Seventh Heaven (1937)

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Directed by: Henry King Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Parisian sewer worker Chico (James Stewart) reluctantly rescues an abused prostitute named Diane (Simone Simon) and gives her shelter in his attic flat, slowly realizing over time that he is falling in love with her. Cat […]

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Directed by: Anne Fletcher Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Sanderson Sisters, Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy) and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) are accidentally summoned by two teenage girls, Becca (Whitney Peak) and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo), who must think of a way to stop […]

Kool Thing (1990)

Kool Thing (1990)

Music Artist: Sonic Youth Directed by: Tamra Davis Synopsis: A music video for the Sonic Youth song featuring a very cool black cat. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Band member Kim Gordon pets a beautiful black cat in many scenes throughout the video. The song includes the lyric “Kool Thing sittin’ with a kitty, Now you […]

What a Carve Up! (1961)

What a Carve Up! (1961)

by Ted Davis Also Known As: No Place Like Homicide! Directed by: Pat Jackson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Scaredy-cat proofreader Ernie Broughton (Kenneth Connor) travels to Yorkshire for a nighttime reading of his uncle’s last will and testament, accompanied by his more confident and […]

Kean (1924)

Kean (1924)

by Ted Davis Also Known As: Kean, ou Désordre et génie Directed by: Alexandre Volkoff Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In the England of the early 1800s, Edmund Kean (Ivan Mosjoukine) is widely praised as the country’s foremost Shakespearean actor, but his scandalous and turbulent […]

The Name of the Rose (1986)

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Original Title: Der Name der Rose Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning for Scruffing! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Father William von Baskerville (Sean Connery) is a Franciscan monk who investigates a series of mysterious deaths in a secluded abbey, […]

Calling All Black Cats!

Calling All Black Cats!

Black Cat Contests and Auditions Any cat lover cruising the internet for stories about cats, especially black cats, will likely have come across the now-famous Life Magazine photo shoot referred to as “Black Cat Audition” in which black cats and their owners line sidewalks in the hopes of being discovered for the impending horror film […]

Rationing (1944)

Rationing (1944)

Directed by: Willis Goldbeck Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ben Barton (Wallace Beery) is a butcher dealing with the challenge of pleasing his customers while dealing with World War II rationing. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): During one scene Barton is sneaking up to a woman’s […]

Hi Gang! (1941)

Hi Gang! (1941)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Marcel Varnel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Married reporters, played by real-life couple Bebe Daniels (billed The Liberty Girl) and Ben Lyon (billed Her Other Half), working for rival New York radio networks, engage in cut-throat competition to get the […]

The Silent Playground (1963)

The Silent Playground (1963)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Stanley Goulder Synopsis: Police desperately hunt for psychiatric hospital out-patient Simon Lacey (Roland Curram) who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets. Purr Blur: As Inspector Duffy (Bernard Archard) and Sgt. Clark (Basil Beale) arrive at Lacey’s home to question his mother (Jean Anderson) as to his […]