Felix Minds the Kid (1922)

Pat Sullivan Cartoons Directed by: Otto Messmer Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felix the Cat is recruited as a babysitter by a fed up father. Cartoon Cat: The cartoon begins with Felix trying to get some fish from a fish store. He is kicked out by the proprietor. […]

Cat Chicks (1936)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a cat eating a meal with a brood of baby chicks. Reality Cat: The dark tortoiseshell cat seems more interested in eating than mothering the chicks. Final Mewsings: Did they mistake “tolerating” with “mothering”? Relevant Links:

Cat Mothers Chick (1930)

British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage shows a cat with a brood of baby chicks. Reality Cat: The Texas Tabby is said to have acted as a foster mother to five broods of baby chicks. Actually the cat in question is a calico who doesn’t seem too interested in the chicks around her. A second caption mysteriously […]

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Hammer Films Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, John Carson Directed by: Peter Sasdy Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of respectable gentlemen looking for kicks unwittingly fall in with a disreputable chap who is determined to bring Dracula (Christopher Lee) back once again. Kitty Cameo: The three gentlemen, […]

The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Red Skelton, Janet Blair Directed by: S. Sylvan Simon Synopsis: Red Jones (Red Skelton) has no luck holding down a job and his girlfriend Ann (Janet Blair) is just about done with him, so he tries his hand at being a Fuller Brush Man and it leads him into more trouble. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Material Girls (2006)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Judy Tenuta Directed by: Martha Coolidge Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ava and Tanzie Marchetta (Haylie and Hilary Duff) are the heirs to their father’s cosmetic fortune but face adversity and poverty when a scandal threatens to take down their empire. […]

Amadeus (1984)

Orion Pictures Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce Directed by: Milos Forman Synopsis: Composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) recounts his history as the rival and eventual nemesis of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Purr Blurs: At the beginning of the film Salieri is crying out from his chambers. His valet (Vincent Schiavelli) is running up the stairs to […]

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

Overture Films Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin Directed by: Christine Jeffs Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rose (Amy Adams) enlists the help of her sister Norah (Emily Blunt) to start a business cleaning crime scenes to pay for her son’s private tuition. Purr Blur: On their first […]

Blackway (2015)

Enderby Entertainment Starring: Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta, Anthony Hopkins Directed by: Daniel Alfredson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lillian (Julia Stiles) moves to a logging town when her mother dies and seeks aid when a local crime boss starts to harrass her. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the […]

The Westerner – “The Courting of Libby”

Original Air Date: November 11, 1960 Starring: Brian Keith, John Dehner Directed by: Sam Peckinpah Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Dave Blassingame (Brian Keith) falls for the beautiful Libby (Joan O’Brien) but finds a rival in the slick Burgundy Smith (John Dehner). Cat Cattle Call: At the beginning of the episode […]