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 […]

Officer Pooch (1941)

MGM Cartoon Studio Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A friendly police officer tries to rescue a kitten from an overenthusiastic pup. Cartoon Cats: Officer Pooch is a dog himself but an anthropomorphic one as opposed to the rascally pup who has “treed” […]

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers (1989)

Magnum Pictures Inc. Starring: Wendy Kaplan, Tamara Glynn Directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Serial killer Michael Meyers is on the loose again, this time setting out to kill a mute girl (Danielle Harris) and those around her. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): In one scene some […]

The Birds (1963)

The Birds (1963)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Synopsis: Hitchcock’s classic tale of avian terror finds a woman named Melanie (Tippi Hedren) in a small California coastal town which becomes the focus of unexplained bird attacks. Purr Blurs: In the first scene of the film Melanie is entering a San Francisco pet shop.  There are some kittens inside the front window of […]