British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows cats in competition at the cat show in Olympia, London. Reality Cats: Several breeds of cats are featured in this segment, starting with some Siamese kittens. Next a couple of Turkish Vans are shown. A Blue Persian is combed by one of the judges. Abyssinian kittens are mentioned as […]
Directed by: Peter Kassovitz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jakob (Robin Williams) is a restaurant owner in a ghetto during World War II who shares a radio report he’s heard about the Russian army advancing to keep up the hopes of his neighbors, leading to […]
Directed by: Alex Zamm Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A reboot incorporating several plotlines and tip-of-the-hats to the original Our Gang comedy shorts finds the Rascals trying to raise money to save Grandma’s (Doris Roberts) bakery. Featured Feline: In one segment the Gang attempts to […]
Directed by: Mark Romanek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mild mannered one hour photo developer Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) becomes increasingly obsessed with the lives of the Yorkin family who are regular customers. Purr Blurs: Sy narrates the film and talks about some of his […]
Directed by: Anthony Hopkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer (Anthony Hopkins) finds himself lost between fantasy and reality in this mind-bending film. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene a woman named Tracy (Lisa Pepper) is ecstatic to see herself on the […]
Original Air Date: October 1984 Directed by: Bob Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This episode of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show starring Dave Coulier features a segment about a girl who brings home a “stray” cat. Kitty Cameo: The sketch begins showing the girl luring […]
Original Title: Skazka O Glupom Myshonke Directed by: Mikhail Tsekhanovsky Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: This animated operetta, based on the poem by S. Marshak with music by Dmitri Shostakovich, finds a mouse child who cannot fall asleep to his mother’s, or any other animal […]
Synopsis: An educational film shows children about the care of pets living in the city. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The film focuses on a boy named Jimmy and his little dog Spot. On the way to the park, they pause at a pet store where we see many different animals but no cats. A boy […]
Starring: Blue, Donald Directed by: Osgood Perkins Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An updated version of the Grimms’ tale finds Gretel (Sophia Lillis) coming of age as she battles the reclusive witch (Alice Krige). Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): When Gretel and her little brother Hansel […]
Directed by: Paul Feig Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: David (Ben Tibber) is a young boy who escapes from a Bulgarian communist camp, stows away aboard a ship to Italy and then sets out on foot in an attempt to reach Denmark. Cat Burglar (Scene […]