Saturday, June 12, 2010
hausu (1977)
Snowflake.
A young girl Oshare takes some friends, and her newly adopted cat, to her aunt's house in the countryside, unaware that her aunt is dead, the house haunted, and covered with pictures of white cats. Cue mayhem, including a white cat painting vomiting blood!
the uncanny (1977)
Unknown.
Wilbur Gray (Peter Cushing), believes that cats are evil and tells a book publisher,
Sugar.
(who happens to dote on a cat named Sugar), a number of stories to persuade him. First we have a maid killing her mistress, for her will, but her cats decide the maid will not get away with it.
Wellington.
Second we have an orphaned girl made to give up her pet cat by her wicked aunt. The girl then avenges her cat using black magic.
Scat.
The third story has a Hollywood actor killing his wife so he can replace her with his mistress. Unfortunately the wife's cat doesn't like this new arrangement, especially after he gets rid of her kittens. Having told his stories Wilbur leaves, but you know that cats won't like him letting the cat out of the bag, as it where, and yes he comes to a sticky end...
Wilbur Gray (Peter Cushing), believes that cats are evil and tells a book publisher,
Sugar.
(who happens to dote on a cat named Sugar), a number of stories to persuade him. First we have a maid killing her mistress, for her will, but her cats decide the maid will not get away with it.
Wellington.
Second we have an orphaned girl made to give up her pet cat by her wicked aunt. The girl then avenges her cat using black magic.
Scat.
The third story has a Hollywood actor killing his wife so he can replace her with his mistress. Unfortunately the wife's cat doesn't like this new arrangement, especially after he gets rid of her kittens. Having told his stories Wilbur leaves, but you know that cats won't like him letting the cat out of the bag, as it where, and yes he comes to a sticky end...
boondock saints (1999)
Unknown.
Fraternal twins Conner and Murphey MacMannus believe they have a mission from God to rid Boston of crime. In one scene a man slams his hands down onto a table in frustration, unfortunately there is a cat sat peacefully on the table next to a loaded pistol...guess the result...yep one less mouse chaser in Boston!
babe (1995)
the witches (1990)
apartment zero (1988)
the long goodbye (1973)
the man with two brains (1983)
the wrong box (1966)
Tiger. Mervin. Unknown.
Peter Sellers' memorable cameo as the doddery Dr Pratt surrounded by cats, or staff as he calls them. As he wanders his surgery, he dries his hands on one, and blots a document with another. Meanwhile others sit and watch, fall off shelves or pop out of drawers when opened.
"Don't sit on that moggy sir, she is the finest ratter in the East End."
sleepwalkers (1992)
cat's eye (1985)
Sebastian / General.
Film links three disparate stories by using a stray cat, who in the first is caught and given shocks in a lab. In the second story it is taken in and given the name Sebastian. In the third the cat becomes part of a family and confronts an evil troll intent on killing the daughter, and saves the day.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
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