Theatre – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

THE SHAPE OF SOMETHING SQUASHED (2014)

Jon W. — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:52:24 +0000

Tom Noonan’s play-turned-film What Happened Was… won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature in 1994. 20 years later, Noonan returned to his roots with The Shape of Somethng Squashed, an independent film developed from his latest theatrical hit. It tells the story of an older ‘has been’ actor who is asked to participate in a read-through of a play at a legendary theater company. The production depends on the success of the read-through, but unbeknownst to the actor he is only standing in for a star playing hard to get.

Director: Tom Noonan.
Writer: Tom Noonan.
Stars: Talia Lugacy, Tom Noonan, Grant Varjas, Monique Vukovic.
Cinematographer: Matthew L. Weiss.

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MP4 | 1.25 GB | 1280×720 | 23.976 FPS | 1538 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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RIP Tom Noonan (1951-2026)

THE SORROWS OF GIN (1979)

Jon W. — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:02:30 +0000

Oscar Nominee Sigourney Weaver and Emmy-winner Edward Herrmann portray an affluent suburban couple whose empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year-old daugther. Adapted by playwright Wendy Wasserstein from John Cheever’s short story, the tension and sadness behind the veneer of upper class life in Shady Hill are at the heart of this insightful drama.

Director: Jack Hofsiss.
Writers: Wendy Wasserstein (teleplay), John Cheever & Wendy Wasserstein (based on the story by).
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann, John Harkins, Baxter Harris, Eileen Heckart, Sally-Jane Heit, Mara Hobel, Marcella Lowery, Charlotte Moore, William Prince, Rachel Roberts,
Holland Taylor.
Composer: Jonathan Tunick.

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MP4 | 804 MB | 692×480 | 59.940 FPS | 1760 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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BREAKFAST WITH LES AND BESS (1985)

Jon W. — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:20:38 +0000

One in this dramatic anthology series. Set in the 1960s in New York, Lee Kalcheim’s adaptation of his stage play stars Dick Van Dyke and Cloris Leachman as the eccentric Dischingers, a couple who broadcast their morning radio talk show from their apartment. Their first topic of discussion on this particular morning is Princess Grace of Monaco, but the show ends with an entirely different topic.

Director: Perry Rosemond.
Writer: Lee Kalcheim (play).
Stars: Cloris Leachman, Dick Van Dyke, Wendel Meldrum, Bill Kemp, Ken James, Mark Humphrey, Shaun Cassidy.
Cinematographer: James E. Dale.

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MP4 | 2.15 GB | 704×480 | 59.940 FPS | 3271 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
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Thanks a lot to the very kind Michael for sending me this great copy of this rare American Playhouse production starring two of my all time favorite actors, available on the internet for the first time here.

SWEENEY TODD: SCENES FROM THE MAKING OF A MUSICAL (1980)

Jon W. — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:28:16 +0000

Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of “Sweeney Todd”, this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process with the musical’s director, composer and actors.

Directors: Alan Benson, Harold Prince (directed for the stage by).
Writers: Hugh Wheeler (book), Christopher Bond (original play)
Stars: Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Denis Quilley, Sheila Hancock, John Aron, Christopher Bond, Andrew C. Wadsworth, Dilys Watling, Austin Kent, David Wheldon Williams, Mandy More, Michael Staniforth, Oz Clarke.

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MP4 | 2.40 GB | 872×720 | 50 FPS | 3897 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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Many thanks to Michael for sending me a copy of this rare Southbank Show episode.

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1982)

Jon W. — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:11:54 +0000

Over the course of one day in August 1912, the family of retired actor James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of his wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund and the alcoholism and debauchery of their older son Jamie. As day turns into night, guilt, anger, despair, and regret threaten to destroy the family.

Director: William Woodman.
Writer: Eugene O’Neill (play).
Stars: Thommie Blackwell, Ruby Dee, Rhetta Hughes, Earle Hyman, Peter Francis James.

Optional English subtitles are available for this film, to enable them on the video player click on the cogwheel, click again on the last option (субтитры) and select “En (SDH)”.

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MP4 | 2.69 GB | 776×576 | 29.970 FPS | 2500 kb/s | AAC 126 kb/s
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MKV | 3.75 GB | 1280×720 | 29.970 FPS | 3459 kb/s | AAC 126 kb/s
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GEMINI (1982)

Jon W. — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:42:13 +0000

Set in the backyard of a blue-collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis Geminiani. In attendance are his divorced blue collar father Fran and Fran’s widowed girlfriend Lucille, next-door neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her overweight son Herschel, and Francis’ classmates, the wealthy WASP Hastings siblings; Judith (who seeks romance with Francis) and Randy (the object of Francis’ unexpressed affection), who have arrived unexpectedly, much to their friend’s dismay. All are dysfunctional to varying degrees, and the interactions among them provide the play with its comic and dramatic moments.

Director: Barnet Kellman.
Writer: Albert Innaurato (play).
Stars: Scott Baio, Sheree North, John Cassisi, Danny Aiello, Anne DeSalvo, Eve Gordon, Eric Schiff.

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MP4 | 2.84 GB | 710×480 | 29.970 FPS | 3319 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
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Many thanks to Sigy B for the big help denoising the audio.

PASSION OF DRACULA (1980)

Jon W. — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:41:12 +0000

The story opens in 1911 at Dr. Seward’s sanitarium. A sensual and charismatic vampire known as Count Dracula has already slain several girls on the English countryside. Abraham Van Helsing, with the help of Dr. Cedric Seward, Lord Gordon Godalming, Jonathan Harker, Freudian psychologist Helga Van Zandt and the reluctant Renfield try to stop Count Dracula from making the lovely Wilhelmina his next willing victim.

Director: Bob Hall.
Writers: Bob Hall, David Richmond, Bram Stoker (original author).
Stars: Brian Bell, Christopher Bernau, Gordon Chater, Julia MacKenzie, Samuel Maupin, Malachi Throne, Elliot Vileen, Alice B. White, K.C. Wilson.

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MP4 | 2.02 GB | 698×472 | 59.940 FPS | 2578 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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Many thanks to Michael for the copy. The quality for this one is quite poor although sound is decent, still very much watchable especially when you consider that many of these ’80s Showtime productions never got any sort of release in home video so finding any copy at all is pretty much a miracle! Thanks again Michael for this treat!

THE SNOWDROPPER (1975)

Jon Whitehead — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:54:48 +0000

Peter Sallis is the escaped convict with a fetish for women’s underwear, hiding out in a remote Welsh cottage on a snowy night. Peter Vaughan is the investigating policeman. But all is not as it seems. Tense, unusual and largely forgotten TV play from 1975, due to it only being screened regionally.

Director: George P. Owen.
Writer: Alun Richards.
Stars: Fiona Walker, Peter Sallis, Peter Vaughan, Glyn Welden.

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MP4 | 660 MB | 336×574 | 25 FPS | 960 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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