Original Air Date: November 16, 1969 Starring: Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam Directed by: Ian MacNaughton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this sketch! Synopsis: The classic irreverent British sketch series takes on all topics and turns convention on its ear in a completely unique and witty […]
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Neko no ongaeshi (2002)
English Title: The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli Starring: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda Directed by: Hiroyuki Morita Synopsis: A follow-up film to Studio Ghibli’s 1995 animated feature Whisper of the Heart. Haru is a young girl who rescues a cat from being hit by a car, then is surprised when the cat thanks her. She is later […]
Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)
Mack Sennett Comedies Starring: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Irene Lentz Directed by: Del Lord Synopsis: A soda clerk (Ben Turpin) working in a department store loves the store’s cashier (Irene Lentz), who in turn loves the ribbon clerk (Harry Gribbon), but when a robbery occurs everyone finds themselves involved and the wrong people are accused, leading to comedy […]
The Legacy (1978)
David Foster Productions Starring: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Margaret Tyzack Directed by: Richard Marquand Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American interior decorator named Margaret Walsh (Katharine Ross) is surprised when she receives a check for $50,000 for a job in England from an unknown source. Curious, she […]
Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
Chuck Jones Enterprises Starring: Mel Blanc, Les Tremayne, June Foray Directed by: Chuck Jones Synopsis: Chester C. Cricket, Harry the Cat (both voiced by Les Tremayne) and Tucker the Mouse (voiced by Mel Blanc) find out that their forefathers all played important roles in the early stages of American Independence in this animated television special. Featured Feline: The characters […]
Mad About Men (1954)
Group Film Productions Limited Starring: Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford Directed by: Ralph Thomas Synopsis: Miranda the Mermaid (Glynis Johns) returns in this sequel which features a schoolteacher look-alike (also Glynis Johns) who moves to a small cottage in Cornwall which she has inherited, only to find a cove beneath where Miranda and her friend Berengaria (Dora […]
My Man and I (1952)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Ricardo Montalban, Claire Trevor, Wendell Corey Directed by: William A. Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Farm laborer Chu Chu Ramirez (Ricardo Montalban) is equally proud of his Mexican heritage and his American citizenship (he carries a letter written to him from the President in his […]
Tucker’s Witch – “The Good Witch of Laurel Canyon”
Original Air Date: October 6, 1982 Starring: Catherine Hicks, Tim Matheson, Alfre Woodard, Bill Morey Directed by: Peter H. Hunt Synopsis: Rick Tucker (Tim Matheson) and his wife Amanda (Catherine Hicks) are private investigators who find themselves searching for a murderer guilty of strangling women in newly constructed high-rise buildings. They use their sleuthing skills, plus Catherine’s psychic and […]
La Roue (1923)
English Title: The Wheel Films Abel Gance Starring: Séverin-Mars, Ivy Close, Gabriel de Gravone Directed by: Abel Gance Synopsis: An epic silent classic from French director Abel Gance. A widowed railway engineer named Sisif (Séverin-Mars) finds an orphaned baby girl in the wreckage of a devastating train crash and takes her home as a sister to his young son […]
You Only Live Twice (1967)
United Artists Corporation Starring: Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi Directed by: Lewis Gilbert Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unknown craft is snatching space vehicles from orbit, leaving the Americans blaming the Russians and vice versa. James Bond (Sean Connery) is hot on the trail of the culprits, leading […]
