No Sad Songs for Me (1950)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Margaret Sullavan, Natalie Wood, Wendell Corey Directed by: Rudolph Maté Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mary Scott (Margaret Sullavan) learns she is dying from cancer but withholds the information from her husband Brad (Wendell Corey) and her daughter Polly (Natalie Wood). Featured Feline: At the […]

Eye of the Beholder (1999)

Ambridge Film Partnership Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, k.d. lang Directed by: Stephan Elliott Synopsis: Based on the thriller by Marc Behm.  A British consulate investigator named Stephen (Ewan McGregor) working in Washington D.C. tails a female killer named Joanna (Ashley Judd) who catches his attention and he begins a personal quest to follow her while battling demons […]

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

Dimension Films Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Elliott Also Starring: Warlock, Elvis Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The second in the Wayan Bros. series of horror film spoofs.  Cindy (Anna Farris) and her schoolmates participate in a classroom excursion to a haunted mansion with […]

Scary Movie (2000)

Dimension Films Starring: Anna Faris, Marissa Jaret Winokur Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans Synopsis: The first in the Wayan Bros. series of horror film spoofs.  Cindy (Anna Farris) and her schoolmates are tormented by a sinister killer who knows about a man they accidentally killed previously. Purr Blur: Cindy has a party at her home later in the film. […]

The Ol’ Gray Hoss (1928)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mary Ann Jackson, Richard Cummings Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The Gang defend a retired police chief and his aged horse whose taxi service is threatened when a newer and more modern taxi starts to take over the route. Purr Blur (with slight Kitty Carnage Warning):  Early in the short the […]

Scream (1996)

Dimension Films Starring: Rose McGowan, Neve Campbell Directed by: Wes Craven Synopsis: Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) finds herself the target of a sadistic killer on the one year anniversary of her mother’s murder. Purr Blur: In one scene the group of teenaged friends go to a party at Stuart’s house.  Tatum (Rose McGowan) is sent to the garage to […]

Headline Shooter (1933)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: William Gargan, Frances Dee Directed by: Otto Brower Synopsis: Bill Allen (William Gargan) is a newsreel cameraman who falls for reporter Jane Mallory (Frances Dee), not knowing that she is already engaged to another man (Ralph Bellamy). Kitty Cameos: At one point in the story Bill gets a tip that a woman known as the […]

The Cell (2000)

New Line Cinema Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn Directed by: Tarsem Singh Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a psychotherapist whose skill in reaching people via their subconscious using a neurological mind mapping machine is needed by the FBI to locate the latest victim […]

The Wild Wild West – “The Night of the Raven”

Original Air Date: September 30, 1966 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Michael Dunn Directed by: Irving J. Moore Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Dr. Miguelito Loveless (Michael Dunn) returns and kidnaps an Indian Princess named Wanakee (Phyllis Newman) to lure Jim West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus (Ross Martin) into a […]

Love Potion No. 9 (1992)

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Tate Donovan, Sandra Bullock Directed by: Dale Launer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Paul Matthews (Tate Donovan) and Diane Farrow (Sandra Bullock) are two nerdy scientists who have the chance to experiment with a potent love potion, the effect of which changes […]