A Little Hero (1913)

Keystone Film Company Starring: Mabel Normand Directed by: Mack Sennett Synopsis: Mabel (Mabel Normand) leaves her pet canary and cat at home and her dog on the front step to watch.  The dog hears the cat trying to get at the canary and races off to enlist the aid of some canine friends to save the bird. Cinema […]

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Starring: Orangey Directed by: Jack Arnold Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on Richard Matheson’s novel (with a screenplay by Matheson himself.) Scott Carey (Grant Williams) is out for a boat ride with his wife Louise (Randy Stuart) when he is exposed to a strange […]

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

Walt Disney Pictures Starring: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Don Ameche, Robert Hays Also Starring: Tiki, Rattler, Ben Directed by: Duwayne Dunham Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Disney remake of their 1963 film The Incredible Journey.  Chance is a young American Bulldog (played by Rattler and voiced by Michael […]

Black Cats and Broomsticks (1955)

RKO Pathé Pictures Narrated by Peter Roberts Directed by: Larry O’Reilly Synopsis: This short subject takes a look at various superstitions through a somewhat cynical eye, questioning our continued belief in various fortune telling methods and means to ward off bad luck. Purr Blur As the title would suggest, the superstition of a black cat crossing your path being […]

I Married a Witch (1942)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley Directed by: René Clair Synopsis: Two witches, a father and daughter burned in the 17th century by a member of the Wooley family, return in the 20th century and seek out the man’s descendent, a politician named Wallace Wooley.  The daughter, Jennifer, takes on the form of a beautiful […]

The Brady Bunch – “Law and Disorder”

Original Air Date: January 12, 1973 Starring: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Mike Lookinland Directed by: Hal Cooper Synopsis: Bobby (Mike Lookinland) takes his new role as his school’s safety monitor a little too seriously, alienating him from not only his friends but his family when he begins to assert his authority at home. Kitty Cameo On his way home from […]

The Big Snit (1985)

National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Starring: Jay Brazeau, Ida Osler, Randy Woods, Bill Guest Directed by: Richard Condie Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this hilarious animated short film a married couple are having an argument over a game of Scrabble, while in the greater world outside […]

Cat Show (1953)

British Pathé Synopsis: Feline entries into the 1953 Kensington Kitten and Neuter Cat Club Show are showcased. Reality Cats: A newsreel segment from British Pathé shows several of the beautiful cat entries in this show.  Among the spotlighted cats are a Himalayan, Blue Persians, a tuxedo kitten being judged and Persian kittens. Final Mewsings: Even back in the […]

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Dino De Laurentiis Company Starring: Drew Barrymore, Candy Clark, James Naughton Directed by: Lewis Teague Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A trilogy of Stephen King stories, two of which were based on the writer’s original short stories and one of which King wrote specifically for Drew Barrymore in this […]

The Incredible Journey (1963)

Walt Disney Productions Starring: Émile Genest, John Drainie, Sandra Scott Also Starring: Syn, Muffey, Rink Directed by: Fletcher Markle Synopsis: Based on the book by Sheila Burnford.  Three animals, a young Labrador Retriever named Luath (played by Rink), a Siamese cat named Tao (played by Syn) and an older Bull Terrier named Bodger (played by Muffey), are being cared […]