Keystone Film Company Starring: Mack Swain, Polly Moran Directed by: Fred Fishback Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ambrose (Mack Swain) is a strong but gentle giant who lives in a boarding house run by his mother (Mai Wells) and who attracts the admiration of the maid Rosie Bloom […]
Santa Fe Productions Starring: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille Directed by: Amy Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of high school girls find themselves the target of a driller killer during a slumber party. Kitty Cameos: The girls all play on the school’s basketball team and the new […]
British Screen Productions Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay Directed by: Peter Medak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The true story of Derek Bentley (Christopher Eccleston), a slow-witted young man who fell in with a bad crowd and ended up on trial for murder. Cat Cattle Call: The Bentley family […]
Lleju Productions Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Alphonso McAuley Directed by: John Stockwell Synopsis: Two amateur detectives named Anthony (Scott Mechlowicz) and Julian (Alphonso McAuley) get caught up in a world of international intrigue and professional assassins when they decide to look for a missing woman. Purr Blur: As Julian explains his idea to start a detective agency to Anthony, they […]
Seven Pines Starring: Edith Evans Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An elderly woman named Mrs. Margaret Ross (Edith Evans) struggles through a lonely existence where she is exploited, confused and, worst of all, forgotten. Kitty Cameos: Throughout the film several street cats are shown living […]
Enigma Productions Starring: Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham Directed by: Roy Battersby Synopsis: Donald Lovelace (Barry Jackson) is a soft-spoken public park gardener who earns a reputation for being able to please women. Kitty Cameo: In additional to caring for the grounds of the park, Mr. Lovelace also cares for various animals. In one scene he is taking a tabby […]
MGM Cartoon Studio Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A friendly police officer tries to rescue a kitten from an overenthusiastic pup. Cartoon Cats: Officer Pooch is a dog himself but an anthropomorphic one as opposed to the rascally pup who has “treed” […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage shows three Turkish Van cats eating and being forced to swim in tubs. Reality Cats: The unused and unissued footage shows the cats with a couple of women who seem to be demonstrating how they are “teaching” the cats to swim. While Turkish Vans are naturally good swimmers, these poor cats […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Winona Ryder, Claire Danes Directed by: Gillian Armstrong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. The March sisters come of age while awaiting the return of their father who is fighting in the American Civil War. Kitty Cameos: A […]
South Australian Film Corporation Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor Directed by: Scott Hicks Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The biopic of pianist David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) who suffered a nervous breakdown and a potentially career ending battle with Schizoaffective disorder. Kitty Cameos: David apparently liked cats and several are […]