City Loop (2000)

Also Known As: Bored Olives The Australian Film Commission Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Hayley McElhinney Directed by: Belinda Chayko Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Several hours in the lives of the employees of a fast delivery pizza place. Kitty Carnage Warning!: Our Featured Feline sadly starts as a Kitty Carnage Warning, […]

Breakfast of Champions (1999)

Hollywood Pictures Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney Directed by: Alan Rudolph Synopsis: Based on the book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Famed car dealership owner Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) feels like he’s losing his mind as the people around him make less and less sense. Kitty Cameo: In one scene writer Kilgore Trout (Albert Finney) leaves an adult bookstore. As […]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – “The Re-Collectors Affair”

Original Air Date: October 22, 1965 Starring: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum Directed by: Alvin Ganzer Synopsis: Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) investigate a group called the Re-Collectors who are tracking down Nazis to regain stolen artwork. Kitty Cameo: In one scene a black cat is seen sitting on a fence. Napoleon is behind the fence, getting […]

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – “Pheromone, My Lovely”

Original Air Date: November 28, 1993 Starring: Teri Hatcher, Dean Cain, Morgan Fairchild Directed by: Bill D’Elia Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The Daily Planet newsroom gets crazy with love when a chemist with evil intent sprays a pheromone-laced perfume in their midst. Kitty Cameo: Miranda (Morgan Fairchild) is the chemist […]

The Producers (2005)

Universal Pictures Starring: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick Directed by: Susan Stroman Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Broadway musical based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy gets an over-the-top big screen adaptation. Kitty Cameo: At the opening of Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) and Max Bialystock’s (Nathan Lane) play Springtime for […]

Like Cats & Dogs (2017)

The Hallmark Channel Starring: Cassidy Gifford, Wyatt Nash Directed by: Ron Oliver Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dog-loving Laura Haley (Cassidy Gifford) and cat-loving Spencer Hodkins (Wyatt Nash) couldn’t be more opposite from each other; so mishaps ensue when the two are booked for the same vacation house […]

The Godless Girl (1929)

C.B. DeMille Productions Starring: Lina Basquette, Marie Prevost Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Girl meets boy and falls in love but their diametrically opposed viewpoints on religion lead to heartbreak and even prison. Kitty Cameo: Near the end of the film the girl and […]

Raisin’ Trouble (1926)

Mirthquake Comedies Starring: Jack Cooper, Lillian Worth Directed by: Percy Pembroke Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A husband brews some homemade beer, a lunatic is on the loose and a dark and windy night causes everyone’s imagination to run amok. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the silent short […]

Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)

RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Richard Dix, Lucille Ball Directed by: Lew Landers Synopsis: Nick Green (Richard Dix) is a newspaper reporter who pounds the pavement trying to get the goods on a local kingpin with the help of dance instructor Paula Sanders (Lucille Ball). Kitty Cameo: As the title would imply the action takes place over the course of […]

Dishonored (1931)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen Also Starring:  Blackie Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A prostitute named Marie Kolverer (Marlene Dietrich) is recruited by the Austrian secret police to spy on Russian soldiers. Cinema Cat: Marie owns a long-haired black cat which is […]