Original Air Date: March 1, 1964 Starring: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Oscar Rudolph Synopsis: Uncle Martin (Ray Walston) thinks he has found a way to get home when he hears about a rocket project heading to Mars. Cinema Cat: During the course of the show the man in charge of the rocket project loses his lucky […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat is after a canary and disguises himself as a dog to get past a bulldog. Cartoon Cat: This is one of those classically insane Tex Avery cartoons where pretty much anything goes. The basic premise […]
Directed by: Oha Synopsis: A short animated film by Russian animator Oha as a final student film. A male cat tries to win the heart of a lovely female, resorting to perserverence when all else fails. Cartoon Cats: The male cat is a kind of wandering troubador and when he sees the female cat it is love at […]
David W. Griffith Corp. Starring: Lillian Gish, Spottiswoode Aitken Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: Based on the novel The Clansman, this controversial film shows how America was torn apart during the Civil War and how post-war politics supposedly led to the creation of the Ku Klux Klan. Kitty Cameos: The story focuses on two families, the Stoneman family from […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jay R. Smith Directed by: Robert A. McGowan Synopsis: The gang tries to help Jay when his siblings draw with chalk all over the walls of their house by completely repapering the home. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Pete the Pup is the star of this short and also the family pet, […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr Directed by: Takashi Shimizu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-on also directed by Takashi Shimizu. Featured Feline: As in the original film, a black cat named Mar is featured prominently in many scenes, […]
English Title: Ju-on: The Grudge Pioneer LDC Starring: Megumi Okina, Shuri Matsuda Directed by: Takashi Shimizu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Japanese house holds horror and death at the hand of a vengeful spirit for anyone who enters. Featured Feline (with initial Kitty Carnage Warning): At the beginning […]
English Title: A Quiet Place in the Country Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) Starring: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave Directed by: Elio Petri Synopsis: Noted painter Leonardo Ferri (Frances Nero) is attracted to a spacious country villa outside Venice but finds once he’s moved in the home appears to be haunted and preys on his already troubled mind. Cat Burglars (Scene […]
Gramercy Pictures Starring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee Directed by: Kevin Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: TS (Jeremy London) and his best friend Brodie (Jason Lee) both breakup with their girlfriends and seek solace at the local mall. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The opening of the film […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson Directed by: Jeff Pollack Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rushon (Tommy Davidson) and his girlfriend Nikki (Tamala Jones) set up a blind date for Rushon’s buddy Bunz (Jamie Foxx) with her friend Lysterine (Vivica A. Fox) leading to a night […]