Way Down East (1920)

D.W. Griffith Productions Starring: Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: Anna Moore (Lillian Gish) is a poor country girl who is tricked by a city slicker into a false marriage and pregnancy, leaving her to try to escape living a reclusive life of shame. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Eventually Anna comes to the country town of […]

Counter-Espionage (1942)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Warren William, Eric Blore Directed by: Edward Dmytryk Synopsis: Michael Lanyard, aka the Lone Wolf (Warren William) and his sidekick Jamison (Eric Blore) track down Nazi spies in wartorn London. Cat Cattle Call: Lanyard tries to retrace the route he had been taken while blindfolded by one of the Nazi spies that leads to their […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part One (2014)

Lionsgate Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Willow Shields Directed by: Francis Lawrence Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is encouraged by the leaders of District 13 to help lead the rebellion against the Capitol, but her concern for Peeta’s (Josh Hutcherson) welfare makes her reluctant to […]

Number 17 (1932)

British International Pictures (BIP) Starring: Leon M. Lion, John Stuart Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Synopsis: Through odd circumstances several people are present when a gang meets up at an abandoned house to recover jewelry stolen during a robbery. Purr Blurs: At the beginning of the film a man (John Stuart) enters the abandoned home after seeing lights flashing.  As […]

St. Vincent (2014)

Chernin Entertainment Starring: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Lieberher Also Starring:  Teddy, Jagger Directed by: Theodore Melfi Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A newly single mother named Maggie (Melissa McCarthy) and her son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) move next door to a cantankerous, seemingly misanthropic man named Vincent (Bill […]

The Rifleman – “Guilty Conscience”

Original Air Date: April 2, 1962 Starring: Chuck Connors, Paul Fix, Lee Patrick Directed by: Richard Donner Synopsis: A woman and her son arrive in North Fork and cause a commotion when they point out Marshall Micah Torrance (Paul Fix) as the husband / father who ran out on them. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) […]

Georgia (1995)

Miramax Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Jason Carter Directed by: Ulu Grosbard Synopsis: Sadie Flood (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a singer who is trying hard to find her own place in the shadow of her famous sister Georgia (Mare Winningham). Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene Sadie is seen sleeping in a car being driven by Chasman (Jason […]

The Sun Down Limited (1924)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: After playing around with some dangerously real trains, the Gang decide to set up their own railroad. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Once again cats are used as the principle means of locomotion, this time for the Gang’s train.  The impending gag was hinted at when […]

Les félins (1964)

Also Known As: Joy House Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Jane Fonda, Alain Delon, André Oumansky Directed by: René Clément Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marc (Alain Delon) is on the run from mobsters and ends up working in a house with a lovely widow named Barbara (Lola Albright) and her […]

Walk of Shame (2014)

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Starring: Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden Directed by: Steven Brill Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Meghan Miles (Elizabeth Banks) is a straight-laced local L.A. news anchor whose dream of working at a national news desk seem smashed, so she indulges in a crazy night which leaves […]