
“Scarred Hearts” is inspired by Romanian author Max Blecher’s novel, which is set in 1937. It centers on Emanuel, a man in his early 20s, who spends his days at a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Stolen Face (1952) Terence Fisher, Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, André Morell, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A plastic surgeon has a brief fling with a concert pianist, then she leaves him to go back to her previous boyfriend. Read More »
Duel of Hearts (1991) John Hough, Alison Doody, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Lady Caroline Faye meets Lord Vane Brecon and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is being accused of a murder he did not commit Read More »
Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse / Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (1963) Paul May, Peter van Eyck, Agnes Windeck, Dieter Borsche, Crime, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery

The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabuse then begins a new crime wave that terrorizes the city.
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Diamond Horseshoe (1945) George Seaton, Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, Musical, Romance

Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad’s chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. Read More »
Never Travel on a One Way Ticket (1987)

Among human remains, barely alive, operates the investigator. A bitter man, a mole that digs his way among the facts and fictions of life. Read More »
Bomb the System (2002) Adam Bhala Lough, Jade Yorker, Jaclyn DeSantis, Mark Webber, Action, Drama

A tribute to graffiti art and the city where it all began. Blest, a 19-year-old graffiti writer, has just graduated from high school. Read More »
Street of No Return (1989) Samuel Fuller, Keith Carradine, Valentina Vargas, Bill Duke, Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman Read More »
Stage Struck (1958) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Joan Greenwood, Drama, Romance

The movie tells the story of Eva, a girl who comes to New York in order to become a great actress. Read More »
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) Lowell Sherman, Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, Ina Claire, Comedy

Sophisticated comedy: a trio of money hungry women who all have sugar daddies who keep them in the lap of luxury, even as they drive the men crazy. Read More »