Directed by: Charles Vidor Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A non-musical version of the opera Carmen finds soldier Don José Lizarabengoa (Glenn Ford) destroying his life all for the love of the beautiful gypsy Carmen (Rita Hayworth). Kitty Cameo: The film’s tragic ending is foreshadowed […]
Directed by: Charles Frend Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: British explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s sets out to lead a 1912 expedition to reach the South Pole. Kitty Cameo: As was often the case in real life, the ship carried a black cat mascot along on […]
Directed by: Victor Fleming Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Daniel Brown (Douglas Fairbanks) is a superstitious, nervous man who is manipulated by Dr. Ulrich Metz (Herbert Grimwood), an unscrupulous psychiatrist. Kitty Cameos: Since Dr. Metz is literally trying to drive Daniel crazy, he exploits the […]
Also Known As: The Atomic BrainStarring: XerxesDirected by: Joseph Mascelli This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An elderly woman named Mrs. March (Marjorie Eaton) is depending on a mad scientist named Dr. Frank (Frank Gerstle) to keep her young […]
Directed by: Lew Landers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mystery writer Kenneth Magee (Phillip Terry) arrives at the resort called Baldpate which is supposed to be deserted during the winter. So why are there so many people showing up and with sinister motives? Purr Blurs: […]
Directed by: Anand Tucker Synopsis: A woman named Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Ireland with the idea of proposing to her boyfriend on Leap Day but her journey doesn’t go exactly as planned. Kitty Cameo: Due to a disrupted flight, Anna finds herself in Wales. An innkeeper (Matthew Goode) ends up agreeing to drive her […]
English Title: Close-Up Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Synopsis: A recreation (using the principle people from the true story) of Hossain Sabzian’s impersonation of director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to win favor with a family and the fall-out of said act. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film, a taxi driver (Hooshang Shamaei) takes a reporter and […]
Directed by: György Pálfi This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The twisted tale of three generations of offspring, each with their own brand of perversion and obsession. Featured Felines: The third segment follows the life of Balatony Lajoska (Marc […]
Directed by: Christian-Jaque This review contains a very mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Catherine Hubscher (Sophia Loren) is a laundress whose energy and spirit have a direct impact on those fighting in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, including The […]
Directed by: Randall Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An arrogant and obnoxious college professor named Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman) gets an even bigger head when he wins the Nobel Prize, clouding out most of his concern for his son Barkley (Bryan Greenberg) who has […]