The Buccaneers (1924)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Mark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The Gang play pirates and attempt to build a pirate ship so they can take to the high seas. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene Joe (Joe Cobb) is told by his mother to buy some fish.  She gives him the […]

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston Directed by: Frank Tuttle Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) is a paid assassin who is double-crossed when the men who hired him pay him in marked bills, causing him to set out after the ones […]

The Spy in Black (1939)

London Film Productions Starring: Conrad Veidt, June Duprez, Esma Cannon Directed by: Michael Powell Synopsis: Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt) is a decorated German submarine commander who is assigned to act as a spy in the Orkney Islands in an effort to destroy British ships. Kitty Cameo: Early in the film we see Anne Burnett (June Duprez) as she prepares […]

Midnight Shadow (1939)

Midnight Shadow (1939)

Sack Amusement Enterprises Starring: Buck Woods, Richard Bates Directed by: George Randol Synopsis: The father of beautiful Margaret Wilson (Frances Redd) is murdered and there are several suspects.  Can amateur detective Junior Lingley (Richard Bates) solve the crime? Purr Blur: In one scene Junior Lingley and his partner Lightfoot (Buck Woods) are looking for clues at the scene of […]

Zotz! (1962)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Tom Poston, Margaret Dumont, Jim Backus Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Prof. Jonathan Jones (Tom Poston), a soft-spoken professor of ancient language, has a mysterious coin come into his possession which endows him with supernatural powers, bringing chaos into his […]

U.F.O. – “The Cat With Ten Lives”

Original Air Date: September 30, 1970 Starring: Alexis Kanner, Geraldine Moffat, Ayshea Brough Directed by: David Tomblin Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: SHADO pilot Jim Reagan (Alexis Kanner) and his wife Jean (Geraldine Moffat) stop their car on a country road to avoid hitting a Siamese cat, only to have […]

Express Yourself (1989)

Music Artist: Madonna Synopsis: Madonna’s take on the Fritz Lang classic film Metropolis with her own sexual twist. Featured Feline: At the beginning of the video Madonna is seen in a tall skyscraper holding a black cat against her breast. She releases the cat which runs off. Madonna is singing to the slave workers below, in particular one […]

Cat and Duck Issue Title is Good Grounds (1943)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a cat and a duck in a miniature boxing ring with a kookaburra as referee, plus more kookaburras and a cockatoo for an audience. Reality Cat: The narrator introduces this match as Don the Demon vs. Tom the Terror, but what is actually going on here is never quite explained.  Why […]

Ekusute (2007)

English Title: Exte: Hair Extensions Toei Picture Company Productions Starring: Chiaki Kuriyama, Miku Satô Directed by: Sion Sono Synopsis: A morgue worker named Yamazaki (Ren Ôsugi) with a fetish for hair tangles with the wrong corpse, leading to problems for local student hairstylist Yûko Mizushima (Chiaki Kuriyama) and some unsuspecting women who end up with killer hair extensions. Kitty […]

Ieri, oggi, domani (1963)

English Title: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Compagnia Cinematografica Champion Starring: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Gianni Ridolfi Directed by: Vittorio De Sica Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A trilogy of stories about three different women (all played by Sophia Loren) and their relationships with men, particularly one man in each […]