Paramount Pictures Starring: Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen Directed by: Norman Taurog Synopsis: The second in the series of Big Broadcast films which showcases film, stage and radio stars of the day. In this installment, the entertainment segments are assembled around a far-out plot in which Jack Oakie plays an on-air lothario who hopes to win a […]
Gilbert Films Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Mark Webber, Geoffrey Arend Also Starring: Miss Kitty Directed by: Michael Mohan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Lizzy Caplan) is trying to be supportive of her sister’s wedding but has problems of her own when her musician boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) she has just […]
Original Air Date: October 31, 1964 Starring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell Directed by: Mervyn Pinfield Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A malfunction with the Tardis deposits the Doctor (William Hartnell) and the others to an unrecognizable Earth. As it turns out they have been shrunken down to the […]
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 […]