Tag Archives: biography

Green Book (2018)

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Farrelly Writers: Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly Advertisements

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2018, biography, bouncer, brian currie, christmas, civil rights, comedy, doctor, don shirley, drama, driver, green book, italian, linda cardellini, magershala ali, new york, new york city, nick vallelonga, nyc, octavia spencer, p.j. byrne, peter farrelly, pianist, piano, road trip, segregation, south, tony lip, tour, true story, viggo mortensen | Leave a comment

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marielle Heller Writers: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Based on the book by Lee Israel)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, author, ben falcone, biography, can you ever forgive me?, cat, comedy, crime, dolly wells, drama, drunk, fanny brice, forger, forgery, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, jane curtin, jeff whitty, lee israel, lesbian, marielle heller, melissa mccarthy, memoir, nicole holofcener, richard e. grant, true story, writer | Leave a comment

First Man (2018)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Josh Singer (Based on the book by James R. Hansen)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2018, adaptation, astronaut, biography, brian d'arcy james, buzz aldrin, christopher abbott, ciaran hinds, claire foy, corey stoll, cory michael smith, damien chazelle, drama, ethan embry, first man, gil scott-heron, history, james r. hansen, jason clarke, jfk, jim lovell, john f. kennedy, josh singer, justin hurwitz, kris swanberg, kurt vonnegut, kyle chandler, leon bridges, lukas haas, mission, moon, nasa, neil armstrong, olivia hamilton, pablo schreiber, patrick fugit, ryan gosling, shea whigham, space, steven spielberg | Leave a comment

Adrift (2018)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Baltasar Kormakur Writers: Aaron Kandell & Jordan Kandell and David Branson Smith (Based on the book by Tami Oldham Ashcraft and Susea McGearhart)

Posted in Adventure, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2018, aaron kandell, adrift, adventure, baltasar kormakur, biography, boat, david branson smith, drama, elizabeth hawthorne, grace palmer, hurricane, jeffrey thomas, jordan kandell, love, ocean, romance, sailing, sam claflin, shailene woodley, ship, survival, susea mcgearhart, tami ashcraft, tami oldham ashcraft, true story | Leave a comment

Stronger (2017)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Gordon Green Writer: John Pollono (Based on the book by Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2017, amputation, amputee, attack, biography, bomb, bombing, boston, bret witter, david gordon green, drama, frankie shaw, jake gyllenhaal, jeff bauman, john pollono, lenny clarke, marathon, Massachusetts, miranda richardson, race, stronger, tatiana maslany, terrorism, terrorist, true story | 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

Auto Focus (2002)

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Schrader Writers: Michael Gerbosi (Based on the book by Robert Graysmith)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 2002, actor, adaptation, addict, addiction, auto focus, biography, bob crane, california, crime, drama, ed begley jr., electronics, greg kinnear, hogan's heroes, hollywood, john henry carpenter, kurt fuller, los angeles, maria bello, michael gerbosi, michael mckean, murder, paul schrader, rita wilson, robert graysmith, sex, television, true story, tv, willem dafoe | Leave a comment