Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A classic animated short rich in word play finds a hip guy (voiced by John Brown) trying to communicate with Noah Webster (also John Brown) to get into heaven. Cartoon Cats: As the hipster explains his […]
Directed by: Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Snub Pollard plays a hired hand on a ranch in the cold north who helps thwart a thief trying to steal the property for its oil reserves. Kitty Cameos: Early in the film Snub is […]
Directed by: Curtis Harrington This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Terry Lambert (Jon Savage) is released from prison after being convicted of taking part in a gang rape and returns home to his mother Thelma (Ann Sothern) filled […]
Original Title: Teen Kanya Directed by: Satyajit Ray Synopsis: A collection of three short movies about defining moments in the lives of young girls. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The third film is titled Samapti and tells the story of college student Amulya (Soumitra Chatterjee) who comes home after passing his classes and is pestered by […]
Directed by: Alex Zamm Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A reboot incorporating several plotlines and tip-of-the-hats to the original Our Gang comedy shorts finds the Rascals trying to raise money to save Grandma’s (Doris Roberts) bakery. Featured Feline: In one segment the Gang attempts to […]
Directed by: Mark Romanek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mild mannered one hour photo developer Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) becomes increasingly obsessed with the lives of the Yorkin family who are regular customers. Purr Blurs: Sy narrates the film and talks about some of his […]
Original Title: Léon Morin, prêtre Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In France during World War II, an atheist widow named Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) decides to test Father Léon Morin’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) beliefs and finds herself drawn to the man and his […]
Directed by: Ivan Passer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O’Toole) is an eccentric scientist who enlists the aid of a college assistant named Boris (Vincent Spano) to help him try to clone his late wife. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One of […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a strange American competition in which grown men see who can “put the cat out” the fastest. Reality Cats: This very bizarre competition has men dressed in nightgowns jumping up from a row of beds and running to a line of doors some distance away while carrying cats. Kitty […]
Date Created: 1982 Directed by: Paul Bogart Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Gloria (Sally Struthers) leaves home with her son Joey (Christian Jacobs) and starts a career as a veterinary assistant to Dr. Adams (Burgess Meredith). Featured Feline: This unaired episode was the original pilot for […]