Reba – “The Cat’s Meow”

Original Air Date: November 7, 2003 Starring: Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Scarlett Pomers, Steve Howey, JoAnna Garcia Directed by: Will Mackenzie Synopsis: Kyra (Scarlett Pomers) brings home a cat and begs Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) to let her keep it.  Barbra believes Brock is allergic to cats but says they can hide her in the attic.  As it turns […]

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Directed by: John Huston Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Classic gritty city crime story about an ex-con named Emmerich (Louis Calhern) who gets out of prison and is looking for a backer for his planned heist of a high-end jewelry store. Amongst those recruited for […]

Mga Pusang Gala (2005)

English Title: Stray Cats Erasto Productions Starring: Ricky Davao, Irma Adlawan, Reggie Curley, Lauren Novero, Alcris Galura Directed by: Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A quirky, interesting independent film made in the Philippines and based on the play written by Jun Lana.  Boyet (Ricky Davao) is a […]

Music in My Heart (1940)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows, Alan Mowbray, Eric Blore Directed by: Joseph Santley Synopsis: Robert Gregory (Tony Martin) is an aspiring actor / singer who faces deportation just as he’s on the brink of finding success on the stage.  Right after a breakout performance he rushes to catch a boat to comply with […]

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Directed by: Abe Levitow Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in mid-1890’s, Mewsette (voiced by Judy Garland) is an innocent farm cat who dreams of going to Paris to seek her fortune, much to the dismay of her champion mouser boyfriend Jaune-Tom (voiced by Robert Goulet). […]

Single Room Furnished (1966)

Crown International Pictures Starring: Jayne Mansfield, Dorothy Keller, Fabian Dean, Martin Horsey Directed by: Matt Cimber Synopsis: Jayne Mansfield (in her final screen appearance) plays three incarnations of the same woman who deals with being single in a big city in different ways, going from a wide-eyed innocent child looking for love to a prostitute.  The film, which […]

Cairo (1942)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Synopsis: In this spy thriller comedy, Homer Smith (Robert Young) is an ambitious small-town newspaper reporter from California who gets the opportunity to go abroad to report on the war.  He ends up shipwrecked and comes in contact with a British Intelligence Officer, who imparts […]

The Three Musketeers (1948)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, Vincent Price, June Allyson, Van Helfin Directed by: George Sidney Synopsis: A fun, colorful adaptation of Alexander Dumas’ classic story about D’Artagnan, a young nobleman who hopes to join the King’s Musketeers and his adventures in and around the French Court with his fellow swordsmen, Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and […]

Fingers at the Window (1942)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford Directed by: Charles Lederer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film. Synopsis: The city of Chicago is gripped with fear after a series of unexplainable axe murders committed by seemingly insane random men on seemingly random unsuspecting women.  Edwina Brown (Laraine Day) […]

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Curse of the Demon (1957)

Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]