Original Air Date: 1952 Directed by: Mabel Beaton Synopsis: A television special from the Bell Telephone System features the Mabel Beaton Marionettes as they recreate the classic poem The Night Before Christmas and the story of the Nativity. Kitty Cameos: In The Night Before Christmas segment, a mother cat and kittens are seen in a basket before the hearth, […]
Original Air Date: December 13, 1996 Starring: Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Bakay Also Starring: Salem Directed by: Brian K. Roberts Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Christmas doesn’t keep Salem (voiced by Nick Bakay) from annoying Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) which puts him on the outs with her, leading to his […]
Lacewood Productions Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows Directed by: Paul Schibli Synopsis: An animated adaptation of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King utlizing music from Tchaikovsky’s ballet. Cartoon Cat: While the story told here remains mostly faithful to the original, the ballet music takes a backseat and some liberties are taken. One of these is the addition of a […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Stepin Fetchit, Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins Directed by: Robert McGowan Synopsis: The Gang’s friend Stepin gets a letter from an admirer while Mary Ann enlists Wheezer’s help to relay the ingredients to make taffy from the radio. Purr Blurs: When Stepin enters his home there is both a gray and white cat and a black cat […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann Directed by: Karl Freund Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: British archeologists uncover the mummy of Imhotep (Boris Karloff) who comes back to life to seek the woman he died for centuries before. Kitty Cameo: In several scenes Imhotep is seen sitting with […]
Focus Features Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener Directed by: Andrew Fleming Synopsis: Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) is a failed actor working as a drama teacher in a Tucscon, Arizona high school who tries to save his class from budget cuts by staging an original musical sequel to Hamlet. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Dana decides to sit down and […]
Original Title: Spooks: The Greater Good Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Kit Harington, Tuppence Middleton Directed by: Bharat Nalluri Synopsis: Based on the British spy series Spooks, ex-MI-5 agent Will Holloway (Kit Harington) is called upon to return to the fold when his former mentor Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) appears to have gone rogue, working with an enemy terrorist. Purr […]
TriStar Pictures Starring: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder Directed by: Maurice Phillips Synopsis: An ex-con named Eddie (Richard Pryor) is assigned to assist an ex-mental patient named George (Gene Wilder) to rehabilitate back into society but instead the pair are caught up in a con man’s scheme to pass George off as a millionaire. Kitty Carnage Warning! In one scene […]
Original Air Date: November 5, 1965 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Ilse Taurins Directed by: Harvey Hart Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James T. West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) travel to Albania to try to find the whereabouts of a missing Princess and become the targets of […]
Walt Disney Productions Narrated by: Sterling Holloway Directed by: Clyde Geronimi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the segments from the feature film Make Mine Music, this is the animated telling of the Russian fairy tale set to music written by Sergei Prokofiev. Peter is a small […]