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CATS ON FILM – THE BOOK!
What is a Catguffin? Which type of cat would be more likely to rip your throat out in a movie – a Catzilla or a Pussilla? What is the difference between a Catagonist and a Heropuss? And what exactly was … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Catagonist, Cataphor, Catguffin, Catpanion, Catperson, Catrifice, Catscallion, Catshock, Catzilla, Heropuss, White Cat of Evil
Tagged Alien, CATS, cats on film, cinema, films, Jones, movies, The Third Man, White Cat of Evil
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CAT OF THE DAY 102: THE LEGO MOVIE
CAT OF THE DAY 102: THE LEGO MOVIE (2014) Everything is awesome, and there is a perceptible feline thread running through this superior slice of product placement masquerading as jolly family animation, manufactured almost entirely out of Lego™ bricks. As … Continue reading
Posted in Animation or Anime, Cartoon Cat, Cataphor, Catpanion, Ginger Puss, Kitten, Multicat
Tagged cat poster, Princess Unikitty, Sherry Scratchen-Post, The Lego Movie
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“THERE ARE FEW FILMS THAT ARE NOT IMPROVED BY THE PRESENCE OF A CAT”
The big cat movie of late 2013/early 2014 is, of course, the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. To tie in with the film’s UK release, I wrote a piece for the Telegraph about ten of my favourite CATS ON FILM … Continue reading
Posted in A Major Cat Movie, Cataphor, Catguffin, Ginger Puss
Tagged cat, CATS, Coen brothers, ginger tom, Inside Llewyn Davis, Ulysses
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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 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 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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CATS ON FILM 