Directed by: George Stevens Synopsis: A widescreen, episodic saga based on the book by Edna Ferber. Cattle rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson), has his hands full with his forward-thinking New England wife, Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor) and rival Jett Rink (James Dean). Purr Blur: This is one of those “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” kitty cameos which we like to […]
Directed by: Don Chaffey This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Thomasina (voiced by Elspeth March) is the independent yet loving pet of Mary MacDhui (Karen Dotrice) who is traumatized when her veterinarian father Andrew (Patrick McGoohan) cold-heartedly refuses […]
Also Known As: Stop Me Before I Kill! Starring: George Directed by: Val Guest This review contains a Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Alan Colby (Ronald Lewis) is a successful race car driver who marries the young love of his life, […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains Directed by: Irving Rapper Synopsis: Musician Christine Radcliffe (Bette Davis) is ecstatic to find her former lover, celloist Karel Novak (Paul Henreid) safe and living in New York, having believed he was killed in a concentration camp during World War II. She marries him without revealing that her American […]
Directed by: Anthony Mann Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Letter carrier Joe Norson (Farley Granger) is an everyman struggling to make ends meet with a young wife (Cathy O’Donnell) and a baby on the way. But the temptation to steal money when it presents itself […]
Also known as: Cairo Station Starring: Youssef Chahine, Hind Rostom, Farid Shawqi Directed by: Youssef Chahine Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: Qinawi (Youssef Chahine) is a lame young man who is hired by a newspaper seller at the busy Cairo train station. The young man becomes obsessed with Hannuma […]
Directed by: Blake Edwards Synopsis: A hilarious sendup of Hollywood elitism begins when a minor Indian actor named Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) single-handedly ruins the climactic shot of an epic motion picture, then accidentally gets invited to the studio head’s exclusive party where things slowly progress into complete chaos. Kitty Cameo: At one point […]
Directed by: Bruno Bozzetto This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This beautifully designed and hilarious spoof of Disney’s Fantasia is considered by many to be Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto’s magnum opus. Between the animated segments set to classical […]
Seven Arts Productions Starring: Jackie Gleason, Katherine Kath, Diane Gardner Also starring: Orangey Directed by: Gene Kelly Synopsis: This Chaplinesque film is reminiscent of a silent era comedy in that it includes both humor and pathos. Gigot (Jackie Gleason) is a mute janitor who lives quietly in a small French town where he is taken advantage of and ridiculed […]
Original Air Date: February 13, 1969 Directed by: Richard Michaels Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Samantha Stephens’ (Elizabeth Montgomery) neighbor, Miss Parsons (Ruth McDevitt), is an elderly cat lover whose kitty gets stuck in a tree in the Stephen’s yard and Samantha uses magic to help […]