British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows the residents and workers at the Southern Railway Children’s Home. Reality Cat: In one scene the superintendent of the home, George “Dad” Evershed, is shown holding a cat as he sits on the grass with two boys. According to information provided by British Pathé, the cat’s name was Puff. Final Mewsings: Cats […]
Fine Line Features Starring: Piper Laurie, Nell Carter Directed by: Charles Matthau Synopsis: Based on the novel by Truman Capote. After the death of his parents, a young boy named Collin Fenwick (Edward Furlong) goes to live with his aunts, who are radically different from each other, and learns about life and love. Kitty Cameos: Collin’s Aunt Dolly (Piper […]
Nimbus Film Productions Starring: Paul Dano, Brian Cox Directed by: Dagur Kári Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young homeless man named Lucas (Paul Dano) and an unhealthy elderly bar owner named Jacques (Brian Cox) form an unlikely friendship. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At the very beginning of the […]
Warner Brothers / Seven Arts Starring: George Segal, Jack Warden Directed by: Sidney Lumet Synopsis: A group of New York writers share a strange road trip around the city as they try to attend the funeral of one of their group who has died suddenly at age 41. Purr Blur: In an establishing shot outside the apartment of Barnet […]
New Line Cinema Starring: Thomas Ian Griffith, James Earl Jones Directed by: Jon Hess Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Terry McCain (Thomas Ian Griffith) is a cop whose known for violently going over the top with suspects, a fact that is used against him when a drug deal […]
Original Air Date: November 6, 1992 Starring: Bob Newhart, Carlene Watkins Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob (Newhart) hosts a poker game at his house for his buddies, one of whom has just split from his wife, but Kaye (Carlene Watkins) is shocked when the man comes on to her. Featured Feline: In a classic opening segment, Bob is seen […]
Directed by: George Marshall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An all-star cast fills out the story of a movie producer named Oliver Merlin (Adolph Menjou) who hires a young country woman (Andrea Leeds) to act as the moral compass for his films. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene […]
English Title: Chess Fever Mezhrabpom-Rus Starring: Vladimir Fogel Directed by: Vsevolod Pudovkin, Nikolai Shpikovsky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this silent short film from Russia, a young man (Vladimir Fogel) becomes so obsessed with the game of chess he neglects everything around him, including his wife-to-be. Cat Burglars […]
Saber Productions Starring: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates Directed by: Jack Starrett Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two couples on vacation in a motor home witness a human sacrifice and become the target of devil worshippers. Kitty Cameo: At one point the couples pull their motor home into a gas […]
TriStar Pictures Starring: Chevy Chase, Jack Palance Directed by: Michael Ritchie Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Robberson family lives in an idyllic suburbia but their worlds are turned upside down when the police decide to hold a stake out in their house to catch a dangerous crook […]