British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows Gibson the world’s biggest cat. Reality Cat: Poor Gibson. How could this obese feline stand a chance the way his owners were grossly overfeeding him? As bizarre as it sounds, it’s little wonder that at the end of the piece the announcer very calmly states “And now he’s dead!” Final Mewsings: Gibson […]
Columbia Pictures Starring: Peter Sellers, Peter Cook Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A comedy of errors occurs when two elderly brothers (John Mills and Ralph Richardson) are the last of a group of men who stand to win money from a tontine and find […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau, Ann-Margret Directed by: Donald Petrie Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The heated rivalry between two old neighbors, John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) is strained even further when a beautiful new neighbor (Ann-Margret) catches their eyes. Kitty Cameo: John […]
Walt Disney Productions Directed by: Charles Nichols Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pluto and Milton see an advertisement for turkey on the television and set out to find one for themselves. Cartoon Cat: Milton the cat co-stars with Pluto and this is just one of a few shorts […]
Fox Film Corporation Starring: Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda Directed by: Victor Fleming Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Molly (Janet Gaynor) is a barge cook on the Erie Canal who falls for Dan (Henry Fonda), an aspiring farmer working on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. […]
Original Air Date: February 16, 1980 Starring: Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Elliot Gould Directed by: Dave Wilson, James Signorelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this skit! Synopsis: One of the sketches from this episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Elliot Gould with musical guest Gary Numan. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): This particular sketch […]
Directed by: Peg McClure Synopsis: An adorable animated film about two very different housecats; Squeak the lovable but clumsy tabby and Scratch, the suffering demure black cat. Cartoon Cats: This short is simply a delight from beginning to end and the behavior of the two opposite housecats is immediately recognizable to those who live in two cat households. […]
Lawbetts Production Synopsis: An educational film in which two children eagerly anticipate and witness the birth of a litter of kittens and then observe the kittens as they grow. Reality Cats: Whenever a film like this starts out with the instrumental song Puffin’ Billy you just know you’re going back to another era of filmmaking. This very […]
Castel Films Starring: Jeff Fahey, Heather Medway, Lisa Barbuscia Directed by: Jeffrey Reiner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Tom (Jeff Fahey) and Alex (Heather Medway) are a young couple who move into an apartment where someone has killed themselves and almost immediately strange things begin to happen as […]
English Title: The Leopard Titanus Starring: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon Directed by: Luchino Visconti Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sweeping story of an aristocratic family in Sicily during the time of Garibaldi and the way they deal with the changing politic landscape around them. Kitty Cameo: In one early scene […]