Columbia Pictures Starring: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina Also Starring: Terry Directed by: Nora Ephron Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the true life stories of two independent women; Chef and author Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and blogger Julie Powell (Amy Adams). Featured Feline: Julie owns a […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Dennis Christopher, Paul Dooley, Daniel Stern Directed by: Peter Yates Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dave (Dennis Christopher) is an aspiring cyclist from a small town in Indiana who dreams of being as great as the Italian cyclists he emulates. Featured Feline: Dave’s […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon Directed by: Clint Eastwood Synopsis: A group of childhood friends reunite when tragedy again enters their lives. Purr Blur: In one scene Whitey (Laurence Fishburne) and Sean (Kevin Bacon) talk to Dave (Tim Robbins) as he walks his son to school. At the end of the scene, Dave is walking […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie Directed by: Robert Altman Synopsis: John McCabe (Warren Beatty) is a gambler who teams with prostitute Constance Miller (Julie Christie) to grow several businesses in a small Old West mining town. Kitty Cameo: In one scene the tavern proprietor named Smalley (John Schuck) spots a long-haired tabby cat sitting on the card […]
RKO Radio Pictures Starring: James Stewart, Jane Wyman Directed by: William A. Wellman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rip Smith (James Stewart) is a pollster who comes up with a theory that if he can find the perfect small town that represents a microcosm of the country’s opinions […]
Original Air Date: April 15, 1956 Starring: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert H. Harris, Meg Mundy Directed by: James Neilson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mr. Laurence Appleby (Robert H. Harris) is an obsessive compulsive antiques dealer who would rather kill his wives for their money than sell his precious treasures. […]
National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Narrated By: Yvanna Kroitor Directed by: Ellen Besen Synopsis: A little girl dreams of visiting a unique friend under the sea. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film the little girl is lying in bed remembering everything which has gone wrong that day. She says the cat and dog both growled at […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sylvester brags to his son, Sylvester Jr., about taking down a giant mouse, only to be confronted with baby kangaroo Hippety Hopper. Cartoon Cats: The slobbering Sylvester had been a regular Looney Tunes character for […]
Numerous cats reside in the home of a deceased medium who haunts a nurse after the latter steals a ring in this horror anthology reviewed by Mark Murton.
English Title: Record of a Tenement Gentleman Shôchiku Eiga Starring: Chôko Iida, Hôhi Aoki Directed by: Yasujirô Ozu Synopsis: A widow woman named Tané (Chôko Iida) reluctantly agrees to let a lost boy (Hôhi Aoki) spend a couple of nights with her. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Tané’s house is seen while she is at a meeting. A light-colored cat […]