Madame Secretary – “Extraordinary Hazard”

Original Air Date: April 30, 2017 Starring: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly Directed by: Charlotte Brändström Synopsis: Jay (Sebastian Arcelus) is kidnapped while searching for a smuggling suspect while Henry (Tim Daly) suspects the VFF are planning an attack in Israel. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode a Spanish SWAT team is seen breaking into a building. They enter […]

Inspector Gadget – “Gadget in Winterland”

Also Known As: Winter Olympics Original Air Date: September 12, 1983 Starring: Don Adams, Frank Welker Directed by: Bruno Bianchi, Bernard Deyriès, Toshiyuki Hiruma Synopsis: Inspector Gadget (voiced by Don Adams) is a bungling detective with robotic capabilities who is unknowingly aided in solving mysteries by his niece Penny (voiced in this pilot episode by Mona Marshall) and their dog […]

Wiggle Your Ears (1929)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Harry Spear, Mary Ann Jackson, Jean Darling Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: Mary Ann (Jackson) is infatuated with Harry (Spear) because he can wiggle his ears, ignoring the fact that Harry treats her badly and throws her over for Jean (Darling). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The tabby cat which appeared in the Our Gang […]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O’Hara Directed by: William Dieterle Synopsis: A notable screen adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) lives in the bell tower of Notre Dame where he watches the happenings of Paris from afar, but becomes personally involved when the life of the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda (Maureen O’Hara) […]

El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002)

English Title: The Crime of Padre Amaro Alameda Films Starring: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Luisa Huertas Directed by: Carlos Carrera Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Father Amaro (Gael García Bernal) faces various challenges when he is assigned to a small parish church in Los Reyes, Mexico; one […]

Meng long guo jiang (1972)

English Title: The Way of the Dragon Golden Harvest Company Starring: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris Directed by: Bruce Lee Synopsis: Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) is sent to Rome by his uncle to help protect relatives from having their restaurant forcibly shut down by local thugs. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers!): The climactic fight between Tang Lung and Colt (Chuck Norris) takes […]

Heaven Help Us (1985)

Home Box Office (HBO) Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Donald Sutherland Directed by: Michael Dinner Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Michael Dunn (Andrew McCarthy) is the new student at St. Basil’s Boys’ Prep School where he contends with a sadistic teacher and bullying classmates while falling for […]

The Cure (1995)

Universal Pictures Starring: Brad Renfro, Joseph Mazzello, Annabella Sciorra Directed by: Peter Horton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Erik (Brad Renfro) is a lone teenager who befriends his neighbor Dexter (Joseph Mazzello), a boy with AIDS, and becomes determined to find a cure for his new friend. Kitty […]

The Last Picture Show (1971)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich Synopsis: Larry McMurtry’s story of a small Texas town which is slowly dying and the young residents trying to find their place in the world. Kitty Cameo: In one scene we see Jacy Farrow (Cybill Shepherd) at home in her room.  She is lying on her bed […]

The Avengers – “The Hidden Tiger”

Original Air Date: March 17, 1967 Starring: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg Directed by: Sidney Hayers Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: John Steed (Patrick McNee) and Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) investigate a series of maulings in which men were killed by what appears to be a large cat. Cat Cattle Call: This […]