Frolics at the Circus (1920)

Pat Sullivan Cartoons Directed by: Otto Messmer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felix helps a circus owner get rid of a pesky mouse and find an elephant. Cartoon Cat: At the beginning of this short film, one of the few early silent Felix the cat cartoons which are […]

The Better ‘Ole (1926)

Warner Bros. Starring: Syd Chaplin, Doris Hill Directed by: Charles Reisner Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis:  Based on the comics of Bruce Bairnsfather, British soldiers Old Bill (Syd Chaplin) and his friends Bert (Harold Goodwin) and Alf (Jack Ackroyd) experience misadventures in France during World War I. […]

The Falcon in Hollywood (1944)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Tom Conway, Veda Ann Borg, Walter Soderling Directed by: Gordon Douglas Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Tom “The Falcon” Lawrence (Tom Conway) has sworn off solving murders when he is drawn into yet another case, this time the murder of an actor on a […]

2 Days in New York (2012)

Polaris Film Production & Finance Starring: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy Also Starring: Max Directed by: Julie Delpy Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this sequel to 2 Days in Paris, Marion (Julie Delpy) has left Jack and met Mingus (Chris Rock), another single parent, and they get […]

2 Days in Paris (2007)

Polaris Film Production & Finance Starring: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Marie Pillet Also Starring: Max Directed by: Julie Delpy Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marion (Julie Delpy) and her boyfriend Jack (Adam Goldberg) end their vacation in Europe with a two day stop in Paris to visit with Marion’s […]

Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)

Showtime Networks Directed by: Nanette Burstein Synopsis: An unblinking look into the mysterious and bizarre life of anti-virus creator and mogul John McAfee. Purr Blur: Near the beginning of the film McAfee is seen working on his computer around the time he created his anti-virus software.  He has a tabby cat on his lap which he picks up […]

The Neanderthal Man (1953)

Global Productions Starring: Robert Shayne, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane Directed by: E.A. Dupont Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Professor Clifford Groves (Robert Shayne) wants to prove his theory that Neanderthal Man had advantages over modern man and goes about it by scientifically becoming a Neanderthal himself. Featured Feline: Professor […]

Africa Screams (1949)

Huntington Hartford Productions Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Directed by: Charles Barton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Buzz Johnson (Bud Abbott) and Stanley Livingston (Lou Costello) get caught up in a scheme to locate diamonds in Africa where they encounter all kinds of kooky adventures. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

The Wild Wild West – “The Night of the Burning Diamond”

Original Air Date: April 8, 1966 Starring: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Robert Drivas Directed by: Irving J. Moore Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: James T. West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) may have met their match in Morgan Midas (Robert Drivas) who is burning diamonds to create a […]

Avril et le monde truqué (2015)

English Title: April and the Extraordinary World StudioCanal Starring: Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine Directed by: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In an alternative steampunk-style reality, science is waylaid when scientists begin disappearing, including the parents of April (voiced by Marion Cotillard) who then sets out […]