Category Archives: Catagonist

CAT OF THE DAY 058: HARRY AND TONTO

Posted on December 17, 2012 by annebillson

CAT OF THE DAY 058: HARRY AND TONTO (1974) Harry and Tonto, directed and co-written by Paul Mazursky, is a coast-to-coast American road movie featuring one man and his cat, and is a Major Cat Movie. Art Carney, a much-loved character … Continue reading →

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CAT OF THE DAY 057: UNE VIE DE CHAT

Posted on December 16, 2012 by annebillson

CAT OF THE DAY 057: UNE VIE DE CHAT (aka A CAT IN PARIS) (2010) This animated French film attracted attention after unexpectedly receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature (this was the year Rango won), and is a … Continue reading →

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CAT OF THE DAY 056: CAT PEOPLE

Posted on December 13, 2012 by annebillson

CAT OF THE DAY 056: CAT PEOPLE (1942) Pet-shop owner: “You can’t fool a cat. They seem to know who’s not right, if you know what I mean.” From Cat People (BFI film Classics, 1999) by Kim Newman: The protagonists … Continue reading →

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CAT OF THE DAY 050: THE CAT

Posted on December 7, 2012 by annebillson

CAT OF THE DAY 050: THE CAT (고양이: 죽음을보는 두개의눈) (2011) A major cat movie. A cute white cat called Silky turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl. And Silky is not the only cat … Continue reading →

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CAT OF THE DAY 041: KURONEKO

Posted on November 28, 2012 by annebillson

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 →

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