British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage of dogs at the Metropolitan and Essex Dog Show followed by cats at the Crystal Cats Show both held at Olympia. Reality Cats: After the dogs are featured the cats are up. A girl is holding two longhair cats. Some Siamese kittens are in a cage looking at the camera. […]
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Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)
Directed by: John Derek Synopsis: An elderly man named Scott (Anthony Quinn) dies and as a ghost encourages his young wife Katie (Bo Derek) to continue his business dealings and commit a murder. Kitty Cameo: After Scott’s funeral, Katie is lying on her bed with a longhair Himalayan cat. She reacts when Scott starts talking […]
Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
Directed by: Alex Gibney Synopsis: A look at the controversial career of forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis and her theories about serial killers and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Reality Cat: Dorothy owns a Sphynx cat which is seen in her home several times throughout the film. Final Mewsings: Cats are also psychologically complex creatures. Relevant Links: […]
Catsing Call (2019)
Directed by: Sophie Kernbach Synopsis: Several cats with very different personalities appear at a cat casting call. Cartoon Cats: Four cats are featured in this very funny short film. The first is an anxious Sphynx named Larry who bumbles his way through the interview. The second is a stuck up starlet named Osiris Dior Sauvage […]
Hue and Cry (1947)
Directed by: Charles Crichton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Joe Kirby (Harry Fowler) uncovers a code hidden in a comic book being used by a gang of thieves and encourages his pals to work together to stop them. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The boys […]
Green Acres – “It’s Human to Be Humane”
Original Air Date: February 1, 1967 Directed by: Richard L. Bare Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Unable to deal with his wife’s boredom, Oliver (Eddie Albert) arranges for Lisa (Eva Gabor) to become the head of a humane society which leads to even more trouble. Kitty […]
Tiny Christmas (2017)
Starring: Duncan Directed by: Jonathan A. Rosenbaum Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Emma (Riele Downs) and her wacky distant cousin Barkley (Lizzy Greene) are accidentally shrunk by an elf and scooped up in Santa’s sack. Featured Feline: The girls end up in the house across […]
Flora (1948)
Directed by: Alex Lovy, Robert Clampett Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A dog named Ronny (voiced by Gerald Mohr) explains how he was driven to suicide by his infatuation with a Siamese cat named Flora. Cartoon Cat: This is a rather bizarre cartoon which finds […]
Rhinoceros (1974)
Directed by: Tom O’Horgan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An adaptation of the play by Eugène Ionesco. Stanley (Gene Wilder) feels out of place in life and even more so when everyone around him begins to turn into rhinos. Kitty Cameo: The opening scene finds […]
Shag (1989)
Directed by: Zelda Barron Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Carson (Phoebe Cates) is about to get married so her girlfriends Melaina (Briget Fonda), Pudge (Annabeth Gish) and Luanne (Page Hannah) spirit her away to Myrtle Beach for a girls’ weekend. Kitty Cameo: Carson is trying […]