Directed by: René Cardona Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Felipe (Mauricio Garcés) and Margarita (Luz María Aguilar) get married and have a son, although her Uncle Gerardo (Carlos López Moctezuma) warns them of a curse which may cost their child his life. Cartoon Cats: When […]
by Ted Davis (with additional material by Linda Kay) English Title: This is Called Dawn Directed by: Luis Buñuel Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cruelty and grace exist side by side in the sweltering Mediterranean island where hardworking and idealistic Doctor Valerio (Georges Marchal) plies […]
Original Title: Zui quan nu diao shou Also Known As: Against the Drunken Cat Paws; Flying Claw Fights; 14 Demons; Thirteen Evil Bandits Directed by: Shan-Hsi Ting Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lin Chin (Ling Chia) is the daughter of a martial arts teacher who […]
Original Title: Zhadnyy Kuzya Directed by: Mikhail Kamenetskiy, Ivan Ufimtsev Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Characters from a book come to life after a greedy hungry cat steals their birthday cake in this Russian short film which combines live action and animation. Featured Feline: The […]
Original Title: Le notti della violenza Directed by: Roberto Mauri Synopsis: A mysterious masked man is killing women Purr Blur: A call girl named Carla Pratesi (Hélène Chanel) nervously leaves her home after receiving mysterious phone calls. As she walks to her car she is startled by a Poor Cat Screech and a white cat […]
by Mark Murton Original French Title: 37°2 le Matin (37.2°C in the Morning) Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A would-be writer, Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade), begins a passionate, physical romance with the capricious, volatile Betty (Béatrice Dalle) but as the relationship progresses […]
Original Title: Sen’ya ichiya monogatari Directed by: Eiichi Yamamoto Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A nomadic water vendor named Aldin (voiced by Yukio Aoshima) falls in love with a slave girl named Milliam (Kyôko Kishida) which leads to a series of wild adventures. Cartoon Cats: […]
Starring: Marmelade, Katyusha, Hector Directed by: Lasse Linder Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Christian Amann is an avid cat lover who sets out to have one of his cats impregnated to increase his little family. Reality Cats: This short documentary follows Christian, a self-admitted cat lover […]
by Mark Murton Directed by: Jacques Deray Synopsis: Fact-based French film depicting the 9-year hunt for ruthless gangster Emile Buisson after his escape from prison in 1947. Purr Blur: Bored and hungry on a fruitless night-time stakeout one of the cops takes out his frustration on a cat sat at his feet (occupied by something […]
by Ted Davis English Title: Dracula and Son Directed by: Edouard Molinaro This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Conceived in the late 18th century, clumsy and unprepossessing Ferdinand (Bernard Menez) has always been something of a disappointment to […]