Spies (1943)

Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Chuck Jones Synopsis: Private Snafu (voiced by Mel Blanc) has a secret he must not share, but as usual he manages to do exactly the wrong things and pretty soon everyone knows his secret, even the enemy! Bad Kitty: This series of World War II cartoons were made as a way to […]

The House of Darkness (1913)

Biograph Company Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Claire McDowell, Charles Hill Mailes Directed by: D.W. Griffith Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unbalanced man (Charles Hill Mailes) escapes from a mental institution and happens upon the home of the asylum’s resident doctor (Lionel Barrymore) while the man’s wife (Claire McDowell) […]

The Watcher (2000)

Universal Pictures Starring: James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Rebekah Louise Smith Directed by: Joe Charbanic Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joel Campbell (James Spader) is an FBI agent tormented by memories of the serial killer he could not catch.  Only the killer has come looking for him seeking to continue […]

Enchantment (1948)

Samuel Goldwyn Company Starring: David Niven, Gigi Perreau, Peter Miles Directed by: Irving Reis Synopsis: A multi-generational story about a British family living in London from the turn of the century through World War II and their struggles in finding and losing love. Kitty Cameos: In an early flashback scene Rollo (David Niven) is remembering himself as a young […]

Home for the Holidays (1995)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft Directed by: Jodie Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) is a single mom facing unemployment and the prospect of her daughter coming of age who dreads facing the most terrifying thing of all … […]

Coquette (1929)

Pickford Corporation Starring: Mary Pickford, Johnny Mack Brown, Matt Moore Directed by: Sam Taylor Synopsis: Norma Besant (Mary Pickford) is a flirtacious Southern Belle who is a real heartbreaker.  But when she falls in love with a man of whom her father does not approve, it’s her heart which is broken. Purr Blur: At the very beginning of this […]

Stage Door (1937)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden Directed by: Gregory La Cava Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A screen adaptation of the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman.  A collection of young girls, all Broadway hopefuls, share laughs, loves and tears in the […]

New Girl – “Nerd”

Original Air Date: September 24, 2013 Starring: Lamorne Morris, Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield Directed by: Fred Goss Synopsis: Jess (Zooey Deschanel) asks Nick (Jake Johnson) for advice on how she can fit in with her fellow teachers at school.  In the meantime, Winston (Lamorne Morris) agrees to take care of Daisy’s (Brenda Song) cat, Ferguson. Featured Feline: Ferguson is an […]

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray Directed by: David Miller Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kay Ashley Hilliard (June Allyson) has been happily married to her theatrical producer husband Steve (Leslie Nielsen) for ten years, but the gossip around New York society has it that […]

The Red Kimona (1925)

Mrs. Wallace Reid Productions Starring: Priscilla Bonner, Carl Miller, Virginia Pearson Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: A young girl named Gabrielle (Priscilla Bonner) finds herself on trial for murder and tells her story of being forced into prostitution by the man she loves.  She is then exploited by a self-centered society matron (Virginia Pearson) and shunned by society […]