Directed by: Mark Romanek Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Mild mannered one hour photo developer Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) becomes increasingly obsessed with the lives of the Yorkin family who are regular customers. Purr Blurs: Sy narrates the film and talks about some of his […]
Original Air Date: October 1984 Directed by: Bob Hughes Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: This episode of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show starring Dave Coulier features a segment about a girl who brings home a “stray” cat. Kitty Cameo: The sketch begins showing the girl luring […]
Directed by: Jim Goddard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Fortune hunter Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) tries to help missionary worker Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) obtain opium for her patients but they come up against bad guys at every turn. Purr Blurs: This is one of the […]
Directed by: John Glen Synopsis: This time it’s personal when James Bond (Timothy Dalton) seeks revenge against a drug lord for the murder of his friends. Cat Cattle Call: The film begins in the Florida Keys and in one scene Bond is taken to the Hemingway House to meet with someone. As one would expect, […]
Original Title: Léon Morin, prêtre Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In France during World War II, an atheist widow named Barny (Emmanuelle Riva) decides to test Father Léon Morin’s (Jean-Paul Belmondo) beliefs and finds herself drawn to the man and his […]
Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dodsworth the cat (voiced by Sheldon Leonard) is too lazy to catch a woodpecker by himself, so he enlists the aid of an eager kitten (voiced by Mel Blanc) to get the bird. Cartoon Cats: This […]
Original Title: Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt Directed by: Walther Ruttmann Synopsis: A fascinating look at a day in the city of Berlin through footage set to music. Reality Cats: A few cats are seen throughout the film. In the morning segment, a black and white cat is walking down a sidewalk, pausing momentarily […]
Directed by: Ivan Passer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O’Toole) is an eccentric scientist who enlists the aid of a college assistant named Boris (Vincent Spano) to help him try to clone his late wife. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): One of […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a strange American competition in which grown men see who can “put the cat out” the fastest. Reality Cats: This very bizarre competition has men dressed in nightgowns jumping up from a row of beds and running to a line of doors some distance away while carrying cats. Kitty […]
Directed by: Dick Clement Synopsis: The quiet, unassuming Caribbean island of Cascara becomes the focus of the world when an American film crew accidentally discovers a spring of Perrier water. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The island prepares for a visit from the British government and two men uncover Baxter’s (Michael Caine) old official car. As […]