by Mark Murton Also Known As: Crying Out Loud Directed by: Bernard Vorhaus Synopsis: Rival cotton mill owners work together to win a contract when love blossoms between their off-spring. Purr Blur: An establishing shot of the rows of terraced houses standing in the shadow of one of the Lancashire mills features a black cat […]
by Brian H Directed by: Oscar Rudolph Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Timmy (George ‘Foghorn’ Winslow), a little boy in an orphanage, is temporarily invited into the home of Amelia Brown (Spring Byington), a middle-aged Justice of the Peace. Amelia and her family are campaigning […]
by Mark Murton Also Known As: Blood Fiend Directed by: Samuel Gallu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Overbearing theatre director Philippe Davras (Christopher Lee) runs the Theatre of Death in Paris which specialises in horror presentations. When a series of gruesome murders take place in […]
Starring: Marmalade Directed by: Luiso Berdejo This review contains a Severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: John James (Kevin Costner) moves his daughter Louisa (Ivana Baquero) and son Sam (Gattlin Griffith) to a remote home in South Carolina only to realize that […]
by Brian H. English Title: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Directed by: Josef von Báky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Baron Hieronymus von Münchhausen (Hans Albers) and his wife (Käthe Haack) live in modern Germany. This Baron Münchhausen is a descendant of the famous Baron […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Alan Cullimore Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Believing himself to be dying, Charles Heywood (Valentine Dyall) hires an assassin to kill him so he can frame a former business partner who got him sent to jail for the death. Purr […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Julien Duvivier Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Prosperous and well-fed businessman Doakes (Robert Benchley) visits his club one evening to relieve a bad case of the jitters brought on by the combination of a disturbing experience with a fortune teller […]
Directed by: Saul Swimmer Synopsis: A group of Manchester lads travel to London to race a greyhound named Mrs. Brown in a big race in this showcase for Herman’s Hermits. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the very end of the final credits a shot of Judy (Sarah Caldwell) modeling is included. The camera pans down […]
Synopsis: A compilation of fascinating films showcasing slow motion, microscopic and telescopic photography, time-lapse and other methods used to expose what it normally impossible to see, brought to you by the Shell Oil Company! Kitty Cameos: A couple of early experiments in capturing motion through a series of photographs using cats is showcased at the […]
Directed by: Henry King Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Parisian sewer worker Chico (James Stewart) reluctantly rescues an abused prostitute named Diane (Simone Simon) and gives her shelter in his attic flat, slowly realizing over time that he is falling in love with her. Cat […]