Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner Directed by: Robert Clampett Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan) notices his dog scatching after being assaulted by a hungry, musical flea and threatens to give him a bath. Cartoon Cat: This is the animated short […]
Pathé-Natan Directed by: Jean Vigo Synopsis: A travelogue-style look at Nice with a satiric bent. Kitty Cameo: Most of the film looks at the travel and party side of Nice, but in a short segment the darker side is seen, including shots of a garbage-filled street. A cat is seen looking at the camera and then darts away. […]
Orion Pictures Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins Directed by: Jonathan Demme Synopsis: FBI cadet Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) interviews noted serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to help the agency catch a sick serial killer named Buffalo Bill. Kitty Cameos: In one scene we see a woman named Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith) returning to her apartment after shopping. As […]
Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind Directed by: Noah Baumbach Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a college student trying to find her way in the world when she meets her outgoing, gregarious impending stepsister, Brooke (Greta Gerwig) who gives her […]
Nepi Film Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A day and night in the lives of writer Giovanni Pontano (Marcello Mastroianni) and his wife Lidia (Jeanne Moreau) who are dealing with the impending death of a friend and feeling introspective […]
Fox Searchlight Pictures Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Nick Offerman Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Synopsis: Greg (Thomas Mann) and his childhood friend Earl (RJ Cyler) have their movie-centric lives changed when they start to hang out with Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a girl diagnosed with leukemia. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Greg’s father (Nick Offerman) is a lover of cats and […]
Original Air Date: November 3, 1963 Starring: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby Also Starring: Orangey (as Rhubarb) Directed by: Sidney Miller Synopsis: Uncle Martin (Ray Walston) zaps himself to the top of a water tower to find some relief from the heat and humidity but when he comes down he finds himself in a psychiatric hospital. Cinema Cat: Orangey would have a […]
Paramount Pictures Starring: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart Also Starring: Orangey Directed by: Arthur Lubin Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by H. Allen Smith. A feisty, independent feral cat becomes the prized possession of enthusiastic millionaire Thaddeus J. Banner (Gene Lockhart) and ends up […]
Hal Roach Studios Starring: Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: Mickey, Jackie and Joe come up with a scheme, pretending to be sick so they can skip school and go to the circus instead. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Early in the short Mickey is seen washing his baby brother in a washtub on the floor […]
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Starring: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow Directed by: Alfonso Cuaró Synopsis: A modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel. Artist Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke) recounts his early life and encounters with an escaped criminal (Robert De Niro), a stranger spinster and her beautiful niece (Gwyneth Paltrow). Kitty Cameo: The opening scenes of the film are set […]