Little Stranger Starring: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Dianne Wiest Directed by: Jason Moore Synopsis: Sisters Maura and Kate Ellis (Amy Poehler and Tina Fey) are horrified to find out their parents have sold their beloved childhood home and rebel by throwing one last huge bash on the property. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Maura is Skyping […]
English Title: The Red Circle Euro International Film (EIA) Starring: Alain Delon, André Bourvil Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Synopsis: Newly released from prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with an escapee named Vogel (Gian Maria Volontè) who teams up with him and a drunken police sharpshooter named Jansen (Yves Montand) to pull off an elaborate jewelry heist. Kitty Cameos: The […]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Taylor Directed by: Victor Saville Synopsis: Young American Melinda Greyton (Elizabeth Taylor) falls in love with British Major Michael Curragh (Robert Taylor), little realizing he is actually passing government secrets to Soviet communists. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film Major Curragh is headed to the house where he meets the Russian […]
Warner Bros. Starring: Errol Flynn, Paul Kelly Directed by: David Butler Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cattle rancher Clay Hardin (Errol Flynn) returns to San Antonio, Texas, to bring the cattle rustlers who almost killed him to justice. And he might just win the girl as well. Kitty […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Matthew Broderick Directed by: Herbert Ross Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Neil Simon penned this story about a widowed mother named Nora (Marsha Mason) who is raising her teenaged son Michael (Matthew Broderick) on a teacher’s salary when […]
Original Air Date: January 9, 2011 Starring: William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky Directed by: Mark Mylod Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: The American incarnation of the popular British series features the dysfunctional Gallagher family living on the fringe of society in Chicago. Kitty Cameo: In the opening scene of the […]
Music Artist: Maria Vidal Synopsis: The video for the single by Maria Vidal includes scenes of her singing in various settings, some musicians and a man dancing in the rain. Kitty Cameo: For some reason there are two shots of a grey and white kitten seen during the course of the video. Final Mewsings: Cats enhance videos even in […]
Synopsis: Created by photographer and artist Satoru Tsuda, this is a video version of his famous Namen Nayo (aka Nameneko, not to mention Perlorian) cats set to a song (apparently called Please Once Again). Featured Felines: Anyone who watched Night Flight regularly in the 1980’s is sure to remember this video featuring several cats and kittens dressed […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows high speed photography experiments being filmed in John Hadland’s Studio Laboratory in England. Reality Cats: Two cats are used as part of the filmed experiments. One is a beautiful calico which is dropped from a man’s hands to the ground so it can be seen turning in mid-air to land on […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows cats taste testing cat food at a factory in Slough, Bucks. Reality Cats: Ten cats are seen eating from arranged bowls on the floor while a man and a woman in smocks observe them. In the final shots two white kittens (who were also included in the tasting) are spotlighted with […]