Triangle Film Corporation Starring: Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Miriam Cooper Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: An epic silent picture which spans three different time periods to tell the story of intolerance between humans through love, war and greed. Purr Blurs: The modern day tale is about a girl known as The Dear One (Mae Marsh) and The Boy (Robert […]
Parklane Pictures Inc. Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart Directed by: Robert Aldrich Synopsis: Mickey Spillane’s hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) gets more than he bargained for when he picks up a woman wearing only a trenchcoat who was running along a highway and the men who want her dead target him as well! Kitty Cameo: Near […]
Original Air Date: November 19, 2012 Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Ryan Hansen Directed by: Thomas Kail Synopsis: Caroline (Beth Behrs) wonders why Candy Andy (Ryan Hansen) won’t sleep with her while a pair of Amish boys build a barn for Chestnut in the girls’ backyard. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the episode Max (Kat Dennings) comes into the […]
Aesop’s Fables Studio Synopsis: Farmer Al Falfa gets into comical tangles with his cat, a mouse, and a dog, and it’s hard to say until the end who gets the last laugh! Cartoon Cat: The black cat which appears in these silent cartoons by Paul Terry (and may have been known as Thomas according to one online […]
Castle Films Synopsis: A silent short film in which a trainer is seen with his animals, including a cat, a dog, a raven who types, a penguin who wanders through town and a lion who likes to wrestle. Featured Feline: Bessie, a striped tabby, starts off the short and is introduced as a farm cat who has […]
Roadshow Attractions Starring: William Woods, Horace Carpenter, Ted Edwards Directed by: Dwain Esper Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A truly bizarre early exploitation film which is part horror movie, part psychology lecture, part instructional film on how not to act, part Edgar Allan Poe rip-off and all wonderfully […]
English Title: Cleo from 5 to 7 Ciné Tamaris Starring: Corinne Marchand, Dominique Davray Directed by: Agnès Varda Synopsis: Approximately two hours in the life of Cléo (Corinne Marchand), a singer who is anxiously awaiting the results of some medical tests, shown in real time by avant garde director Agnès Varda. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene Cléo is seen […]
Coronado Productions Starring: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Peter Cushing Directed by: Edward Dmytryk Synopsis: Set in London during World War II, Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) has an affair with married woman Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr). When she ends the affair abruptly, a broken-hearted Maurice sets out to find out why. Purr Blur: When Sarah’s husband Henry (Peter Cushing) is […]
Sol Lesser Productions Starring: Fay Bainter, William Holden, Stuart Erwin Directed by: Sam Wood Synopsis: Screen adaptation of the Thornton Wilder play which looks at the lives of two families, the Gibbs and their neighbors the Webbs, in the small New Hampshire town of Grover’s Corner. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the beginning of the film we see Howie […]
Original Air Date: August 23, 2014 Starring: Millie Brown, John Simm, James Frain Directed by: Eduardo Sánchez Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a major spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: A science fiction series based on Michael Marshall Smith’s 2007 novel The Intruders where members of a secret society seek immortality at the expense of others […]