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Monthly Archives: January 2013
CAT OF THE DAY 080: A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
CAT OF THE DAY 080: UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANÇAILLES (aka A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) (2004) When your fiancé has gone off to fight in the trenches in the Great War, and you don’t know whether or not he’s alive, … Continue reading
Posted in Catpanion, Catscallion
Tagged A Very Long Engagement, Un long dimanche de fiançailles
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CAT OF THE DAY 079: THE TOMB OF LIGEIA
CAT OF THE DAY 079: THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964) A Major Cat Movie. Legendary producer-director Roger Corman shot on eerie Norfolk locations for this supernatural chiller, and the result is one of the most impressive in the series of … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Black Cat, Cataphor, Catguffin, Catrifice, Catscallion, Catshock, Catzilla
Tagged The Tomb of Ligeia
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CAT OF THE DAY INTERLUDE
CAT OF THE DAY INTERLUDE Tried without success to upload this picture to FaceBook, which is all buggy today and wouldn’t let me. Then decided visitors to CATS ON FILM might like it, even though it’s not strictly a picture … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 078: THE THIRD MAN
CAT OF THE DAY 078: THE THIRD MAN (1949) Or: THE THIRD CAT. We all know dogs are shameless brown-nosers who long ago sold out their dignity to perform demeaning tricks for a mess of Chum. But cats, due to their … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Cataphor, Catguffin, Catscallion, Multicat
Tagged The Third Man
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CAT OF THE DAY 077: THE UNCANNY
CAT OF THE DAY 077: THE UNCANNY (1977) “We let them prowl about just as they please, hardly noticing them. And all the time, they’re watching us, spying on us, making sure that we behave.” In this Major Cat Movie, … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Black Cat, Calico Cat, Catagonist, Catguffin, Catpanion, Catrifice, Catscallion, Catshock, Catzilla, Ginger Puss, Kitten, Multicat, Tabby Cat, Tortoiseshell, White Cat, White Cat of Evil
Tagged The Uncanny
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CAT OF THE DAY 076: RE-ANIMATOR
CAT OF THE DAY 076: RE-ANIMATOR (1985) “Don’t expect it to tango. It has a broken back.” Poor Rufus. But on the bright side, best zombie cat attack ever. You may also be interested in: STUART GORDON: THE 1986 … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 075: CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING
CAT OF THE DAY 075: CÉLINE ET JULIE VONT EN BATEAU – PHANTOM LADIES OVER PARIS (aka CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING) (1974) Jacques Rivette‘s meandering, 193 minute shaggy-dog story is a post-New Wave variation on Alice in Wonderland set … Continue reading
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Tagged Céline et Julie vont en bateau, Celine and Julie Go Boating
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CAT OF THE DAY 074: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
CAT OF THE DAY 074: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) The White Cat of Evil first appeared in From Russia With Love. It could be glimpsed again, briefly, in Thunderball (1965), but was to have a more substantial role in Sean Connery’s fifth … Continue reading
Posted in Catrifice, Pussilla, White Cat, White Cat of Evil
Tagged Blofeld, James Bond, You Only Live Twice
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CAT OF THE DAY 073: MOONRISE KINGDOM
CAT OF THE DAY 073: MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012) Wes Anderson’s fable, set on an island off the coast of New England in 1965, is silly, sweet, romantic and altogether adorable. The eclectic soundtrack features Benjamin Britten, Hank Williams, Françoise Hardy … Continue reading
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