Directed by: John Cromwell Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mrs. Hilton (Claudette Colbert) and her two daughters Jane (Jennifer Jones) and Brig (Shirley Temple) endure trials and tribulations when their patriarch enlists in World War II. Purr Blur: In one scene the oldest daughter, Jane […]
Category Archives: Drama
Yanks (1979)
Directed by: John Schlesinger Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: American soldier Matt Dyson (Richard Gere) arrives in England during World War II and falls in love with a shopkeeper’s daughter named Jean (Lisa Eichhorn). Kitty Cameo: A long-haired tuxedo cat is seen several times in […]
La virgen de los sicarios (2000)
English Title: Our Lady of the AssassinsDirected by: Barbet Schroeder Synopsis: Crime veteran Fernando (Germán Jaramillo) forms a connection with a young assassin named Alexis (Anderson Ballesteros) and takes him under his wing as a lover and a mentor. Purr Blur: In one scene when Fernando is taking a taxi into a rough section of […]
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Directed by: John Schlesinger Synopsis: Based on the novel by Nathanael West. Tod Hackett (William Atherton) is an aspiring film art director who falls for his flamboyant but troubled neighbor Faye (Karen Black). Kitty Cameos: Tod and Faye both live in bungalow-style apartments in a complex known as the San Bernardino Arms. Throughout the film […]
Ethan Frome (1993)
Directed by: John Madden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. A preacher hears the story of Ethan Frome (Liam Neeson), a crippled farmer living in isolation with his sickly wife Zeena (Joan Allen). Kitty Cameo: During the course of […]
A United Kingdom (2016)
Directed by: Amma Asante Synopsis: The true story of the inspiring relationship between Botswana King Seretse Khama (David Oyelowo) and his British wife Ruth (Rosamund Pike). Purr Blur: In one scene in London, Seretse is standing on a street talking to Ruth after a night out together. As they talk, a black cat can just […]
Jeux interdits (1952)
English Title: Forbidden GamesDirected by: René Clément While no cats are seen being hurt in this film it does deal with animal deaths and includes a Canine Carnage Warning! Synopsis: A young girl named Paulette (Brigitte Fossey) is left orphaned after an attack on refugees fleeing Paris and is taken in by a farm boy […]
Swing Shift (1984)
Directed by: Jonathan Demme Synopsis: Kay Walsh (Goldie Hawn) finds herself at loose ends when her husband leaves to fight in World War II so she takes a job at an aircraft plant. Kitty Cameos: In the little housing complex where Kay lives there are two cats. One is an orange tabby cat which appears […]
The Angel Wore Red (1960)
Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Synopsis: The escalation of the Spanish Civil War finds priest Father Arturo Carrera (Dirk Bogarde) a wanted man with an entertainer named Soledad (Ava Gardner) trying to protect him. Purr Blur: After meeting in a club where she works, Soledad helps Father Arturo to escape through a back door. As they […]
A Time to Kill (1955)
Directed by: Charles Saunders Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A tale of blackmail, murder and intrigue sprouts from a series of relationships between a doctor, his wife, a chemist and his many loves. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The story is a bit too complicated to […]