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Author Archives: rarefilm
Boxcar Bertha (1972) Martin Scorsese, Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Crime, Drama, Romance

Based on “Sister of the Road,” the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman Read More »
Il boom / The Boom (1963) Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi, Gianna Maria Canale, Ettore Geri, Comedy

Sweet-sour comedy on Italy’s 1950’s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife’s craving for luxury Read More »
The UFO Incident (1975) Richard A. Colla, James Earl Jones, Estelle Parsons, Barnard Hughes, Biography, Drama, History

Through memory flashbacks accessed by hypnotic regression, depicts the alleged UFO abduction of Betty and Barney Hill on September 19, 1961 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Read More »
In the Mood (1987) Phil Alden Robinson, Patrick Dempsey, Talia Balsam, Beverly D’Angelo, Comedy, Romance

Based upon the true story of “Sonny” Wisecarver. In 1944, Sonny made headlines nationwide due to his affairs with 2 older adult women. Read More »
The Blue Dahlia (1946) George Marshall, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Read More »
Il seme dell’uomo / The Seed of Man (1969) Marco Ferreri, Marzio Margine, Anne Wiazemsky, Annie Girardot, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

During a Post-Apocalyptic period in the near future the majority of the European population has been wiped out by some sort of undefined plague. Read More »
The Cremators (1972) Harry Essex, Maria De Aragon, Marvin Howard, Eric Allison, Sci-Fi

An alien life form that is a huge ball of living matter invades earth, and replenishes itself by absorbing people. Read More »
Diggstown (1992) Michael Ritchie, James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Drama, Sport

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. Read More »
Jigokuhen / Portrait of Hell (1969) Shirô Toyoda, Hideyo Amamoto, Yôko Naitô, Tatsuya Nakadai, Drama

A rebellious Korean artist tests the limits of his sadistic patron, an omnipotent feudal Japanese lord. Read More »