Directed by: Margarethe von Trotta Synopsis: True life account of philosopher and writer Hannah Arendt (Barbara Sukowa) and the controversy surrounding her New Yorker articles covering the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. Purr Blur: Late in the film Hannah goes back to Jerusalem to visit her ailing friend Kurt Blumenfeld (Michael […]
Directed by: Robert Aldrich Synopsis: Reporter Mike Morrison (Robert Mitchum) is entrusted with getting vital information to the Greek resistance during World War II and finds himself the target of Nazis. Kitty Cameos: In one scene a character named Tassos (Theodore Bikel) is hurrying through the streets. Three cats are sitting by some steps and […]
Original Air Date: January 24, 1984 Directed by: Dave Powers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jack (John Ritter) finds a kitten on the doorstep and the roommates scramble to hide it from their landlord Mr. Furley (Don Knotts), leading to complications and misunderstandings. Cat Burglars (Scene […]
Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Looney Tunes short, a flying kitten is raised by an eagle then falls in love with the female kitten he saves from a bulldog. Cartoon Cats: The short begins in an airport with a […]
Directed by: Jules White Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: The Stooges (Larry Fine, Moe Howard and Shemp Howard) are door-to-door pest control salesmen who get the bright idea to release a bunch of critters inside a house before […]
Directed by: William Thiele Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Henpecked family man Vern Adams (Frank Morgan) is presumed lost at sea then surprises everyone by turning up alive. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Vern owns a pet shop and the opening scene finds him receiving a […]
Directed by: Irving Cummings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: William Scott, Jr. (Junior Durkin; Junior is also the character’s nickname) is determined to prove to everyone that he has the makings of an ace sleuth. Purr Blur: After his dog, Doctor, is kicked by a […]
Starring: High Bred Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the end of the Civil War, Union Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson) head to Mexico […]
Original Air Date: March 4, 1981 Directed by: Irra Verbitsky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this short segment! Synopsis: An animated cat hears some squeaking and thinks he is about to have a mouse dinner. Cartoon Cat: The cat is sleeping by a fence when he first hears a […]
Directed by: Eddie Cline Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Buster Keaton gets a job at a shooting gallery which brings him into contact with a group of hoodlums out to kill a businessman. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): When Buster applies for the job at the […]