Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Shirley Temple, Johnny Russell, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: The fanciful tale of a selfish, ungrateful girl named Mytyl (Shirley Temple) who complains about being poor when in fact that she has her health, a home, food and a loving family, is sent on a quest with her little brother […]
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Point Blank (1967)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O’Connor Directed by: John Boorman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a few minor spoilers for this movie! Synopsis: A lone hitman who goes only by the name of Walker (Lee Marvin) is double-crossed by his partner (John Vernon) after a heist, taking off with both […]
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Starring: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan Directed by: Victor Fleming Synopsis: The classic adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s story about a young girl from Kansas, Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), who is whisked away in her farmhouse by a tornado to the magical land of Oz where she must overcome adversity to find […]
Gilligan’s Island – “The Friendly Physician”
Original Air Date: April 7, 1966 Starring: Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Vito Scotti, Mike Mazurki Directed by: Jack Arnold Synopsis: The eccentric Dr. Boris Balinkoff (Vito Scotti) lands on the island and promises to rescue the castaways. He transports them to his own island castle retreat where they soon learn they are to become his latest experiments in […]
Koneko Monogatari (1986)
English language version: The Adventures of Milo and Otis Fuji Television Network Narrators: Shigeru Tsuyuki (Japanese), Dudley Moore (English language) Directed by: Masanori Hata Synopsis: The Japanese title translates literally to “A Kitten’s Story.” The Japanese version of the film follows the life of Chatran, an orange tabby kitten born on a farm and his pug dog friend Poosky. […]