Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Billy Bletcher Directed by: Rudolf Ising Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A starving cat comes across the home of a family of mice on Christmas Eve and decides to pose as Santa Claus to gain entrance to feast upon the adorable little rodents. Cartoon Cat: The […]
Starring: PyewacketDirected by: Richard Quine Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) is a woman who runs an African curios shop in New York City underneath the apartment building where she and her aunt Queenie (Elsa Lanchester) live. A book publisher named Shepherd […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Judy Garland, Marjorie Main, Joan Carroll Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: The lush, colorful Minnelli film about a family of four girls and their trials and tribulations in St. Louis, Missouri at the time of the World’s Fair in the early twentieth century. Kitty Cameo: In an early scene in the film the second youngest daughter, […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, David Bradley Directed by: David Yates Synopsis: Year six at Hogwart’s is a very dark year as Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) assist Dumbledore in trying to obtain an important memory from former Potions Professor Slughorn (Jim Broadbent) which could hold the key to Voldemort’s defeat. Purr Blur: Hermione’s (Emma Watson) cat Crookshanks […]
Lifetime Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Roebuck Also Starring: Tardar Sauce (Grumpy Cat) Directed by: Tim Hill Synopsis: The Internet sensation Grumpy Cat in her full-length movie debut. Grumpy Cat (voiced by Aubrey Plaza) is living in a mall pet store. A young girl named Chrystal (Megan Charpentier) wishes on a magic coin that she could find a […]
Universal Press Syndicate (UPI) Directed by: Richard Williams Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this show! Synopsis: A Christmas animated special based on the popular comic strip by Tom Wilson. Ziggy is a little man with a faithful dog who gets a job as a street Santa in order to raise […]
Channel 4 Television Corporation Directed by: Dianne Jackson Synopsis: A beautiful animated short film based on the book by Raymond Briggs. A little boy builds a snowman and is surprised in the evening when his creation comes to life and they share some special and magical adventures together. Cartoon Cat: In the evening the boy’s parents are sitting […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang does what they can to stay warm during a snowstorm while being disillusioned in thinking Santa isn’t real. The older kids set out to make a brighter Christmas for the younger ones and their efforts are aided by a gang […]
Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder Directed by: F.W. Murnau Synopsis: The classic silent horror masterpiece based on the novel Dracula. A man named Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) is sent to Transylvania to arrange a real estate deal but finds himself the victim of the dreaded Count Orlock (Max Schreck), a vampire determined to […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, David Bradley, Imelda Staunton Directed by: David Yates Synopsis: Year five at Hogwart’s takes an ominous turn as Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) are villified in the press, leading to the Ministry of Magic appointing the officious and obnoxious Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) as the school’s overseer, all the […]