Directed by: Joel Hopkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Kate (Emma Thompson) and Richard (Pierce Brosnan) are a divorced couple who reunite for a crazy heist scheme to recoup their pension money stolen by a company takeover. Cat Credit: An animated black cat is part […]
Directed by: Phil Karlson Synopsis: Retired mob accountant Eddie Rico (Richard Conte) is drawn back into the fold when his brothers are threatened. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film, Eddie is trying to get back to his mother’s apartment. As he sneaks behind some stairs, a longhair cat runs down them with a […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A silent filmed experiment from the University of Rochester shows several cats used in the study of learned token-reward habits. Reality Cats: The tests involve placing the cat subjects into a lighted box with a window so they can be […]
Directed by: Jim Goddard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fortune hunter Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) tries to help missionary worker Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) obtain opium for her patients but they come up against bad guys at every turn. Purr Blurs: This is one of the […]
Original Title: Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt Directed by: Walther Ruttmann Synopsis: A fascinating look at a day in the city of Berlin through footage set to music. Reality Cats: A few cats are seen throughout the film. In the morning segment, a black and white cat is walking down a sidewalk, pausing momentarily […]
Original Air Date: October 12, 1995 Directed by: Otis Sallid This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Synclaire James-Jones (Kim Coles) catsits for a vicious kitty which, in an indirect way, causes Overton (John Henton) to give up carpentry. Implied […]
Directed by: Robert Stevenson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After realizing that his discovery of Flubber isn’t going to bring in money to save the college, Professor Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) embarks on new experiments with variations of the substance. Cat Cattle Call: Professor Brainard […]
Directed by: John Fleet Synopsis: This documentary looks at the collaboration between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and movie producer Alexander Korda. Reality Cat: Film footage includes an interview with Churchill’s secretary Sir John Peck who recalls an incident in which Churchill was in bed and commented on how a black cat lying there had […]
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 […]
English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]