Buta to gunkan (1961)

Buta to gunkan (1961)

English Title: Pigs and BattleshipsDirected by: Shôhei Imamura Synopsis: Kinta (Hiroyuki Nagato) is a young gang member who is put in charge of a pig farm for a small gang of Yakuza that is slowly imploding. Purr Blur: In one scene Kinta is walking home after losing at cards. A small white Japanese Bobtail cat […]

Forty Guns (1957)

Forty Guns (1957)

Directed by: Samuel Fuller This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Griff Bonell (Barry Sullivan) is one of the last of the old-school marshalls who arrives in an Arizona county with his brothers only to come up against a tough rancher (Barbara Stanwyck) who wants the man on her side. Kitty Cameo: This […]

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 16, Episode 9”

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood – “Season 16, Episode 9”

Original Air Date: February 6, 1986Directed by: Paul Lally Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers) shows a film of a kitten being born and talks about making and creating things. Reality Cat: Mr. Rogers enters his house carrying a little tabby kitten. He […]

The Enchanted Square (1947)

The Enchanted Square (1947)

Directed by: Seymour Kneitel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Paramount Noveltoon, a little blind girl named Billie (voiced by Cecil Roy) makes friends with Raggedy Ann (voiced by Joyce Terry) who helps the little girl to see with her heart. Cartoon Cats: As […]

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Directed by: Chas. F. Reisner Synopsis: William Canfield (Ernest Torrence), a tough steamboat captain, is disappointed when his son, William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) arrives looking anything but manly. Kitty Cameo: Junior wants to sneak out to see his girl one night and is trying to get off the steamboat without being seen. He moves […]

The Cooler (2003)

The Cooler (2003)

Directed by: Wayne Kramer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is a bona fide loser; so much so that he acts as a “cooler” in a Las Vegas casino to pay off his debts. But will love turn Bernie’s luck around? […]

The Horse’s Mouth (1958)

The Horse’s Mouth (1958)

Directed by: Ronald Neame Synopsis: Cantakerous artist Gulley Jimson (Alec Guiness) ruffles the feathers of those around him as he searches for the perfect wall for his as yet unrealized masterpiece. Kitty Cameo: In one scene, a dejected Gulley is sitting with his young admirer, Nosey (Mike Morgan), outside a dilapidated church. Nosey hears meowing […]

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

Directed by: Curtis Harrington Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two orphans named Christopher (Mark Lester) and Katy (Chloe Franks) find themselves in the home of the benevolent Mrs. Forrest (Shelley Winters) whom Christopher suspects of having a dark secret. Kitty Cameo: Mrs. Forrest owns a […]

A Bird’s A Bird (1915)

A Bird’s A Bird (1915)

Directed by: Walter Wright Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mr. Walrus (Chester Conklin) loses the money he was supposed to spend on a turkey for dinner with the in-laws and has to find a replacement. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Mrs. Walrus (Minta Durfee) stops […]

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

Directed by: Norman Foster Synopsis: Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) travels to Shanghai to find out the source of a smuggling ring. Kitty Cameo: Near the beginning of the film, Mr. Moto is seen removing a disguise at home. He then moves to sit down on the edge of his bed and picks up a black […]