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 […]
Lionsgate Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Willow Shields Directed by: Francis Lawrence Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself squarely placed between the government and the revolution when she finds out that she will be competing once again in The Hunger Games. Kitty Cameo: Buttercup, Primrose Everdeen’s (Willow Shields) mangy-looking cat has a slightly bigger presence in this film […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Maureen O’Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball Directed by: Dorothy Arzner Synopsis: The story of two very different aspiring dancers in the same troupe; Judy O’Brien (Maureen O’Hara) who wishes to dance ballet and Bubbles (Lucille Ball) the golddigger who seeks her claim to fame doing burlesque. Purr Blur: Late in the film Judy is returning […]
First Artists Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg Synopsis: Private Detective Harper (Paul Newman) returns in this film in which he travels to Louisiana to investigate the truth behind the blackmail attempts against a former girlfriend (Joanne Woodward), but that’s only the beginning. Kitty Cameo: During the course of his investigation, Harper arrives at […]