Directed by: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts Synopsis: An intimate look at the siege of Aleppo as told through the camera lens of a mother documenting the events not only for the world but her daughter, Sama. Reality Cats: Outside of a home when filmmaker Waad is picking up her friend (and future husband) Hamza, three […]
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Retired University Professor Hyakken Uchida (Tatsuo Matsumura) continues to garner the respect of his students with his positive attitude during and after World War II. Featured Felines: After […]
Directed by: Edwin L. Marin Synopsis: Joan Kenwood (Jane Russell) is a World War II widow trying to adjust to life without the love of her life. Kitty Cameos: Joan returns to the family farm where she and her husband were happy. Before she arrives, Aunt Cissie (Connie Gilchrist) awakens Aunt Emeline (Cora Witherspoon) to […]
Directed by: John Huston This review contains a potential Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a MAJOR spoiler for this film! Synopsis: A missionary named Rose (Katharine Hepburn) and a riverboat captain named Charlie (Humphrey Bogart) become unlikely conspirators determined to destroy a German ship during World War I. […]
Directed by: Andrew Davis Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Green Beret Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is sent back to the U.S. with a prisoner (Tommy Lee Jones) who escapes and sends Gallagher scrambling to prevent an assassination attempt. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of […]
Directed by: Andrew Adamson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Trying to cope with the ongoing war at Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a girl named Matilda (Xzannjah Matsi) becomes fascinated with the book Great Expectations thanks to a teacher named Mr. Pip (Hugh Laurie). Kitty […]
English Title: A Very Long Engagement Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is convinced that her husband, who fought in the trenches during World War I, somehow survived. Cat Cattle Call: Mathilde lives with her parents in a farmhouse […]
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 Schlesinger Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: American soldier Matt Dyson (Richard Gere) arrives in England during World War II and falls in love with a shopkeeper’s daughter named Jean (Lisa Eichhorn). Kitty Cameo: A long-haired tuxedo cat is seen several times in […]
English Title: Forbidden GamesDirected by: René Clément While no cats are seen being hurt in this film it does deal with animal deaths and includes a Canine Carnage Warning! Synopsis: A young girl named Paulette (Brigitte Fossey) is left orphaned after an attack on refugees fleeing Paris and is taken in by a farm boy […]