Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan Directed by: Walter Lang Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A musical featuring the songs of Cole Porter (although apparently vastly different than the original Broadway production.) Simone Pistache (Shirley MacLaine) runs a nightclub in turn-of-the-century […]
Ann-Margret is seen here holding a kitten in a promotional photo for her 1964 film Kitten With a Whip. Ann-Margret has always been fond of cats, as she explained in a 1972 article written by Joyce Haber for the Sarasota Journal: “Oh, do you like cats?” [Ann-Margret] said excitedly, when I responded to the tiny, […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark, Charles Laughton, Fred Allen Directed by: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco Synopsis: An anthology of five different stories from acclaimed writer O. Henry, introduced by fellow author John Steinbeck. An all-star cast brings the following stories to life: The Cop and the Anthem, […]
CBS Films Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Ethan Phillips Also Starring: Tigger, Jerry, Daryl Directed by: Ethan & Joel Coen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains slight spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A slower-paced character study from the Coen Brothers. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a folk singer performing in Greenwich Village, New York in […]
United Artists Starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Andy Devine, John Carradine Directed by: John Ford Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: Considered by many to be the quintessential western film! The Apache, lead by Geronimo, are on the warpath and threaten the route of a stagecoach, which is trying to […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemon, Bob Fosse Directed by: Richard Quine Synopsis: Based on a series of stories written by Ruth McKinney, this musical follows the story of two small-town sisters who move to New York with dreams of making it big, Ruth (Betty Garrett) with her writing and her beautiful sister, Eileen, […]
Gaumont Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac Directed by: Vincenzo Natali Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are genetic engineers who experiment in splicing together the DNA of different animals in the hopes of creating something of medical value. When […]
Original Air Date: March 31, 1963 Starring: Jay North, Gale Gordon, Irene Tedrow, Billy Booth, Robert John Pittman Directed by: Charles Barton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mrs. Elkin’s cat is bothering Mr. Wilson and he’s determined to invoke a little-known law which states that all cats must be licensed or […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Narrator: Pete Smith Directed by: George Sidney Synopsis: A Pete Smith Specialty, this short film explores slow motion and strobe filmography with examples including a bubble being burst, a golfer hitting a ball through a telephone book and smoke curls produced by a fan. Kitty Cameo: Pete Smith explains that he always thought his cat, in […]
Orchard Productions Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Herbert Lom Directed by: J. Lee Thompson Synopsis: It is after World War II and Dr. Michele Wolf (Ingrid Thulin) returns to Paris after having suffered the horrors of a German concentration camp. Through flashbacks she recalls her last-minute marriage to a chess-champion gigolo, Stanislaus Pilgrin (Maximilian Schell), yet […]