New Line Cinema Starring: Thora Birch, Cloris Leachman Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of female friends get together and recall the summer of 1970 which changed their lives. Kitty Cameos: One of the girls is named Teeny (Thora Birch). She is an […]
Category Archives: Drama
The Good Wife – “Pilot”
Original Air Date: September 22, 2009 Starring: Julianna Margulies, Karin Konoval Directed by: Charles McDougall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In the pilot episode of this acclaimed series, lawyer Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) returns to work after a scandal involving her husband. Cat Cattle Call: Alicia’s first case is pro bono […]
Night and the City (1950)
Twentieth Century-Fox Productions Starring: Richard Widmark, Googie Withers Directed by: Jules Dassin Synopsis: Con man Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is always looking for the next great opportunity and gets in way over his head when he tries to take over the wrestling circuit in London. Purr Blur: In one scene the wife of Harry’s boss, Helen Nosseross (Googie Withers), […]
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Remstar Productions Starring: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend Directed by: John Duigan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The lives of an heiress (Charlize Theron), an Irish teacher (Stuart Townsend) and a student nurse / stripper (Penélope Cruz) are entangled in Europe during the Spanish Civil War and during World […]
Radio Flyer (1992)
Columbia Pictures Starring: Elijah Wood, Ben Johnson Directed by: Richard Donner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A man named Mike (Tom Hanks) tells the story of his life as a boy (Elijah Wood) growing up with his little brother Bobby (Joseph Mazzello) in a home where Bobby was […]
Let Him Have It (1991)
British Screen Productions Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay Directed by: Peter Medak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The true story of Derek Bentley (Christopher Eccleston), a slow-witted young man who fell in with a bad crowd and ended up on trial for murder. Cat Cattle Call: The Bentley family […]
The Whisperers (1967)
Seven Pines Starring: Edith Evans Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An elderly woman named Mrs. Margaret Ross (Edith Evans) struggles through a lonely existence where she is exploited, confused and, worst of all, forgotten. Kitty Cameos: Throughout the film several street cats are shown living […]
Mr. Love (1985)
Enigma Productions Starring: Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham Directed by: Roy Battersby Synopsis: Donald Lovelace (Barry Jackson) is a soft-spoken public park gardener who earns a reputation for being able to please women. Kitty Cameo: In additional to caring for the grounds of the park, Mr. Lovelace also cares for various animals. In one scene he is taking a tabby […]
Little Women (1994)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Winona Ryder, Claire Danes Directed by: Gillian Armstrong Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. The March sisters come of age while awaiting the return of their father who is fighting in the American Civil War. Kitty Cameos: A […]
Shine (1996)
South Australian Film Corporation Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor Directed by: Scott Hicks Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The biopic of pianist David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) who suffered a nervous breakdown and a potentially career ending battle with Schizoaffective disorder. Kitty Cameos: David apparently liked cats and several are […]