English Title: The Rabbi’s Cat Autochenille Production Starring: François Morel, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi Directed by: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on a comic book series by co-director Joann Sfar, this is an imaginative tale about a Rabbi’s cat (voiced by François Morel) who […]
Churchill Films / Dimension Films Directed by: Carroll Ballard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An early short film from the director of The Black Stallion. A day in the life of a Siamese cat named Priscilla who finds herself facing one bad circumstance after another. Cinema Cat: This is […]
William Castle Productions Starring: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel The Hephaestus Plague by Thomas Page. An earthquake unleashes an army of subterranean beetles with incendiary behinds which causes problems for a small town and […]
English Title: The Human Beast Paris Film Starring: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An adaptation of the novel by Emile Zola. Jacques Lantier (Jean Gabin) is a train engineer tortured by bouts of mental illness who falls in love […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Synopsis: The first in the popular series of films about Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy), a retired detective and his rich wife who find themselves being drawn back into the world of solving crimes, this one involving a missing eccentric inventor […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Alice Faye, James Ellison, Charlotte Greenwood Directed by: Busby Berkeley Synopsis: Against her better judgement, singer and dancer Edie Allen (Alice Faye) falls for the handsome soldier Andy Mason (James Ellison) before he ships out. Things get complicated when she learns that he also has a childhood sweetheart waiting for him. Kitty […]
Original Air Date: October 19, 1996 Starring: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Fisher Stevens Also Starring: Panther Directed by: Michael Nankin Synopsis: Gary Hobson (Kyle Chandler) tries to find out the source of his mysterious newspapers and in the process confuses a reporter who wonders how he knows so much about the story she is working on. Cinema Cat: As always the […]
Directed by: Charles Jenkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young boy named Teaser and his pet Firecat attempt to rescue the moon when it falls from the sky. Cartoon Cat: Firecat is an adorable orange cat who is Teaser’s friend. The two are seen […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows children in South Melbourne in a frenzy to collect neighborhood cats for a cat show. Reality Cats: The posts about the upcoming cat show sends kids scrambling through the streets grabbing any stray cat they can find. We suspect the contest holders were actually intending for kids to bring their own […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: John Howard, Heather Angel, Reginald Denny Directed by: James Hogan Synopsis: Captain Hugh C. ‘Bulldog’ Drummond (John Howard) and his fianceé Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel) hope to finally be married in Drummond’s expansive country estate Rockingham Tower but the revelation that there may be a treasure hidden in secret passages below the house, as well […]