Somebody to Love (1994)

Cabin Fever Entertainment Starring: Rosie Perez, Michael DeLorenzo Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A taxi dancer named Mercedes (Rosie Perez) has dreams of becoming a famous actress, while a young man named Emilio (Michael DeLorenzo) longs to be with Mercedes. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In […]

Midsomer Murders – “The Animal Within”

Original Air Date: January 19, 2007 Starring: John Nettles, Jason Hughes Directed by: Renny Rye Synopsis: Detectives Barnaby (John Nettles) and Jones (Jason Hughes) investigate the myserious death of a wealthy man whose American niece suddenly arrives after everyone has been told she is dead. Purr Blur: In one scene Barnaby and Jones are walking in town. A tuxedo cat […]

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Gary Cooper, Douglass Dumbrille Directed by: Henry Hathaway Synopsis: In Northwest India, British Bengal Lancer officers find themselves having to put their differences aside to work together to defeat the enemy. Kitty Cameos: In one scene Colonel Stone (Guy Standing) is introduced to Mohammed Khan (Douglass Dumbrille). Khan is first seen sitting on a sofa, dangling […]

Mad About You – “There’s a Puma in the Kitchen”

Original Air Date: November 3, 1998 Starring: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Anne Ramsay Directed by: David Steinberg Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jamie (Helen Hunt) and Paul (Paul Reiser) discover “nooners” while Lisa (Anne Ramsay) adopts a cat which is too much to handle. Cat Cattle Call: When Lisa and Ira […]

I Need Never Get Old (2016)

Music Artist: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Synopsis: In this music video, Nathaniel Rateliff keeps his band hopping while seeking perfection during recording. Kitty Cameo: During a segment of the video in which Nathaniel experiments with different sound effects in the recording studio, he is seen holding an orange tabby cat. He is also biting celery and […]

Village Bakery (circa 1940’s)

British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage shows how bread is made from farm to bakery. Reality Cat: The latter portion of the film was shot in Cresswells’ Bakery in Braintree, Essex. At the end of the reel some women come into the bakery to buy some bread. A tabby cat is sitting right on the counter along […]

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Hal Wallis Productions Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Neumann Directed by: Anatole Litvak Synopsis: Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck) is a clinging wife who is confined to bed and overhears two men talking on a party line about a murder they are going to commit. Kitty Cameo: Early in the film Leona is trying to reach her husband Henry […]

Love & Sex (2000)

Behaviour Worldwide Starring: Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau Directed by: Valerie Breiman Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kate Welles (Famke Janssen) finds herself having to write an article about love and relationships and draws on her own experience falling in and out of love with an artist named Adam […]

Brokedown Palace (1999)

Fox 2000 Pictures Starring: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan Synopsis: Alice Marano (Claire Danes) and Darlene Davis (Kate Beckinsale) are two young women who travel to Thailand for an adventure and find themselves in a women’s jail facing drug smuggling charges. Purr Blurs: When the girls first arrive at the women’s prison after dark, a tuxedo […]

Chocolat (2000)

Miramax Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench Directed by: Lasse Hallström Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A mysterious woman named Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter arrive in a small French village and open a chocolate shop, much to the surprise and chagrin of the locals. […]