The Wrong Box (1966)

Columbia Pictures Starring: Peter Sellers, Peter Cook Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A comedy of errors occurs when two elderly brothers (John Mills and Ralph Richardson) are the last of a group of men who stand to win money from a tontine and find […]

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau, Ann-Margret Directed by: Donald Petrie Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The heated rivalry between two old neighbors, John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) is strained even further when a beautiful new neighbor (Ann-Margret) catches their eyes. Kitty Cameo: John […]

Cold Turkey (1951)

Walt Disney Productions Directed by: Charles Nichols Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pluto and Milton see an advertisement for turkey on the television and set out to find one for themselves. Cartoon Cat: Milton the cat co-stars with Pluto and this is just one of a few shorts […]

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

Fox Film Corporation Starring: Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda Directed by: Victor Fleming Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Molly (Janet Gaynor) is a barge cook on the Erie Canal who falls for Dan (Henry Fonda), an aspiring farmer working on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. […]

Saturday Night Live – “The Incredible Man”

Original Air Date: February 16, 1980 Starring: Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Elliot Gould Directed by: Dave Wilson, James Signorelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this skit! Synopsis: One of the sketches from this episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Elliot Gould with musical guest Gary Numan. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): This particular sketch […]

Housecats (1984)

Directed by: Peg McClure Synopsis: An adorable animated film about two very different housecats; Squeak the lovable but clumsy tabby and Scratch, the suffering demure black cat. Cartoon Cats: This short is simply a delight from beginning to end and the behavior of the two opposite housecats is immediately recognizable to those who live in two cat households. […]

Kittens: Birth and Growth (1957)

Lawbetts Production Synopsis: An educational film in which two children eagerly anticipate and witness the birth of a litter of kittens and then observe the kittens as they grow. Reality Cats: Whenever a film like this starts out with the instrumental song Puffin’ Billy you just know you’re going back to another era of filmmaking.  This very […]

Serpent’s Lair (1995)

Castel Films Starring: Jeff Fahey, Heather Medway, Lisa Barbuscia Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Tom (Jeff Fahey) and Alex (Heather Medway) are a young couple who move into an apartment where someone has killed themselves and almost immediately strange things begin to happen as […]

Il gattopardo (1963)

English Title: The Leopard Titanus Starring: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon Directed by: Luchino Visconti Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sweeping story of an aristocratic family in Sicily during the time of Garibaldi and the way they deal with the changing politic landscape around them. Kitty Cameo: In one early scene […]

Street Angel (1928)

Fox Film Corporation Starring: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell Directed by: Frank Borzage Synopsis: A poor girl named Angela (Janet Gaynor) runs afoul of the law and hides with a traveling circus, meeting a painter named Gino (Charles Farrell) on the road and falling in love.  But it isn’t long before her past catches up with her. Purr Blur: After […]