Music Artist: Madonnatron Synopsis: The official surreal music video for Madonnatron’s song Cat Lady. Kitty Cameo: Amongst all the imagery of the band pretending to be cats there is a storyline about a woman with an orange and white long-haired cat and a couple of stuffed boyfriends. The band’s intention was to represent a cat lady as something […]
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Miniature Dachshund Pups (1957)
British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows miniature dachshund pups being groomed and fed in a country inn. Reality Cats: This footage was taken at a country inn in Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire, England where the proprietors, Ted and Georgina Fox, are walking their dachshunds. As they approach the front door of the inn, a tuxedo cat can be seen […]
Alphabet Antics (1951)
Castle Films Synopsis: An educational film in which various film clips are shown to demonstrate a word starting with each letter of the alphabet. Featured Felines: The word for C is cat, of course, but what’s weird is the footage shown is of cats dressed in various outfits. A grey cat named Princess Mickey (owned by […]
Now and Then (1995)
New Line Cinema Starring: Thora Birch, Cloris Leachman Directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of female friends get together and recall the summer of 1970 which changed their lives. Kitty Cameos: One of the girls is named Teeny (Thora Birch). She is an […]
Monkeybone (2001)
Twentieth Century Fox Starring: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda Directed by: Henry Selick Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Cartoonist Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser) has an accident and ends up in a coma, leading him into the bizarre world of his own creation. Kitty Cameos: In one sequence, a bassett hound […]
Leave My Pussy Alone (2017)
Music Artist: Jayne County with Jimi LaLumia Synopsis: The official video for Jayne County’s song featuring Jimi LaLumia. Kitty Cameos: The song, despite the obvious double entendre, features some of the best shots of cats in recent video history and is very much about the protection of cats! This is understandable when you know that Jayne is a […]
The Good Wife – “Pilot”
Original Air Date: September 22, 2009 Starring: Julianna Margulies, Karin Konoval Directed by: Charles McDougall Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In the pilot episode of this acclaimed series, lawyer Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) returns to work after a scandal involving her husband. Cat Cattle Call: Alicia’s first case is pro bono […]
Cat Show (1948)
British Pathé Synopsis: Unused and unissued newsreel footage of a cat show at Shepherd’s Bush, London. Reality Cats: The newsreel begins with a couple of takes of two women, Irene Ashton and Diana Morrison, looking into a basket to find some Siamese kittens. Several shots of the show cats are then seen. What’s interesting about this footage […]
Everything You Need to Know About Cats (1977)
Sesame Street Directed by: Bruce Cayard Synopsis: A short film created for Sesame Street by animator Bruce Cayard covers some of the basic things to know about cats. Cartoon Cats: This very cute cartoon short covers some true facts about cats in a humorous way. Many cats are shown doing cat things. And the short ends with a […]
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Santa Fe Productions Starring: Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille Directed by: Amy Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A group of high school girls find themselves the target of a driller killer during a slumber party. Kitty Cameos: The girls all play on the school’s basketball team and the new […]