The X-Files – “Agua Mala”

The X-Files – “Agua Mala”

Original Air Date: February 21, 1999Directed by: Rob Bowman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigate a possible sea monster at the height of a hurricane on the Florida coast. Featured Feline: The story begins in the home of […]

Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Directed by: Charlie Bean Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A combination of live-action and computer animation retells the story of a pair of canines from different sides of the track. Featured Felines: It is no surprise that Disney would change the scene with the cats […]

Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese Synopsis: An orphan boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives secretly in a Paris train station where he winds the clocks and works on a secret automaton. Kitty Cameo: There is a quick shot of a ginger Persian cat sitting on a stack of books in Monsieur Labisse’s (Christopher Lee) book shop. […]

Mama’s Family – “Cat’s Meow”

Mama’s Family – “Cat’s Meow”

Original Air Date: November 8, 1986Directed by: Dave Powers Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Iola (Beverly Archer) is depressed when her mean kitty Midnight passes away. Then she surprises everyone by having the animal freeze-dried. Cat Corpse: We never see Midnight the cat before his passing, […]

Andy’s Gang

Andy’s Gang

Original Air Date: 1955 – 1960Starring: Midnight the Cat Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this series! Synopsis: Actor Andy Devine heads a kids’ show sponsored by Buster Brown shoes in which he tells stories and shares the stage with a variety of characters and animals. Featured Feline: Andy’s Gang […]

Triumph of a Heart (2005)

Triumph of a Heart (2005)

Music Artist: Björk Synopsis: The official video for Björk’s single Triumph of a Heart finds her partying in a pub while her lover, who is a cat, waits at home. Featured Feline: The video costars an Abyssinian cat as Björk’s significant other. At the beginning the cat is lying in bed with her. Björk is […]

Annual Cat Show in Amsterdam (1965)

Annual Cat Show in Amsterdam (1965)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage with Dutch narration shows various cats competing at a cat show held by Felikat in Amsterdam’s stock exchange building. Reality Cat: A wide variety of cats are shown in cages. The winners were a Persian Chinchilla and a Dutch Siamese cat. Final Mewsings: Amsterdam does cats right! Relevant Links: To […]

Buta to gunkan (1961)

Buta to gunkan (1961)

English Title: Pigs and BattleshipsDirected by: Shôhei Imamura Synopsis: Kinta (Hiroyuki Nagato) is a young gang member who is put in charge of a pig farm for a small gang of Yakuza that is slowly imploding. Purr Blur: In one scene Kinta is walking home after losing at cards. A small white Japanese Bobtail cat […]

Cobb (1994)

Cobb (1994)

Alcor Films Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl Directed by: Ron Shelton Synopsis: Baseball record holder Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones) hires sportswriter Al Stump (Robert Wuhl) to write his autobiography, but Stump is torn between telling the story Cobb relates to him or the truth about the legend’s outrageous personality. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Cobb is recounting […]

Inferno (1980)

Inferno (1980)

Produzioni Intersound Starring: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle Directed by: Dario Argento This review contains severe Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The second entry in Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy. Rose Elliott (Irene Miracle) suspects evil happening in and around the New York building where she lives […]