A remake of Robert Montgomery’s 1934 hit Hide-Out, this superb film directed by Robert B. Sinclair Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Mercenaries from Hong Kong / Lie mo zhe (1982) Jing Wong, Lung Ti, Yue Wong, Michael Wai-Man Chan
A gang of ex-military guys are hired by a mysterious dame who wants Read More »
Seijo densetsu / No More God, No More Love (1985) Tôru Murakawa, Hiromi Gô, Shima Iwashita, Miyuki Ono
Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength Read More »
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf / Yomigaeru kinrô (1979) Tôru Murakawa, Yûsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Kei Satô
Yusaka Matsuda stars as a seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salary man who leads a double life Read More »
The Xango from Baker Street / O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) Miguel Faria Jr., Joaquim de Almeida, Anthony O’Donnell, Maria de Medeiros
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city’s Municipal Theater Read More »
On the Fiddle (1961) Cyril Frankel, Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Victor Maddern
During World War II, a street peddler invents a story about enlisting Read More »
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (1980) John Davies, Tony Wharmby, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles
While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. Read More »
She Fought Alone (1995) Christopher Leitch, Tiffani Thiessen, Brian Austin Green, Isabella Hofmann
A girl finds herself shamed in her small rural town after being raped by a football player. Read More »
Aurora (2010) Cristi Puiu, Afrodita Andone, Geo Aur, Andrei Barbu
An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed Read More »
Family Band: The Cowsills Story (2011) Bill Filipiak, Louise Palanker, Bill Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, Richard Cowsill
The Cowsills are the real life inspiration behind The Partridge Family but The Cowsills’ story is not a sitcom. Read More »