Rene Clair Productions Starring: Walter Huston, Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez Directed by: René Clair Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film (but not the end!) Synopsis: Based on Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. Ten people are invited to a secluded island for a weekend without knowing exactly why. They soon learn they […]
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Enter the Dragon (1973)
Warner Bros. Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih Directed by: Robert Clouse Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Shaolin martial artist Lee (Bruce Lee) takes part in a mysterious martial arts tournament held on an island owned by Han (Kien Shih), a fellow Shaolin who has gone rogue, […]
Intolerance (1916)
Triangle Film Corporation Starring: Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: An epic silent picture which spans three different time periods to tell the story of intolerance between humans through love, war and greed. Purr Blurs: The modern day tale is about a girl known as The Dear One (Mae Marsh) and The Boy (Robert […]
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Parklane Pictures Inc. Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart Directed by: Robert Aldrich Synopsis: Mickey Spillane’s hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) gets more than he bargained for when he picks up a woman wearing only a trenchcoat who was running along a highway and the men who want her dead target him as well! Kitty Cameo: Near […]
2 Broke Girls – “And the Three Boys with Wood”
Original Air Date: November 19, 2012 Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Ryan Hansen Directed by: Thomas Kail Synopsis: Caroline (Beth Behrs) wonders why Candy Andy (Ryan Hansen) won’t sleep with her while a pair of Amish boys build a barn for Chestnut in the girls’ backyard. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the episode Max (Kat Dennings) comes into the […]
The Last Ha Ha (1926)
Aesop’s Fables Studio Synopsis: Farmer Al Falfa gets into comical tangles with his cat, a mouse, and a dog, and it’s hard to say until the end who gets the last laugh! Cartoon Cat: The black cat which appears in these silent cartoons by Paul Terry (and may have been known as Thomas according to one online […]
Wing, Claw and Fang! (1946)
Castle Films Synopsis: A silent short film in which a trainer is seen with his animals, including a cat, a dog, a raven who types, a penguin who wanders through town and a lion who likes to wrestle. Featured Feline: Bessie, a striped tabby, starts off the short and is introduced as a farm cat who has […]
Maniac (1934)
Roadshow Attractions Starring: William Woods, Horace Carpenter, Ted Edwards Directed by: Dwain Esper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A truly bizarre early exploitation film which is part horror movie, part psychology lecture, part instructional film on how not to act, part Edgar Allan Poe rip-off and all wonderfully […]
Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)
English Title: Cleo from 5 to 7 Ciné Tamaris Starring: Corinne Marchand, Dominique Davray Directed by: Agnès Varda Synopsis: Approximately two hours in the life of Cléo (Corinne Marchand), a singer who is anxiously awaiting the results of some medical tests, shown in real time by avant garde director Agnès Varda. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene Cléo is seen […]
The End of the Affair (1955)
Coronado Productions Starring: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Peter Cushing Directed by: Edward Dmytryk Synopsis: Set in London during World War II, Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) has an affair with married woman Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr). When she ends the affair abruptly, a broken-hearted Maurice sets out to find out why. Purr Blur: When Sarah’s husband Henry (Peter Cushing) is […]
