12-year-old George Mellish, tired of beatings for both real and fancied misdeeds Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Miss Cast Away (2004) Bryan Michael Stoller, Eric Roberts, Charlie Schlatter, Joyce Giraud
“Miss Cast Away” (aka “Island Girl”) is a mix of “There’s Something About Mary” Read More »
The National Mummy / La momia nacional (1981) José Ramón Larraz, Francisco Algora, Quique Camoiras, Azucena Hernández
The mummy of an Egyptian princess arrives in Spain, brought by the members Read More »
I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone / Hei yan quan (2006) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun
Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Read More »
Cold Lazarus (1996) Renny Rye, Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Frances de la Tour
Writer Daniel Feeld, first seen in Dennis Potter’s Karaoke, returns three centuries Read More »
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969) Anthony Newley, Richard Williams, Joan Collins, Alexander Newley
Hieronymus Merkin (Anthony Newley) has recently turned forty Read More »
American Nitro (1979) Bill Kimberlin, Jeb Allen, Bob Correll, Gary Densham
Drag Racing documentary. See the stars of Funny Car racing Read More »
Girlfriends [+Extras] (1978) Claudia Weill, Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach, Adam Cohen
In New York City, Susan Weinblatt and Anne Munroe are longtime roommates and friends. Read More »
Strictly Unconventional (1930) David Burton, Catherine Dale Owen, Paul Cavanagh, Tyrell Davis
Elizabeth, the wife of ambitious and foppish Clive Champion-Cheney, finds her marriage Read More »
The Dark Tale / Favola crudele (1991) Roberto Leoni, John Savage, Mirella Banti, Claudia Gerini
Nine-year-old Angelica lives with her sister Beatrice and her nanny Martina Read More »