La Roue (1923)

English Title: The Wheel Films Abel Gance Starring: Séverin-Mars, Ivy Close, Gabriel de Gravone Directed by: Abel Gance Synopsis: An epic silent classic from French director Abel Gance.  A widowed railway engineer named Sisif (Séverin-Mars) finds an orphaned baby girl in the wreckage of a devastating train crash and takes her home as a sister to his young son […]

You Only Live Twice (1967)

United Artists Corporation Starring: Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Akiko Wakabayashi Directed by: Lewis Gilbert Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unknown craft is snatching space vehicles from orbit, leaving the Americans blaming the Russians and vice versa.  James Bond (Sean Connery) is hot on the trail of the culprits, leading […]

Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

Paramount Pictures Starring: William Hickey, David Johansen Directed by: John Harrison Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the popular Tales from the Darkside anthology horror television series, this is a compilation of three different scary tales with one interweaving story to tie them together.  The three stories are […]

City Lights (1931)

United Artists Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers Directed by: Charles Chaplin Synopsis: Chaplin’s classic comedy masterpiece about a Tramp (Chaplin) who falls in love with a poor blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill.)  Through a series of situations involving an inebriated millionaire (Harry Myers), the Tramp is able to pass himself off as a rich man and […]

Today We Live (1933)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young, Franchot Tone Directed by: Howard Hawks Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of a British family whose lives are complicated by World War I.  Diana (Joan Crawford) has lost her father to the war and her brother Ronnie (Franchot […]

The Actress (1953)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins Directed by: George Cukor Synopsis: Based on Ruth Gordon’s stageplay about her early life and her decision to become an actress.  Ruth’s father, Clinton Jones (Spencer Tracy) is a former sailor working hard to make sure his family will never know poverty, but his harsh demeanor and frugal […]

Bewitched – “The Eight Year Itch Witch”

Original Air Date: December 8, 1971 Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead Directed by: Richard Michaels Synopsis: Endora (Agnes Moorehead) is up to her old tricks when she transforms a cat familiar into a woman (Julie Newmar) to test Darren’s fidelity.  Of course Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is quick to defend her husband. Kitty Cameo: In one scene we see […]

Hands Across the Table (1935)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy Also Starring: Whitey Directed by: Mitchell Leisen Synopsis: Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) is a jaded manicurist working in the barber shop of a high-end hotel.  She confides to one of her clients, the wealthy but paralyzed Allen Macklyn (Ralph Bellamy) that she is only interested in marrying for money.  She […]

Uninvited (1988)

Heritage Entertainment Production Starring: Toni Hudson, Eric Larson, Alex Cord, George Kennedy Directed by: Greydon Clark Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat being used as an experimental lab animal escapes and eventually ends up on board a luxury yacht with a group of college kids on spring break, […]

The Awful Truth (1937)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D’Arcy Directed by: Leo McCarey Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Divorcing couple Lucy (Irene Dunne) and Jerry Warriner (Cary Grant) find that their jealousy rages on even after their separation and they continually attempt to sabotage the […]