First National Pictures Starring: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts Directed by: Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton Synopsis: A college graduate with a degree in botany (Buster Keaton) is mistaken for an electrical engineering graduate and hired to electrify a millionaire’s (Joe Roberts) home. Enchanted by the man’s daughter (Virginia Fox), our hero takes on the challenge […]
Empire Pictures Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton Directed by: Stuart Gordon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: Based on the H.P. Lovecraft story but with a lot more campy humor thrown into the mix, the story is about Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), a medical student working in a […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner Directed by: Jay Roach Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is a successful male nurse who hopes to become engaged to his beautiful girlfriend, Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo.) But first he must attend Pam’s sister’s wedding […]
Miramax Films Starring: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter Directed by: P.J. Hogan Synopsis: This dark comedy from Australia is the story of Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette), a young woman struggling to find acceptance amongst her peers, her family, and most importantly with herself. Muriel’s life changes when she moves to Sydney with her friend Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths) […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a slight spoiler for this movie. Synopsis: The game-changing sci fi classic from The Wachowski Brothers. Neo (Keanu Reeves) is a computer hacker who is drawn into a dangerous and mysterious world. Little does he know […]
Original Air Date: April 3, 1962 Starring: John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran, Sammee Tong, Del Moore Directed by: Earl Bellamy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Bentley Gregg (John Forsythe), his daughter Kelly (Noreen Corcoran) and their house servant Peter Tong (Sammee Tong) find that a mother cat has strayed into their […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Elisabeth Risdon, Margaret McWade Directed by: Richard Boleslawski Synopsis: Some of the residents of the small town of Lynnfield are shocked when their local newspaper starts printing the excerpts from a racy new bestseller by a woman named Caroline Adams, little realizing that the name is merely a pseudonym and the […]
Vitaphone Corporation Narrator: Robert L. Ripley Synopsis: This was episode 4 of the second series of Believe It or Not short films released to theaters. In this episode, little Billy (Billy Hayes) is scolded by his mother for reading a Ripley’s Believe It or Not book instead of doing his homework. He falls asleep and dreams […]
Television Corporation of America Starring: John Ireland, Faith Domergue, John Carradine Directed by: Paul Harrison Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A hard-boiled director (John Ireland) is struggling to get a low-budget horror movie made on location in a house where seven mysterious deaths have taken place. Only art […]
Two black cats make memorable appearances in this Preston Sturges’ comedy reviewed by Linda Kay. Includes the tragic Behind the Scenes story about cat actor Hamlet.