Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Robert Young, Laraine Day, Margaret O’Brien Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Synopsis: A young American couple, John and Nora Davis (Robert Young and Laraine Day) suffer shock and tragedy in London during the blitz of World War II and struggle to find meaning in their world. John is a reporter and in the course of […]
Original Air Date: January 8, 2014 Starring: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer Directed by: Blake T. Evans Synopsis: Frankie (Patricia Heaton) and Mike (Neil Flynn) become concerned about Brick (Atticus Shaffer) when he takes to sleeping in the kitchen and appears to be afraid of everything. Cat Cattle Call: Frankie decides to take Brick to […]
Pat Sullivan Cartoons Directed by: Otto Messmer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felix the Cat rescues a mouse from a trap and is promised a favor in return, which he collects on when his human friend, a boy named Willie, has to practice piano instead of going […]
Directed by: Étienne-Jules Marey Synopsis: An example of Marey’s “Chronophotography”, this very short sequence of photos on celluloid spotlight a white cat being dropped to demonstrate how it twists in the air to land on its feet. Cinema Cat: This is considered to be the first cat to ever appear on film, hence the world’s first Cinema Cat! […]
Rene Clair Productions Starring: Walter Huston, Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez Directed by: René Clair Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film (but not the end!) Synopsis: Based on Agatha Christie’s classic mystery. Ten people are invited to a secluded island for a weekend without knowing exactly why. They soon learn they […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih Directed by: Robert Clouse Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Shaolin martial artist Lee (Bruce Lee) takes part in a mysterious martial arts tournament held on an island owned by Han (Kien Shih), a fellow Shaolin who has gone rogue, […]
Triangle Film Corporation Starring: Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: An epic silent picture which spans three different time periods to tell the story of intolerance between humans through love, war and greed. Purr Blurs: The modern day tale is about a girl known as The Dear One (Mae Marsh) and The Boy (Robert […]
Parklane Pictures Inc. Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart Directed by: Robert Aldrich Synopsis: Mickey Spillane’s hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) gets more than he bargained for when he picks up a woman wearing only a trenchcoat who was running along a highway and the men who want her dead target him as well! Kitty Cameo: Near […]
Original Air Date: November 19, 2012 Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Ryan Hansen Directed by: Thomas Kail Synopsis: Caroline (Beth Behrs) wonders why Candy Andy (Ryan Hansen) won’t sleep with her while a pair of Amish boys build a barn for Chestnut in the girls’ backyard. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the episode Max (Kat Dennings) comes into the […]
Aesop’s Fables Studio Synopsis: Farmer Al Falfa gets into comical tangles with his cat, a mouse, and a dog, and it’s hard to say until the end who gets the last laugh! Cartoon Cat: The black cat which appears in these silent cartoons by Paul Terry (and may have been known as Thomas according to one online […]