Edison Manufacturing Company Directed by: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise Synopsis: Two cats go paw to paw in a boxing ring in this very early Edison experimental film. Cinema Cats: Likely the first cat actors to ever appear on screen, the two cats “boxing” in this film were featured performers in Professor Welton’s vaudeville show, and the boxing […]
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Hal Wallis Productions Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott Directed by: Lewis Milestone Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck) is a ruthless woman who marries her meek childhood friend, Walter O’Neil (Kirk Douglas) who happens to have witnessed a violent act […]
Now You See It (1947)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Narrator: Pete Smith Directed by: Richard L. Cassell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this short film! Synopsis: A Pete Smith Specialty, this short subject film explores the macro world by looking at tiny things such as a baby hummingbird, the workings of a watch and other insects and tiny […]
Ring of Bright Water (1969)
The Rank Organization Starring: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Jeffrey Directed by: Jack Couffer Synopsis: Londoner Graham Merill (Bill Travers) is intrigued by an otter he sees in a pet shop window and he adopts the animal. He soon realizes that a London apartment is not the ideal setting for his new pet, Mij, so he moves to […]
Murder! (1930)
British International Pictures Starring: Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Synopsis: This early Hitchcock crime thriller begins with the murder of a young actress, supposedly at the hands of a fellow young actress (Norah Baring) with whom she was known to quarrel and who is found sitting next to the body with a bloody poker at […]
Friends – “The One With the Cat”
Original Air Date: October 2, 1997 Starring: Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry Directed by: Shelley Jensen Synopsis: In one plotline of the episode a cat wanders into Central Perk and climbs into Phoebe’s guitar case. Phoebe becomes convinced the cat is the reincarnation of her mother. But when Ross finds a flyer […]
Deception (1946)
Warner Bros. Starring: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains Directed by: Irving Rapper Synopsis: Musician Christine Radcliffe (Bette Davis) is ecstatic to find her former lover, celloist Karel Novak (Paul Henreid) safe and living in New York, having believed he was killed in a concentration camp during World War II. She marries him without revealing that her American […]
Bab el hadid (The Iron Gate) (1958)
Also known as: Cairo Station Starring: Youssef Chahine, Hind Rostom, Farid Shawqi Directed by: Youssef Chahine Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains minor spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: Qinawi (Youssef Chahine) is a lame young man who is hired by a newspaper seller at the busy Cairo train station. The young man becomes obsessed with Hannuma […]
Gigot (1962)
Seven Arts Productions Starring: Jackie Gleason, Katherine Kath, Diane Gardner Also starring: Orangey Directed by: Gene Kelly Synopsis: This Chaplinesque film is reminiscent of a silent era comedy in that it includes both humor and pathos. Gigot (Jackie Gleason) is a mute janitor who lives quietly in a small French town where he is taken advantage of and ridiculed […]
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Orion Pictures Corporation Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, William Sadler Directed by: Peter Hewitt Synopsis: Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are back, but they aren’t the successful rock stars they thought they would be. They’re out of high school and working at Pretzels n’ Cheese to make ends meet. Little do they know that […]