Group Film Productions Limited Starring: Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford Directed by: Ralph Thomas Synopsis: Miranda the Mermaid (Glynis Johns) returns in this sequel which features a schoolteacher look-alike (also Glynis Johns) who moves to a small cottage in Cornwall which she has inherited, only to find a cove beneath where Miranda and her friend Berengaria (Dora […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Ricardo Montalban, Claire Trevor, Wendell Corey Directed by: William A. Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Farm laborer Chu Chu Ramirez (Ricardo Montalban) is equally proud of his Mexican heritage and his American citizenship (he carries a letter written to him from the President in his […]
Original Air Date: October 6, 1982 Starring: Catherine Hicks, Tim Matheson, Alfre Woodard, Bill Morey Directed by: Peter H. Hunt Synopsis: Rick Tucker (Tim Matheson) and his wife Amanda (Catherine Hicks) are private investigators who find themselves searching for a murderer guilty of strangling women in newly constructed high-rise buildings. They use their sleuthing skills, plus Catherine’s psychic and […]
English Title: The Wheel Films Abel Gance Starring: Séverin-Mars, Ivy Close, Gabriel de Gravone Directed by: Abel Gance Synopsis: An epic silent classic from French director Abel Gance. A widowed railway engineer named Sisif (Séverin-Mars) finds an orphaned baby girl in the wreckage of a devastating train crash and takes her home as a sister to his young son […]
United Artists Corporation Starring: Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi Directed by: Lewis Gilbert Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unknown craft is snatching space vehicles from orbit, leaving the Americans blaming the Russians and vice versa. James Bond (Sean Connery) is hot on the trail of the culprits, leading […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: William Hickey, David Johansen Directed by: John Harrison Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the popular Tales from the Darkside anthology horror television series, this is a compilation of three different scary tales with one interweaving story to tie them together. The three stories are […]
United Artists Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers Directed by: Charles Chaplin Synopsis: Chaplin’s classic comedy masterpiece about a Tramp (Chaplin) who falls in love with a poor blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill.) Through a series of situations involving an inebriated millionaire (Harry Myers), the Tramp is able to pass himself off as a rich man and […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young, Franchot Tone Directed by: Howard Hawks Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of a British family whose lives are complicated by World War I. Diana (Joan Crawford) has lost her father to the war and her brother Ronnie (Franchot […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins Directed by: George Cukor Synopsis: Based on Ruth Gordon’s stageplay about her early life and her decision to become an actress. Ruth’s father, Clinton Jones (Spencer Tracy) is a former sailor working hard to make sure his family will never know poverty, but his harsh demeanor and frugal […]
Original Air Date: December 8, 1971 Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead Directed by: Richard Michaels Synopsis: Endora (Agnes Moorehead) is up to her old tricks when she transforms a cat familiar into a woman (Julie Newmar) to test Darren’s fidelity. Of course Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is quick to defend her husband. Kitty Cameo: In one scene we see […]