Before the Rain (1994)

Aim Starring: Grégoire Colin, Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija Directed by: Milcho Manchevski Synopsis: From Macedonia, this film includes three connected stories entitled “Words”, “Faces” and “Pictures” which illustrate how violence touches various lives. Kitty Cameo: In a church in Macedonia, a calico cat is seen briefly as a man enters. Kitty Carnage Warning!  Some men are hunting a girl […]

The Prisoner – “Dance of the Dead”

Original Air Date: November 26, 1967 Starring: Patrick McGoohan, Mary Morris Directed by: Don Chaffey Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Number 6 (Patrick McGoohan) is invited to The Village carnival which turns into a trial for his life. Featured Feline: Briefly seen in the previous episode, Many Happy Returns, the black […]

Sucker for Your Love (2016)

Music Artist: Michael Canitrot Synopsis: A cat leaves home in the night and searches the streets for answers, only to be faced with a life and death experience. Cinema Cat: The cat which appears in this video is beautiful and so well filmed, he or she deserves Cinema Cat credit for this breakthrough role. Kitty Carnage Warning! There is […]

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Miramax Starring: Casey Affleck, Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan Directed by: Ben Affleck Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) are private investigators who specialize in finding missing persons, but their lives are turned upside down when they are hired to find […]

World’s Biggest Cat (1934)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows Gibson the world’s biggest cat. Reality Cat: Poor Gibson.  How could this obese feline stand a chance the way his owners were grossly overfeeding him? As bizarre as it sounds, it’s little wonder that at the end of the piece the announcer very calmly states “And now he’s dead!” Final Mewsings: Gibson […]

The Wrong Box (1966)

Columbia Pictures Starring: Peter Sellers, Peter Cook Directed by: Bryan Forbes Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A comedy of errors occurs when two elderly brothers (John Mills and Ralph Richardson) are the last of a group of men who stand to win money from a tontine and find […]

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Mathau, Ann-Margret Directed by: Donald Petrie Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The heated rivalry between two old neighbors, John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Mathau) is strained even further when a beautiful new neighbor (Ann-Margret) catches their eyes. Kitty Cameo: John […]

Cold Turkey (1951)

Walt Disney Productions Directed by: Charles Nichols Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Pluto and Milton see an advertisement for turkey on the television and set out to find one for themselves. Cartoon Cat: Milton the cat co-stars with Pluto and this is just one of a few shorts […]

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

Fox Film Corporation Starring: Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda Directed by: Victor Fleming Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Molly (Janet Gaynor) is a barge cook on the Erie Canal who falls for Dan (Henry Fonda), an aspiring farmer working on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. […]

Saturday Night Live – “The Incredible Man”

Original Air Date: February 16, 1980 Starring: Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Elliot Gould Directed by: Dave Wilson, James Signorelli Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this skit! Synopsis: One of the sketches from this episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Elliot Gould with musical guest Gary Numan. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): This particular sketch […]