Tag Archives: biography

Dark Waters (2019)

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Todd Haynes Writers: Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan (Based on the magazine article “The Lawyer Who Become DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” by Nathaniel Rich)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2019, anne hathaway, attorney, bill camp, bill pullman, biography, cancer, chemical, company, corporation, crime, dark waters, drama, dupont, history, lawsuit, lawyer, louisa krause, mare winningham, mario correa, mark ruffsalo, matthew michael carnahan, nathaniel rich, poison, pollution, teflon, thriller, tim robbins, todd haynes, true story, victor garber, water, william jackson harper | Leave a comment

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marielle Heller Writers: Micah Fitxerman-Blue & Noah Harpster

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1990s, 2019, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, biography, children, chris copper, drama, enrico colantoni, esquire, fred rogers, friendship, host, interview, journalism, journalist, kids, magazine, marc turtletaub, maryann plunkett, matthew rhys, micah fitzerman-blue, mister rogers, mr. rogers, new york city, noah harpster, nyc, pittsburgh, show, susan kelechi watson, television, tom hanks, tom junod, true story, tv | Leave a comment

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Craig Brewer Writers: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1970s, biography, blaxploitation, chris rock, comedian, comedy, craig brewer, craig robinson, d'urville martin, da'vine joy randolph, dj, dolemite, dolemite is my name, drama, eddie murphy, keegan michael key, kodi smit-mcphee, kung fu, Larry Karaszewski, luenell, mike epps, movie, record, rudy ray moore, scott alexander, snoop dogg, t.i., tip harris, tituss burgess, true story, wesley snipes | Leave a comment

The Walk (2015)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Christopher Browne (Based on the book “To Reach the Clouds” by Philippe Petit)

Posted in Adventure, Drama | Tagged 1970s, 1974, 2015, adventure, artist, ben kingsley, ben schwartz, biography, charlotte le bon, christopher browne, circus, daredevil, drama, france, french, high wire, joseph gordon-levitt, mentor, new york, new york city, nyc, paris, philippe petit, robert zemeckis, skyscraper, the walk, tightrope, to reach the clouds, tower, true story, walk, walker, world trade center | Leave a comment

All the Money in the World (2017)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa (Based on the book “Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty” by John Pearson)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged all the money in the world, billionaire, biography, charlie plummer, christopher plummer, crime, david scarpa, drama, family, getty, italy, j. paul getty, john paul getty III, john pearson, kevin spacey, kidnapping, mark wahlberg, michelle williams, oil, painfully rich, ransom, rich, ridley scott, romain duris, rome, timothy hutton, true story, wealth | Leave a comment

Rocketman (2019)

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dexter Fletcher Writer: Lee Hall

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 2019, addict, addiction, alcoholic, bernie taupin, biography, britain, bryce dallas howard, celebrity, concert, dexter fletcher, drama, drugs, elton john, england, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, jamie bell, john reid, matthew vaughn, music, musical, musician, richard madden, rocketmat, sex, taron egerton, tate donovan | Leave a comment

Three Identical Strangers (2018)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tim Wardle

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2018, adopted, adoption, biography, documentary, mystery, new york, strangers, three identical strangers, tim wardle, triplets, true story | Leave a comment