Music Artist: Madonnatron Synopsis: The official surreal music video for Madonnatron’s song Cat Lady. Kitty Cameo: Amongst all the imagery of the band pretending to be cats there is a storyline about a woman with an orange and white long-haired cat and a couple of stuffed boyfriends. The band’s intention was to represent a cat lady as something […]
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Miniature Dachshund Pups (1957)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows miniature dachshund pups being groomed and fed in a country inn. Reality Cats: This footage was taken at a country inn in Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire, England where the proprietors, Ted and Georgina Fox, are walking their dachshunds. As they approach the front door of the inn, a tuxedo cat can be seen […]
Premature Burial (1962)
Roger Corman Productions Starring: Ray Milland, Hazel Court Directed by: Roger Corman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. Guy Carrell (Ray Milland) is so obsessed with the fear of being buried alive it impacts his whole life. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In […]
My Friend Flicka (1943)
Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Roddy McDowell, Patti Hale, Preston Foster Directed by: Harold Schuster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy named Ken (Roddy McDowell) longs for a colt of his own, but his horse rancher father (Preston Foster) isn’t sure the boy is up to the task. […]
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Fox Film Corporation Starring: Warner Oland, Mary Brian Directed by: Lewis Seiler Synopsis: Famed detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) heads to Paris where he tries to track down the killers behind a forged bond scheme. Purr Blur: In one scene Chan is exploring the basement of a building. In the light of a flashlight a black cat can barely […]
Madhouse (1990)
Orion Pictures Starring: John Larroquette, Kirstie Alley Directed by: Tom Ropelewski Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mark and Jessie Bannister (John Larroquette and Kirstie Alley) are a happy couple until houseguests descend upon them and turn their lives upside down. Featured Feline: A cartoon cat is shown causing havoc […]
ER – “Chicago Heat”
Original Air Date: October 20, 1994 Starring: Sherry Stringfield, John Terry Directed by: Elodie Keene Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: A hot day in Chicago leads to a hectic time in the ER and personal difficulties for the doctors. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Dr. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) is surprised […]
They All Saw a Cat (2017)
Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Narrated by: John Lithgow Directed by: Ed Mironiuk, Kris Tercek Synopsis: An animated version of Brendan Wenzel’s book finds various creatures looking at the same cat from various points of view. Cartoon Cat: A very sweet film version of the children’s book in which a child first sees a cat, followed by many other animals […]
Alphabet Antics (1951)
Castle Films Synopsis: An educational film in which various film clips are shown to demonstrate a word starting with each letter of the alphabet. Featured Felines: The word for C is cat, of course, but what’s weird is the footage shown is of cats dressed in various outfits. A grey cat named Princess Mickey (owned by […]
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
20th Century Fox Starring: Sidney Toler, Sen Yung Directed by: Norman Foster Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) senses a murder when his friend suddenly dies on a flight from Honolulu to Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. Kitty Cameo: In the course of his […]