Original Air Date: October 27, 2002 Directed by: John Patterson Synopsis: A scheme is hatched which takes advantage of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Purr Blur: Assemblyman Zellman (Peter Riegert) visits one of the homes in the lower rent district. As he leaves with his assistant, a calico cat walks up the wooden […]
English Title: Death in the Garden Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of people persecuted by local police flee into the Amazon jungle in an attempt to escape. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): One of the men who is eventually arrested […]
Directed by: Ari Issler, Ben Snyder Synopsis: An updated telling of High Noon finds U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Victor Almanzar) facing a showdown with former associates at 11:55 p.m. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film several shots of the deserted morning streets are shown, including a memorial with a black cat walking behind […]
Directed by: Dan Ireland Synopsis: A porn star named Valentino (Vincent D’Onofrio) shares complicated relationships between his girlfriend Mary (Salma Hayek) and boyfriend “Gary” (Thomas Jane). Kitty Cameo: In one scene Valentino sees a flyer shoved under the door of his apartment. He pushes the flyer back under the door but it slips back in. […]
Directed by: Geoffrey Sax Synopsis: Based on a true story. A troubled young woman named Frankie (Halle Berry) suffering from undiagnosed multiple personality disorder finds help from a reclusive psychiatrist named Dr. Oz (Stellan Skarsgård). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Dr. Oz is a divorced man living alone in an expensive home with a tabby and […]
Starring: MillerDirected by: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the popular children’s book series by Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby (Joey King) is the imaginative younger sister of Beezus (Selena Gomez) who cannot understand how […]
Directed by: Barry Levinson Synopsis: Richie Lanz (Bill Murray) is a down-and-out music producer stranded in Afghanistan who discovers a teenage girl with an astounding voice and strives to get her on the Afghan Star television competition. Purr Blur: During the girl’s big number on the show, a cat is seen briefly in the darkness […]
English Title: CrematorDirected by: Juraj Herz This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Czechoslovakian cremator named Karel Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrusínský) suffers from delusions of grandeur, slipping more and more into a fantasy world that leads to horrific acts. […]
Directed by: Alan Parker Synopsis: Gritty detective Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) takes on an unusual missing persons case with unexpected twists and turns. Kitty Cameo: A tabby cat is on a snowy fire escape at the beginning of the film, looking down into a dark alley. A dog comes by and barks at the cat, […]
Directed by: Jane Campion Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A short film which looks at the lives of three teenage girls growing up in the 1960’s. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One girl named Gloria (Marina Knight) is petting some kittens while talking with her brother […]