Original Title: La belle et la bête Directed by: Jean Cocteau Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The classic telling of the fairy tale finds Belle (Josette Day) sacrificing herself to the whims of a Beast (Jean Marais) in order to save her father (Marcel André). […]
Directed by: Harry Winer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Upset by the news that their parents are separating, Grover Beindorf (Kyle Howard) and his sister Stacey (Amy Sakasitz) lock them in the basement hoping for a reconciliation. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The Beindorfs own a […]
Directed by: Robert Vince Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A straight-to-video entry in the overdone Air Bud series finds a group of puppies trying to thwart a cat bent on world domination. Featured Feline: The cat in question is a Sphynx named Ubasti (voiced by […]
Directed by: Alex Zamm Synopsis: Pups Papi and Chloe try to save the home of the family which took them in from foreclosing. Purr Blur: Sam (Marcus Coloma) and his dad take Papi to the bank to try to work out a solution. The bank manager Mr. Kroop (Brian Stepanek) has several cat figurines on […]
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Otis the cow (voiced by Kevin James) would rather play than help his father Ben (voiced by Sam Elliott) guard the farm from coyotes. Cartoon Cats: This notoriously bizarre film suffers from all kinds of weirdness, […]
Directed by: Betty Thomas Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) thinks that being able to talk to animals is a curse but eventually it turns into a blessing. Kitty Cameos: Dolittle is trying to help a sick tiger and calls a […]
Directed by: Robert Deubel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on a short story by Mary Stolz. An elderly woman named Miss Mixter (Geraldine Page) raises an abandoned kitten and then supports him when he faces challenges as an older cat. Featured Feline: The cat, […]
Directed by: David Bowers and Sam Fell Synopsis: Roddy the rat (voiced by Hugh Jackman), the pampered pet of a rich girl, is flushed down the toilet by an intruding street rat named Sid (Shane Richie). Purr Blurs: During a frog’s back story, a photograph of several Royal pets include two Siamese cats and a […]
Directed by: Tim Burton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A CGI-heavy variation on Lewis Carroll’s classic finds a maturing Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returning to Wonderland to help restore the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) to power. Cartoon Cat: As in the original story Alice encounters the […]
Directed by: Margaret Thomson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of precocious children get into mischief when they manage to split the atom and then use the energy to make popcorn. Purr Blur: One of the boys tells the story of what happened the […]