Tag Archives: 1960s

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writer: Gina Prince-Bythewood (Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2008, abuse, abusive, adaptation, alicia keys, bee, bees, dakota fanning, drama, gina prince-bythewood, hilarie burton, jada pinkett smith, james lassiter, jennifer hudson, Joe Pichirallo, lauren shuler donner, mark isham, nate parker, paul bettany, queen latifah, race, racism, racist, Rogier Stoffers, runaway, shondrella avery, sophie okonedo, south, south carolina, Sue Monk Kidd, teenager, terilyn a. shropshire, the secret life of bees, tristan mack wilds, will smith | Leave a comment

Taking Woodstock (2009)

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus (Based on the book “Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, A Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2009, adam pally, adaptation, ang lee, catskills, Celia D. Costas, comedy, concert, dan fogler, danny elfman, demetri martin, drama, drugs, elliot tiber, emile hirsch, Eric Gautier, eugene levy, farm, festival, gay, henry goodman, hippie, hippies, imelda staunton, james schamus, jeffrey dean morgan, jonathan groff, josh safdie, katherine waterston, Liev Schreiber, lsd, mamie gummer, motel, music, new york, paul dano, taking woodstock, tim squyres, tom monte, true story, woodstock | 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

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson

Posted in Documentary, Musical | Tagged 1960s, 2021, abbey lincoln, ahmir thompson, al sharpton, b.b. king, band, berry gordy, chris rock, concert, david dinerstein, david ruffin, documentary, festival, gladys knight, gospel, harlem, harlem cultural festival, high masekela, jesse jackson, joseph patel, joshua l. pearson, lin-manuel miranda, luis miranda, mahalia jackson, malcolm x, martin luther king, mavis staples, max roach, moon landing, motown, music, musical, musician, new york, new york city, nina simone, nyc, questlove, ray barretto, revolution, robert fyvolent, shawn peters, sheila e., sing, singer, sly & the family stone, sly stone, soul, stevie wonder, summer of soul, the 5th dimension, the chambers brothers, the pips, the staple singers | Leave a comment

Down with Love (2003)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peyton Reed Writers: Eve Ahlert & Dennis Drake Great! Really delightful.

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1960s, 2003, author, book, bruce cohen, chris parnell, comedy, dan jinks, david hyde pierce, dennis drake, doris day, down with love, eve ahlert, ewan mcgregor, feminism, feminist, jeff cronenweth, jeri ryan, journalism, journalist, larry bock, love, marc shaiman, new york, new york city, nyc, peyton reed, progressive, rachel dratch, renee zellweger, rock hudson, romance, romantic comedy, sarah paulson, sex, tony randall, writer | Leave a comment

The Witches (2020)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro (Based on the book by Roald Dahl) And so concludes the Robert Zemeckis filmography watch. Ends on a bad note unfortunately.