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Author Archives: rarefilm
Prickly Pears / Fico d’India (1980) Steno, Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida

The life of a conservative mayor of an Italian small town is upset Read More »
The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959) Ted Post, Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier Read More »
Jack the Bear (1993) Marshall Herskovitz, Danny DeVito, Gary Sinise, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown Read More »
Tora-san 10 / Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro yumemakura (1972) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Kaoru Yachigusa

Tora-san comes back to his old home in Shibamata. His university professor Mr Okakura Read More »
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle (2005) Cilla Ware, Tim McInnerny, John Bett, Emily Blunt

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the famous Sherlock Holmes books. Read More »
That Certain Age (1938) Edward Ludwig, Deanna Durbin, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. Read More »
The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Seymour Friedman, Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox

Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments Read More »
The Big Gamble (1931) Fred Niblo, William Boyd, James Gleason, Warner Oland

Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North Read More »
Brakes (2016) Mercedes Grower, Julian Barratt, Kelly Campbell, Seb Cardinal

Brakes is an improv-based dark comedy set in London. Read More »