National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Narrated By: Yvanna Kroitor Directed by: Ellen Besen Synopsis: A little girl dreams of visiting a unique friend under the sea. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film the little girl is lying in bed remembering everything which has gone wrong that day. She says the cat and dog both growled at […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sylvester brags to his son, Sylvester Jr., about taking down a giant mouse, only to be confronted with baby kangaroo Hippety Hopper. Cartoon Cats: The slobbering Sylvester had been a regular Looney Tunes character for […]
English Title: The Three Faces of Fear Also Known As: Black Sabbath Emmepi Cinematografica Starring: Boris Karloff, Jacqueline Pierreux Directed by: Mario Bava Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A trio of terror-filled tales involving a woman being stalked over the phone, a Russian count who comes across a vampire and […]
English Title: Record of a Tenement Gentleman Shôchiku Eiga Starring: Chôko Iida, Hôhi Aoki Directed by: Yasujirô Ozu Synopsis: A widow woman named Tané (Chôko Iida) reluctantly agrees to let a lost boy (Hôhi Aoki) spend a couple of nights with her. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Tané’s house is seen while she is at a meeting. A light-colored cat […]
English Title: The Fire Within Nouvelles Eacute;ditions de Films (NEF) Starring: Maurice Ronet, Bernard Noël Directed by: Louis Malle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A day in the life of ex-alcoholic Alain Leroy (Maurice Ronet) who is contemplating suicide. Kitty Cameo: One of the friends upon whom Alain calls is […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford Directed by: Sydney Pollack Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Katie (Barbra Streisand) is an outspoken communist sympathizer who falls in love with Hubbell (Robert Redford), an all-American boy, while they are in college but their political differences threaten to tear […]
English Title: Odd Obsession Daiei Studios Starring: Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura Directed by: Kon Ichikawa Synopsis: Kenji Kenmochi (Ganjirô Nakamura) is an aging man who comes up with an unusual way to bolster his virility. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene Kenji’s young wife, Ikuko (Machiko Kyô) sees a tiny kitten looking in through the door of the home. […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie Directed by: Michael Cristofer Synopsis: Coffee plantation co-owner Luis Antonio Vargas (Antonio Banderas) advertises for an American wife to come to Cuba and is surprised when Julia (Angelina Jolie) arrives not looking like her picture. But the surprises are only beginning. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Luis is returning to a house […]
Original Air Date: February 7, 1969 Starring: Robert Conrad, Alan Hale Jr. Directed by: Charles Rondeau Synopsis: James West (Robert Conrad) is asked by his rival Sanatini (Ted de Corsia) to make sure a girl named Sylvia (Jill Townsend) gets what he is leaving her after his death. Kitty Cameo: Jim’s guest sidekick for this episode is Ned Brown (Alan […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Louis C.K., Lake Bell, Steve Coogan Directed by: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) is a dog who is happy with his life until his owner brings home a stray named Duke (Eric Stonestreet) and turns his […]