Tag Archives: 1980s

Blinded by the Light (2019)

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gurinder Chadha Writers: Paul Mayeda Berges & Gurinder Chadha & Sarfaz Manzoor (Based on the book “Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll” by Sarfaz Manzoor) (Inspired by the words and music by Bruce Springsteen)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 1980s, 2019, a.r. rahman, adaptation, asbury park, asian, blinded by the light, britain, bruce springsteen, comedy, drama, england, family, greetings from bury park, gurinder chadha, hayley atwell, kulvinder ghir, meera ganatra, music, musical, muslim, new jersey, paul mayeda berges, race, religion, rock n roll, sarfaz manzoor, school, true story, vivid kalra, writer | Leave a comment

White Boy Rick (2018)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Yann Demange Writers: Andy Weiss and Logan Miller & Noah Miller

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1980s, 2018, andy weiss, bel powley, brian tyree henry, bruce dern, crime, criminal, darren aronofsky, detective, detroit, drama, drugs, eddie marsan, family, fbi, informant, jennifer jason leigh, jonathan majors, logan miller, matthew mcconaughey, michigan, noah miller, piper laurie, police, prison, richie merritt, rj cyler, rory cochrane, teenager, traffcking, true story, undercover, white boy rick, yann demange, yg | Leave a comment

American Made (2017)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Doug Liman Writer: Gary Spinelli

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1980s, 2017, action, american made, barry seal, brian grazer, caleb landry jones, cartel, cia, colombia, comedy, crime, domhnall gleeson, doug liman, drama, gary spinelli, guns, iron contra affair, jayma mays, jesse plemons, lola kirke, medellin, money laundering, pablo escobar, pilot, sarah wright, smuggler, smuggling, south america, tom cruise, true story, twa | Leave a comment

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Luca Guadagnino Writer: James Ivory (Based on the novel by Andre Aciman)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1980s, 2017, adaptation, amira casar, andre aciman, armie hammer, call me by your name, drama, esther garrel, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, italy, james ivory, luca guadagnino, michael stuhlbarg, professor, research assistant, romance, student, timothy chalamet | Leave a comment

Holy Hell (2016)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Will Allen

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 1980s, 2016, buddhafield, california, cult, documentary, gay, hollywood, holy hell, homosexual, homosexuality, jaime gomez, michel gomez, teacher, will allen | Leave a comment

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Posted in Documentary, Musical | Tagged 1980s, 1988, aerosmith, alice cooper, bret michaels, california, dave mustaine, documentary, gene simmons, heavy metal, joe perry, jonathan dayton, lemmy, los angeles, music, musical, ozzy osbourne, paul stanley, penelope spheeris, rikki rockett, steven tyler, the decline of western civilization, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, The Metal Years, valerie faris | Leave a comment

Sing Street (2016)

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carney Writer: John Carney (Story by Simon Carmody)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1980s, 2016, aidan gillen, band, comedy, drama, dublin, ferdinand walsh-peelo, high school, ireland, jack reynor, john carney, kelly thornton, lucy boynton, maria doyle kennedy, mark mckenna, model, music, music video, musical, musician, romance, romantic comedy, simon carmody, sing street | Leave a comment