Directed by: Michael Sucsy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Paige (Rachel McAdams) suffers from amnesia after a car accident, leaving her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) to try to reconnect with her. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Early in the film Paige is feeding a stray grey […]
Also Known As: The Green Ray; SummerDirected by: Éric Rohmer Synopsis: Delphine (Marie Rivière) is a secretary who finds herself having to take a vacation alone, but circumstance interferes and opens up a whole new world to her. Kitty Cameo: In one scene Delphine is sitting with her friends around a table outside. One woman […]
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Synopsis: Légionnaire Tom Brown (Gary Cooper) falls for cabaret singer Amy Jolly (Marlene Dietrich) but various circumstances cause their future happiness to hang in the balance. Purr Blur: In one scene a black cat is seen outside the grating of Amy’s room. It stands for a moment and then walks […]
Directed by: Charles Vidor Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A non-musical version of the opera Carmen finds soldier Don José Lizarabengoa (Glenn Ford) destroying his life all for the love of the beautiful gypsy Carmen (Rita Hayworth). Kitty Cameo: The film’s tragic ending is foreshadowed […]
Directed by: Jean Renoir Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Maurice Legrand (Michel Simon) is in an unhappy marriage but finds comfort with a mistress named Lucienne (Janie Marèse), all of which leads to tragedy. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At a pivotal point in the film, […]
Directed by: Anand Tucker Synopsis: A woman named Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Ireland with the idea of proposing to her boyfriend on Leap Day but her journey doesn’t go exactly as planned. Kitty Cameo: Due to a disrupted flight, Anna finds herself in Wales. An innkeeper (Matthew Goode) ends up agreeing to drive her […]
Directed by: Christian-Jaque This review contains a very mild Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Catherine Hubscher (Sophia Loren) is a laundress whose energy and spirit have a direct impact on those fighting in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, including The […]
Directed by: John Madden Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. A preacher hears the story of Ethan Frome (Liam Neeson), a crippled farmer living in isolation with his sickly wife Zeena (Joan Allen). Kitty Cameo: During the course of […]
Directed by: Nunnally Johnson Synopsis: The escalation of the Spanish Civil War finds priest Father Arturo Carrera (Dirk Bogarde) a wanted man with an entertainer named Soledad (Ava Gardner) trying to protect him. Purr Blur: After meeting in a club where she works, Soledad helps Father Arturo to escape through a back door. As they […]
Directed by: Wayne Kramer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is a bona fide loser; so much so that he acts as a “cooler” in a Las Vegas casino to pay off his debts. But will love turn Bernie’s luck around? […]