Original Title: The Informers Directed by: Ken Annakin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Chief Inspector Johnnoe (Nigel Patrick) prefers using “snouts” (aka informers) to track down criminals but when one turns up dead his methods are called into question. Purr Blurs: Johnnoe is on the […]
Original Air Date: January 4, 1970 Directed by: Reza Badiyi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The team is assigned to rescue a Prince, his fiancé and his childlike cousin from the clutches of the evil General Ramon Sabattini (John Vernon) who plans to steal the crown […]
Directed by: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of honeymooning couples take a rocketship to the moon, but not everyone has a good time. Cartoon Cats: As the happy animal pairs dance onto the rocket, a black cat groom and […]
Directed by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Synopsis: A series of stories in four different countries are linked by one shocking event. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story in Japan follows a hearing impaired teenaged girl named Chieko (Rinko Kikuchi). She lives in a high rise apartment with her father and an adorable white cat with a […]
Directed by: Richards Hardman, Walter Perkins Synopsis: This short film looks at the process of trash collection and recycling in Los Angeles. Kitty Cameo: The beginning of the film speculates on what would happen if the cities let trash go uncollected up. The conclusion is the garbage would pile up until is is ugly, dangerous […]
Directed by: Ken Annakin Synopsis: A German Shepherd named Buck is stolen from his home and forced into being a sled dog in the Yukon. Kitty Cameo: When Buck arrives up north a man uses an axe to open his crate and then proceeds to beat the poor dog mercilessly. To emphasize the horror of […]
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg Synopsis: John and Laura Baxter (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) are visiting Venice, Italy, after the death of their daughter only to find that the recent tragedy continues to haunt them. Purr Blur: Late in the film John is walking through the streets of Venice with a man following him. A […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A mother plans a surprise birthday party for her daughter, Jean. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Mom sends Jean and her brother Frank to the store to pick up a package while she arranges the party in the backyard. She has a […]
Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: School teacher Will Lamb (Will Hay) is hired to work in a haunted Scottish school whose ghost heralds the death of each faculty member by sounding bagpipes. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the film, Lamb […]
Directed by: Wes Craven This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Caribbean vampire Maximillian (Eddie Murphy) comes to Brooklyn in search of a woman, police detective Rita Veder (Angela Bassett). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In an Italian restaurant, Rita and […]