Original Air Date: April 8, 2004 Starring: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig Directed by: Martin Dennis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Everyone becomes enamored with Manny’s special event guest, travel author Jason Hamilton (Julian Rhind-Tutt) while Bernard (Dylan Moran) finds out he has a new landlord. Featured Feline: Bernard storms […]
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Sweethearts (1938)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke II Synopsis: Gwen Marlowe (Jeanette MacDonald) and Ernest Lane (Nelson Eddy) are a happily married couple starring in their 6th year in the hugely successful Broadway operetta Sweethearts but mounting frustrations have them looking for a more pastoral life in Hollywood. Cat Burglars (Scene […]
The Big Show (1923)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon, Joe Cobb Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: After failing to sneak into to the big fair in town, the Gang decides to create their own makeshift fair. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One of the attractions of the Gang’s fair is a handmade tilt-a-whirl style amusement ride which runs on dog […]
Greed (1924)
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Starring: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt Directed by: Erich von Stroheim Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book McTeague by Frank Norris. The epic story of John McTeague (Gibson Gowland), a slow-minded dentist who falls for Trina (Zasu Pitts) and sets […]
La dolce vita (1960)
An American actress wanders the streets of Rome at night with an adorable white kitten in an iconic scene from this Fellini film.
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Paramount Pictures Starring: Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen Directed by: Norman Taurog Synopsis: The second in the series of Big Broadcast films which showcases film, stage and radio stars of the day. In this installment, the entertainment segments are assembled around a far-out plot in which Jack Oakie plays an on-air lothario who hopes to win a […]
Save the Date (2012)
Gilbert Films Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Mark Webber, Geoffrey Arend Also Starring: Miss Kitty Directed by: Michael Mohan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Lizzy Caplan) is trying to be supportive of her sister’s wedding but has problems of her own when her musician boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) she has just […]
Doctor Who – Planet of Giants
Original Air Date: October 31, 1964 Starring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell Directed by: Mervyn Pinfield Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A malfunction with the Tardis deposits the Doctor (William Hartnell) and the others to an unrecognizable Earth. As it turns out they have been shrunken down to the […]
Le chat du rabbin (2011)
English Title: The Rabbi’s Cat Autochenille Production Starring: François Morel, Maurice BĂ©nichou, Hafsia Herzi Directed by: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on a comic book series by co-director Joann Sfar, this is an imaginative tale about a Rabbi’s cat (voiced by François Morel) who […]
The Perils of Priscilla (1969)
Churchill Films / Dimension Films Directed by: Carroll Ballard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An early short film from the director of The Black Stallion. A day in the life of a Siamese cat named Priscilla who finds herself facing one bad circumstance after another. Cinema Cat: This is […]
