Edie & Pen (1996)

Edie & Pen (1996)

Directed by: Matthew Irmas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Edie (Jennifer Tilly) and Pen (Stockard Channing) are two very different women who meet after filing for divorce in Reno only to find they have more in common than they thought. Kitty Cameo: After her divorce […]

Mikey (1992)

Mikey (1992)

Directed by: Dennis Dimster-Denk Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A seemingly lovely little boy named Mikey (Brian Bonsall) is adopted by a new family with no clue to his violent past. Kitty Cameo: When Mikey moves in with his new family, he befriends the neighbor […]

Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)

Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)

Directed by: John Derek Synopsis: An elderly man named Scott (Anthony Quinn) dies and as a ghost encourages his young wife Katie (Bo Derek) to continue his business dealings and commit a murder. Kitty Cameo: After Scott’s funeral, Katie is lying on her bed with a longhair Himalayan cat. She reacts when Scott starts talking […]

Murder, She Wrote – “The Perfect Foil”

Murder, She Wrote – “The Perfect Foil”

Original Air Date: April 13, 1986 Directed by: Walter Grauman Synopsis: Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the aid of her distant cousin Calhoun Fletcher (Peter Bonerz) when he is accused of murder. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode Jessica receives a phone call from her Aunt Mildred (Penny Singleton) who is calling to […]

The Butcher Boy (1917)

The Butcher Boy (1917)

Directed by: Roscoe Arbuckle Synopsis: Chaos ensues in a general store. This Arbuckle short is noteworthy for including the first screen appearance of Buster Keaton. Kitty Cameo: A regular Arbuckle co-star was Luke the Dog. Here he is first shown barking at a black cat which is arching its back and hissing in response. Final […]

A Little Princess (1995)

A Little Princess (1995)

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) is a young girl whose life goes from riches to rags when her father is presumed dead fighting in World War I leaving her at the mercy of a sadistic boarding school […]

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Directed by: Robert D. Webb Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jim Hadley (Alan Ladd) leads a group of loggers into a small town where they are unwelcome, mostly because they plan to strip the neighboring hills of their woods. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one […]

Entre tinieblas (1983)

Entre tinieblas (1983)

English Title: Dark Habits Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A singer named Yolanda (Cristina S. Pascual) seeks refuge in a Spanish convent filled with very unconventional nuns. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Yolanda visits her lover Jorge (Willmore). […]

Sparkle (2007)

Sparkle (2007)

Directed by: Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An ambitious young man named Sam Sparks (Shaun Evans) moved to London to seek his fortune and ends up in a complicated set of relationships. Kitty Cameo: When Sam and his mother Jill (Lesley […]

84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

Directed by: David Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Aspiring New York author Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) strikes up a friendship by mail with Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), a British bookseller. Kitty Cameo: In appreciate for the book shop’s efforts to find British tomes for […]