Directed by: Ben Affleck Synopsis: CIA Agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) creates the scenario of a film crew scouting location in Iran to rescue six American embassy workers hiding during the 1979 hostage crisis. Purr Blur: As Mendez is being briefed on the six workers who managed to escape from the embassy, film footage is […]
Starring: Hobbie Directed by: Alan Parker This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Returning from Vietnam after being injured, Al Columbato (Nicholas Cage) is summoned to a mental institution where his childhood friend, Birdy (Matthew Modine) is suffering from PTSD […]
Directed by: Markus Rothkranz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Made for television fantasy about a kingdom which is threatened with a destructive time machine. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): King Francis (Joss Ackland) asks his scientist Aeschylus (Michael Silverback) to come up with a way to end […]
Directed by: Roscoe Arbuckle Synopsis: Chaos ensues in a general store. This Arbuckle short is noteworthy for including the first screen appearance of Buster Keaton. Kitty Cameo: A regular Arbuckle co-star was Luke the Dog. Here he is first shown barking at a black cat which is arching its back and hissing in response. Final […]
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 […]
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Synopsis: Based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser. Clyde Griffiths (Phillips Holmes) is determined to become successful and improve his lot in life, even if it means doing the unthinkable. Purr Blur: In one scene Clyde is in a phone booth in a drug store talking to Roberta (Sylvia Sidney). […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a religious service held especially for pets and their owners. Reality Cats: The annual open-air service, held in Putney by Reverend John Pearce-Higgins, brought out people and their various pets, including at least one tabby kitten and one black cat. Final Mewsings: Bless all the kitties and animals. To […]
English Title: 10 to 11 Directed by: Pelin Esmer Synopsis: An elderly hoarder named Mithat (Esmer) tries to preserve his “collection” with the help of his building’s concierge Ali (Nejat Isler). Purr Blur: Ali is walking down a street in one scene where a black cat is just barely visible by a building. At the […]
Starring: Tigerli, Blüesli and kittens Directed by: Alfred Roth Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Home movie footage shows two tabby cats with their black kittens. Reality Cats: This short film begins with a tabby cat in a yard. The cat impressively climbs a thin wooden […]
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 […]