Tag Archives: casino

Hard Eight (1996)

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1996, barbara tulliver, blackmail, casino, craps, crime, dice, drama, gamble, gambler, gambling, gwyneth paltrow, hard eight, hostage, john c. reilly, john lyons, john s. lyons, jon brion, las vegas, marriage, melora walters, mentor, michael penn, money, murder, nevada, paul thomas anderson, philip baker hall, philip seymour hoffman, prostitute, prostitution, protege, ransom, reno, robert elswit, robert jones, samuel l. jackson, sydney, waitress, wedding | Leave a comment

Army of the Dead (2021)

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Zack Snyder & Shay Hatten and Joby Harold (Story by Zack Snyder) An overly long dud. The guy on the poster carries that big saw around the whole movie and does not use it on one … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Crime, Horror | Tagged action, casino, crime, dave bautista, dead, deborah snyder, dody dorn, ella purnell, harret dillahunt, heist, helicopter, hiroyuki sanada, horror, hotel, joby harold, las vegas, matthias schweighofer, mercenaries, mercenary, military, money, nevada, nora arnezeder, omari hardwick, outbreak, quarantine, raul castillo, sean spicer, shay hatten, theo rossi, tig notaro, tiger, undead, vault, wesley coller, zack snyder, zombie, zombies | Leave a comment

The Gambler (1974)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Karel Reisz Director: James Toback Movies about gambling addicts stress me out and this one was no different!

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1974, addict, addiction, basketball, bet, betting, bookie, burt young, casino, college, debt, gamble, gambler, gambling, irwin winkler, james caan, james toback, james woods, jerry fielding, karel reisz, las vegas, lauren hutton, m. emmet walsh, money, nevada, new york, new york city, nyc, paul sorvino, professor, robert chartoff, roger spottifwoode, sports, the gambler, vice, victor j. kemper | Leave a comment

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jay Roach Writer: Mike Myers Still pretty funny!

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1960s, 1997, andy warhol, assassin, austin powers, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, brian george, british, burt bacharach, carrie fisher, casino, cat, charles napier, cheri oteri, christian slater, cindy margolis, clint howard, comedy, cryogenically frozen, dawn hoggatt, debra neil-fisher, demi moore, dr. evil, elizabeth hurley, england, Fabiana Udenio, father, fish out of water, frozen, george s. clinton, hot tub, Ilya baskin, jay roach, jennifer todd, las vegas, michael york, mike judge, mike myers, mimi rogers, Mindy Sterling, money, nevada, Paul Dillon, peter deming, queen, ransom, rob lowe, robert wagner, robot, secret agent, secret service, seth green, sex, shoe, son, spoof, spy, suzanne todd, swinger, swinging, teeth, therapy, time travel, tom arnold, united nation, will ferrell | Leave a comment

Casino Royale (2006)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Campbell Writers: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis (Based on the novel by Ian Fleming)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 007, 2006, action, adaptation, adventure, aston martin, bahamas, barbara broccoli, britain, british, casino, casino royale, caterina murino, chris cornell, czech republic, daniel craig, david arnold, eva green, gadget, giancarlo giannini, ian fleming, italy, james bond, jeffrey wright, judi dench, Mads Mikkelsen, martin campbell, michael g. wilson, mission, montenegro, neal purvis, paul haggis, poker, robert wade, secret agent, sequel, simon abkarian, special agent, spy, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, torture, uganda, vodka | Leave a comment

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bob Rafelson Writer: Jacob Brackman Story by Bob Rafelson and Jacob Brackman

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1972, atlantic city, beach, bob rafelson, brothers, bruce bern, casino, drama, ellen burstyn, hotel, jack nicholson, jacob brackman, jail, mob, murder, new jersey, ocean, philadelphia, radio, scatman crothers, shore, the king of marvin gardens | Leave a comment

Husbands (1970)

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Cassavetes Writer: John Cassavetes

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1970, affair, al ruban, alcohol, ben gazzara, casino, comedy, drama, drunk, england, friends, friendship, funeral, gambling, husbands, jenny runacre, john cassavetes, london, marriage, married, midlife crisis, new york, nick cassavetes, peter falk | Leave a comment

Lucky Grandma (2020)

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sasie Sealy Writers: Angela Cheng & Sasie Sealy A good first feature from Sasie Sealy with a charming lead performance from Tsai Chin.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Foreign, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, angela cheng, atlantic city, bodyguard, casino, chinatown, chinese, cigarettes, clem cheung, comedy, crime, drama, foreign, fortune teller, gang, gang war, grandma, immigrant, lucky grandma, michael tow, money, new jersey, new york, new york city, nyc, sassy sealy, smoker, smoking, widow | Leave a comment

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Harry Brown & Charles Lederer (Story by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell) Love the Soderbergh series but the original is a real snooze.

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1960, akim tamiroff, angie dickinson, billy wilder, buddy lester, casino, cesar romero, charles lederer, clem garvey, comedy, crime, dean martin, desert inn, flamingo, frank sinatra, george clayton johnson, george raft, harry brown, heist, henry silva, holiday, jack golden russell, joey bishop, las vegas, lewis milestone, money, nevada, new year's eve, norman fell, ocean's 11, ocean's eleven, patrice wymore, peter lawford, rat pack, red skelton, richard benedict, richard conte, riviera, rob, robbery, sahara, sammy davis jr., sands, shirley maclaine, steal, thief, veteran, world war 2, world war ii | Leave a comment

Atlantic City (1980)

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Louis Malle Writer: John Guare

Posted in Crime, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1980, al waxman, atlantic city, atlantic city USA, beach, boardwalk, burt lancaster, casino, city, corrupt, crime, denis heroux, drama, drugs, elias koteas, gangster, hollis mclaren, hotel, jersey shore, john guare, john kemeny, kate reid, louis malle, love, michel piccoli, mob, money, new jersey, robert goulet, robert joy, romance, shore, susan sarandon, wallace shawn | Leave a comment

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