Rachel, Rachel (1968)

Kayos Productions Starring: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington Directed by: Paul Newman Synopsis: Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a meek middle-aged school teacher living in a small town with her widowed mother (Kate Harrington).  But Rachel starts to have the nagging feeling that something is missing from her life. Purr Blur: In one scene Rachel and her mother […]

Across the Universe (2007)

Revolution Studios Starring: Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs Also Starring: Also Starring: T.C., Kyle Directed by: Julie Taymor Synopsis: Beatles’ music forms the soundtrack to this tale about Jude (Jim Sturgess), a Liverpudlian artist, who falls for Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) an upper-class American girl, their friends and their lives in the tumultuous 60’s. Purr Blur: Jude and […]

Le couteau dans la plaie (1962)

English Title: Five Miles to Midnight Dear Film Produzione Starring: Anthony Perkins, Sophia Loren, Gig Young Directed by: Anatole Litvak Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lisa Macklin (Sophia Loren) announces to her unpredictably vicious husband Robert (Anthony Perkins) that she is through with him just as he boards a […]

Manglehorn (2014)

Worldview Entertainment Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter Directed by: David Gordon Green Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Angelo Manglehorn (Al Pacino) is a small-town locksmith who has become disconnected from the world around him, longing for a lost love and possibly missing out on a new romance in […]

The Third Reich: The Rise and Fall (2010)

New Animal Productions Directed by: Nicole Rittenmeyer, Seth Skundrick Synopsis: Made for The History Channel, this is a compelling and disturbing look at the rise and fall of Hitler’s Third Reich as seen through the eyes (and home movie cameras) of the German people and other first-hand witnesses. Purr Blur: In the first part which documents the rise […]

Maron – “Internet Troll”

Original Air Date: May 3, 2013 Starring: Marc Maron, Dave Foley, Erin Daniels Directed by: Luke Matheny Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Marc Maron stars in this comedy series in which he portrays himself as a middle-aged comedian and podcaster who is living a quiet life of desperation alone in […]

Striking Distance (1993)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina Also Starring: Bob the Cat Directed by: Rowdy Herrington Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Det. Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is ostracized by other members of the police force when he gives evidence against his partner and cousin.  Plus […]

Instinct (2007)

Directed by: Frédérick Venet Carnal Cat Warning!  This short film contains scenes with sexual themes! Synopsis: Adapted from the Jean de La Fontaine fable The Cat Turned Into a Woman (which was adapted from Aesop’s fable The Cat and Venus).  A man takes his cat for a walk in the park and derives pleasure when she turns […]

Rat Life and Diet in North America (1968)

Directed by: Joyce Wieland Synopsis: This experimental short film from Joyce Wieland is a visual allegory against the corporate and military structure of the global village using rats in the role of the oppressed. Cinema Cat: The rats are shown as political prisoners under constant surveillance by cats.  The cats are sitting outside a window looking in at […]

Il castello dei morti vivi (1964)

English title: Castle of the Living Dead Filmsonor Starring: Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland, Gaia Germani Directed by: Warren Kiefer Synopsis: A group of traveling performers are called to put on a special show at a creepy castle for an eccentric scientist named Count Drago (Christopher Lee) who lives with a menagerie of oddly well-preserved animals. Kitty Cameo: In one scene […]