Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Nelson Entertainment Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin Directed by: Stephen Herek Synopsis: Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are two most excellent dudes who dream of starting a rock band.  But first they must pass history class, and if they don’t they will be separated by Ted’s dad who plans to send him to a […]

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Cloud Atlas ProductionsStarring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo WeavingDirected by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains minor spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: A complex and beautifully filmed epic based on the novel by David Mitchell covering many different eras to paint a picture of how lives interconnect […]

The Lady With 700 Cats (2011)

Painless Productions Narrated by: Jane Lynch Synopsis: A fascinating documentary about Lynea Lattanzio, a woman whose made it her mission to save as many cats as possible with California’s largest no-cage, no-kill cat sanctuary, The Cat House on the Kings, located near Fresno.  Lynea’s is an inspiring and fascinating story well worth watching and sharing. Reality […]

It Happened One Night (1934)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert Directed by: Frank Capra Synopsis: A spoiled heiress named Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert), angry over her father’s insistance that she annull a secret marriage, decides to run away.  Eventually she bumps into a newspaper reporter named Peter Warne (Clark Gable) who, sensing a story, threatens to spill the beans on […]

Thriller – “The Storm”

Original Air Date: January 22, 1962Starring: Boris Karloff, Nancy Kelly, David McLean, James GriffithGuest Starring: BabaDirected by: Herschel Daugherty Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains minor spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Janet Willsom (Nancy Kelly) returns to her isolated home on the night of a terrible storm and spends some nerve-wracking moments waiting for her husband (David […]

Love Letters (1945)

Love Letters (1945)

Directed by: William Dieterle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Allen Quinton (Joseph Cotten) is a British soldier stationed in Italy in World War II where he pens poetic love letters for a fellow soldier to mail to the guy’s girlfriend, Victoria, back home. But Allen […]

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Blake Edwards Synopsis: A wonderful telling of Truman Capote’s novella (with a vastly different ending from the original story!)  Paul Varjack (George Peppard) is a struggling writer who is being “kept” by an older woman (Patricia Neal.)  He moves into an apartment building […]

Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) (2008)

EFTIStarring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik DahlDirected by: Tomas Alfredson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is an outcast at school, tormented by bullies and misunderstood by his classmates.  When a mysterious girl named Eli (Lina Leandersson) moves into the apartment next to his, […]

The Blue Bird (1940)

Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Shirley Temple, Johnny Russell, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: The fanciful tale of a selfish, ungrateful girl named Mytyl (Shirley Temple) who complains about being poor when in fact that she has her health, a home, food and a loving family, is sent on a quest with her little brother […]

Raffles (1939)

Raffles (1939)

Directed by: Sam Wood Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A gentleman thief who leaves calling cards at the scene of his crimes signed “The Amateur Cracksman” is actually the well-liked cricket star A.J. Raffles (David Niven.) Raffles is ready to retire from thievery until a […]