English Title: Hara-Kiri: The Death of a Samurai Recorded Picture Company (RPC) Starring: Ebizô Ichikawa, Eita, Kôji Yakusho Directed by: Takashi Miike Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1962 classic Harakiri. A samurai named Hanshirô Tsugumo (Ebizô Ichikawa) requests to perform ritual suicide in the […]
New Line Cinema Starring: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett Directed by: Iain Softley Synopsis: Book repairer Mo (Brendan Fraser) is searching for a rare book called Inkheart in order to help save his wife, who he accidentally sent into the book years before while bringing unscrupulous characters out. Purr Blurs: There are two cats who are seen only very briefly […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Ted Donaldson, Aubrey Mather Directed by: John Sturges Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson) has his parents worried when he befriends an unorthodox older gentleman named Dr. Francis Xavier Fay (Aubrey Mather). Cat Cattle Call: Danny’s parents end up inviting Dr. Fay […]
Original Air Date: February 22, 2018 Starring: Clare Bowen, Jake Etheridge Directed by: Michael Lohmann Synopsis: Daphne (Maisy Stella) auditions for a singing competition; Scarlett (Clare Bowen) tries to help Sean (Jake Etheridge) overcome his fears. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Scarlett is in the stables holding an orange and white cat. She then receives a text from Sean asking […]
Directed by: Lisze Bechtold Synopsis: A surrealistic short in which a woman and her two cats go through many metamorphoses. Cartoon Cats: The two cats are present throughout the entire film and like the woman change their shape and color. The cats are mostly interested in catching birds which the woman both creates and protects. The film is […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Tommy ‘Butch’ Bond, Darla Hood Directed by: George Sidney Synopsis: The Gang try to find out who is playing a bunch of nasty pranks on them and when they find out it is Butch they set out to get revenge. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and Porky meet Darla as she pushes a […]
Seven Arts Pictures Starring: Shirley Eaton, Leo Genn Directed by: George Pollock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A retelling of the classic Agatha Christie story And Then There Were None. A group of people find themselves stranded at a remote ski resort with someone out to kill each […]
Walt Disney Productions Starring: Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith Directed by: Don Chaffey Synopsis: The true story of a small dog in Scotland who stayed loyal to his master even after the man’s death. Kitty Cameos: When Bobby goes to Edinburgh in search of his master he encounters a rather angry tortoiseshell cat on the street who hisses at him. […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton Directed by: Roger Donaldson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Volcano expert Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) tries to warn a mountain town about the potential imminent eruption of their mountain but his warnings are heeded too late. Purr Blur: When the volcano does […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: Dick Powell, Burl Ives Directed by: Sidney Lanfield Synopsis: John Haven (Dick Powell) is a U.S. Army Intelligence Investigator working undercover in a mining town to find the culprits behind a gold shipment robbery. Kitty Cameo: The hotel clerk (Burl Ives) where Haven is staying is seen feeding a tabby cat from a saucer as […]