Paramount Pictures Starring: Tom Sizemore, Penelope Ann Miller Directed by: Peter Hyams Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lt. Vincent D’Agosta (Tom Sizemore) has his hands full investigating a series of murders by an imported monster. Purr Blur: Near the beginning of the film D’Agosta is looking through a seemingly […]
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Starring: Kim Cattrall, Toby Jones Directed by: Julian Jarrold Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A BBC miniseries of the classic story by Agatha Christie. Public defender John Mayhew (Toby Jones) investigates a murder on behalf of Leonard Vole (Billy Howle), the young man accused […]
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions Starring: Anthony Quinn, Deborah Baxter Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Thornton’s decide to send their children away from the wilds of Jamaica and back to be schooled in England but when their ship is pirated the children accidentally stow away […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater Directed by: Tony Bill Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Caroline (Marisa Tomei) is a lonely waitress who befriends a quiet busboy named Adam (Christian Slater) but soon finds there is more to him than she originally imagined. Kitty Cameo: Caroline owns a […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a woman carrying her cat around in a special carrier bag. Reality Cat: The woman, location and name of the cat are unknown, but this woman has rigged her backpack with a board on the bottom and a snug wrap that holds the kitten in place so it can accompany her […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Edward Furlong, Jared Rushton Directed by: Mary Lambert Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The sequel to the Stephen King book-based film finds a teen-aged boy named Jeff Matthews (Edward Furlong) arriving in his deceased mother’s hometown with his veterinarian dad Chase (Anthony Edwards) only to […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson Directed by: Richard Benjamin Synopsis: Single mother Sarah Mathews (Whoopi Goldberg) is surprised when her daughter Zora (Nia Long) looks up the sperm donor used to create her and finds out he’s a car salesman named Hal Jackson (Ted Danson) . . . and he’s white. Kitty Cameo: Sarah and Zora own […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Alec Guinness, Paul Rogers Directed by: Carol Reed Synopsis: Things spiral out of control for vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold (Alec Guinness) when he acts as an agent for the British Secret Service. Purr Blur: In a scene near the end of the film Wormold turns and walks away from an adversary. In the background […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover Directed by: Richard Donner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Officers Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) track down a ruthless former LAPD officer just days before Murtaugh is due to retire. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the opening […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover Directed by: Richard Donner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Veteran police officer Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is worried when he’s partnered with fellow officer Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), a loose cannon who may be insane. Kitty Cameo: Murtaugh lives in a […]