Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake Directed by: Frank R. Strayer Synopsis: Blondie (Penny Singleton) longs for a maid and gets her wish when Dagwood’s (Arthur Lake) boss sets them up in a mansion that is supposedly haunted. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the Blondie films Daisy the dog runs down the front path to fetch […]

Kicked in the Head (1997)

De Fina-Cappa Starring: Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport Directed by: Matthew Harrison Synopsis: Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) is a loser who searches for the meaning of life while dodging crooks and looking for love. Kitty Cameo: Having no place to live, Redmond shows up at the apartment of his buddy Stretch (Michael Rapaport). At one point Stretch sees a long-haired ginger […]

Kick-Ass (2010)

Marv Films Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage Directed by: Matthew Vaughn Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: High school student Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is tired of being a nobody so he dons a wet suit and the alter-ego of a super hero he dubs Kick-Ass. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)

Fleischer Studios Starring: William Costello, Mae Questel Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Popeye (voiced by William Costello) finds out he has lost his love Olive Oyl (voiced by Mae Questel) to a trapeze artist. Cartoon Cat: Much of the short is set to the song […]

Kitten Witch (2016)

Media Design School Starring: Delaney O’Hara, Anthea Hill Directed by: James Cunningham Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A kitten named Freda (voiced by Delaney O’Hara) applies for a job as a witch’s familiar. Cartoon Cat: Freda applies to a witch named Zoe (Anthea Hill) who asks her qualifications. Freda […]

The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

American International Pictures (AIP) Starring: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre Also Starring:  Rhubarb Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dark comedy in which a funeral parlor director named Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) strives to drum up business, even when there isn’t any. Cinema Cat: This film […]

My Sister Eileen (1942)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Rosalind Russell, Richard Quine Directed by: Alexander Hall Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sisters Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen Sherwood (Janet Blair) leave Ohio and move to New York City to pursue their careers. Kitty Cameo: The sisters move into a basement apartment where many […]

The Love Light (1921)

Mary Pickford Company Starring: Mary Pickford, George Regas Directed by: Frances Marion Synopsis: War touches the lives of lighthouse keeper Angela (Mary Pickford) and her brothers. Purr Blur: The film opens in the little town where Angela lives. A rising young profiteer named Tony (George Regas) is seen selling fish. There is a disagreement between a customer and Tony […]

La noche de los mil gatos (1972)

English Title: The Night of a Thousand Cats Avant Films S.A. Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Anjanette Comer Directed by: René Cardona Jr. Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A rich playboy (Hugo Stiglitz) picks up girls around Acapulco in his helicopter and whisks them away to his castle where he keeps […]

Bob – “La Sorpresa”

Original Air Date: January 8, 1993 Starring: Bob Newhart, Cynthia Stevenson Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob (Newhart) hates birthday surprises and the singing of the birthday song at the best of times, but even moreso when he has a crushing headache. Featured Feline: Otto the cat makes two of his classic appearances in this episode. At the beginning Kaye […]