Original Air Date: 2017 Directed by: Oh Yeah Wow Synopsis: Cats are used to spotlight the letter C and to count to the number ten. Cartoon Cats: Ten cute stylized cats are seen in this short animated segment which has a little girl counting them. One cat spots a basket of yarn. The girl wonders […]
Directed by: H.C. Potter This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: One of the zaniest movies ever made, comedians Ole Oleson and Chic Johnson are aspiring filmmakers in this spoof of stage shows, romantic musicals and everything under the […]
Original Air Date: September 5, 1959 Directed by: Otto Lang Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The premiere episode of this series finds shrunken special agent Mel Hunter (Marshall Thompson) infiltrating a warehouse to get some hidden information. Featured Feline: Mel’s partner, Bill (Arthur Franz), smuggles Mel […]
Directed by: Madhu C. Narayanan Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Four brothers with varying relationships live, fight and love in the small island fishing village of Kumbalangi, India. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film, the youngest brother Franky (Mathew Thomas) returns home to […]
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 […]
English Title: Fireworks Directed by: Takeshi Kitano Synopsis: Police detective Yoshitaka Nishi (Takeshi Kitano) leaves the force to care for his terminally ill wife (Kayoko Kishimoto) after a series of life-shattering events. Kitty Cameos: Nishi and his wife visit a temple late in the film. One shot shows several temple cats sitting together. Later a […]
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Synopsis: The lives and trials of several people, including Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere), based around the famed 1920’s and 30’s Harlem nightclub The Cotton Club. Kitty Cameo: Early in the film Dixie goes home to visit his mother (Gwen Verdon) and his brother Vincent (Nicolas Cage) and sister Patsy (Jennifer […]
Synopsis: George and Betty visit their country cousins Andy and Jane on their uncle Jim’s dairy farm. Kitty Cameos: George and Betty learn all about the animals on the farm, including a tabby kitten who is drinking some milk. The girls play with two other tabby kittens. When they are called to dinner, the girls […]
Directed by: Walter Lang Synopsis: A suburban family is surprised when the live-in-babysitter they hire turns out to be the self-righteous and proper Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). Purr Blurs: In one scene, Harry King (Robert Young), the father of the house, is pulling into his driveway. The camera pans along with the vehicle but Harry […]
British Pathé Synopsis: Silent newsreel footage highlights Pet Day in Toronto, Canada, with a parade of animals and their owners. Reality Cats: Dogs are the focus of much of the newsreel segment, but a tabby cat dressed in knitted baby clothes apparently won first prize in the Toronto Humane Society Pet Parade. There is a […]