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Author Archives: rarefilm
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) Lee H. Katzin, Bernard Girard, Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
As Aunt Alice, Ruth Gordon applies for the job of housekeeper in the Tucson, Arizona home of widow Claire Marrable in order to find out what happened Read More »
The Worm Eaters (1977) Herb Robins, Lindsay Armstrong Black, Joseph Sacket, Comedy, Horror
Herman Umgar, a German hermit, has an ability to communicate with worms. One day the mayor of the town runs him off his property, so in revenge he plants worms in everybody’s food. Read More »
Budapesti Tavasz (1955) Félix Máriássy, Gábor Rajnay, Miklós Gábor, Mária Mezei, Drama
The film begins a few days before the end of the Second World War and tells the story of the people of Budapest Read More »
Salud (2006) Connie Field, Documentary
A timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us all, !Salud! looks at the curious case of Cuba Read More »
Every Day’s a Holiday (1937) A. Edward Sutherland, Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth, Comedy
Mae West portrays a turn-of-century confidence trickster who poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest. Read More »
Must Read After My Death (2007) Morgan Dews, Documentary
A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my death” Read More »
Murder by the Clock (1931) Edward Sloman, William ‘Stage’ Boyd, Lilyan Tashman, Irving Pichel, Horror, Mystery
A policeman (William Boyd) investigates a woman’s (Lilyan Tashman) link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum. Read More »
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Paul Mazursky, Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn’t have the nerve. Read More »
Le crime de Monsieur Lange / The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) Jean Renoir, René Lefèvre, Florelle, Jules Berry, Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police’s description. Read More »