Michael Rubbo Movies

  • 1985
    The Peanut Butter Solution

    The Peanut Butter Solution

    The Peanut Butter Solution

    5.71985HD

    Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a...

    The Peanut Butter Solution
  • 1970
    That Mouse

    That Mouse

    That Mouse

    01970HD

    In this children’s film, a white mouse cavorts about the forest, mostly on the back of a bumbling black bear, creating such a stir that other...

    That Mouse
  • 1975
    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

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    This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in...

    Waiting for Fidel
  • 1990
    Vincent and me

    Vincent and me

    Vincent and me

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    While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some...

    Vincent and me
  • 1988
    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

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    When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of...

    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
  • 1972
    Cold Pizza

    Cold Pizza

    Cold Pizza

    01972HD

    An engaging story of young enterprise, pitfalls, and eventual success that all young viewers will enjoy. It is about two young Greek boys in...

    Cold Pizza
  • 2001
    Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

    5.22001HD

    Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

    Much Ado About Something
  • 1982
    Unfinished Diary

    Unfinished Diary

    Unfinished Diary

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    In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her...

    Unfinished Diary
  • 1994
    The Return of Tommy Tricker

    The Return of Tommy Tricker

    The Return of Tommy Tricker

    5.61994HD

    Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the...

    The Return of Tommy Tricker
  • 2012
    Murder on the Shanghai

    Murder on the Shanghai

    Murder on the Shanghai

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    A murder mystery improvised by strangers on a ship traveling from Shanghai to Hong Kong.

    Murder on the Shanghai
  • 1980
    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    01980HD

    Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than...

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance
  • 1970
    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    01970HD

    This short film presents Mr. Bate, an inventor who discovers a substitute for gasoline in barnyard manure. Even though he fits the classic mould of...

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
  • 1970
    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

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    A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin
  • 1984
    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

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    In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her...

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August
  • 1970
    Log House

    Log House

    Log House

    01970HD

    This film is about the building of a traditional log cabin in Québec. It starts with the tree and finishes with the housewarming. While it is...

    Log House
  • 1968
    Sir! Sir!

    Sir! Sir!

    Sir! Sir!

    01968HD

    Here is what happened in a Toronto classroom when teachers occupied the children's desks and children became the teachers. The film grew out of...

    Sir! Sir!
  • 1986
    Courage to Change

    Courage to Change

    Courage to Change

    01986HD

    This feature documentary is a sequel to the 1966 documentary The Things I Cannot Change, which, by focusing on the Bailey family of Montreal,...

    Courage to Change
  • 1971
    Wet Earth and Warm People

    Wet Earth and Warm People

    Wet Earth and Warm People

    01971HD

    This documentary by Michael Rubbo (Waiting for Fidel) offers candid glimpses of Indonesia and its people. Filming in and around the capital of...

    Wet Earth and Warm People
  • 1968
    Adventures

    Adventures

    Adventures

    01968HD

    This short live-action film tells the story of a little raccoon who encounters many adventures when he strays from home to explore the world.

    Adventures
  • 1970
    OK ... Camera

    OK ... Camera

    OK ... Camera

    01970HD

    This documentary film is an exploration of Québec’s feature film industry. The film takes a look at the people who have succeeded in...

    OK ... Camera