Tag Archives: aaron sorkin

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile) Mike Nichols’s final film. OK but really saved by Hoffman’s supporting performance. Miss him … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 2007, aaron sorkin, adaptation, afghanistan, amy adams, antonia van drimmelen, arms dealer, biography, bombs, charlie wilson, charlie wilson's war, cia, cocaine, comedy, congress, congressman, drama, drugs, emily blunt, gary goetzman, guns, history, james newton howard, john bloom, john slattery, julia roberts, las vegas, middle east, mike nichols, military, money, ned beatty, nevada, philip seymour hoffman, politician, politics, rebels, rizwan manji, russia, soviet union, stephen goldblatt, texas, tom hanks, true story, war, weapons | Leave a comment

Being the Ricardos (2021)

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2021, aaron sorkin, adultery, affair, alan baumgarten, alia shawkat, behind the scenes, being the ricardos, biography, cbs, celebrity, cigarettes, clark gregg, comedian, comedy, communism, communist, cuban, daniel pemberton, desi arnaz, drama, fame, famous, fbi, history, j.k. simmons, jake lacy, jason blumenthal, javier bardem, jeff cronenweth, john rubinstein, linda lavin, lucille ball, marriage, married, media, nelson franklin, nicole kidman, nina arianda, philip morris, ronny cox, show, smoking, steve tisch, television, todd black, tony hale, true story, tv | Leave a comment

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2020, aaron sorkin, abbie hoffman, activism, activist, alex sharp, ben shenkman, black panther, bobby seale, chicago, chicago 7, chicago seven, david dellinger, democratic national convention, dnc, drama, eddie redmaybe, frank langella, fred hampton, illinois, j.c. mackenzie, jail, jeremy strong, jerry rubin, john carroll lunch, joseph gordon-levitt, judge, kelvin harrison jr., lawyer, marc platt, mark rylance, matt jackson, michael keaton, political, politics, protest, ramsey clark, riot, sacha baron cohen, stuart m. besser, the trial of the chicago 7, tom hayden, trial, tyler thompson, vietnam, war, yahya abdul-mateen II | Leave a comment

The Social Network (2010)

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Fincher Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich) Still great!

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2010, aaron sorkin, adaptation, andrew garfield, armie hammer, atticus ross, barry livingston, ben mezrich, billionaire, biography, brenda song, business, caleb landry jones, california, cean chaffin, company, dakota johnson, dana brunetti, david fincher, entrepreneur, facebook, friends, friendship, harvard, internet, jesse eisenberg, joseph mazzello, justin timberlake, lawsuit, mark zuckerberg, max minghella, michael de luca, money, napster, online, programming, rashida jones, rooney mara, school, scott rudin, sean parker, silicon valley, social media, social network, student, the accidental billionaires, the social network, trent reznor, true story, twins, undergrad, university, website | Leave a comment

Molly’s Game (2017)

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book by Molly Bloom)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 2017, aaron sorkin, adaptation, bill camp, biography, brian d'arcy james, cards, celebrity, chris o'dowd, crime, drama, fbi, gambler, gambling, graham greene, idris elba, investigation, j.c. mackenzie, jeremy strong, jessica chastain, justin kirk, kevin costner, lawyer, michael cera, molly bloom, molly's game, olympics, poker, russian mob, skier, trial, true story | Leave a comment

Steve Jobs (2015)

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Danny Boyle Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson) I enjoyed the hell out of this. Fassbender is tremendous.

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2015, aaron sorkin, adam shapiro, adaptation, andy hertzfeld, apple, behind the scenes, biography, book, christen brennan, computer, danny boyle, daughter, design, drama, ego, father, imac, jeff daniels, joanna hoffman, john ortiz, john sculley, kate winslet, katherine waterston, lisa brennan, mac, macintosh, michael fassbender, michael stuhlbarg, next, passion, presentation, product, sarah snook, scott rudin, seth rogen, steve jobs, steve wozniak, technology, theater, walter isaacson | Leave a comment

Moneyball (2011)

Posted on January 30, 2014 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, Review, Sports | Tagged 2011, aaron sorkin, adaptation, athletics, baseball, bennett miller, billy beane, book, brad pitt, budget, business, california, chris pratt, drama, general manager, jonah hill, major league, major league baseball, manager, michael lewis, mlb, moneyball, oakland, oakland athletics, philip seymour hoffman, player, players, robin wright, scott rudin, spike jonze, sport, sports, stan chervin, statistics, stats, stephen bishop, steven zaillian, true story, wally pfister | 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 Social Network (2010)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Fincher Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on a book by Ben Mezrich) I love this movie.

Posted in Drama, Review | Tagged aaron sorkin, andrew garfield, armie hammer, atticus ross, ben mezrich, college, computer, dakota johnson, david fincher, drama, facebook, harvard, internet, jeff cronenweth, jesse eisenberg, justin timberlake, kevin spacey, law, lawyer, mark zuckerberg, max minghella, networking, rashida jones, rooney mara, site, social network, the social network, trent reznor, trial, twins, university, website | Leave a comment

The American President (1995)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Aaron Sorkin Sweet, charming, and funny romantic comedy. I really enjoyed this one. I totally missed that it was written by Aaron Sorkin all these years so I never bothered but I am glad I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged aaron sorkin, america, annette bening, comedy, david paymerr, drama, government, ichard dreyfuss, love, martin sheen, michael douglas, michael j. fox, politics, president, rob reiner, romantic comedy, samantha mathis, the american president, united states | Leave a comment

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