Tag Archives: assassination

Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015)

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gregory Hatanaka Writers: Rich Mallery and Tony T.L. Young and Gregory Hatanaka (Based on characters created by Amir Shervan) Advertisements

Posted in Action, Crime, Martial Arts | Tagged action, amir shervan, assassination, bai ling, cop, crime, deadly vengeance, detective, gang, gregory hatanaka, investigation, joe estevez, katana, lexi belle, mark frazer, martial arts, mathew karedas, partner, police, rich mallery, samurai cop, samurai cop 2, sequel, tommy wiseau, tony t.l. young, yakuza | Leave a comment

LBJ (2017)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Joey Hartstone

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2017, assassination, bill pullman, bobby kennedy, c. thomas howell, civil rights, drama, government, jeffrey donovan, jennifer jason leigh, jfk, joey hartstone, john f. kennedy, lady bird, lbj, lyndon b. johnson, michael stahl-david, politician, politics, president, rich sommer, richard jenkins, rob reiner, senator, vice president, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Malcolm X (1992)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writers: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee (Based on the book by Alex Haley and Malcolm X)

Posted in Drama | Tagged adaptation, al sharpton, alex haley, angela bassett, arnold perl, assassination, biography, christopher plummer, debi mazar, delroy lindo, denzel washington, drama, fbi, gangster, giancarlo esposito, history, john david washington, john sayles, karen duffy, kkk, ku klux klan, malcolm x, martin donovan, mecca, michael imperioli, minister, muhammad ali, murder, muslim, nation of islam, nelson mandela, osier davis, prison, religion, richard schiff, spike lee, true story, vincent d'onofrio, wendell pierce, william fichtner | Leave a comment

Jackie (2016)

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Pablo Larrain Writer: Noah Oppenheim

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2016, assassination, beth grant, billy crudup, biography, camelot, caspar phillipson, darren aronofsky, death, drama, faith, first lady, greta gerwig, grief, history, jackie, jacqueline kennedy, jfk, john carroll lynch, john f. kenney, john hurt, max casella, murder, natalie portman, noah oppenheim, pablo larrain, peter sarsgaard, president, richard e. grant, trauma, widow | Leave a comment

Looper (2012)

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rian Johnson Writer: Rian Johnson

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2012, 2074, action, assassin, assassination, bruce willis, china, crime, drama, emily blunt, execution, farm, fugitive, future, Hitman, jeff daniels, joseph gordon-levitt, looper, mafia, mob, murder, noah segan, pal dano, past, pierce gagnon, piper perabo, powers, qing xu, rian johnson, sci-fi, science fiction, thriller, time travel | Leave a comment

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dennis Gansel Writers: Philip Shelby and Tony Mosher (Story by Philip Shelby and Brian Pittman) (Based on characters created by Lewis John Carlino and Rachel Long)

Posted in Action | Tagged 2016, action, assassin, assassination, brian pittman, dennis gansel, Hitman, Jason Statham, jessica alba, kidnap, kidnapped, kidnapping, lewis john carlino, mechanic: resurrection, michelle yeoh, philip shelby, rachel long, sequel, the mechanic, tommy lee jones, tony mosher | Leave a comment

The Mechanic (1972)

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Winner Writer: Lewis John Carlino (Story by Lewis John Carlino)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1972, action, apprentice, assassin, assassination, charles bronson, crime, Hitman, irwin winkler, jan-michael vincent, jill ireland, keenan wynn, killer, lewis john carlino, mechanic, mentor, michael winner, professonal, the mechanic, thriller | Leave a comment