Death Becomes Her (1992)

Universal Pictures Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Actress Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and writer Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) are childhood friends and bitter rivals.  When Madeline steals away Helen’s fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis), it […]

Der blaue Engel (1930)

English Title: The Blue Angel Universum Film (UFA) Starring: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Straight-laced university Professor Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) is concerned when he learns some of his male students are frequenting a nightclub called The Blue […]

Entropy (1999)

Baldwin / Cohen Productions Starring: Stephen Dorff, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Macdonald Also Starring:  Billy the Cat Directed by: Phil Joanou Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An offbeat romantic comedy about a first-time film director named Jake Walsh (Stephen Dorff) and his love for a beautiful model named Stella (Judith […]

Bewitched – “The Cat’s Meow”

Original Air Date: January 21, 1965 Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead Directed by: David McDearmon Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Darrin (Dick York) is given an out of town assignment to meet with a beautiful female client on the night of his and Samantha’s (Elizabeth Montgomery) nine […]

Pinocchio (1940)

Walt Disney Productions Starring: Cliff Edwards, Christian Rub, Walter Catlett Directed by: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Disney’s animated version of Carlo Collodi’s story about a marionette named Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones) who […]

La petite fille et son chat (1899)

English Title: The Little Girl and Her Cat Lumiére Starring: Madeleine Koehler Directed by: Louis Lumiére Synopsis: A short film from the early film pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumiére.  A little girl (Madeleine Koehler) sits in a high chair and feeds her pet cat treats from a cup. Cinema Cat: One of the earliest cat film stars, this gorgeous striped […]

Murder at the Gallop (1963)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley Directed by: George Pollock Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Agatha Christie’s amateur detective Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) investigates the suspicious death of a wealthy man whose heirs may have wanted to hasten his death to collect the inheritence. […]

Le souffle au coeur (1971)

English Title: Murmur of the Heart Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) Starring: Lea Massari, BenoÎt Ferreux, Daniel Gélin Directed by: Louis Malle Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Laurent Chevalier (BenoÎt Ferreux) is an intelligent and mature fourteen year old who is coming of age with the help (or hindrance) […]

Our Relations (1936)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sidney Toler Directed by: Harry Lachman Synopsis: Stan and Ollie are unaware that their long-lost twin brothers Alfie and Bert have arrived in town and the two pairs get into all kinds of trouble when they are mistaken for each other. Purr Blur: In one scene Alfie and Bert’s Captain (Sidney […]

True Grit (1969)

Paramount Pictures Starring: John Wayne, Kim Darby, H.W. Gim Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Henry Hathaway Synopsis: A young woman named Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) hires a renegade marshall, Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne), to help her track down and capture her father’s murderer who is in hiding in Indian territory. Cinema Cat: Orangey makes a notable appearance in this classic […]