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The Cat's Meow 
| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Lions Gate Catalog: DVD Release date: 2002-08-20 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2001 Running time in minutes: 114 DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2001 Ean: 9781588176080 Book Isbn: 1588176088 Upc: 031398809920  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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| A Hollywood scandal springs to life in Peter Bogdanovich's lively Cat's Meow. In 1924 the immensely powerful publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst held a yacht party that ended with a gunshot. Between Hearst's influence and that of his glitterati guests (including Louella Parsons and Charlie Chaplin), no satisfying account of what happened ever made it to the public. The Cat's Meow reconstructs one of the more whispered-about possible scenarios and has quite a bit of fun doing so. Cast and crew alike skewer 1920s Hollywood decadence and, by extension, today's. Eddie Izzard is a boldly odd casting choice as Chaplin, but he succeeds, refusing to fall back on Little Tramp mannerisms. There are several other good performances, but best of all is the cool-as-sherbet Joanna Lumley as the deliciously jaded Elinor Glyn. The script is a strong one, never stooping to the excesses of its characters--Bogdanovich's take is far from the most lurid allegations of what happened that weekend. --Ali Davis |
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 Written on December 17, 2006 Summary: Not a Classic...BUT a Great Movie................ I love Wan-a-beeee's of any kinds. But KarmaPolice....goes to a new Wan-a-be level...of Shut-up. This film is great entertainment....it really proves that the rich have not changed and never will change.....ie. Paris Hilton to name one. The murder of Ince or was it the death of Ince is what this movie is all about...also the decadence the unbridled waste of the the rich...and don't forget the saying "money can buy anything" in this case it was SILENCE. This is not a classic...like "Cat on a hot tin roof"......but in a way it is a free tour of what Money can buy.......So Buyer beware. Great Movie.  Written on August 18, 2006 Summary: Ship of Fools The fact that Peter Bogdanovich has made an intriguing film here is no small feat. He faces many obstacles in tackling this project. For starters it's based on a play so he has to avoid staginess. The action takes place on a luxury yacht yet the film doesn't feel claustrophobic. It's also a period piece but it doesn't feel like a museum piece. Many people have dismissed Bogdanovich as a has-been but you wouldn't know it here. There are enough artistic fluorishes on display here that suggest his earlier work. The film also is graced with an excellent cast. Noteworthy is a touching performance by Edward Herrmann as William Randolph Hearst and a spunky turn by Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies. I didn't buy Eddie Izzard as Charlie Chaplin but that is based more on his physical bearing than anything inherent in his performance. Izzard is a terrific actor and I was fortunate to have seen him on stage in London in 1999 playing Lenny Bruce. Written on June 8, 2006 Summary: Better than expected After reading some of the more negative reviews, I thought that this movie would be a dud, but it was not. I found it to be interesting, although a bit predictable. As a historical drama it brings to light a story of which many may be unaware - the murder of a low level movie producer by a publishing magnate. Good plot, good acting, good story telling and plausible ending make this movie enjoyable. Written on November 21, 2005 Summary: Decent film At the very minimum, at least you know you will get a minimally interesting film from Peter Bogdanovich. Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show are classics of modern movie making. While a departure from those two movies in style, this film is comparable in that it tells an interesting story, weaves a compelling narrative through the character interactions, and when the movie ends, the viewer gets the feeling the story is far from over. A lot of criticisms have been levied at the casting, which I did not have a problem with. Are reviewers so jaded they only find beautiful, charming characters believable? In real life, there are many pretty young women who fall in love with older, physically unappealing men. In that sense, the attraction between the two is very believable; so believable, most viewers probably will not even give it a second thought (except for those who believe physical attraction is the only basis for why people fall in love). Bottom line: a decent film worth seeing. It won't change your life like Bogdanovich's other two classics, but is worth seeing.  Written on November 5, 2005 Summary: Bad all around, Avoid it. I got to agree with the other reviewer here who said this is a bottom of the barrel affair. And it is indeed with negligible redeeming points about it. First of all its the cast, it doens't work, and you find one miscast after the other. Eddie Izzard as Chaplin is horrible, bland, completely forgetfull. The fact that a person with the physique of Izzard, short, bulky and ugly can aspire romantic love to a young Kirsten Dunst is completely unbelievable, the scenes with the two together are verging to the physically disgusting. Granted, Chaplin was no Carry Grant but you have to find some alluring physical qualities to someone you are going to cast opposite youthfull Kirsten to make this believable. The script doesn't help Eddie Izzard, as Chaplin gains no ground in wittyness that could make up for his physical appearance, going with very few and unimportant lines during the film. Eddie's lack of training as a classical actor is also very obvious and very pronounced in such a miscast role, and with so bad a material script wise. On the other hand Johanna Lumley does salvage a good performance. As does Kirsten Dunst, who again is miscast here, as what should have been the sultry mistress of Hirst. You can tell she's trying hard to make this work, and i can't deny her talent, but neither co-actors, script or directorship are of any help here. She's also a very bad pairing with the Hearst character. The cast being so off, luckily for the screen writer, who does a sub par job translating his play into film. If you go over the movie you won't find one memorable line, worse than tv material all around. Is these people are supposed to be devious, faul mouthed, gossipy, influential how come they are portrayed in such a boring, dull way. And besides being off the mark with the characters (Why instead of Hearst the tough mogul do we get a soft, almost pathetic, parody...) the plot goes absolutely nowhere. There's the main movement of Charlie's love affair with Heart's girlfriend and nothing else going on around, just filler, filler, filler. You d expect if not a sub plot, some losely knit stories around the main characters instead of this disjointed, pointless mess. Which, again, would have been excused had the love affair at center stage been at all juice, but the treatmeant it gets here by Peros is beginners guide to script writing type. And Eddie and Kirsten are not what you d call a match made in heaven to lift this up (from below zero) to something decent, on the contrary. At the beggining Tilly is walking along Charlie at the port, chattering to him, this is an external shot, and the (unintentional) wind is blowing on and off the rim of Tilly's hat so much that it's ludicrous, she says something then bang the hats on her face and you can't see her, then in the middle of the next sentence the hat with its dangling strings is up again, and then slap back on her face. This is pityful... Another scene I liked was where Izzard is gossiping with Lumley if you look in the background of the frame, on the top corner you ll notice a fire alarm system of the refurbished ship the film people are using to shoot. No one's noticed this to tell them how bad it looks obviously and that they had to do something about it. Which kinda sums up this awful film. Avoid it, or watch it to get a taste of how bad things can go. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2002-08-20 | 2000-04-25 | 2004-06-01 | 2002-11-26 | 2004-11-09 | 2004-11-09 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2001 | 1999-11-20 | 2001 | 1999-06-13 | 1997 | 2004 |
| Running time in minutes | 114 | 83 | 101 | 175 | 99 | 49 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 | 2.35:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 |
| Audience Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | NR (Not Rated) | NR (Not Rated) | NR (Not Rated) |
| Picture format | - | Academy Ratio | - | - | - | - |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC | Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC | Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DVD layers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| DVD sides | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Ean | 9781588176080 | 9780783116761 | 9780790778037 | 0045778666591 | 0045778674497 | 0045778674398 |
| Book Isbn | 1588176088 | 0783116764 | 0790778033 | - | - | - |
| Upc | 031398809920 | 026359157622 | 085392465828 | 045778666591 | 045778674497 | 045778674398 |
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