Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Should Ladies Behave (1933) Harry Beaumont, Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Conway Tearle
An unhappy couple watch as their daughter throws herself at an older man because he is a sophisticated artist. Read More »
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) Philip Ridley, Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen
After the death of his strictly religious parents, forlorn young Darkly gets lost in the woods. Read More »
His Butler’s Sister (1943) Frank Borzage, Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Pat O’Brien
A young girl visits New York for two reasons: to see her half-brother, and to try to start a musical career. Read More »
Images of the World and the Inscription of War / Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges (1989) Harun Farocki, Ulrike Grote
Documentary examines the ‘blind spot’ of the evaluators of aerial footage Read More »
Sauerbruch Hutton Architekten (2013) Harun Farocki, Louisa Hutton, Matthias Sauerbruch
Farocki’s latest documentary catches the creative process at work at Berlin-based architecture firm Sauerbruch Hutton. Read More »
The Broadway Melody (1929) Harry Beaumont, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King
Harriet and Queenie Mahoney, a vaudeville act, come to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns Read More »
Used Cars (1980) Robert Zemeckis, Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham
Used car salesman Rudy Russo needs money to run for State Senate, so he approaches his boss Luke. Read More »
Slaves of New York (1989) James Ivory, Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon
Eleanor lives with the artist Stash. Just like his artist friends Read More »
The League of Frightened Men (1937) Alfred E. Green, Walter Connolly, Lionel Stander, Eduardo Ciannelli
In the second of Columbia,s Nero Wolfe programmers,the housebound detective is confronted with several deaths Read More »