The Cotton Club (1984)

The Cotton Club (1984)

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Synopsis: The lives and trials of several people, including Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere), based around the famed 1920’s and 30’s Harlem nightclub The Cotton Club. Kitty Cameo: Early in the film Dixie goes home to visit his mother (Gwen Verdon) and his brother Vincent (Nicolas Cage) and sister Patsy (Jennifer […]

Uncle Jim’s Dairy Farm (1963)

Uncle Jim’s Dairy Farm (1963)

Synopsis: George and Betty visit their country cousins Andy and Jane on their uncle Jim’s dairy farm. Kitty Cameos: George and Betty learn all about the animals on the farm, including a tabby kitten who is drinking some milk. The girls play with two other tabby kittens. When they are called to dinner, the girls […]

Cry of the City (1948)

Cry of the City (1948)

Directed by: Robert Siodmak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Police Lt. Candella (Victor Mature) is torn when the oldest son of a family he has befriended kills a policeman then needs his help. Kitty Cameo: Late in the film a nurse named Frances Pruett (Betty […]

Utomlennye solntsem (1994)

Utomlennye solntsem (1994)

English Title: Burnt by the Sun Directed by: Nikita Mikhalkov Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Comdiv Sergei Petrovich Kotov (Nikita Mikhalkov) is a hero of the Red Army who is living in an artist’s community with his family during Stalin’s Great Purge. Kitty Cameo: Near […]

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: A suburban family is surprised when the live-in-babysitter they hire turns out to be the self-righteous and proper Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). Purr Blurs: In one scene, Harry King (Robert Young), the father of the house, is pulling into his driveway. The camera pans along with the vehicle but Harry […]

The Iceman (2012)

The Iceman (2012)

Directed by: Ariel Vromen Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a pretty big spoiler for this film! Synopsis: The story of Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), a cold-blooded mob killer known as “The Iceman.” Kitty Cameo: Near the end of the film, Kuklinski is preparing what appears to be egg salad sandwiches in […]

Modern Family – “I’m Going to Miss This”

Modern Family – “I’m Going to Miss This”

Original Air Date: April 1, 2020 Starring: Frosty Directed by: Fred Savage Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) has trouble adjusting to change while Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) tries to figure out the best way to present their new baby to the world. Cat […]

Drama! (1989)

Drama! (1989)

Music Artist: Erasure Synopsis: The music video for this song finds the band drowning in a Biblical rain of plastic materials. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A calico cat is with the band during the plastic downfall. The cat jumps down when the room starts filling up. Eventually the band and the cat end up on […]

Pets! A Canadian Cameo (1930)

Pets!  A Canadian Cameo (1930)

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 […]

Itsy Bitsy (2019)

Itsy Bitsy (2019)

Directed by: Micah Gallo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A private nurse named Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) moves into a house with her two children to care for a man with multiple sclerosis (Bruce Davison), unaware that an evil […]