Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: The colorful, musical story of an American painter named Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) who seeks recognition and finds love (albeit with complications) in the city of lights, all set to the music of George Gershwin. Purr Blur: In the opening sequence we see a Paris street. […]
Erpi Classroom Films Incorporated Synopsis: A mother cat raises her three little kittens on a farm. Reality Star Cats: This educational short was touted as an instructional sound film and distributed by the University of Alabama. It’s an adorable look at the life of three young tabby kittens who are born in a barn on a small […]
Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm Directed by: Ridley Scott Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The crew of a commercial transport spaceship, the Nostromo, awaken to what they think is a distress signal coming from an unchartered area in space. A team is sent to […]
English Title: Whisper of the Heart Studio Ghibli Starring: Youko Honna, Kazuo Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana Directed by: Yoshifumi Kondô Synopsis: A very sweet story with a screenplay by famed animator Hayao Miyazaki. Shizuku Tsukishima (voiced by Youko Honna) is a young Japanese girl who loves to read books. She notices that when she checks books out of the library […]
Original Air Date: December 17, 1973 Starring: Ken Curtis, Russell Wiggins, Milburn Stone Directed by: Bernard McEveety Synopsis: A mentally challenged young man named Billy (Russell Wiggins) comes to Dodge to visit his friend Festus (Ken Curtis). Billy is childlike in all aspects but grows violent when he sees any animal being intentionally hurt, which leads to a run-in […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan Directed by: Felix E. Feist Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the turn of the century, a lumber baron named Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) sets his sights on the large Sequoia trees of the Pacific Northwest, but […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Fred Lawrence, Rosalind Marquis, Roy Atwell Directed by: Ralph Staub Synopsis: A young, handsome tour guide named Johann (Fred Lawrence) leads a group of tourists to the famed Echo Mountain in the Swiss Alps. After getting caught on the mountain by a rainstorm, the group stops at the Inn of Herr Schmidt (Lee Kohlmar) where […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Starring: Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison Directed by: King Vidor Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This reviews contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of an idealistic young doctor named Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) who strives to make improvements in medical procedures in the Welsh mining town where he sets […]
Original Air Date: July 26, 2013 Starring: Lucy Fry, Ivy Latimer, Amy Ruffle, Chai Romruen Also Starring: Monte Directed by: Evan Clarry Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this series! Synopsis: This series created for Netflix is about three mermaids named Lyla (Lucy Fry), Nixie (Ivy Latimer) and Sirena (Amy Ruffle) who become outcasts from […]
Alternative Title: The Devil’s Own Hammer Film Productions Starring: Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell Directed by: Cyril Frankel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: English schoolteacher Gwen Mayfield (Joan Fontaine) suffers a nervous breakdown after a frightful experience with a Witch Doctor in Africa. She seems on the […]