Directed by: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder Synopsis: An updated telling of High Noon finds U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Victor Almanzar) facing a showdown with former associates at 11:55 p.m. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film several shots of the deserted morning streets are shown, including a memorial with a black cat walking behind […]
Directed by: Alan Parker Synopsis: Gritty detective Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) takes on an unusual missing persons case with unexpected twists and turns. Kitty Cameo: A tabby cat is on a snowy fire escape at the beginning of the film, looking down into a dark alley. A dog comes by and barks at the cat, […]
English Titles: The Italian Connection; ManhuntDirected by: Fernando Di Leo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Milan pimp named Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is pursued by two American hit men (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) posing as mobsters. Cat […]
Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis Synopsis: Police detective Terry Sneed (Billy Dee Williams) is recruited by a New Mexico law enforcement agency to rid the city of corruption. But who are really the corrupt ones? Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Late in the film Sneed goes into a bar to carry out some business. The bartender is […]
Directed by: Peter Godfrey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra Leeds (Angela Lansbury) when she is accused of murder, even though they have fallen in love with each other. Kitty Cameo: In the scene when Myra’s husband Joe (Dick […]
Starring: Whitey Directed by: Charles David Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Nikki Collins (Deanna Durbin) is a young woman visiting New York who witnesses a murder from her train window just before reaching Grand Central Station. Her determination to solve the crime brings her […]
Directed by: Charles Chaplin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) is a charmer when it comes to the ladies which comes in handy with his new line of work; marrying and murdering rich women for their money. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Cats […]
Directed by: Robert Altman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Raymond Chandler’s classic detective steps into modern day Hollywood when Philip Marlowe (Elliot Gould) becomes involved in a complicated murder mystery after driving a friend (Jim Bouton) to the Mexican border. Shortly afterward he is hired […]
Original Title: Night of the Demon Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) is an American psychologist who travels to England to attend a conference about the paranormal when the lead speaker is killed mysteriously. The deceased doctor’s […]
Directed by: Robert Florey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: World War II veteran Eddie Rice (John Payne) suffers from amnesia and goes looking for his past, only to find he had ties with underworld criminals in Los Angeles. Featured Feline: The boss of the crime […]