Friends – “The One With the Ball”

Original Air Date: May 6, 1999 Starring: Jennifer Aniston, James Michael Tyler Directed by: Gary Halvorson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: While Gary (Michael Rapaport) prepares to ask Phoebe to move in with him and most of the others get wrapped up in a ball-throwing game, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) buys […]

Opposites Attract (1989)

Music Artist: Paula Abdul Synopsis: Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat rap and dance in this amazing combination of animation and live action. Cartoon Cats: MC Skat Kat had the co-starring role with Abdul and dances with her in alleys and on rooftops. Reportedly the use of animation and live action was inspired by Gene Kelly’s dancing with […]

Cats Can Be Trained (1955)

British Pathé Synopsis: Tooshy the cat shows off several tricks where he stands on his hind legs for treats. Reality Cat: Tooshy the cat belongs to Mrs. Smith of Brooklyn, Melbourne, Australia and she shows the camera how she has trained Tooshy to stand on his back paws on top of various objects for treats, especially fresh […]

Ljubavni slucaj ili tragedija sluzbenice P.T.T. (1967)

English Title: Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator Avala Film Starring: Eva Ras, Slobodan Aligrudic Directed by: Dusan Makavejev Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some images of female nudity! Synopsis: Izabela (Eva Ras), a switchboard operator, falls in love with Ahmed (Slobodan Aligrudic), a high-ranking government sanitation expert (or rather a […]

L’homme qui aimait les femmes (1956)

English Title: The Man Who Loved Women Les Films du Carrosse Starring: Charles Denner, Monique Dury, Brigitte Fossey Directed by: François Truffaut Synopsis: Bertrand Morane (Charles Denner) is a man with an unusual fascination for the opposite sex who decides to chronicle his romantic encounters in writing. Kitty Cameos: After Bertrand writes the first chapters of his book he takes […]

Ta’m e guilass (1997)

English Title: Taste of Cherry Abbas Kiarostami Productions Starring: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Synopsis: An Iranian man named Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives around the outskirts of Tehran looking for a man to do a unique service for him. Purr Blur: Near the end of the film Mr. Badii is walking around the grounds of a […]

Clerks (1994)

Miramax Starring: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson Also Starring:  Lenin’s Tomb Directed by: Kevin Smith Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis:  Kevin Smith’s debut low-budget film about Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran), a convenience store clerk who has a wild day that makes him question more than just his sanity. […]

Hawaii Five-0 – “Piko Pauioli”

Original Air Date: November 13, 2015 Starring: Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Kristoffer Polaha Directed by: Joel Surnow Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and Danno (Scott Caan) work with a con man (Kristoffer Polaha) to find out who killed his female partner in crime. Cat Cattle Call: At one […]

Aqua (2012)

Directed by: Gints Zilbalodis Synopsis: The tale of a cat who is caught in a world of water and needs to adapt to survive. Cartoon Cat: Words can’t adequately express this amazing film, it needs to be seen to be appreciated. This beautiful short was the creation of then 17-year-old Gints Zilbalodis from Latvia with the musical score […]

Just William (1946)

British Pathé Synopsis: A short film about child actor John Clark who starred in the BBC Radio series Just William. Reality Cat: John is shown at his home with his family and dogs.  His sister Sonya is seen holding Nim the family cat as John works on a model. Final Mewsings: Most of us would choose cats over […]