British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows the arrival of the raft L’Egare the Second (also known as the Atlantic ‘kon-Tiki’) and her tiny crew at Falmouth, Cornwall after an 88-day voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reality Cats: Among the crew were two cats. First seen in the newsreel is a black male cat named Puce. The grey […]
Dino De Laurentiis Company Starring: Willem Dafoe, Madonna Directed by: Uli Edel Synopsis: Lawyer Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe) defends a femme fatale named Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) who is accused of murdering her older boyfriend for his money. Kitty Cameo: Rebecca takes Frank to see her holisitic doctor to explain the white powder one of her accusers assumes was cocaine. […]
English Title: The Cat Lira Films Starring: Jean Gabin, Simone Signoret Directed by: Pierre Granier-Deferre Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains MAJOR spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An older married couple, Julien (Jean Gabin) and Clémence (Simone Signoret) find themselves in a crumbling relationship in a crumbling neighborhood with little to hold them together. Cinema Cat: Julien […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn Directed by: Carl Reiner Synopsis: A spoof of suspense thrillers finds cop and attorney Ned Ravine (Armand Assante) on the trail of a femme fatale. Purr Blur: Late in the film Ned enters a bathroom where the tub is filled with hot water. A moment later he opens a medicine cabinet and […]
Alliance Films Corporation Starring: Maxime Collin, Éric Cadorette Directed by: Jean-Claude Lauzon Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Leo Lauzon (Maxime Collin) insists on being called Léolo and constantly tries to imagine himself outside of his troubled Canadian boyhood. Kitty Carnage Warning! This film contains one of the most disturbing […]
Original Air Date: February 19, 1978 Starring: William Jordan, Caskey Swaim Directed by: Richard Quine Synopsis: A government agency investigates various U.F.O. sightings and tries to explain the phenomena people are seeing. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode a U.F.O. buzzes a farm. An orange tabby cat meows before the craft appears, then takes off screeching once the […]
MPL Communications Starring: Paul McCartney, Ian Hastings Directed by: Peter Webb Synopsis: Paul McCartney’s musical extravaganza in which the master tapes of his latest album go missing, along with the ex-con and friend entrusted with them. Kitty Cameo: Near the end of the film as Paul is looking around the abandoned Broad Street station for any sign of the […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: The Three Stooges Directed by: Jules White Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Shemp and Larry find themselves involved with a golddigger (Jean Willes) whose husband, Moe, also causes them grief. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the second half of the short, Shemp tells about his encounter […]
Universal Pictures Starring: Sean Young, Matt Dillon Directed by: James Dearden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1956 film. Ellen Carson (Sean Young) is convinced the death of her twin sister was not suicide and tries to find the truth at the same time she […]
A&M FilmsStarring: John Cusack, Diane FranklinDirected by: Savage Steve Holland Synopsis: Lane Meyer (John Cusack) is head over heels in love with a beautiful girl. But when she spurns him (for practically everyone else) it leaves Lane despondent. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Lane awakens to find a note from his mother (stuck to his forehead) to feed the […]