Encyclopedia Britannica Films Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An educational film on the care of pets such as birds, fish, cats and dogs. Featured Feline: In the third segment a girl named Annette wakes up to greet her calico cat named, what else, Calico. Calico runs downstairs […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard Synopsis: Interwoven stories of several people are told over the course of a weekend at the famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of Sunday a black cat is seen trying to get in through the front doors of the hotel. The narrator, Robert […]
New Line Cinema Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson Directed by: Bryan Singer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An updated version of the classic tale Jack and the Beanstalk finds poor farm boy Jack (Nicholas Hoult) trying to aid Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson) when she is swept up to […]
Scott Rudin Productions Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf Directed by: Greta Gerwig Synopsis: Coming of age story about a teen-aged artist who names herself Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) and deals with a rocky relationship with her mother (Laurie Metcalf). Purr Blurs: Near the end of the film Lady Bird is seen driving around Sacramento. During one shot showing […]
Also Known As: Leslie, My Name is Evil New Real Films Starring: Kristen Hager, Kaniehtiio Horn Also Starring: Chaka Wolfe Directed by: Reginald Harkema Synopsis: Chemical Engineer Perry (Gregory Smith) is selected as one of the jury members on the infamous Manson murder trial and becomes infatuated with Leslie (Kristen Hager), one of Manson’s girls. Kitty Cameo: In one scene […]
Original Air Date: May 20, 1989 Starring: Steve Martin, Victoria Jackson Directed by: Paul Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A couple (Steve Martin and Victoria Jackson) discover their cat Toonces can drive a car. Featured Feline: This is the first appearance of Toonces the Driving Cat, who would become a […]
Bud Fisher Film Corporation Directed by: Charles R. Bowers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Comic strip characters Mutt and Jeff star in this silent animated short about a scientist who has discovered a way to make living creatures invisible. Cartoon Cats: After seeing a demonstration of the invisible […]
Universal Newsreels Narrated by: Ed Herlihy Synopsis: Newsreel footage covers several political protests and peace rallies around the world. Reality Cat: One segment of the footage shows a gathering of “anti-hate” people in Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan. The hippies are seen congregating peacefully and one girl is holding a cat, which another girl is also petting. Final […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Rosalind Ivan, Peter Lorre Directed by: Don Siegel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Scotland Yard Superintendent George Grodman (Sydney Greenstreet) is dismissed after sending an innocent man to the gallows but is quickly caught up in another complicated series of murders that hit close to […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern Directed by: John Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: Jake Briggs (Kevin Bacon) is not sure he’s ready for marriage to his love Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern) and even more uncertain when the couple later faces parenthood. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Early in […]