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Monthly Archives: January 2013
CAT OF THE DAY 100: ALIEN + ALIENS
CAT OF THE DAY 100: ALIEN (1979) & ALIENS (1986) To mark our 100th CAT OF THE DAY, here’s one of the most popular cats in movies – Jones, from Alien. This handsome ginger puss performs multiple cat-functions. He is not … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Catguffin, Catpanion, Catscallion, Catshock, Ginger Puss
Tagged Alien, Aliens, Jones, Ripley
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CAT OF THE DAY 099: KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE
CAT OF THE DAY 099: KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (aka MAJO NO TAKKYUBIN 魔女の宅急便) (1989) Kiki’s Delivery Service is a Major Cat Movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki just after My Neighbour Totoro. Kiki is a 13-year-old trainee witch. It’s traditional for witches of … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 098: BELL BOOK AND CANDLE
CAT OF THE DAY 098: BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958) The stars of Hitchcock’s Vertigo reunite for a romantic comedy with a supernatural twist. Kim Novak plays Gillian Holroyd, a Greenwich Village witch; James Stewart is Shep Henderson, the mortal … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Cataphor, Catguffin, Catpanion, Catscallion, Siamese Cat
Tagged Bell Book and Candle, James Stewart, Kim Novak, Pyewacket, Siamese Cat, witch
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CAT OF THE DAY 097: SCROOGED
CAT OF THE DAY 097: SCROOGED (1988) [Television executive Frank Cross is talking to his boss, Preston Rhinelander.] Preston Rhinelander: Frank, have you any idea how many cats there are in this country? Frank Cross: No… I don’t have those… … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 096: THE LIFE OF OHARU
CAT OF THE DAY 096: THE LIFE OF OHARU aka 西鶴一代女 (SAIKAKU ICHIDAI ONNA) (1952) Life for a woman in 17th century Japan, even one from a respectable background, was no bed of roses. Kenji Mizoguchi’s film was adapted from The Life … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 095: THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA
CAT OF THE DAY 095: THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA (1964) “Yes, I am Thomasina. This story’s all about me.” Except it’s not, not really. This Walt Disney movie, adapted from the novel by Paul Gallico, is more about how … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Catagonist, Cataphor, Catpanion, Catrifice, Catzilla, Ginger Puss, Heropuss, Multicat, Siamese Cat
Tagged Thomasina, Three Lives of Thomasina
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CAT OF THE DAY 094: THE VOW
CAT OF THE DAY 094: THE VOW (2012) Rachel McAdams loses the last five years of her memory in a car accident, reverts to the bourgeois law student she was before she left home to become a sensitive artist, and … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 093: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
CAT OF THE DAY 093: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) After George Lazenby’s one-off appearance as James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Sean Connery agreed to reprise the role for a sixth time and a massive sum of money. … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Catguffin, Catrifice, Catscallion, Multicat, Pussilla, White Cat, White Cat of Evil
Tagged 007, Blofeld, Diamonds Are Forever, James Bond
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CAT OF THE DAY 091: THE ADVENTURES OF MILO AND OTIS
CAT OF THE DAY 091: KONEKO MONOGATARI 子猫物語 (aka THE ADVENTURES OF MILO AND OTIS) (1986) Cute family film, not such a cute behind-the-scenes story. The adventures of Milo, an adorable ginger and white kitty, and Otis, a pug, were originally … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Catagonist, Ginger Puss, Kitten
Tagged KONEKO MONOGATARI, The Adventures of Milo and Otis
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