The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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Johnny Kitties Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #59. City of Lies (2021)
As Det. Russell Poole, Johnny hunts for the truth to the murder of Biggie Smalls and realizes he’s trapped in a City of Lies.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #58. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
In Waiting for the Barbarians, Johnny lays down the law using fear and torture with a golden hammer, but everyone is ill-prepared for the consequences of his barbaric strategies.
Johnny Kitties Revisited: Cry-Baby
The Kitties and I revisit Cry-Baby, the John Waters classic, with an updated tribute.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #52. Yoga Hosers (2016)
Catch up with the Colleens from Tusk as they treasure their phones and team up with Guy LaPointe to fight off Brazis in this crazy Kevin Smith comedy.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #49. Mortdecai (2015)
Charlie Mortdecai, an aristocratic art dealer, is thrown into a caper involving a stolen painting and Nazi gold. Will it turn out all right in the end?
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #48. Into the Woods (2014)
Follow your favorite fairytale characters on a new adventure in this film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical. But beware the Big Bad Wolf!
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #47 — Tusk (2014)
When a podcaster in search of a good story visits a stranger with one to tell, he finds himself trapped with a madman who wants to turn his new friend into a walrus.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #46 – Transcendence (2014)
An artificial intelligence pioneer becomes a cog in his own machine when he uploads his mind into a super computer and things get out of control.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #45 – The Lone Ranger (2013)
Tonto tells the story of his friend John Reid and how the legend of The Lone Ranger came to be.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #44–Dark Shadows (2012)
Tim Burton's tribute to the 1960s campy soap opera is a comedy about a scorned servant girl who turns her lover into a vampire and traps him in a coffin for 200 years. When he escapes, he finds himself in the 1970s and introduces himself to his descendants.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #43–The Rum Diary (2011)
This episodic adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's first novel, which reflects the writer's real-life early days as a reporter in Puerto Rico struggling to find his voice, was a labor of love for Johnny to make in honor of his friend and mentor.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #42 — Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Rebooting the franchise, Captain Jack Sparrow appears in a new story on the hunt for the fountain of youth. I can't believe Johnny has a franchise.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #41 — Rango (2011)
This sharp, funny cartoon Western about a confused chameleon stuck in a desert town that's running out of water showcases Johnny's vocal talents and sparkling animation that earned it a well-deserved Oscar for best animated picture.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #40 — The Tourist (2010)
The meeting of a bumbling American tourist and a mysterious woman leads to a light-hearted spy thriller in beautiful Venice.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #38 — The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
When Heath Ledger died, Johnny, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell stepped in to make their friend's final role complete in this crazy, entertaining Terry Gilliam film about a father's deal with the devil for immortality.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #37 — Public Enemies (2009)
This gun-filled, stressful bio-pic of John Dillinger (Public Enemy #1), which recounts his final days with the FBI hot on his trail, is grounded by Johnny's authentic performance.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #36 — Sweeney Todd (2007)
This Tim Burton masterpiece earned Johnny his third Oscar nomination for his turn as the Stephen-Sondheim-singing, serial-killing barber. I am delirious!
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #31 — The Libertine (2004)
In this gritty period drama about John Wilmot – an outspoken writer, popular wit, and favorite of the King Charles II – and the struggle through his drunken, promiscuous, prolific life, Johnny does some of his best acting ever. This movie is not always easy to watch, but I love it every time I see it.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #30 — Finding Neverland (2004)
I love this inventive biopic about James Barrie's struggle for artistic inspiration, which leads him to write Peter Pan. Johnny earned his second Oscar nomination for his understated performance: I am ecstatic!
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #29 — …And They Lived Happily Ever After (2004)
Johnny makes a memorable cameo in this French comedy/drama about love and relationships.