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Category Archives: Black Cat
CAT OF THE DAY 047: BATMAN RETURNS
CAT OF THE DAY 047: BATMAN RETURNS (1992) A major cat movie. Downtrodden secretary Selina Kyle has a cat (a black one, called Miss Kitty), a common signifier of the single woman living alone. When Selina gets pushed out of a … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Black Cat, Cataphor, Catpanion, Catperson, Catscallion, Multicat
Tagged Batman Returns, Catwoman
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CAT OF THE DAY 041: KURONEKO
CAT OF THE DAY 041: KURONEKO (1968) This Japanese ghost story was written and directed by Shindô Kaneto, a former assistant to Mizoguchi Kenji and probably better known in the west as the writer and director of Onibaba, though he later went … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Black Cat, Catagonist, Cataphor, Catscallion, Catshock, Catzilla
Tagged kaibyo, Kuroneko
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CAT OF THE DAY 039: CLÉO DE 5 À 7
CAT OF THE DAY 039: CLÉO DE 5 À 7 (1962) A pop star (Corinne Marchand) wanders around Paris, confronting her own mortality as she waits to hear the results of a medical test in Agnès Varda‘s film, one of … Continue reading
Posted in Black Cat, Catpanion, Kitten, Multicat
Tagged Agnès Varda, Cléo de 5 à 7, Cleo from 5 to 7
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CAT OF THE DAY 036: THE MATRIX
CAT OF THE DAY 036: THE MATRIX (1999) “A black cat went past us, and then another one that looked just like it.” CAT OF THE DAY 036: THE MATRIX (1999) “A black cat went past us, and then another … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 032: THE PRESTIGE
CAT OF THE DAY 032: THE PRESTIGE (2006) Celebrated stage magician Robert “The Great Danton” Angier (Hugh Jackson) is visiting eccentric scientist Nikola Tesla (David Bowie) in Colorado in a quest for a teleportation device that will enable him to … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 026: TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
CAT OF THE DAY 026: TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE (2004) Danny Glover and Sean Penn unleash Kim Jong II‘s deadly black “panthers” on Joe and Sarah. But Sarah uses her mental powers (“We are not your enemy, furry ones! You … Continue reading
CAT OF THE DAY 024: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
CAT OF THE DAY 024: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (1962) The black cat in Saul Bass‘s credit sequence for Edward Dmytryk’s film is one of the most famous cats in the movies, and rightly so. The puss emerges from … 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 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 012: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
CAT OF THE DAY 012: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (1971) “What do you call your cat?” “I don’t believe in giving animals ridiculous names. I call him Cosmic Creepers, because that’s the name he came with.” Cosmic Creepers is a very black … Continue reading
