
A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Never Wave at a WAC (1953) Norman Z. McLeod, Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. Read More »
King of the Mounties (1942) William Witney, Allan Lane, Gilbert Emery, Russell Hicks, Action, Adventure

The chapter-crunched version of this 196 minutes, 12-episode serial from Republic finds Canada being bombed mercilessly by a mysterious-enemy plane (shaped like a boomerang) called the Falcon Read More »
Chilly Scenes of Winter / Head Over Heels (1979) Joan Micklin Silver, John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Charles is a Salt Lake City civil servant who loves (*LOVES*) Laura, a lovely housewife with a lovely step-daughter and an A-frame-selling, ex-quarterback husband named Ox. Read More »
Angels in the Outfield (1951) Clarence Brown, Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport

A young woman reporter blames the Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing streak on the obscenely abusive manager. Read More »
Angels Die Hard (1970) Richard Compton, Tom Baker, William Smith, Carl Steppling, Action, Drama

Gang of bikers try to save people in a mining disaster. Read More »
El Akhar / The Other (1999) Youssef Chahine, Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid, Drama, Romance

Egyptian director Youssef Chahine exposes the links between power and fanaticism and denounces intolerance in this bitter portrait of the Egyptian business world Read More »
The Great Garrick (1937) James Whale, Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Comedy, Romance

The Great Garrick (Brian Aherne) is the most celebrated London theater actor of his day (eighteenth century) and is invited to Paris to star at the Comedie Francaise, the most important theatre in France. Read More »
The Divorcee (1930) Robert Z. Leonard, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris, Romance, Drama

Jerry and Ted are young, in love, and part of the New York ‘in-crowd’. Jerry’s decision to marry Ted crushes a yearning Paul. Read More »
Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears / Los amigos (1973) Paolo Cavara, Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Pamela Tiffin, Western

Set in 1830’s Texas just after the Republic won its independence from Mexico. The Republic’s future is in doubt, with various factions and foreign powers hoping to sway matters to their own advantage. Read More »