by Mark Murton Original Title: The Boys From County Clare Director: John Irvin Synopsis: Musician Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) returns home to Ireland from Liverpool to compete in a traditional Celtic music competition and encounters his estranged brother John Joe (Bernard Hill). It’s not long before bitter rivalries resurface and long-hidden secrets are revealed. Kitty […]
Category Archives: Musical
Flashdance (1983)
Directed by: Adrian Lyne Synopsis: Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) is a welder and exotic dancer who dreams of becoming a professional ballerina. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The very first shot of the film has Alex riding her bike in the morning. A tiny kitten is standing in silhouette at the top of a hill. Alex […]
West Side Story (2021)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg Synopsis: A reimagined version of the musical finds love blooming amidst fierce gang rivalry. Purr Blurs: During a morning establishing shot three cats are seen hanging out in an alley. Final Mewsings: Cats are loyal to their own gangs. Relevant Links: To discuss this film and other cats in movies and […]
Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
Directed by: Arthur C. Pierce Synopsis: A hillbilly named Woody Wetherby (Ferlin Husky) inherits a Las Vegas casino and travels across country only to find a heapful of trouble. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): As Ferlin and his buddy Jeepers (Don Bowman) are driving to Vegas through the desert when they come upon a woman standing […]
Let’s Dance (1950)
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dancer Kitty McNeil (Betty Hutton) reunites with her former dance partner Donald Elwood (Fred Astaire) after she has become a widow with a son. He helps her fight for the right to raise her child […]
Connie and Carla (2004)
Directed by: Michael Lembeck Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are dinner theater performers who don’t hit their stride until they witness a crime and find cover performing their act as drag queens. Kitty Cameo: Near the end of […]
Any Rags (1932)
Directed by: Dave Fleischer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bimbo the Rag Man makes his musical rounds in Betty Boop’s neighborhood, collecting rags and trash for resale. Cartoon Cats: A woman is hanging her wash (along with several other odd items) on her clothesline. She […]
Big Fella (1937)
Directed by: J. Elder Wills This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Joe (Paul Robeson) is an amiable Marseille dock worker who is recruited by the police to help a wealthy English couple locate their missing son. Cat Burglar […]
Glee – “Pot o’ Gold”
Original Air Date: November 1, 2011 Starring: Aragon Directed by: Adam Shankman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Brittany (Heather Morris) thinks Irish exchange student Rory (Damian McGinty) is a leprechaun and promises him her “pot o’ gold” for three wishes. Kitty Cameo: After fulfilling her first […]
Absolute Beginners (1986)
Directed by: Julien Temple This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Set in London in the late 1950’s, this musical finds a photographer named Colin (Eddie O’Connell) trying to win the heart of fashion model Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit). Purr […]