Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Muppet Movie (1979)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Frawley Writers: Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Musical | Tagged 1979, adventure, austin pendleton, bear, big bird, bob hope, carol kane, carol spinney, charles durning, cloris leachman, comedy, dave goelz, dom deluise, eagle, elliott gould, family, frank oz, frog, frog legs, gonzo, hollywood, jack burns, james coburn, james frawley, jerry juhl, jerry nelson, jim henson, john landis, kenny ascher, kermit, madeline kahn, mel brooks, miss piggy, muppet, muppets, musical, orson welles, paul williams, pig, puppet, richard hunt, richard pryor, road trip, scott walker, show business, steve martin, telly savalas, the muppet movie, the muppets, tim burton | Leave a comment

Bambi (1942)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Supervising Director: David D. Hand Story Direction: Perce Pearce (Based on the novel “Bambi, a Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten) A classic.

Posted in Animated, Drama | Tagged 1942, adaptation, animals, animated, animation, arthur davis, bambi, Bill Roberts, bunny, Carl Fallberg, Chuck Couch, clyde geronimi, david d. hand, David Hand, death, deer, drama, family, felix salten, flower, forest, george stallings, Graham Heid, hunter, James Algar, Larry Morey, Mel Shaw, melvin shaw, Norman Wright, Paul Satterfield, Perce Pearce, rabbit, Ralph Wright, sam armstrong, Samuel Armstrong, skunk, thumper, Vernon Stallings, walt disney, woods | Leave a comment

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Troy Nixey Writers: Guillermo Del Toro & Matthew Robbins (Based on “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” written by Nigel McKeand)

Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 2011, adaptation, bailee madison, basement, creature, don't be afraid of the dark, fantasy, guillermo del toro, guy pearce, horror, jack thompson, katie holmes, mansion, matthew robbins, monster, nigel mckeand, thriller, troy nixey | Leave a comment

Moneyball (2011)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bennett Miller Writers: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (Story by Stan Chervin) (Based on the book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis)

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2011, aaron sorkin, adaptation, athletics, baseball, bennett miller, billy beane, biography, brad pitt, budget, california, chris pratt, coach, drama, general manager, jonah hill, major league, michael lewis, mlb, money, moneyball, oakland, oakland athletics, philip seymour hoffman, robin wright, scott rudin, sport, sports, stan chervin, statistics, steven zaillian, team, true story | Leave a comment

The Abyss (1989)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Cameron Writer: James Cameron

Posted in Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Tagged 1989, abyss, adventure, alan silvestri, alien, chris elliott, drama, ed harris, gale anne hurd, j.c. quinn, james cameron, john bedford lloyd, kimberly scott, leo burmester, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, michael biehn, mystery, navy seal, ocean, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientists, submarine, the abyss, todd graff, water | Leave a comment

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Bay Writer: Ehren Kruger Same old garbage.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2011, action, adventure, alan tudyk, autobot, bill o'reilly, buzz aldrin, cybertron, dark of the moon, decepticon, ehren kruger, frances mcdormand, hugo weaving, james remar, john dimaggio, john malkovich, john turturro, josh duhamel, julie white, ken jeong, kevin dunn, larry clarke, leonard nimoy, megatron, michael bay, military, moon, nasa, optimus prime, patrick dempsey, peter cullen, robot, robots, rosie huntington-whiteley, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, shia labeouf, space, steven spielberg, tom kenny, transformers, transformers 3, transformers: dark of the moon, tyrese gibson | Leave a comment

Middle Men (2010)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George Gallo Writers: George Gallo & Andy Weiss

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2009, addict, addiction, andy weiss, comedy, commerce, crime, drama, drugs, finance, gabriel macht, george gallo, giovanni ribisi, graham mctavish, hacienda barrett, internet, james caan, kelsey grammer, kevin pollak, luke wilson, middle men, money, online, porn, pornography, robert forster, sex, terry crews, website | Leave a comment

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged aimee mann, ben gazzara, bowling, carter burwell, coen brothers, comedy, crime, david huddleston, david thewlis, dom irrera, ethan coen, flew, jeff bridges, joel coen, john goodman, john turturro, jon polito, julianne moore, millionaire, money, nihilist, peter stormare, philip seymour hoffman, pornographer, ransom, roger deakins, rug, sam elliott, steve buscemi, tara reid, the big lebowski, the dude, toe, white russian | Leave a comment

Killer’s Kiss (1955)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick and Howard Sackler

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1955, boxer, crime, crime drama, criterion collection, dancer, drama, fighter, film noir, howard sackler, kidnapped, killer's kiss, noir, stanley kubrick, thriller | Leave a comment

The Killing (1956)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stanley Kubrick Writers: Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson (Based on the novel “Clean Break” by Lionel White) First time seeing this. Criterion just put it out on Blu Ray with Killer’s Kiss and being a big Kubrick fan I … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1956, adaptation, clean break, coleen gray, crime, criterion collection, dog, drama, film noir, heist, horse racing, jim thompson, lionel white, money, noir, race track, racetrack, robbery, stanley kubrick, sterling hayden, the killing, thriller, vince edwards | Leave a comment

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