Starring: Orangey Directed by: Jack Arnold Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on Richard Matheson’s novel (with a screenplay by Matheson himself.) Scott Carey (Grant Williams) is out for a boat ride with his wife Louise (Randy Stuart) when he is exposed to a strange […]
Directed by: Mark Dindal Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Emperor Kuzco (voiced by David Spade) is a self-involved young ruler who raises the ire of his sorceress administrator, Yzma (voiced by Eartha Kitt) when he fires her. Seeking revenge (and the throne), Yzma turns Kuzco […]
Two black cats make memorable appearances in this Preston Sturges’ comedy reviewed by Linda Kay. Includes the tragic Behind the Scenes story about cat actor Hamlet.
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 […]
Starring: TontoDirected by: Paul Mazursky This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Retired teacher Harry (Art Carney) loses his apartment in New York, the only home he has ever known. Finding himself at loose ends, with only a few possessions and his […]
Starring: Tyler Directed by: Danny DeVito This review contains Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dark comedy in which lawyer Gavin D’Amato (Danny DeVito) tells a prospective client the story of Oliver and Barbara Rose (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner), a man […]
Starring: Orangey Directed by: David Swift This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hogan (Jack Lemmon) is a lecherous landlord who likes to make the moves on the female tenants of his apartment building, mostly without objection since he is […]
Directed by: Martin Rosen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The animated telling of Richard Adams novel about a group of rabbits and their journey to find a new, safe home. Cartoon Cats: The film begins with an artistic representation of the rabbit’s faith system. Their […]
La Parti Productions Starring: Benoît Delépine, Gustave de Kervern, Isabelle Delépine Directed by: Gustave de Kervern & Benoît Delépine Synopsis: A bitingly dark comedy from Belgium about two neighbors (Benoît Delépine & Gustave de Kervern) from a farming community outside Paris whose anger for one another leads to a mutual accident that ultimately bonds them in a most […]
Directed by: John Huston Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Classic gritty city crime story about an ex-con named Emmerich (Louis Calhern) who gets out of prison and is looking for a backer for his planned heist of a high-end jewelry store. Amongst those recruited for […]