by Ted Davis Directed by: Stephen Roberts (Grandma segment) Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Released during the depths of the Depression, this omnibus movie follows elderly but still feisty mega-millionaire John Glidden (Richard Bennett) as he presents a million dollars each to folks picked at […]
Directed by: Richard Brooks Synopsis: Based on the book by Truman Capote which follows the true story of two ruthless criminals (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) who murder a family in a botched robbery then run from the police. Purr Blur: In the family’s home at the beginning of the film the daughter, Nancy (Brenda […]
Directed by: Tom Tykwer This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) is a young man with a remarkable sense of smell whose obsession with the scent of a woman leads him down dark paths. Kitty Cameo: […]
by Mark Murton Original Air Date: October 28, 1990 Directed by: Elijah Moshinsky Synopsis: Lecherous alcoholic pub landlord Maurice (Albert Finney) has visions of a 17th-century doctor of the occult, beginning a monumental clash between good and evil in this three part serial. Kitty Cameo: The Siamese cat in this episode belongs to Maurice’s daughter […]
Music Artist: INXS Directed by: Soren Jensen Synopsis: A music video for the Australian band features a crazy feast. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The band is sitting at a table with some beautiful women, all of whom are feasting on a huge meal of figs, bread and turkey. Also on the table are several cats […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of Margaret Hazelman of Petworth, Surrey, feeding her large collection of pedigree dogs. Reality Cats: As Margaret exits her home with a bucket of dog food, a gray Persian cat is sitting nearby. She doles out the food into numerous dishes as the Persian and a Siamese cat hover nearby. […]
Original Title: À l’intérieur Directed by: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sarah (Alysson Paradis), a pregnant woman who is recently widowed, is terrorized in her home by a mysterious woman (Béatrice Dalle) who wants […]
by Brian H. Also Known As: Souls for Sale; Evils of Chinatown Directed by: Albert Zugsmith Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Very loosely based on Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 novel Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Gilbert de Quincey (Vincent Price), a fictional descendant of Thomas […]
by Mark Murton Also Known As: Dangerous Youth Directed by: Herbert Wilcox Synopsis: Soon after Liverpool gang member Dave Wyman (Frankie Vaughan) wins a singing contest he is called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier. Purr Blur: As the police close in on the AWOL Wyman he escapes through a window […]
by Ted Davis Directed by: Benjamin Stoloff This review contains a Mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: When Uncle Otto Schmidt (Charles Winninger) loses control of the costume store he’s owned for twenty years, soft-hearted new proprietor Richard Carlson (Stanley Smith) is […]