Der müde Tod (1921)

Der müde Tod (1921)

English Title: Destiny Directed by: Fritz Lang Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A young woman (Lil Dagover) confronts Death (Bernhard Goetzke) when he takes her love away. Kitty Cameos: The couple stop at an inn when when the woman goes into the kitchen. She spots […]

12 Monkeys (1995)

12 Monkeys (1995)

Directed by: Terry Gilliam Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: James Cole (Bruce Willis), a prisoner in the future, is offered a pardon if he travels back in time to obtain samples of a virus that nearly killed off mankind. Kitty Cameo: During his time in […]

Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)

Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)

Directed by: John Derek Synopsis: An elderly man named Scott (Anthony Quinn) dies and as a ghost encourages his young wife Katie (Bo Derek) to continue his business dealings and commit a murder. Kitty Cameo: After Scott’s funeral, Katie is lying on her bed with a longhair Himalayan cat. She reacts when Scott starts talking […]

Beginners (2010)

Beginners (2010)

Directed by: Mike Mills Synopsis: Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is an artist coming to grips with his father Hal’s (Christopher Plummer) terminal cancer and newly expressed homosexuality. Purr Blurs: Vintage photographs are used to show the various eras important to the story. For one of the 1955 examples of pets, a black and white photograph of […]

Hell’s Kitty (2018)

Hell’s Kitty (2018)

Starring: Angel Directed by: Nicholas Tana Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A comedy horror film comprised from the web series of the same name. Hollywood writer Nick (Nicholas Tana) relates the bizarre adventures with his seemingly possessed cat Angel. Featured Feline: Angel is a beautiful […]

A Little Princess (1995)

A Little Princess (1995)

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) is a young girl whose life goes from riches to rags when her father is presumed dead fighting in World War I leaving her at the mercy of a sadistic boarding school […]

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Guns of the Timberland (1960)

Directed by: Robert D. Webb Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jim Hadley (Alan Ladd) leads a group of loggers into a small town where they are unwelcome, mostly because they plan to strip the neighboring hills of their woods. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one […]

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

Directed by: Jack Smight Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger) is a deranged killer who toys with Morris Brummel (George Segal), the detective assigned to his murders. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Gill targets older women living alone, showing up at their apartments […]

Entre tinieblas (1983)

Entre tinieblas (1983)

English Title: Dark Habits Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A singer named Yolanda (Cristina S. Pascual) seeks refuge in a Spanish convent filled with very unconventional nuns. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Yolanda visits her lover Jorge (Willmore). […]

An American Tragedy (1931)

An American Tragedy (1931)

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg Synopsis: Based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser. Clyde Griffiths (Phillips Holmes) is determined to become successful and improve his lot in life, even if it means doing the unthinkable. Purr Blur: In one scene Clyde is in a phone booth in a drug store talking to Roberta (Sylvia Sidney). […]