Cat Village (1966)

British Pathé Synopsis: The focus of this newsreel segment is a village built for stray cats in Heydon, near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Reality Cats: Several cats are seen living within the wired enclosure which is complete with tiny cat houses and other ammenities, such as milk, food, cat trees, swings, benches and a heated clubhouse.  Not to […]

Batman Returns (1992)

Warner Bros. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An unscrupulous businessman named Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) teams up with the Penguin (Danny DeVito) to carry out a plot to steal all of Gotham City’s power, unless Batman (Michael […]

The L-Shaped Room (1962)

British Lion Film Corporation Starring: Leslie Caron, Cicely Courtneidge Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jane Fosset (Leslie Caron) is a young French woman who arrives in London poor and pregnant and takes a flat in a seedy building with an interesting collection of characters. […]

Modern Romance (1981)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold Directed by: Albert Brooks Synopsis: Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) is a film editor who tries to handle being in relationship but continuously delves into paranoia and self-doubt. Purr Blur: In one scene Robert drives to an apartment building to pick up a woman he spontaneously asked out.  As he exits the […]

Cat Show (2014)

Filmbuff Directed by: Donna Lipowitz Synopsis: An entertaining documentary which follows a young woman named Carly who raises and shows her Himalayan cats at cat shows across the U.K. and in Europe. Reality Cats: Carly owns several Himalayans and shows a couple of them but the focus of the documentary is on Tango who is accruing numerous points […]

The L-Word – “Luck, Next Time”

Original Air Date: March 14, 2004 Starring: Erin Daniels, Lauren Lee Smith Also Starring: Mr. Piddles Directed by: Rose Troche Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Bette (Jennifer Beals) deals with personal tragedy while being attacked for the gallery’s radical art.  Meanwhile Dana (Erin Daniels) deals with coming out to her parents. […]

Fantasia 2000 (1999)

Walt Disney Pictures Directed by: Eric Goldberg Synopsis: A new installment of Disney’s original Fantasia with animated segments set to classical music. Cartoon Cat: In the Al Hirschfeld-inspired segment set to George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, we see a man named Duke waking up late and hurrying to get dressed and get to work.  Outside of the building […]

Ants in the Pantry (1936)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard Directed by: Jack White Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Three Stooges are trying to drum up new business as exterminators and release a variety of vermin in a posh house then have to do their jobs during […]

All Roads Lead Home (2008)

Waldo West Productions Starring: Jason London, Vanessa Branch, Peter Boyle Directed by: Dennis Fallon Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young girl named Belle (Vivien Cardone) loses her mother in a car accident and her father Cody (Jason London) struggles to raise her while her maternal grandfather (Peter […]

Problem Child (1990)

Universal Pictures Starring: John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Oliver Directed by: Dennis Dugan Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Junior (Michael Oliver) is an abandoned boy who is so outrageously bad he can’t find anyone to adopt him permanently.  Enter a couple who desperately want children but have no […]