Gainsborough Pictures Starring: Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum, Margaret Rutherford Directed by: Ken Annakin Synopsis: A charming tale about a maid with a tail. When Dr. Paul Martin (Griffith Jones) takes a solo vacation to go fishing off the coast of Cornwall, he is pulled overboard by a mischevious mermaid named Miranda (Glynis Johns) who […]
Also Known As: Three on a Weekend Gainsborough Pictures Starring: John Lodge, Margaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams, René Ray Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: The August Bank Holiday starts with the mad rush from London to the trains heading for the seaside as we follow three […]
Original Air Date: July 16, 1958 Directed by: Norman Tokar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Wally (Tony Dow) and Beaver (Jerry Mathers) are entrusted to babysit their neighbor’s expensive show cat, Puff Puff. What could possibly go wrong? Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The neighbor Mr. Donaldson […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Brian Kraus, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige Also Starring: Sparks Directed by: Mick Garris Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film. Synopsis: An original screenplay by Stephen King. Mary Brady (Alice Kridge) and her son Charles (Brian Kraus) move to a small Indiana town. Their house strangely seems to attract […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, James Caan Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Synopsis: Based on the popular novel by Mario Puzo. Aging New York mafia boss Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) deals with a changing world in which the ways of the old country are no longer being respected. He hopes to pass off his […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Rex Harrison, Anthony Newley, Samantha Eggar, William Dix Directed by: Richard Fleischer Synopsis: The classic film version of Hugh Lofting’s stories about an English veterinarian named Dr. Dolittle (Rex Harrison) who can converse with animals, which causes him to come under fire from skeptics and naysayers, particularly the outspoken General Bellowes (Peter […]
New Line Cinema Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen Directed by: Peter Jackson Synopsis: The first entry of the ambitious and epic film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is entrusted with an important mission by Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) to destroy the one ring to rule […]
Directed by: Frank Capra Synopsis: Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur) comes from a family of good-natured and eccentric screwballs, headed by a charmingly free-thinking grandfather (Lionel Barrymore.) But when she falls in love with the son of a rich, conservative family named Tony Kirby (Jimmy Stewart) she worries about what kind of impression her family will […]
Directed by: Anatole Litvak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe Adams (Henry Fonda) is barricaded in his apartment after shooting a magician named Maximilian the Great (Vincent Price) who performs a magic act with his trained dogs. During the siege Adams recalls, via flashback, what […]
Edison Manufacturing Company Directed by: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Synopsis: Two cats go paw to paw in a boxing ring in this very early Edison experimental film. Cinema Cats: Likely the first cat actors to ever appear on screen, the two cats “boxing” in this film were featured performers in Professor Welton’s vaudeville show, and the boxing […]