by Ted Davis Directed by: Philip DeGuere Jr. This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this made-for-TV movie, the evil and slinky sorceress Morgan LeFay (Jessica Walter) is returned to Earth by The Nameless One (David Hooks) to […]
by Mark Murton Original Air Date: February 12, 2013 Directed by: Alrick Riley This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: When an English tourist, June Anderson (Kim Thomson), is found dead in a rented luxury villa strangled by her own scarf, […]
Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami Synopsis: Based on the book by Raymond Briggs. Hilda (voiced by Peggy Ashcroft) and Jim Bloggs (voiced by John Mills) are an older couple who attempt to prepare for the onset of a nuclear war and then face the consequences after it starts. Cartoon Cat: In one scene Hilda is […]
Directed by: Charles Chaplin Synopsis: The Tramp as a lone prospector (Charlie Chaplin) ventures into the Klondike to look for gold and falls for a dance hall girl (Georgia Hale). Purr Blur: As the Tramp is dancing with the girl, his baggy pants keep falling down. As they near a table, the Tramp grabs a […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: John E. Blakeley Synopsis: Demobbed from the army, soldiers Nat (Nat Jackley), Norman (Norman Evans) and Dan (Dan Young) get new jobs, going on to solve a crime and stage a concert. Purr Blur: As part of the concert, Norman Evans performs his hugely popular “Over the garden wall” monologue, […]
Starring: Star Directed by: Parker Finn This review contains a Severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Psychologist Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) is unnerved when a patient violently commits suicide in front of her, but things grow much worse when she starts […]
by Ted Davis Original Air Date: January 29, 1966 Directed by: Don Chaffey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Tensions are high outside of Bir Azhad when globe-trotting secret M9 agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) contends with a group of unsanctioned Israeli vigilantes intent on killing the […]
Music Artist: Ringo Starr Directed by: Kii Arens Synopsis: A music video calling for change from the fabulous Ringo Starr. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A giant white Persian cat appears in a couple of scenes which take place on a tiny set. Ringo is on a television screen reacting to the enormous kitty. Later the […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage of an adorable kitten and some lion cubs in this Eve’s Film Review entry (newsreel shorts aimed at a female audience.) Reality Cat: A kitten in a high chair is illustrated in the opening title card. A caption states “When they grow up Eve may be tempted to throw […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Michael Relph and Basil Dearden Synopsis: Retired Colonial Serviceman Henry Phipps (Cecil Parker) takes a job as a probation officer in a run-down London borough and finds it more of a challenge than he imagined. Purr Blur: As Phipps gets to know the neighbourhood where he will be working he […]