Fox 2000 Pictures Starring: Zachary Levi, Justin Long, Christina Applegate Directed by: Betty Thomas Synopsis: Alvin and the Chipmunks return in this sequel in which they attend a new school and compete with their female counterparts, The Chipettes. Kitty Cameo: David Seville (Jason Lee) is dispatched pretty quickly in this film and is replaced with Dave’s younger cousin Toby […]
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Micki & Maude (1984)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking Directed by: Blake Edwards Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Rob Salinger (Dudley Moore) finds himself leading a double life when both his wife Micki (Ann Reinking) and his lover Maude (Amy Irving) become pregnant. Featured Feline: When Rob goes […]
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Kayos Productions Starring: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington Directed by: Paul Newman Synopsis: Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a meek middle-aged school teacher living in a small town with her widowed mother (Kate Harrington). But Rachel starts to have the nagging feeling that something is missing from her life. Purr Blur: In one scene Rachel and her mother […]
Across the Universe (2007)
Revolution Studios Starring: Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs Also Starring: Also Starring: T.C., Kyle Directed by: Julie Taymor Synopsis: Beatles’ music forms the soundtrack to this tale about Jude (Jim Sturgess), a Liverpudlian artist, who falls for Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) an upper-class American girl, their friends and their lives in the tumultuous 60’s. Purr Blur: Jude and […]
Le couteau dans la plaie (1962)
English Title: Five Miles to Midnight Dear Film Produzione Starring: Anthony Perkins, Sophia Loren, Gig Young Directed by: Anatole Litvak Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Lisa Macklin (Sophia Loren) announces to her unpredictably vicious husband Robert (Anthony Perkins) that she is through with him just as he boards a […]
Manglehorn (2014)
Worldview Entertainment Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter Directed by: David Gordon Green Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Angelo Manglehorn (Al Pacino) is a small-town locksmith who has become disconnected from the world around him, longing for a lost love and possibly missing out on a new romance in […]
The Third Reich: The Rise and Fall (2010)
New Animal Productions Directed by: Nicole Rittenmeyer, Seth Skundrick Synopsis: Made for The History Channel, this is a compelling and disturbing look at the rise and fall of Hitler’s Third Reich as seen through the eyes (and home movie cameras) of the German people and other first-hand witnesses. Purr Blur: In the first part which documents the rise […]
Maron – “Internet Troll”
Original Air Date: May 3, 2013 Starring: Marc Maron, Dave Foley, Erin Daniels Directed by: Luke Matheny Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Marc Maron stars in this comedy series in which he portrays himself as a middle-aged comedian and podcaster who is living a quiet life of desperation alone in […]
Striking Distance (1993)
Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina Also Starring: Bob the Cat Directed by: Rowdy Herrington Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Det. Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is ostracized by other members of the police force when he gives evidence against his partner and cousin. Plus […]
Instinct (2007)
Directed by: Frédérick Venet Carnal Cat Warning! This short film contains scenes with sexual themes! Synopsis: Adapted from the Jean de La Fontaine fable The Cat Turned Into a Woman (which was adapted from Aesop’s fable The Cat and Venus). A man takes his cat for a walk in the park and derives pleasure when she turns […]