
Just as in her previous film, Oxhide, the Chinese director films herself and her parents in their rather claustrophobic apartment with documentary realism. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Pier 5, Havana (1959) Edward L. Cahn, Cameron Mitchell

A Yank comes to Havana in search of an old friend who disappeared during the Cuban Revolution Read More »
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) John M. Stahl, Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O’Neil, Drama, Romance

Romance and heartbreak walk hand-in-hand when Philip Chagal accidentally meets Helen Lawrence in a restaurant where she is a waitress. Read More »
Operation Petticoat (1959) Blake Edwards, Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O’Brien, Comedy, Romance, War

A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Read More »
Noises Off… (1992) Peter Bogdanovich, Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliott, Comedy

Lloyd Fellowes is the director of a theatre company. He’s desperately trying to get his production together, despite the best efforts of the cast, the crew, and Lady Luck. Read More »
Two Shots Fired (2014) Martín Rejtman, Manuela Martelli, Susana Pampin, Laura Paredes, Camila Fabri, Comedy, Drama

17-year-old Mariano finds a gun in his house and, in a thoughtless impulse, shoots himself twice. But he survives. Read More »
Mirrormask (2005) Dave McKean, Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Adventure, Fantasy

In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year-old girl named Helena who works at the family circus with her father and mother Read More »
Runaway Jury (2003) Gary Fleder, John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Drama, Thriller

After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) Read More »
The Sea God (1930) George Abbott, Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene Pallette, Adventure

This South Seas adventure yarn stars Fay Wray and Richard Arlen, both of whom seem to struggle a little with the new sound technology. Read More »
Taxi Blues (1990) Pavel Lungin, Pyotr Mamonov, Pyotr Zaychenko, Vladimir Kashpur, Comedy, Drama

Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Read More »