Directed by: Robert Aldrich Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the end of World War II, six German soldiers are employed to defuse undetonated Allied bombs in Berlin. Kitty Cameo: Eric Koertner (Jack Palance) is in the process of defusing a very dangerous bomb. He […]
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg Synopsis: John and Laura Baxter (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) are visiting Venice, Italy, after the death of their daughter only to find that the recent tragedy continues to haunt them. Purr Blur: Late in the film John is walking through the streets of Venice with a man following him. A […]
Directed by: Basil Dearden Synopsis: British police work to solve the murder of a young woman and find that complex issues may be under the surface. Purr Blur: As Police Inspector Learoyd (Michael Craig) exits a car in one scene, what appears to be a black cat is scurrying down the sidewalk behind him. Final […]
Directed by: Ilya Naishuller Starring: London Fog Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a mild-mannered husband and father whose secret past comes to the surface when his family experiences a robbery in their home. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The film opens […]
Original Air Date: November 4, 1990 Directed by: Jerry Jameson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jessica (Angela Lansbury) tries to intervene when she sees a woman named Sheila (Brenda Vaccaro) steal a necklace from a high end jewelry store which somehow ties in to a murder […]
Original Title: Meshi Directed by: Mikio Naruse This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Michiyo Okamoto (Setsuko Hara) is an unhappy housewife living with her husband Hatsunosuke (Ken Uehara) is a quiet part of Osaka. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Directed by: Allison Anders Synopsis: A mother raises her two daughters in a trailer home in the New Mexico desert and both of the girls long to escape their dreary existence. Purr Blur: The younger daughter Shade (Fairuza Balk) goes to visit the home of Javier (Jacob Vargas). As she approaches the house, a black […]
Original Air Date: May 15, 1997 Directed by: Vincent McEveety Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Cathleen (Shera Danese) and her lover Patrick (David Rasche) plan to frame her husband for murder in order to get his money. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Patrick goes to the home […]
Original Air Date: April 28, 2013 Directed by: David Paymer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Patrick (Simon Baker) helps LaRoche (Pruitt Taylor Vince) recover a stolen Tupperware container which contains a dark secret. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Teresa (Robin Tunney) and Kimball (Tim Chang) interview Joanne […]
Starring: Texas Directed by: Mike Leigh Synopsis: A successful woman named Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) searches for her birth mother which leads to some surprising revelations. Kitty Cameo: One of the lead characters is a professional photographer named Maurice (Timothy Spall). Examples of his work are shown in a montage of various clients, including a woman […]