Original Title: Léon Morin, prêtre Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In France during World War II, an atheist widow named Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) decides to test Father Léon Morin’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) beliefs and finds herself drawn to the man and his […]
Directed by: Andrew L. Stone Synopsis: Constable Arthur Tate (James Booth) explains the odd stories behind his unbelievably quick rise to fame and fortune via three lovely and deadly women. Purr Blur: Arthur visits his mother (Amy Dalby) and explains the strange encounter with the first woman. As his mother and Mrs. Pringle (Ann Lancaster) […]
Original Title: Se ying diu sau Directed by: Woo-Ping Yuen This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Chien Fu (Jackie Chan) works as a janitor in a martial arts school where he is bullied until he is taught by […]
Original Title: Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt Directed by: Walther Ruttmann Synopsis: A fascinating look at a day in the city of Berlin through footage set to music. Reality Cats: A few cats are seen throughout the film. In the morning segment, a black and white cat is walking down a sidewalk, pausing momentarily […]
Directed by: Gregory La Cava Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe Austin (Hugh Herbert) is a dreamer who drives his wife Sarah (Edna May Oliver) crazy with his kooky get rich quick schemes, the latest of which is investing in an oil venture. Kitty Cameo: […]
Directed by: Robert Collins Synopsis: Emilio Mendez (Robby Benson) is torn between his loyalty to Los Aztecas, a tough Chicano street gang in Venice Beach, and his newfound love Sarah (Sarah Holcomb). Purr Blur: Emilio is working on a car and talking to Cowboy (Domingo Ambriz) about an upcoming robbery. As they talk, a tabby […]
Directed by: Ivan Passer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O’Toole) is an eccentric scientist who enlists the aid of a college assistant named Boris (Vincent Spano) to help him try to clone his late wife. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One of […]
Original Air Date: October 12, 1995 Directed by: Otis Sallid This review contains an implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Synclaire James-Jones (Kim Coles) catsits for a vicious kitty which, in an indirect way, causes Overton (John Henton) to give up carpentry. Implied […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a strange American competition in which grown men see who can “put the cat out” the fastest. Reality Cats: This very bizarre competition has men dressed in nightgowns jumping up from a row of beds and running to a line of doors some distance away while carrying cats. Kitty […]
Behind the Scenes of The Shadow of the Cat Movies with Featured Felines are obviously some of our favorites. We love it when cats get more screen time (although to be honest, even the most cat-centric film usually only includes so many minutes of actual cat-on-screen time). Unfortunately the more a cat is scripted to […]