Down to Earth (1947)

Down to Earth (1947)

Directed by: Alexander Hall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Greek Muse Terpsichore (Rita Hayworth) travels to Earth to stop a musical producer named Danny Miller (Larry Parks) from staging a production portraying the Muses in a disparaging way in this sequel to Here Comes […]

Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella (1936)

Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella (1936)

English Title: Cosmic Journey Directed by: Vasily Zhuravlyov Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A futuristic Soviet space program finds Professor Pavel Ivanovich Sedikh (Sergey Komarov) attempting to be the first man on the moon. Featured Feline: During the course of the film it is explained […]

La morte ha sorriso all’assassino (1973)

La morte ha sorriso all’assassino (1973)

English Title: Death Smiles on a Murderer Directed by: Joe D’Amato (as Aristide Massaccesi) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mysterious woman named Greta (Ewa Aulin) loses her memory after a carriage accident and is taken in by a couple named Eva (Angela Bo) and […]

The Comic (1969)

The Comic (1969)

Directed by: Carl Reiner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The story of a silent film comedian named Billy Bright (Dick van Dyke) is told via flashbacks. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene Billy is filming one of his shorts with his comedic partner Cockeye […]

Black Sunday (1977)

Black Sunday (1977)

Directed by: John Frankenheimer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A terrorist group plans an attack on American soil at the Superbowl game using the Good Year Blimp. Can they be stopped in time? Purr Blur: In one scene Israeli intelligence officer Kabakov (Robert Shaw) is […]

The Leopard Man (1943)

The Leopard Man (1943)

Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A talent agent named Jerry (Dennis O’Keefe) hires a black leopard for his client Kiki (Jean Brooks) to use in her act in New Mexico but the animal escapes and several women are later found mauled. […]

The Dick Van Dyke Show – “Never Name a Duck”

The Dick Van Dyke Show – “Never Name a Duck”

Original Air Date: September 26, 1962 Directed by: John Rich Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Rob (Dick Van Dyke) brings home two baby ducks whom his son Ritchie (Larry Matthews) adores only to have to face some harsh realities later on. Kitty Cameo: After one of […]

The Witch’s Cat (1929)

The Witch’s Cat (1929)

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Snap the Gingerbread Man meets up with a witch and her black cat. Cartoon Cat: The black cat appears from a hole inside the witch’s tree and spies Snap standing outside. The cat loves gingerbread and bites Snap’s leg. Snap […]

So You Want to Play the Piano? (1955)

So You Want to Play the Piano? (1955)

Directed by: Richard L. Bare Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the Joe McDoakes Behind the Eight Ball series finds Joe (George O’Hanlon) trying to learn the piano. Kitty Cameo: While Joe is learning to play, several people come and go such as the […]

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Directed by: Edward Norton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton) is a private detective with Tourette’s trying to figure out who killed his boss. Kitty Cameo: Lionel owns an orange tabby cat which is waiting for him on the bed (seen in […]