Rough-hewn Rocky Evans has two great loves–his job building bridges and beautiful Helen Powers, his boss’ daughter. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Moulin Rouge (1934) Sidney Lanfield, Constance Bennett, Franchot Tone, Tullio Carminati
A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. Read More »
Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930) Archie Mayo, Irene Delroy, Charles King, Lowell Sherman
Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! Read More »
The Westland Case (1937) Christy Cabanne, Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Carol Hughes
Bill Crane, a private detective with no weakness as an investigator but large ones for blondes and straight-whiskey, gets a call from his attorney friend Read More »
Jar City / Mýrin (2006) Baltasar Kormákur, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Örn’s daughter is dead because of a rare genetic disease. Read More »
Smilin’ Through (1941) Frank Borzage, Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago Read More »
The Threat (1949) Felix E. Feist, Michael O’Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw
At Folsom Prison, several inmates escape…including killer Arnold Kluger, who swore revenge Read More »
Nishi Ginza Station / Nishi Ginza ekimae (1958) Shôhei Imamura, Frank Nagai, Shin’ichi Yanagisawa, Hisano Yamaoka
This Japanese comedy is bookended by Frank Nagai’s title song, and Nagai keeps cropping up throughout the film Read More »
God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai / Do haap II: Seung Hoi taam do sing (1991) Jing Wong, Stephen Chow, Gong Li, Ray Lui
This film focuses on the disciple of the God of Gamblers, Chow Sing Cho Read More »
Darkness in Tallinn / Tallinn pimeduses (1993) Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Monika Mäger
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank Read More »