
One day, when I opened my refrigerator, I looked closely at a can of pineapple. It had been “made in the Philippines,” “packaged in Honolulu,” “distributed in San Francisco” and the label “printed in Japan”. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Affair in Reno (1957) R.G. Springsteen, John Lund, Doris Singleton, John Archer, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Gloria Hall, an irresponsible heiress, is in Reno for her second divorce, and falls for Tony Lamarr, a fortune-hunting gambler and casino owner. Read More »
Project X (1968) William Castle, Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A spy is brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane crash returning from a mission to learn about a deadly new weapon being developed in the East. Read More »
Shattered Image (1998) Raoul Ruiz, Anne Parillaud, William Baldwin, Lisanne Falk, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

Confusing realities surface in this paranoid film dealing with the fragile nature of a young woman (Anne Parillaud) Read More »
Point de fuite / Vanishing Point (1984) Raoul Ruiz, Steve Baës, Rebecca Pauly, Paulo Branco, Drama

A character escapes from the police and after all the money played to draw covers crime novels.
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The Territory / O Território (1981) Raoul Ruiz, Geoffrey Carey, Paul Getty Jr., Jeffrey Kime, Drama, Horror

A small group of well-to-do vacationers go on a hiking trip into the woods. Read More »
Wyoming Outlaw (1939) George Sherman, John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Western

With himself and his father out of work due to Balsinger who controls the jobs, Will Parker is stealing cattle to feed his family. Read More »
The Strange Awakening (1958) Montgomery Tully, Lex Barker, Carole Mathews, Lisa Gastoni, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Peter Chance, a motorist, is stopped and attacked by a hitchhiker somewhere in the south of France. Read More »
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) Norman Foster, Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Bill Saunders, disturbed ex-soldier, kills a man in a postwar London pub brawl. Read More »
Amanti / A Place for Lovers (1968) Vittorio De Sica, Faye Dunaway, Marcello Mastroianni, Enrico Simonetti, Drama, Romance

Julia, a divorced American fashion designer, is dying of a tragic, incurable disease. Read More »