British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage highlights Pet Day in Toronto, Canada, with a parade of animals and their owners. Reality Cats: Dogs are the focus of much of the newsreel segment, but a tabby cat dressed in knitted baby clothes apparently won first prize in the Toronto Humane Society Pet Parade. There is a […]
English Title: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Synopsis: Petra von Kant (Margit Carstensen) is a self-involved fashion designer who falls for a young model named Karin (Hanna Schygulla) and deals with the emotional ramifications of that affair. Kitty Cameos: At the beginning of the film a black cat […]
Directed by: Jacques Deray This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: François Capella (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Roch Siffredi (Alain Delon) are two small time hoods in 1930’s Marseille who decide to team up to take down the big gangsters. Cat […]
Directed by: Robert Altman This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lawyer Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh) tries to help a woman named Mallory (Embeth Davidtz) escape her insane father by having him committed. Purr Blur: In an early scene […]
Directed by: Milorad Krstic Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt (voiced by Iván Kamarás) is haunted by famous paintings which leads his notorious larcenous patients to steal them for him. Cartoon Cats: Some notable animated cats appear in this unique film, as well […]
Music Artist: Rocket from the Crypt Synopsis: The music video for this song features the band in a whimsical backyard filled with candy trees, puppies and kittens. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In a couple of shots one of the band members is playing with several kittens. Much more time is devoted to the other animals […]
Directed by: Valerie LaPointe Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bo Peep (voiced by Annie Potts) fills Woody in on what has happened to her and her sheep since they last saw him. Cartoon Cats: Several quick scenarios are shown of the odd places where Bo […]
Directed by: Robert Lynn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the true crime story of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen (Donald Pleasence) who was accused of killing his wife. Kitty Cameos: Crippen’s wife Belle (Coral Browne) is a henpecking kind of woman who is usually […]
Directed by: William Sachs Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Galaxina (Dorothy Stratten) is a robot who is part of the crew of the police cruiser Infinity sent upon an important mission across the universe. Purr Blur: Late in the film Galaxina is on a planet […]
Directed by: Gene Kelly Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy and a girl run away from a Swiss boarding school with the idea of traveling to France to be with their respective parents. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The boy’s father, Mike Andrews (Gene Kelly) […]