Directed by: Aleksandr Medvedkin Synopsis: One of the Cinetrain films by Medvedkin which focuses on cleanliness. Kitty Cameo: The silent short film begins with a close up of a gray tabby cat preening itself. This is interspersed with a man wiping his face. The film of the cat is flipped for one moment. The cat […]
English Title: A Very Long Engagement Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is convinced that her husband, who fought in the trenches during World War I, somehow survived. Cat Cattle Call: Mathilde lives with her parents in a farmhouse […]
Directed by: Taika Waititi Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A New Zealand youngster named Boy (James Rolleston) is surprised by the return of his wayward father Alamein (Taika Waititi). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Boy is a fan of Michael Jackson. While telling his younger brother […]
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 […]
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: Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luchino Visconti This review contains a mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A collection of four short films inspired by Boccaccio’s novellas center on the varied relationships between males and females. Cat Burglars […]
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The Boyle family come into a large inheritance which makes them lose sight of what’s really important. Purr Blur: The setting for the film is 1922 Ireland at the time of the Irish Civil War. At the […]
Directed by: George More O’Ferrall Synopsis: An English minister and his family reunite for Christmas, bringing out warmth, secrets and honesty. Kitty Cameo: In the beginning of the film, Aunt Bridget (Maureen Delaney) is telling her neighbor that she won’t go on holiday because she doesn’t want to leave her black cat Blossom. The neighbor […]
Directed by: Mira Nair Synopsis: A wedding in India brings together relatives from around the world, secret trysts and comedic misadventures. Purr Blur: During a series of shots taken while driving around New Delhi, an orange and white tabby cat is seen briefly. Final Mewsings: Cats don’t understand weddings or drive-by filming. Relevant Links: To […]
English Titles: The Italian Connection; ManhuntDirected by: Fernando Di Leo This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Milan pimp named Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is pursued by two American hit men (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) posing as mobsters. Cat […]