Hal Roach Studios Starring: Allen ‘Farina’ Hoskins, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The gang finds it easy to pull pranks on the superstitious Farina, but the tides turn when their elaborate joke to make Farina think he has killed someone and needs to bury their body backfires on them. Purr Blur: At the very […]
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Roughly Speaking (1945)
Warner Bros. Starring: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Jean Sullivan Directed by: Michael Curtiz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The autobiographical tale of Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell) and her life of determination from the turn of the century to America’s entry into World War II. Kitty Cameos: Well into […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – “In Theory”
Original Air Date: June 1, 1991 Starring: Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton Directed by: Patrick Stewart Synopsis: As the Enterprise crew run tests on a dark matter nebula, a female crew member assigned to work with Lt. Data (Brent Spiner) on the scientific side of the tests shows romantic interest in him, leaving Data to question matters in […]
Puss in Boots (1922)
Laugh-O-Gram Films Directed by: Walt Disney Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of Walt Disney’s early Laugh-o-Gram films. A boy and his cat try to win love from the King’s daughter and chauffeur, respectively. When both fail Puss comes up with a plan inspired by a Rodolph Vaselino […]
Saturday Morning (1922)
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Ernest Morrison, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara Synopsis: The various members of the gang have chores to do on Saturday morning, but eventually each shirks their responsibilities to play pirates instead. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The first kid featured in this short is Ernest Morrison as he is awakened […]
The Best of Everything (1959)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Hope Lange, Suzy Parker, Diane Baker Directed by: Jean Negulesco Synopsis: Based on the novel by Rona Jaffe, this lavish soap opera follows the hopes and dreams of three women working in the secretary pool of a major NY publishing company and their trials and tribulations with love. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One […]
Här har du ditt liv (1966)
English Title: Here’s Your Life Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Starring: Eddie Axberg, Catti Edfeldt, Ulla Sjöblom Directed by: Jan Troell Synopsis: The story of a boy named Olof Persson (Eddie Axberg) who is coming of age and trying to find his place in the world in rural Sweden at the time of the first World War. Kitty Cameos: Olof takes a […]
Black Moon (1975)
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) Starring: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Joe Dallesandro Directed by: Louis Malle Synopsis: A stark, surrealistic film in which a girl named Lily (Cathryn Harrison) flees a war between the sexes and finds herself on an allegorical estate which defies description. Purr Blur: When Lily first enters the strange estate she looks around the large […]
Spitfire (1934)
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young, Ralph Bellamy Directed by: John Cromwell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mountain girl named Trigger Hicks (Katharine Hepburn) is a tough and feisty loner who turns to prayer for healing her neighbors, but when her fiery nature and outrageous behavior […]
Alf – “A.L.F.”
Original Air Date: September 22, 1986 Starring: Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Paul Fusco Also Starring: Sparks Directed by: Tom Patchett Synopsis: In the pilot episode of this sitcom, the Tanner family is shocked when a spacecraft crashes into their garage. Inside they find an Alien Life Form, a wise-cracking furry creature, which endears himself to the family, making it hard […]