English Title: O.K. Nero Directed by: Mario Soldati This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two American sailors named Fiorello (Walter Chiari) and Jimmy (Carlo Campanini) get hit on the head outside the Colosseum and wake up in the […]
Directed by: Dick Clement Synopsis: The quiet, unassuming Caribbean island of Cascara becomes the focus of the world when an American film crew accidentally discovers a spring of Perrier water. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The island prepares for a visit from the British government and two men uncover Baxter’s (Michael Caine) old official car. As […]
Directed by: Eric Sykes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Two workmen find themselves a plank short from finishing a floor and set out on a quest to find one and get it back to the construction site. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The opening credits are […]
English Title: Any Number Can Win Directed by: Henri Verneuil Synopsis: An ex-con named Charles (Jean Gabin) plans a big casino heist and recruits Francis Verlot (Alain Delon), a young thief eager to learn the ropes. Purr Blur: During the heist, Francis is startled while climbing a ladder by the sound of a cat crying […]
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ten years after graduation, five former college friends gather at the estate of Peter (Stephen Fry) where they reflect on past times and the changes their lives have undergone. Kitty Cameo: One of the former students, […]
English Title: Dark Habits Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A singer named Yolanda (Cristina S. Pascual) seeks refuge in a Spanish convent filled with very unconventional nuns. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Yolanda visits her lover Jorge (Willmore). […]
Directed by: Charles Crichton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Teenager Joe Kirby (Harry Fowler) uncovers a code hidden in a comic book being used by a gang of thieves and encourages his pals to work together to stop them. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The boys […]
Directed by: Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An ambitious young man named Sam Sparks (Shaun Evans) moved to London to seek his fortune and ends up in a complicated set of relationships. Kitty Cameo: When Sam and his mother Jill (Lesley […]
English Title: Diamonds of the Night Directed by: Jan Nemec Synopsis: A dream-like film in which two Jewish boys (Ladislav Jánsky and Antonín Kumbera) escape from their World War II German captors into the woods. Kitty Cameos: Throughout the film, flashbacks of the boys’ lives are shown as memories or dreams, or perhaps even fantasies. […]
English Titles: Max Doesn’t Like Cats; Love Me, Love My Cat Directed by: Max Linder This review contains some slight and cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warnings! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Max (Linder) is married to a woman (Lucy d’Orbel) who loves her cat even though […]