Original Air Date: January 30, 1963 Starring: Donna Douglas, Buddy Ebsen, Bea Benaderet Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard Whorf Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Cousin Pearl Bodine (Bea Benaderet) advertises her yodeling classes in the Clampett’s home, much to Granny’s consternation. Cinema Cat: Prolific cat actor Orangey appears in the series […]
Van Beuren Studios Directed by: Shamus Culhane, Burt Gillett Synopsis: Three kittens wake up in the morning and decide to spend their day teasing the family dog. Cartoon Kitties: There really isn’t anything more to this animated short than the description above. These musical kittens take great pleasure in teasing the dog, which is gullible enough to play […]
Evergreen Starring: Buster Keaton Directed by: Alan Schneider Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A surreal silent short written by Samuel Beckett follows a lonely man (Buster Keaton) as he attempts to keep from being seen by the outside world as well as the world inside his own room. […]
Original Air Date: January 15, 1962 Starring: Boris Karloff, Ursula Andress, Alejandro Rey Directed by: Ida Lupino Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: An aspiring painter (Alejandro Rey) saves a young woman named Luana (Ursula Andress) from drowning after three men throw her into the river believing she is a […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, David Bradley Directed by: David Yates Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The final battle between Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) and Harry Potter (Danielle Radcliffe) finally takes place at Hogwarts where Harry desperately seeks the last Horcruxes while those opposing Voldemort fight to […]
Jorilie Productions Establishment Starring: Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone Directed by: Jules Dassin Synopsis: Based on an ancient Greek myth, Phaedra (Melina Mercouri) is the wife of shipping magnate Thanos (Raf Vallone) who spends much of his time trying to outwit his competitors, including his father-in-law. Trouble stirs when he sends Phaedra to fetch Alexis (Anthony Perkins), […]
Warner Bros. Starring: John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale Directed by: Lewis Seiler Synopsis: Joe Bell (John Garfield) becomes a jaded and bitter transient after serving time in prison for a crime he did not commit. He is convinced that he can’t trust anyone until he meets Mabel Alden (Priscilla Lane), the step-daughter of the prison farm owner. […]
Original Air Date: May 2, 2003 Starring: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay Directed by: Constantine Makris Synopsis: The team searches for the rapist / killer of a waitress found dead outside of a club while her father takes matters into his own hands. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode a waitress in a club goes outside to find the […]
Zagreb Film Directed by: Zlatko Bourek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this short film! Synopsis: A psychedelic animated short from Croatia based on the Aesop’s fable The Cat and Venus. A man finds a cat on his doorstep and takes it in but things take a dark turn when the Goddess Venus […]
The Jam Handy Organization Synopsis: An interesting look at the use of motion picture cameras in science includes examples of time-lapse, slow motion and schlieren photography. Slo-Mo Reality Cat: In one segment, a female tabby cat is shown held upside down by two pairs of hands. While being filmed in slow motion, the cat is dropped from […]