Tag Archives: britain

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Anthony Fabian Writers: Carroll Cartwright & Anthony Fabian and Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed (Based on the novel “Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris” by Paul Gallico)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1950s, adaptation, alba baptista, Anthony Fabian, barney pilling, britain, british, Carroll Cartwright, christian dior, cleaning lady, comedy, couture, dance, designer, drama, dress, eiffel tower, ellen thomas, england, fashion, fashion show, Felix Wiedemann, france, Guillaume Benski, haute couture, isabelle huppert, jason isaacs, Keith Thompson, lambert wilson, lesley manville, lucas bravo, money, Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris, mrs. harris goes to paris, Olivia Hetreed, paris, paul gallico, rael jones, trip, widow, Xavier Marchand | Leave a comment

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Deborah Moggach (Based on the novel by Jane Austen)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1790s, 2005, adaptation, aristocracy, brenda blethyn, britain, carey mulligan, claudie blakley, courting, Courtship, dance, dario marianelli, deborah moggach, Donald Sutherland, drama, emma thompson, england, eric fellner, europe, family, jane austen, jena malone, joe wright, judi dench, keira knightley, kelly reilly, love, marriage, married, matthew macfadyen, paul tothill, period drama, pip torrens, prejudice, pride, pride & prejudice, pride and prejudice, proposal, roman osin, romance, rosamund pike, simon woods, sisters, sylvester morand, talulah riley, tim bevan, tom hollander, wealthy, wedding | Leave a comment

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writer: Emma Thompson (Based on the novel by Jane Austen)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1995, adaptation, alan rickman, ang lee, britain, Courtship, daughters, death, drama, emma thompson, estate, europe, gemma jones, harriet walter, hugh grant, hugh laurie, imelda staunton, inheritance, james fleet, james schamus, jane austen, kate winslet, lindsay doran, love, marriage, michael coulter, money, patrick doyle, period drama, proposal, romance, sense and sensibility, sydney pollack, tim squyres, tom wilkinson, wedding | Leave a comment

The King’s Man (2021)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Matthew Vaughn Writers: Matthew Vaughn & Karl Gajdusek (Story by Matthew Vaughn) (Based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 1910s, 2021, aaron taylor-johnson, action, adam bohling, adaptation, adventure, assassin, assassination, ben davis, britain, british, charles dance, claudia schiffer, comic book, daniel bruhl, dave gibbons, david reid, djimon hounsou, dominic lewis, england, gemma arterton, harris dickinson, hitler, jason ballantine, karl gajdusek, kingsman, lenin, london, mark millar, matthew goode, matthew margeson, matthew vaughn, mission, prequel, president, ralph fiennes, rasputin, rhys ifans, rob hall, robert hall, secret agent, sequel, spy, stanley tucci, the king's man, the secret service, thriller, war, washington d.c., world war, world war I | Leave a comment

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Leigh Writer: Mike Leigh Very good!

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1996, adopted, adoption, andrew dickson, birthday party, brenda blethyn, britain, british, claire rushbrook, death, dick pope, factory, family, lesley manville, lies, london, marianne jean-baptiste, michele austin, mike leigh, mom, mother, optometrist, photographer, phyllis logan, poverty, ron cook, secrets, secrets & lies, secrets and lies, simon channing williams, social worker, timothy spall | Leave a comment

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Ron Clements & Burny Mattinson & David Michener & John Musker Writers: Peter Young & Vance Gerry & Steve Hulett & Ron Clements & John Musker & Bruce Morris & Matthew O’Callaghan & Burny Mattinson & David Michener & … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Crime, Musical, Mystery | Tagged 1986, adventure, animated, animation, bat, britain, british, bruce morris, Burny Mattinson, cat, crime, Dave Michener, detective, disney, dog, england, eve titus, henry mancini, james melton, john musker, kidnapped, kidnapping, london, Matthew O’Callaghan, Mel Shaw, mice, mouse, musical, mystery, paul galdone, peter young, rat, rodent, ron clements, ron miller, roy m. brewer jr., royalty, sherlock holmes, Steve Hulett, talking animals, the great mouse detectice, tony mizgalski, toy, toymaker, toys, Vance Gerry, vincent price | Leave a comment

Education (2020)

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steve McQueen Writers: Alastair Siddons & Steve McQueen (Story by Steve McQueen) Fifth and final film in the Small Axe series. All great and worth watching.