Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Directed by: Tex Avery Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A cat is after a canary and disguises himself as a dog to get past a bulldog. Cartoon Cat: This is one of those classically insane Tex Avery cartoons where pretty much anything goes. The basic premise […]
Directed by: Oha Synopsis: A short animated film by Russian animator Oha as a final student film. A male cat tries to win the heart of a lovely female, resorting to perserverence when all else fails. Cartoon Cats: The male cat is a kind of wandering troubador and when he sees the female cat it is love at […]
David W. Griffith Corp. Starring: Lillian Gish, Spottiswoode Aitken Directed by: D.W. Griffith Synopsis: Based on the novel The Clansman, this controversial film shows how America was torn apart during the Civil War and how post-war politics supposedly led to the creation of the Ku Klux Klan. Kitty Cameos: The story focuses on two families, the Stoneman family from […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jay R. Smith Directed by: Robert A. McGowan Synopsis: The gang tries to help Jay when his siblings draw with chalk all over the walls of their house by completely repapering the home. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Pete the Pup is the star of this short and also the family pet, […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr Directed by: Takashi Shimizu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An American remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-on also directed by Takashi Shimizu. Featured Feline: As in the original film, a black cat named Mar is featured prominently in many scenes, […]
English Title: Ju-on: The Grudge Pioneer LDC Starring: Megumi Okina, Shuri Matsuda Directed by: Takashi Shimizu Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Japanese house holds horror and death at the hand of a vengeful spirit for anyone who enters. Featured Feline (with initial Kitty Carnage Warning): At the beginning […]
English Title: A Quiet Place in the Country Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) Starring: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave Directed by: Elio Petri Synopsis: Noted painter Leonardo Ferri (Frances Nero) is attracted to a spacious country villa outside Venice but finds once he’s moved in the home appears to be haunted and preys on his already troubled mind. Cat Burglars (Scene […]
Gramercy Pictures Starring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee Directed by: Kevin Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: TS (Jeremy London) and his best friend Brodie (Jason Lee) both breakup with their girlfriends and seek solace at the local mall. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The opening of the film […]
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson Directed by: Jeff Pollack Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rushon (Tommy Davidson) and his girlfriend Nikki (Tamala Jones) set up a blind date for Rushon’s buddy Bunz (Jamie Foxx) with her friend Lysterine (Vivica A. Fox) leading to a night […]
Recorded Picture Company (RPC) Starring: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm Directed by: David Cronenberg Synopsis: A surreal story inspired by the writings and life of William S. Burroughs. Exterminator Bill Lee (Peter Weller) becomes addicted to the pesticide he is using and his life spirals into absurdity as he falls into the world of espionage, writing and […]