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CAT OF THE DAY 023: INFERNO
CAT OF THE DAY 023: INFERNO (1980) Dario Argento’s horror film is a major cat movie, and showcases cats in a variety of different settings. In Rome, music student Mark Elliot (Leigh McCloskey) gets a letter from his sister Rose … Continue reading
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CAT OF THE DAY 022: THE ITALIAN JOB
CAT OF THE DAY 022: THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) and Camp Freddie (Tony Beckley) need to enlist computer expert Professor Peach (Benny Hill) if they are to pull off their cunning plan to nick a consignment … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 021: THE SPECIALIST
CAT OF THE DAY 021: THE SPECIALIST (1994) In this massively entertaining load of old tosh, Sylvester Stallone plays Ray Quick, a gentler, kinder kind of ex-CIA bomber who as early as the opening credits is already demonstrating his sensitive … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 020: SCARY MOVIE 2
CAT OF THE DAY 020: SCARY MOVIE 2 (2001) College student Cindy (Anna Faris) and her friends are spending the night at Hell House. Cindy is attacked by a black cat, and screams “Help! My pussy has gone crazy!” The … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 019: THE LONG GOODBYE
CAT OF THE DAY 019: THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) Robert Altman’s revisionist update of Raymond Chandler‘s private eye story is a major cat movie; the entire opening sequence depicts Marlowe (Elliott Gould) being woken up by his cat, preparing food … Continue reading
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CAT OF THE DAY 018: TALES OF TERROR
CAT OF THE DAY 018: TALES OF TERROR (1962) A trilogy of Edgar Allan Poe stories adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson and directed by Roger Corman. Vincent Price, who stars in all three segments, is 1) stalked by … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 017: LA PEAU DOUCE
CAT OF THE DAY 017: LA PEAU DOUCE (aka THE SOFT SKIN) (1964) Jean Desailly plays Pierre, a married man of letters who embarks on a furtive affair with Nicole, an air hostess (played by Françoise Dorléac, sister of Catherine … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 016: BRIGHT STAR
CAT OF THE DAY 018: BRIGHT STAR (2009) The cat’s name, in real life as in the film, is Topper. The perfect CATPANION for Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) as she pines for the absent John Keats. I think Topper might … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 015: THE FLY
CAT OF THE DAY 015: THE FLY (1958) Mad Scientist: “The first live experiment was disastrous. Dandilo.” Concerned Wife: “Dandilo! Andre, how could you?” Mad Scientist: “She disintegrated perfectly, but never reappeared. I don’t know why, even now. I redesigned the … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 014: THIS GUN FOR HIRE
CAT OF THE DAY 014: THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942) In Frank Tuttle’s film of Graham Greene’s A Gun for Sale, Alan Ladd plays Philip Raven, a stone-cold contract killer with a weakness for kittens. He lets this one into his … Continue reading
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