Brooksfilms Starring: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Spike Milligan Directed by: Mel Brooks Synopsis: Mel Brooks’ outrageously zany look at the history of the world told in humorous vignettes featuring an all-star cast. Faux Cat: During the scenes set in the French Revolution, Monsieur Rimbaud (Spike Milligan) is seen in prison. He wonders why a bird in a cage, Pierre, […]
Warner Brothers / Seven Arts Starring: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Shirley Knight Directed by: Richard Lester Synopsis: Dr. Archie Bollen (George C. Scott) is newly divorced and finds himself being approached by a kooky socialite named Petulia (Julie Christie) who seems determined to strike up a relationship with him, perhaps to flee her own marriage. Purr Blur: In […]
Universal Pictures Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Tommy Lee Directed by: Stuart Millar Synopsis: Marshall Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) isn’t sure which is more dangerous: the load of nitro glycerin and the outlaws who stole it or the fiery Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn), the preacher’s daughter who ends up riding with him on his journey. Cinema Cat: While we […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Harold Peary, Jane Darwell, Freddie Mercer Directed by: Gordon Douglas Synopsis: Based on the long-running radio comedy series. In an attempt to help their uncle Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve (Harold Peary) avoid the advances of Judge Hooker’s (Charles Arnt) sister, Leroy (Freddie Mercer) and Marjorie (Nancy Gates) try to build him up as a great […]
Original Air Date: September 22, 1968 Starring: Don Marshall, Kurt Kasznar, Stefan Arngrim Directed by: Irwin Allen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In the future, a sub-orbital commercial aircraft with numerous passengers encounters a strange space warp and find themselves on Earth but in an extremely miniaturized form. Kitty Cameo: One […]
Walt Disney Animation Studios Starring: Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, Maya Rudolph Directed by: Don Hall, Chris Williams Synopsis: Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a young scientific genius who finds himself seeking the truth behind a personal tragedy aided by his brother’s lovable medical robot Baymax (voiced by Scott Adsit) and a group of his brother’s college […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Priscilla Dean, Herbert Rawlinson Directed by: Fred Guiol Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A society wife (Priscilla Dean) is feeling neglected and gets the idea to hire a stranger (Stan Laurel) to flirt with her to make her husband (Herbert Rawlinson) jealous. This short […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Millard Mitchell Directed by: Robert B. Sinclair Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Gerald North (William Post Jr.) often gets exasperated with his hair-brained wife Pamela (Gracie Allen) but even moreso when her meddling in other people’s business gets them directly […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Edith Fellows, Dorothy Ann Seese, Ronald Sinclair Directed by: Charles Barton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Loosely based on the popular book series by Margaret Sidney. The Peppers are still living with Mr. King (Clarence Kolb) and his grandson Jasper (Ronald Sinclair) but the […]
Greater Union Organisation (GUO) Starring: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes Directed by: Gillian Armstrong Synopsis: Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) is a fiercely independent young woman who longs to be a writer in turn-of-the-century Australia. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene Sybylla is seen sitting in a tree writing in a notebook. A black kitten is sitting on […]