Directed by: Stan Brakhage Synopsis: A silent experimental film in which footage of two men, two women and a gray cat are rapidly interspersed. Featured Feline: The cat, which is often seen out of focus, doesn’t do too much except sit around and occasionally be petted. The footage is interesting for its use of lighting, […]
Directed by: Joe Dante Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Ben (Ethan Hawke) is a young sci-fi fan who dreams of a computer blueprint which leads to adventures for himself and his friends Wolfgang (River Phoenix) and Darren (Jason Presson). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Ben takes […]
Directed by: James W. Horne, Charles Rogers Synopsis: Stan (Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) are gypsies who unknowingly raise a Count’s daughter as their own. Purr Blur: At the beginning of the film we see the gypsies in their camp. A child sitting on the ground grabs and hugs a black cat. Final Mewsings: Black […]
Also Known As: Night Ambush Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Synopsis: Major Patrick Leigh Fermor (Dirk Bogarde) heads up a team of Crete rebels who plan to kidnap a German officer and smuggle him to Cairo. Purr Blur: When Fermor comes down from the hills to the town to set the plan in motion, […]
Directed by: Richard Linklater Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet in Paris nine years after their first (and last) encounter and spend time catching up and dealing with their unrequited feelings. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In the opening […]
Original Air Date: November 24, 1970 Starring: Orangey Directed by: Richard L. Bare Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Eb (Tom Lester) hopes to marry Darlene Wheeler (Judith McConnell) but confounds Oliver (Eddie Albert) at every turn. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Oliver and Lisa (Eva Gabor) visit […]
Directed by: Enrico Casarosa Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is an underwater dweller who finds adventure when he rises to the surface, befriends a fellow “sea monster” named Alberto (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) and spends a summer in an Italian fishing […]
Directed by: Del Lord Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film! Synopsis: The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) try to get rich at the race track to help a homeless woman and her daughter. Kitty Cameo: The Stooges find the mother and daughter living […]
Directed by: Barry Levinson This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Simon Axler (Al Pacino) is an aging actor who suffers a breakdown brought on by encroaching dementia. After returning home from an institution, he begins an affair with a […]
Directed by: Bud Yorkin This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry Lambert (Paul Ford) is shocked when his fifty-something-year-old wife Edith (Maureen O’Sullivan) announces she is pregnant. Kitty Cameo: Harry owns a lumber mill where he employs his […]