The Beverly Hillbillies – “Jethro’s Friend”

Original Air Date: May 29, 1963 Starring: Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr. Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard Whorf Synopsis: Jethro (Max Baer Jr.) brings home a friend from school, a rich boy named Armstrong Dueser McHugh III (Michel Petit) whose overprotective guardian never lets him have any fun. Cinema Cat: Orangey returns in this episode as the Clampett’s cat Rusty […]

The Dingles (1988)

National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Narrated by: Emma Levine Directed by: Les Drew Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book by Helen Levchuk. Mrs. Doris Dingle and her three cats lead a peaceful existence until a storm blows in one day and disrupts their routine. […]

The Nightshirt Bandit (1938)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Charley Chase, Phyllis Barry Directed by: Jules White Synopsis: Newly hired crimimology Professor Chase (Charley Chase) is appalled to find out that he is the somnambulistic kleptomaniac the campus has been looking for. Kitty Cameo: Charley’s wife (Phyllis Barry) is in bed, unaware of her husband’s nighttime thievery. She is kept awake by a tuxedo […]

The Light Between Oceans (2016)

DreamWorks Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Florence Clery Directed by: Derek Cianfrance Synopsis: Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) and his wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) rescue a baby on a secluded island off Western Australia where he tends the lighthouse. Kitty Cameo: In one scene the couple and their daughter Lucy (Florence Clery) are returning to the island. On the boat […]

The Man Without a Face (1993)

Icon Entertainment International Starring: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl Directed by: Mel Gibson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy named Chuck (Nick Stahl) seeks the tutoring of a former teacher and recluse named McLeod (Mel Gibson) who has been disfigured in an accident. Featured Feline: Chuck lives with his […]

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Elisabeth Moss Directed by: James Mangold Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based loosely on the real-life story by Susanna Kaysen. Susanna (Winona Ryder), a young woman in the 1960’s, checks herself into a mental hospital for treatment and becomes […]

Parenthood (1989)

Universal Pictures Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen Directed by: Ron Howard Synopsis: The Buckmans are a multigenerational family who find themselves dealing with the ins and outs of parenthood in all its various forms. Purr Blur: At the start of the big Little League game near the end of the film the scoreboard is shown. Behind the chain link […]

The Late Show (1977)

Warner Bros. Starring: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin Directed by: Robert Benton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ira Wells (Art Carney) is an aging gumshoe who is jolted out of retirement when he’s asked to find the kidnapped cat belonging to an eccentric young woman named Margo (Lily Tomlin). […]

Kidnapped (1960)

Walt Disney Productions Starring: Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Miles Malleson Directed by: Robert Stevenson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. David Balfour (James MacArthur) is kidnapped by the order of his sneaky uncle Ebenezer and finds himself facing danger and […]

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – “Monster in the Box”

Original Air Date: February 15, 2007 Starring: William Petersen, Kathleen Quinlan Directed by: Jeffrey Hunt Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A serial killer who sends miniature dioramas of his crime scenes is thought to have committed suicide until another miniature crime scene arrives, this time before the murder occurs. Kitty […]