One Hour Photo (2002)

One Hour Photo (2002)

Directed by: Mark Romanek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mild mannered one hour photo developer Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) becomes increasingly obsessed with the lives of the Yorkin family who are regular customers. Purr Blurs: Sy narrates the film and talks about some of his […]

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Directed by: Jim Goddard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fortune hunter Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) tries to help missionary worker Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) obtain opium for her patients but they come up against bad guys at every turn. Purr Blurs: This is one of the […]

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)

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 […]

Cat Putter Outers Competition (1938)

Cat Putter Outers Competition (1938)

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 […]

The Plank (1967)

The Plank (1967)

Directed by: Eric Sykes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two workmen find themselves a plank short from finishing a floor and set out on a quest to find one and get it back to the construction site. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The opening credits are […]

Community – “Basic Intergluteal Numismatics”

Community – “Basic Intergluteal Numismatics”

Original Air Date: January 9, 2014 Directed by: Tristram Shapeero Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The college is in an uproar when the Ass Crack Bandit begins a new reign of terror leading to Jeff (Joel McHale) and Annie (Alison Brie) working together to solve the […]

How Animals Help Us (1954)

How Animals Help Us (1954)

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Coronet Instructional Film about a boy named Jimmy who visits a farm and thinks about all the ways animals help humans. Featured Feline: Jimmy is walking to his grandfather’s farm when he finds a lost tuxedo kitten in the grass. […]

Random Harvest Replacement?

Random Harvest Replacement?

Who doesn’t love the 1942 romantic film Random Harvest about love that is challenged by war and lost memories? Ronald Coleman and Greer Garson on screen brought us to tears. What could have made this movie better? How about a cat? Was there supposed to be a cat in the movie? We recently saw a […]

Cheers – “The Cape Cad”

Cheers – “The Cape Cad”

Original Air Date: October 2, 1986 Directed by: James Burrows Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Unwilling to forgive Diane’s (Shelley Long) belated acceptance of his proposal, Sam (Ted Danson) plans a romantic weekend to Cape Cod with another woman. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Carla (Rhea Perlman) […]

All Living Things (1955)

All Living Things (1955)

Directed by: Victor M. Gover Synopsis: A remake of the even shorter 1939 film is a morality tale against vivisection as a boy’s family dog almost accidentally ends up being one of his father’s test subjects. Kitty Cameo: Near the beginning of the film a woman in a lab coat is seen carrying an adorable […]