by Ted Davis Directed by: Peter Brook Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The successful criminal career of foxy rogue MacHeath the Highwayman (Laurence Olivier) is severely compromised by his growing fondness for pretty-as-a-picture Polly Peachum (Dorothy Tutin) and positively threatened by his wayward relationships with […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Russ Meyer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Three wild go-go dancers, Varla (Tura Satana), Rosie (Haji) and Billie (Lori Williams), out seeking thrills in the desert, encounter a young couple, Tommy and Linda, and after killing Tommy (Ray Barlow), they […]
Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Wreck-it Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) enter the internet to try to buy a new steering wheel for the Sugar Rush game from eBay. Cartoon Cats: As […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Carol Reed Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Responsible and compassionate Nurse Anne Graham (Margaret Lockwood) is wrongfully accused and tried for murdering invalid patient Miss Blakey (Irene Handl), but is acquitted of the charges, mainly through the efforts of her […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Stephen Roberts (Grandma segment) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Released during the depths of the Depression, this omnibus movie follows elderly but still feisty mega-millionaire John Glidden (Richard Bennett) as he presents a million dollars each to folks picked at […]
Directed by: Richard Brooks Synopsis: Based on the book by Truman Capote which follows the true story of two ruthless criminals (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) who murder a family in a botched robbery then run from the police. Purr Blur: In the family’s home at the beginning of the film the daughter, Nancy (Brenda […]
Directed by: Tom Tykwer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) is a young man with a remarkable sense of smell whose obsession with the scent of a woman leads him down dark paths. Kitty Cameo: […]
Original Title: À l’intérieur Directed by: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Alysson Paradis), a pregnant woman who is recently widowed, is terrorized in her home by a mysterious woman (Béatrice Dalle) who wants […]
by Brian H. Also Known As: Souls for Sale; Evils of Chinatown Directed by: Albert Zugsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Very loosely based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 novel Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Gilbert de Quincey (Vincent Price), a fictional descendant of Thomas […]
by Mark Murton Also Known As: Dangerous Youth Directed by: Herbert Wilcox Synopsis: Soon after Liverpool gang member Dave Wyman (Frankie Vaughan) wins a singing contest he is called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier. Purr Blur: As the police close in on the AWOL Wyman he escapes through a window […]