Category Archives: Catpanion

CAT OF THE DAY 022: THE ITALIAN JOB

Posted on November 9, 2012 by annebillson

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 →

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CAT OF THE DAY 021: THE SPECIALIST

Posted on November 8, 2012 by annebillson

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 →

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CAT OF THE DAY 019: THE LONG GOODBYE

Posted on November 6, 2012 by annebillson

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 016: BRIGHT STAR

Posted on November 3, 2012 by annebillson

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 →

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CAT OF THE DAY 014: THIS GUN FOR HIRE

Posted on November 1, 2012 by annebillson

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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CAT OF THE DAY 012: BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS

Posted on October 30, 2012 by annebillson

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 →

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