Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Joan Crawford, Adrienne D’Ambricourt Directed by: Jack Conway Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Love and passion mark this late silent film in which a flapper named Billie (Joan Crawford) woos a diplomat for ulterior reasons. Purr Blur: At the end of the film Billie is disgraced […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Alec Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly Directed by: Roger Donaldson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1972 Steve McQueen film. Doc McCoy (Alec Baldwin) and his wife Carol (Kim Bassinger) find themselves on the run when a large robbery goes awry. Cat […]
Original Air Date: February 4, 1964 Starring: Bea Benaderet, Pat Woodell Directed by: Guy Scarpitta Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) convinces two rich women that the Shady Rest Hotel is actually a high-class reducing farm. Kitty Cameo: After Kate (Bea Benaderet) finds out about the ruse she […]
Music Artist: Beyoncé Synopsis: Beyoncé shares this video with a rather large black cat. Featured Feline: In this short promotional video for the song, Beyoncé is seen interacting with a giant black cat, playing with it and even riding on it. Video director Melina Matsoukas has been quoted as saying about the cat actors used for the video, […]
Directed by: George Albert Smith Synopsis: An early short comedy film using trickery to show how four men make sausages. Kitty Carnage Warning! Let’s be honest, the humor of this early silent short is very dark, with a tabby cat, a rabbit, a duck and a dog supposedly being ground into sausages. Obviously no such thing is taking […]
Cinetel Films Starring: Stephen Geoffreys, Sandy Dennis Directed by: Robert Englund Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Evil lurks in the phone wires and invades the life of anyone foolish enough to call the number 976-EVIL. Cat Cattle Call: The cool dude Spike (Patrick O’Bryan) and his nerdy cousin Hoax […]
The Harold Lloyd Corporation Starring: Harold Lloyd, Noah Young Directed by: Clyde Bruckman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Confident botany student Harold Bledsoe (Harold Lloyd) tries to help the San Francisco police department track down a dangerous criminal known as The Dragon. Kitty Cameos: In one scene Harold and […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith Directed by: Charles M. (Chuck) Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dog exploits a cat and a mouse in order to obtain a constant amount of food. Cartoon Cat: This unforgettable Looney Tunes entry stars a poor orange and white […]
First Artists Starring: Steve McQueen, Al Lettieri Directed by: Sam Peckinpah Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is a con who receives an early parole in exchange for pulling jobs for a prominent man, only things go awry and he and his wife Carol (Ali […]
Original Air Date: November 9, 1970 Starring: Sumiko Kimura, Alison von Brock Directed by: Jim Henson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Two little girls (Sumiko Kimura, Alison von Brock) have a tea party for their dolls in this segment about the number two. Cat Burglars (Scene and Tea Stealers): After putting […]