Billboard Frolics (1935)

Leon Schlesinger Studios Directed by: I. Freleng Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of billboard characters come to life to play in and around an alley. Cartoon Cat: At one point a chick jumps from an ad (a spoof of Bon Ami) and chases a worm. Eventually […]

Cat (2014)

Bum Productions Starring: Michael Gerstein, Krissy Booth Also Starring:  Lloyd Directed by: Zach Zweifler Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Daniel (Michael Gerstein) is a down on his luck guy until he meets a special cat named Lloyd. Featured Feline: Lloyd is an orange tabby cat who Daniel finds in […]

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996)

Renaissance Pictures Starring: Jeff Fahey, Arnold Vosloo Directed by: Bradford May Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: As Darkman (Arnold Vosloo) tries to improve upon the life-span of his synthetic skin, he runs afowl of a ruthless drug lord (Jeff Fahey). Kitty Cameos: In Darkman’s underground lair he has a […]

Pather Panchali (1955)

Government of West Bengal Starring: Uma Das Gupta, Chunibala Devi Directed by: Satyajit Ray Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The classic story of a family in India who struggle during the absence of the father who has left them to look for work. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): There are […]

Our Modern Maidens (1929)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Starring: Joan Crawford, Adrienne D’Ambricourt Directed by: Jack Conway Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Love and passion mark this late silent film in which a flapper named Billie (Joan Crawford) woos a diplomat for ulterior reasons. Purr Blur: At the end of the film Billie is disgraced […]

The Getaway (1994)

Universal Pictures Starring: Alec Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly Directed by: Roger Donaldson Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A remake of the 1972 Steve McQueen film. Doc McCoy (Alec Baldwin) and his wife Carol (Kim Bassinger) find themselves on the run when a large robbery goes awry. Cat […]

Petticoat Junction – “Last Chance Farm”

Original Air Date: February 4, 1964 Starring: Bea Benaderet, Pat Woodell Directed by: Guy Scarpitta Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) convinces two rich women that the Shady Rest Hotel is actually a high-class reducing farm. Kitty Cameo: After Kate (Bea Benaderet) finds out about the ruse she […]

Kitty Kat (2009)

Music Artist: Beyoncé Synopsis: Beyoncé shares this video with a rather large black cat. Featured Feline: In this short promotional video for the song, Beyoncé is seen interacting with a giant black cat, playing with it and even riding on it. Video director Melina Matsoukas has been quoted as saying about the cat actors used for the video, […]

Making Sausages (1897)

Directed by: George Albert Smith Synopsis: An early short comedy film using trickery to show how four men make sausages. Kitty Carnage Warning! Let’s be honest, the humor of this early silent short is very dark, with a tabby cat, a rabbit, a duck and a dog supposedly being ground into sausages. Obviously no such thing is taking […]

976-EVIL (1988)

Cinetel Films Starring: Stephen Geoffreys, Sandy Dennis Directed by: Robert Englund Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Evil lurks in the phone wires and invades the life of anyone foolish enough to call the number 976-EVIL. Cat Cattle Call: The cool dude Spike (Patrick O’Bryan) and his nerdy cousin Hoax […]