A tortoiseshell kitten helps a masked vigilante unnerve a greedy baron in this episode reviewed by Ted Davis.
Zorro – “The Eagle Leaves the Nest”
Category Archives: Tortoiseshell
Kirby (2016)
An adorable tortoiseshell kitten (played by rescue cat Dina) interacts with a puppet of Aesop Rock in this music video.
The Black Tulip (1964)
by Ted Davis Original Title: La Tulipe Noire Directed by: Christian-Jaque Synopsis: In the days before The French Revolution, aristocrat Guillaume de Saint Preux (Alain Delon) leads a dangerous double life, acting as one of the nobility, yet also donning mask and cape as the Black Tulip, the notorious scourge and plunderer of the entitled […]
Be My Cat: A Film For Anne (2015)
by Mark Murton Directed by: Adrian Țofei This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Synopsis: Adrian (Adrian Țofei), an aspiring Romanian film-maker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, goes to shocking extremes to convince her to come to Romania and star alongside him in his forthcoming film. Purr Blur: Adrian uses three local actresses to […]
In Cold Blood (1967)
Directed by: Richard Brooks Synopsis: Based on the book by Truman Capote which follows the true story of two ruthless criminals (Robert Blake and Scott Wilson) who murder a family in a botched robbery then run from the police. Purr Blur: In the family’s home at the beginning of the film the daughter, Nancy (Brenda […]
Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
by Mark Murton Original French Title: Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris Directed by: Jacques Rivette Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Julie (Dominique Labourier), a daydreaming librarian, meets magician Celine (Juliet Berto) in Montmartre and they wind up sharing the same […]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Season One”
Original Air Date: March 17, 2017 Directed by: Amy Sherman-Palladino Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this series! Synopsis: Mrs. Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) is living a picture-perfect life until her husband leaves her and she stumbles into the bawdy world of nightclub comics. Kitty Cameo: In the pilot episode, […]
The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
by Mark Murton Directed by: Darcy Conyers Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film. Synopsis: Comic caper following gormless antiques seller Bertie Skidmore (Brian Rix) who gets caught up in his new boss’s forgery racket. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After the death of his boss, Cecil (Ronald Shiner), […]
Crutch (2021)
Music Artist: Band of Horses Directed by: Ben Fee Synopsis: The faces of the band’s members are superimposed on cats and dolls in a room full of kitties. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Numerous cats are featured in the video, many of them playing with balls of yarn and dolls. The band’s faces are sometimes superimposed […]
Another Photographic Marvel (1933)
Pathétone Weekly Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows examples of a new high-speed camera which captures super slow motion. Reality Cats: Of course one of the demonstrations is of a cat turning in midair to land on its feet. At least in this experiment the cats are only dropped a short distance. The first is a bicolor […]