
A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local villagers, is “shanghaied” into transporting the whole village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
War of the Buttons (1994) John Roberts, Gregg Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, Darragh Naughton, Adventure, Drama, Family

The children of Ballydowse & Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoe-laces, belts and braces of their captured opponents. Read More »
The Sore Losers (1997) John Michael McCarthy, Jack Yarber, Kerine Elkins, Mike Maker, Action, Sci-Fi

Set in present day Northeastern Mississippi and Memphis, Blackie (Jack Oblivian) returns to Earth 42 years after his first visit to complete a mission Read More »
The Bamboo Saucer (1968) Frank Telford, Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton, Sci-fi

A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.
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Les émotifs anonymes / Romantics Anonymous (2010) Jean-Pierre Améris, Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Comedy, Romance

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory Read More »
Go for Sisters (2013) John Sayles, LisaGay Hamilton, Yolonda Ross, Edward James Olmos, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Fontayne is enlisted by Bernice – her estranged old friend and current parole officer – along with a disgraced cop to search for Bernice’s son, who went missing on the Mexican border.
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Bayou Maharajah (2013) Lily Keber, James Booker, Joe Boyd, Douglas Brinkley, Documentary, History, Music

Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man Dr. John described as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” Read More »
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) Paul Wendkos, Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Drama, War, Action

In 1942 submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea. Read More »
Vengeance Can Wait (2010) Masanori Tominaga, Tadanobu Asano, Minami, Eiko Koike

Director Tominaga Masanori (Pandora’s Box) brings Motoya Yukiko’s offbeat play Ranbo to Taiki Read More »
Zhi fa xian feng / Righting Wrongs (1986) Corey Yuen, Biao Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong, Action, Crime, Thriller

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands Read More »