Fleischer Studios Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Betty Boop’s puppy Pudgy spots Myron the kitten lost and hungry outside. He brings the kitten inside for food and comfort but soon tires when his young charge eats everything in sight and won’t leave Pudgy […]
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When Work is Done (circa 1943)
U.S. Office of War Information Synopsis: An interesting piece of World War II homegrown nostalgia which endeavors to explain how one town, namely Sylacauga, Alabama, managed to handle the influx of wartime workers and keep the men and women content and happy with community outreach programs and good clean fun. Kitty Cameo: Close to the end of […]
Due occhi diabolici (1990)
English Title: Two Evil Eyes ADC Films Starring: Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, Sally Kirkland Directed by: Dario Argento & George A. Romero Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The retelling of two classic Edgar Allan Poe tales from famed Italian director Dario Argento. The first segment, The Facts in the […]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
Warner Bros. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, David Bradley Directed by: Chris Columbus Synopsis: Based on the popular novel by J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is a young boy who is surprised when he is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, unaware of his notorious past and the many dangers and adventures that await […]
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Starring: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson Directed by: Jane Campion Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The autobiographical story of poet Janet Frame and her struggles growing up in New Zealand (Kerry Fox) during the 1920’s and 30’s. Finding her ideas unsettling, it is strongly […]
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Oscar Dancigers Production Starring: Dan O’Herlihy, Jaime Fernández Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe, this movie follows the trials and tribulations of a British man named Robinson Crusoe (Dan O’Herlihy) shipwrecked on a deserted island for many years, […]
Lawman – “The Deputy”
Original Air Date: October 5, 1958 Starring: John Russell, Peter Brown Directed by: Montgomery Pittman Synopsis: Marshal Dan Troop (John Russell) arrives in Laramie where he has been hired as the town’s new marshal with the hopes he will clean up the rampant crime. He takes it upon himself to find the killers of the former marshal and to […]
Happy You and Merry Me (1936)
Fleischer Studios Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Myron the kitten chases a fly into Betty Boop’s home where Betty and her puppy Pudgy are playing music on the piano. Myron gets into a box of candy and overindulges while Myron’s mama searches frantically […]
Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Bobby ‘Wheezer’ Hutchins, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang is lectured by the President of the Be Kind to Animals Society after their dog-powered cars chase a cat up a tree. The kids vow to protect all animals all the way down to the tiniest of insects. […]
The Uninvited (1944)
Paramount Pictures Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Barbara Everest Directed by: Lewis Allen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Roderick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) buy an English seaside home situated on a cliff above the sea. They ignore stories about the house being haunted […]
