t’attrape (1976) Robert Pouret, Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Geneviève Fontanel
A misogynistic tax collector and a dog clipper shearer meet through a marriage advertisement. Read More »
Any Place But Home (1997) Rob Hedden, Joe Lando, Dale Midkiff, Mary Page Keller
A businessman’s son is kidnappped, but the kidnapper’s sister-in-law and her husband are opposed to the plan. Read More »
The Charge Is Murder / Atto di accusa (1950) Giacomo Gentilomo, Lea Padovani, Marcello Mastroianni, Karl Ludwig Diehl
A luckless young teacher is suspected of committing two murders. Read More »
Desperate Characters (1971) Frank D. Gilroy, Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Sada Thompson
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are set in their ways. And unsettled in their hearts. Read More »
Lady Stay Dead (1981) Terry Bourke, Chard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls
Millionairess actress-singer Marie Coleby (Deborah Couls) lives in a luxurious villa on a deserted beach. Read More »
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) W.S. Van Dyke, George Cukor, Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy
Orphans Edward “Blackie” Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Read More »
Le rouge est mis / Speaking of Murder (1957) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Marcel Bozzuffi
Louis Bertain, a respectable garage owner by day, is the head of a band of notorious crooks by night. Read More »