Single White Female (1992)

Single White Female (1992)

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: After an ugly break-up with her boyfriend, Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) finds a friend in her new roommate Hedra (Jennifer Jason Leigh), not realizing the danger that awaits. Featured Feline: Allison’s upstairs neighbor is Graham (Peter […]

Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Lady and the Tramp (2019)

Directed by: Charlie Bean Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A combination of live-action and computer animation retells the story of a pair of canines from different sides of the track. Featured Felines: It is no surprise that Disney would change the scene with the cats […]

Elementary – “Give Me the Finger”

Elementary – “Give Me the Finger”

Original Air Date: June 4, 2018Directed by: Jonny Lee Miller Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Dr. Watson (Lucy Liu) investigate the death of a member of the Yakuza. Purr Blur: Holmes meets Detective Bell (Jon Michael Hill) at a boat storage facility. A black cat walks through the scene behind them. The cat […]

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

Fashions of 1934 (1934)

Directed by: William Dieterle Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sherwood Nash (William Powell) is always looking for the next get-rich-quick scheme and finds it with artist Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) in the lucrative world of knock-off fashions. Kitty Cameo: The crooks go to Paris to […]

The Tree of Life (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

Directed by: Terrence Malick Synopsis: Cinematic portrait of a 1950’s nuclear family facing life, death and difficulties. Kitty Cameo: The family owns a tortoiseshell cat which is present in a few scenes. Final Mewsings: Cats expect more screen time in such a long movie! Relevant Links: To discuss this film and other cats in movies […]

Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)

Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)

Directed by: Leo McCarey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Harry (Paul Newman) and Grace Bannerman (Joanne Woodward) are having marital squabbles at the same time the Army is trying to import a secret installation to their tiny town of Putnam’s Landing. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]

Phenomenon (1996)

Phenomenon (1996)

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Synopsis: George Malley (John Travolta) is a common man who witnesses a bright light in the sky and comes away from it with extraordinary abilities. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Under the opening credits, a tiny tabby kitten is standing on an old tire in the morning sunshine. Final Mewsings: A kitten […]

China Moon (1994)

China Moon (1994)

Directed by: John Bailey Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Detective Kyle Bodine (Ed Harris) has a reputation for being able to track down murderers by their mistakes but the shoe is on the other foot when he falls for a woman named Rachel Munro (Madeleine […]

Hugo (2011)

Hugo (2011)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese Synopsis: An orphan boy named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives secretly in a Paris train station where he winds the clocks and works on a secret automaton. Kitty Cameo: There is a quick shot of a ginger Persian cat sitting on a stack of books in Monsieur Labisse’s (Christopher Lee) book shop. […]

Nine (2009)

Nine (2009)

Directed by: Rob Marshall Synopsis: Based on the Broadway musical of the same name. Noted Italian film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day Lewis) struggles to create a new film while balances various relationships, both past and present. Purr Blur: In one scene Contini is walking down a street with film star Claudia (Nicole Kidman). As […]