Original Air Date: October 30, 1992 Starring: Bob Newhart, Carlene Watkins Directed by: Michael Zinberg Synopsis: Bob’s daughter Trisha (Cynthia Stevenson) starts working as a colorist and takes exception to the way females are depicted in the Mad Dog comics. Featured Feline: Otto returns for another one of his classic moments in the show’s opening segment. Bob (Bob Newhart) is […]
Music Artist: Superchunk Synopsis: A cat is fitted with a video camera and then gets into mischief but not the kind you might imagine. Featured Feline: A white cat with gray and tabby markings is the one fitted with the video camera. Several shots of the cat are included at the beginning and end of the video. According […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage takes us on a tour of the Isle of Man. Reality Cats: The island’s reknowned Manx cats are featured in one segment. Final Mewsings: Cats know how to be unique. Relevant Links:
Screen Gems Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth Directed by: Rod Lurie Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Reboot of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film finds movie scriptwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) facing violence from a group of redneck locals. Kitty Cameo: In the original […]
English Title: Big Deal on Madonna Street Lux Film Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni Directed by: Mario Monicelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A bungling group of crooks get wind of a prime job and attempt to rob a pawn shop safe, only to run into countless difficulties. Kitty […]
Original Air Date: February 19, 1961 Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Wendy Craig Directed by: Michael Truman Synopsis: John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) finds himself looking for a man who was supposed to have died a decade earlier. Purr Blur: Drake is staying at an inn in Scotland where he is searching for the suspect. Suddenly a rock with a note around […]
Maysles Films Starring: Edith ‘Little Edie’ Bouvier Beale, Edith Bouvier Beale Directed by: Albert Maysles, David Maysles Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Original footage not included in the original Grey Gardens documentary from the Maysles Brothers. Reality Cats: The Beales lived with numerous cats in their dilapidated house, and […]
Original Air Date: January 8, 1961 Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Zena Marshall Directed by: Seth Holt Synopsis: John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) is ordered to travel abroad to bring back an English woman charged with espionage. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Drake is sitting at a table in the back of a typewriter shop. He is petting a tabby and white cat […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney Directed by: Busby Berkeley Synopsis: Jimmy Connors (Mickey Rooney) and Mary Holden (Judy Garland) decide to put on a show to raise money for a chance to play with Paul Whiteman. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One scene begins with Mary in her garden sitting next to some kittens which are drinking from […]
Ministry of Information Narrated by: Quentin Reynolds Directed by: Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt Synopsis: A short film about London’s resilience during the ongoing Blitz of World War II. Reality Cat: Near the end of the film a couple of civil defense rescue workers are seen pulling a gray and white cat from the wreckage of a destroyed building. The […]