A sinister, neurotic white girl Lula, with the provocation of her lovely, half-naked body and of her startlingly lascivious speech Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Johnny Be Good (1988) Bud S. Smith, Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Comedy, Sport
It’s recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America’s hottest young football prospect. Read More »
Fires Were Started (1943) Humphrey Jennings, Philip Dickson, George Gravett, Fred Griffiths, Drama, War
A new man joins the civilian firefighters at a London unit during the Second World War. Read More »
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) Charles Reisner, Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert, Musical
Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. Read More »
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, Alan Hale, Adventure, Drama
Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena…until his wife dies for lack of medical care. Read More »
Her Cardboard Lover (1942) George Cukor, Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, George Sanders, Comedy, Romance
A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter who needs money to pay off his gambling debts to pretend to be her boyfriend. Read More »
Felice… Felice… (1998) Peter Delpeut, Johan Leysen, Toshie Ogura, Rina Yasami, Drama
Said to be inspired by British photographer Felice Beato, who for a time lived in 19th century feudal Japan and married a geisha named O-kiku. Read More »
Bittere Ernte / Angry Harvest (1985) Agnieszka Holland, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak, Drama, Romance, War
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. Read More »
Out Cold (1989) Malcolm Mowbray, John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Laura Alcalde, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Sunny is married to the butcher Ernie; their marriage is about to end as both of them have affairs. Read More »
Tmavomodrý svet / Dark Blue World (2001) Jan Sverák, Ondrej Vetchý, Krystof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald, War, Drama, Action
March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech and Slovak pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. Read More »