Monthly Archives: June 2020

The End of the Tour (2015)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Ponsoldt Writer: Donald Margulies (Based on the book “Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself” by David Lipsky)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2015, adaptation, Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, anna chlumsky, author, beck ann baker, book tour, comedy, danny elfman, david foster wallace, david lipsky, donald margulies, drama, infinite jest, interview, james ponsoldt, jason segel, jesse eisenberg, joan cusack, journalism, journalist, mamie gummer, novelist, reporter, rolling stone, ron livingston, the end of the tour, true story, writer | Leave a comment

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Harry Brown & Charles Lederer (Story by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell) Love the Soderbergh series but the original is a real snooze.

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1960, akim tamiroff, angie dickinson, billy wilder, buddy lester, casino, cesar romero, charles lederer, clem garvey, comedy, crime, dean martin, desert inn, flamingo, frank sinatra, george clayton johnson, george raft, harry brown, heist, henry silva, holiday, jack golden russell, joey bishop, las vegas, lewis milestone, money, nevada, new year's eve, norman fell, ocean's 11, ocean's eleven, patrice wymore, peter lawford, rat pack, red skelton, richard benedict, richard conte, riviera, rob, robbery, sahara, sammy davis jr., sands, shirley maclaine, steal, thief, veteran, world war 2, world war ii | Leave a comment

The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Josh Safdie Writers: Eleonore Hendricks & Josh Safdie (Story by Josh Safdie & Andy Spade & Anthony Sperduti)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2008, andy spade, anthony sperduti, ariel schulman, brett jutkiewicz, drama, eleonore hendricks, josh safdie, joshua safdie, new york city, nyc, pick pocket, robbed, sam lisenco, table tennis, the pleasure of being robbed, thief, zachary treitz | Leave a comment

Disclosure (2020)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Feder

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2020, alexandra billings, amy scholder, bianca leigh, celebrity, chaz bono, disclosure, documentary, hollywood, jen richards, laverne cox, lilly wachowski, sam feder, trace lysette, trans, transgender | Leave a comment

GoldenEye (1995)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Campbell Writers: Jeffrey Caine and Bruce Feirstein (Story by Michael France) (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) First Bond movie I ever saw. Probably have not seen it in close to 20 years. One of the better … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 007, 1995, adaptation, alan cumming, assassin, barbara broccoli, bono, britain, british, bruce feirstein, desmond llewelyn, electromagnetic pulse, famke janssen, goldeneye, gottfried john, ian fleming, izabella scorupco, james bond, jeffrey caine, joe don maker, judi dench, london, martin campbell, michael france, michael g. wilson, minnie driver, mission, moneypenny, monte carlo, pierce brosnan, puerto rico, q, robbie coltrane, russia, russian, samantha bond, satellite, sean bean, secret agent, sequel, soviet union, space, spy, the edge, tina turner, u2, uk, united kingdom, ussr, weapon | Leave a comment

Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stewart Raffill Writers: Stewart Raffill and Gary Brockette Watched the the new “Gore Cut”. A weird one!

Posted in Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged athlete, brain, buck flower, bully, cheerleader, comedy, denise richards, diane kirman, diane raffill, dinosaur, doctor, efren ramirez, experiment, gary brockette, high school, horror, jock, lion, mad scientist, murder, paul walker, robot, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sean whalen, stewart raffill, t-rex, tammy and the t-rex, tyrannosaurus rex | Leave a comment

Bombshell (2019)

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jay Roach Writer: Charles Randolph

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2019, aaron l. gilbert, abuse, alice eve, allison janney, amy landecker, anchor, ashley greene, beth kono, bill o'reilly, biography, bombshell, brigette lundy-paine, charles randolph, charlize theron, chris wallace, connie britton, correspondent, d'arcy carden, drama, fox news, geraldo rivera, greta van susteren, gretchen carlson, jay roach, jeanine pirro, john lithgow, jon gabrus, journalism, journalist, kate mckinnon, lawsuit, liv hewson, malcolm mcdowell, margaret riley, margot robbie, mark duplass, mark moses, megyn kelly, michelle graham, neil cavuto, network, news, nicole kidman, p.j. byrne, richard kind, rob delaney, robert graf, robin weigert, roger ailes, rudy giuliani, rupert murdoch, scandal, sean hannity, sexual harassment, stephen root, television, true story, tv | Leave a comment

The Hunt (2020)

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Craig Zobel Writers: Nick Cuse & Damon Lindelof Found the politics to be a bit muddled but overall enjoyed this. Betty Gilpin rules and the final act fight scene is good.