Tag Archives: 1950s

Crazy Mama (1975)

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jonathan Demme Writer: Robert Thom (Story by Frances Doel)

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1950s, 1975, action, allan holzman, ann sothern, arkansas, bank robbery, bill paxton, bruce logan, california, car chase, cloris leachman, comedy, crazy mama, crime, crime spree, criminal, dennis quaid, dick miller, donn most, drama, family, frances doel, heist, jim backus, john milius, jonathan demme, julie corman, las vegas, lewis teague, linda purl, nevada, road trip, robert thom, roger corman, Snotty Scotty and The Hankies, tisha sterling | Leave a comment

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Anthony Fabian Writers: Carroll Cartwright & Anthony Fabian and Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed (Based on the novel “Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris” by Paul Gallico)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1950s, adaptation, alba baptista, Anthony Fabian, barney pilling, britain, british, Carroll Cartwright, christian dior, cleaning lady, comedy, couture, dance, designer, drama, dress, eiffel tower, ellen thomas, england, fashion, fashion show, Felix Wiedemann, france, Guillaume Benski, haute couture, isabelle huppert, jason isaacs, Keith Thompson, lambert wilson, lesley manville, lucas bravo, money, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, mrs. harris goes to paris, Olivia Hetreed, paris, paul gallico, rael jones, trip, widow, Xavier Marchand | Leave a comment

Living (2022)

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Oliver Hermanus Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro (Based on the film “Ikiru” written by Akira Kurosawa & Shinobu Hasimoto and Video Oguni)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 2022, adaptation, adrian rawlins, Aimee Lou Wood, akira kurosawa, alex sharp, anent varman, bill nighy, chris wyatt, commute, death, diagnosis, drama, Elizabeth Karlsen, emilie levienaise-farrouch, england, funeral, hideo oguni, jamie ramsay, kazuo ishiguro, living, london, Michael Cochrane, office, oliver chris, Oliver Hermanus, park, playground, remake, shinobu hashimoto, Stephen Woolley, terminal illness, train | Leave a comment

The Fabelmans (2022)

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 1960s, 2022, affair, alina brace, antisemitism, arizona, birdie borria, california, childhood, coming of age, david lynch, divorce, drama, family, filmmaker, filmmaking, gabriel labelle, greg grunberg, high school, janusz kaminski, jeannie berlin, jewish, john ford, john williams, judd hitsch, julia butters, keeled karsten, kristie macosko krieger, mateo zoryan, michael kahn, michelle williams, monkey, movies, paul dano, robin bartlett, sarah broshar, seth rogen, steven speilberg, the fabelmans, tony kushner | Leave a comment

The Long Day Closes (1992)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Terence Davies Writer: Terence Davies

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 1992, bob last, catholic, christmas, church, coming of age, drama, family, holidays, liverpool, michael coulter, movies, olivia stewart, robert lockhart, school, snow, terence davies, the long day closes, theater, william diver, working class | Leave a comment

Elvis (2022)

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Baz Luhrmann Writer: Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner (Story by Day Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 1950s, 2022, austin butler, b.b. king, baz luhrmann, biography, catherine martin, colonel, craig pearce, dance, dancing, david wenham, drama, elliott wheeler, elvis, elvis presley, gail berman, gary clark jr., graceland, guitar, jeremy doner, jonathan redmond, kelvin harrison jr., kodi smit-mcphee, las vegas, manager, mandy walker, matt billa, music, musical, musician, nevada, olivia dejonge, patrick mccormick, rock n roll, sam bromell, schuyler weiss, singer, toby emmerich, tom hanks, tour, true story | Leave a comment

Night of the Creeps (1986)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Fred Dekker Writer: Fred Dekker

Posted in Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1950s, 1986, action, alien, aliens, barry de vorzon, black and white, charles gordon, college, comedy, cop, david paymer, detective, dick miller, experiment, flashback, fraternity, fred dekker, greg nicotero, horror, jason lively, jill whitlow, Michael n. knue, monster, nerd, night of the creeps, parasite, police, prank, robert c. new, sci-fi, science fiction, shane black, slug, slugs, spaceship, steve marshall, tom atkins, zombie | Leave a comment

West Side Story (2021)

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner (Based on the musical by Jerome Robbins & Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim & Arthur Laurents) West Side Story is probably my favorite movie musical and Spielberg knocked this new one out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1950s, 2021, adaptation, ansel elgort, ariana debose, arthur laurents, brian d'arcy james, broadway, city, cop, corey stoll, dance, dancing, david alvarez, drama, gang, gangs, gentrification, janusz kaminski, jerome robbins, jets, kevin mccollum, kristie macosko krieger, leonard bernstein, love, maddie ziegler, michael kahn, mike faist, murder, music, musical, new york, new york city, nyc, officer, police, puerto rican, rachel zegler, remake, rita moreno, rivalry, romance, sarah broshar, sharks, sing, singing, stephen sondheim, steven spielberg, tony kushner, west side story | Leave a comment

No Sudden Move (2021)

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Ed Solomon Good! Soderbergh is one of my favorites.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1950s, 2021, amy seimetz, auto industry, benicio del toro, bill duke, brendan fraser, car, crime, criminal, david harbour, david holmes, detroit, don cheadle, drama, ed solomon, frankie shaw, jon hamm, julia fox, kieran culkin, matt damon, michigan, mystery, no sudden move, noah jupe, ray liotta, steven soderbergh, thriller | Leave a comment

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer: Bob Gale (Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) (Based on characters created by by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) A little more chaotic than the first one. Lacks the pure movie magic of Back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction | Tagged 1950s, 1980s, 2010s, adventure, alan silvestri, arthur schmidt, back to the future, back to the future 2, back to the future part ii, billy zane, bob gale, charles fleischer, christopher lloyd, clint eastwood, comedy, crispin glover, dean cundey, delorean, elijah wood, elisabeth shue, flea, frank marshall, future, gambling, george flower, harry keramidas, hoverboard, james tolkan, jeffrey weissman, kathleen kennedy, lea thompson, michael j. fox, neil canton, past, robert zemeckis, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, steven spielberg, thomas f. wilson, time machine, time travel | Leave a comment

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