Touchstone Pictures Starring: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons Directed by: Ethan & Joel Coen Synopsis: A remake of the 1955 British comedy. A ragtag group of thieves are brought together by a scheming, eloquent man named Professor G.H. Dorr (Tom Hanks) who has a plan to steal a large amount of money from a […]
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Off the Record (1939)
Warner Bros. Starring: Pat O’Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan Directed by: James Flood Synopsis: Mickey Fallon (Bobby Jordan) is taken in by his older brother Joe (Alan Baxter) after their mother dies. But Joe is working for a notorious criminal and gets Mickey involved as well. When newspaper columnist Jane Morgan (Joan Blondell) exposes the racketeer’s use of […]
Castle Freak (1995)
Full Moon Enterprises Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Jessica Dollarhide Directed by: Stuart Gordon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: John Reilly (Jeffrey Combs) inherits an Italian castle and brings his wife Susan (Barbara Crampton) and blind daughter Rebecca (Jessica Dollarhide) with him to assess the property in preparation […]
Game of Thrones – “Oathkeeper”
Original Air Date: April 27, 2014 Starring: Natalie Dormer, Dean-Charles Chapman Directed by: Michelle MacLaren Synopsis: HBO’s epic series, based on the vastly popular fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, follows the sagas of several ruling families as they vie for power from one another. Kitty Cameo: Prince Tommen Baratheon (Dean-Charles Chapman) is seen laying in bed when Margaery […]
An American in Paris (1951)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Synopsis: The colorful, musical story of an American painter named Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) who seeks recognition and finds love (albeit with complications) in the city of lights, all set to the music of George Gershwin. Purr Blur: In the opening sequence we see a Paris street. […]
Three Little Kittens (1939)
Erpi Classroom Films Incorporated Synopsis: A mother cat raises her three little kittens on a farm. Reality Star Cats: This educational short was touted as an instructional sound film and distributed by the University of Alabama. It’s an adorable look at the life of three young tabby kittens who are born in a barn on a small […]
Alien (1979)
Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm Directed by: Ridley Scott Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The crew of a commercial transport spaceship, the Nostromo, awaken to what they think is a distress signal coming from an unchartered area in space. A team is sent to […]
Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)
English Title: Whisper of the Heart Studio Ghibli Starring: Youko Honna, Kazuo Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana Directed by: Yoshifumi Kondô Synopsis: A very sweet story with a screenplay by famed animator Hayao Miyazaki. Shizuku Tsukishima (voiced by Youko Honna) is a young Japanese girl who loves to read books. She notices that when she checks books out of the library […]
Gunsmoke – “The Deadly Innocent”
Original Air Date: December 17, 1973 Starring: Ken Curtis, Russell Wiggins, Milburn Stone Directed by: Bernard McEveety Synopsis: A mentally challenged young man named Billy (Russell Wiggins) comes to Dodge to visit his friend Festus (Ken Curtis). Billy is childlike in all aspects but grows violent when he sees any animal being intentionally hurt, which leads to a run-in […]
The Big Trees (1952)
Warner Bros. Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan Directed by: Felix E. Feist Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the turn of the century, a lumber baron named Jim Fallon (Kirk Douglas) sets his sights on the large Sequoia trees of the Pacific Northwest, but […]