Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation Starring: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt Directed by: Erich von Stroheim Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some major spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the book McTeague by Frank Norris. The epic story of John McTeague (Gibson Gowland), a slow-minded dentist who falls for Trina (Zasu Pitts) and sets […]
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La dolce vita (1960)
Riama Film Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg Directed by: Federico Fellini Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The film follows writer and reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni) through several days of his life as he carries on different dalliances, works on various news stories and considers becoming a more […]
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Paramount Pictures Starring: Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen Directed by: Norman Taurog Synopsis: The second in the series of Big Broadcast films which showcases film, stage and radio stars of the day. In this installment, the entertainment segments are assembled around a far-out plot in which Jack Oakie plays an on-air lothario who hopes to win a […]
Save the Date (2012)
Gilbert Films Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Mark Webber, Geoffrey Arend Also Starring: Miss Kitty Directed by: Michael Mohan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Lizzy Caplan) is trying to be supportive of her sister’s wedding but has problems of her own when her musician boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) she has just […]
Doctor Who – Planet of Giants
Original Air Date: October 31, 1964 Starring: William Hartnell, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell Directed by: Mervyn Pinfield Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A malfunction with the Tardis deposits the Doctor (William Hartnell) and the others to an unrecognizable Earth. As it turns out they have been shrunken down to the […]
Le chat du rabbin (2011)
English Title: The Rabbi’s Cat Autochenille Production Starring: François Morel, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi Directed by: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on a comic book series by co-director Joann Sfar, this is an imaginative tale about a Rabbi’s cat (voiced by François Morel) who […]
The Perils of Priscilla (1969)
Churchill Films / Dimension Films Directed by: Carroll Ballard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An early short film from the director of The Black Stallion. A day in the life of a Siamese cat named Priscilla who finds herself facing one bad circumstance after another. Cinema Cat: This is […]
Bug (1975)
William Castle Productions Starring: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel The Hephaestus Plague by Thomas Page. An earthquake unleashes an army of subterranean beetles with incendiary behinds which causes problems for a small town and […]
La Bête Humaine (1938)
English Title: The Human Beast Paris Film Starring: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An adaptation of the novel by Emile Zola. Jacques Lantier (Jean Gabin) is a train engineer tortured by bouts of mental illness who falls in love […]
The Thin Man (1934)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke Synopsis: The first in the popular series of films about Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy), a retired detective and his rich wife who find themselves being drawn back into the world of solving crimes, this one involving a missing eccentric inventor […]