Tag Archives: cbs

Being the Ricardos (2021)

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2021, aaron sorkin, adultery, affair, alan baumgarten, alia shawkat, behind the scenes, being the ricardos, biography, cbs, celebrity, cigarettes, clark gregg, comedian, comedy, communism, communist, cuban, daniel pemberton, desi arnaz, drama, fame, famous, fbi, history, j.k. simmons, jake lacy, jason blumenthal, javier bardem, jeff cronenweth, john rubinstein, linda lavin, lucille ball, marriage, married, media, nelson franklin, nicole kidman, nina arianda, philip morris, ronny cox, show, smoking, steve tisch, television, todd black, tony hale, true story, tv | Leave a comment

The Insider (1999)

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Based on the Vanity Fair article “The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner) Great!

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1999, 60 minutes, adaptation, al pacino, biography, bracken meyer, brown & williamson, bruce mcgill, cancer, cbs, christopher plummer, cigarettes, colm feore, corporation, court, dante spinotti, david rosenbloom, debi mazar, diane venora, eric roth, gina gershon, interview, jeffrey wigand, journalism, journalist, kentucky, lawyer, lindsay crouse, lisa gerrard, lowell bergman, marie brenner, michael gambon, michael mann, mike wallace, nda, news, paul rubell, philip baker hall, pieter bourke, pieter jan brugge, producer, rip torn, russell crowe, school, science, scientist, smoking, stephen tobolowsky, teacher, television, the insider, the man who knew too much, tobacco, true story, tv, vanity fair, whistleblower, william goldenberg | Leave a comment

The Late Shift (1996)

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Betty Thomas Writers: Bill Carter and George Armitage (Based on the book by Bill Carter)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review | Tagged betty thomas, bill carter, bob balaban, business, carson, cbs, comedian, comedy, david letterman, drama, ed begley jr., george armitage, helen kushnick, ivan reitman, jay leno, john michael higgins, johnny carson, kathy bates, late night, leno, letterman, little richard, manager, nbc, network, quit, retire, rich little, sandra bernhard, talk show, television, the late shift, the tonight show, treat williams, tv | Leave a comment

The Insider (1999)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Based on the article “The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner) Really great. I think it is a damn shame that while it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1999, 60 minutes, al pacino, big tobacco, breckin meyer, bruce mcgill, cbs, chemist, christopher plummer, cigarette, colm feore, confidential, confidentiality, death threat, debi mazar, diane venore, drama, eric roth, expose, gina gershon, hallie kate eisenberg, interview, jeffrey wigand, lindsay crouse, lowell bergman, lynne thigpen, marie brenner, michael gambon, michael mann, mike wallace, news, philip baker hall, producer, report, reporter, research, rip torn, russell crowe, scientist, stephen tobolowsky, teacher, the insider, thriller, tobacco, true story | Leave a comment

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George Clooney Writers: George Clooney & Grant Heslov

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 2005, alex borstein, and good luck., black & white, black and white, cbs, communism, communist, david strathairn, don creech, drama, edward r. murrow, frank langella, george clooney, good night, good night and good luck, government, grant heslov, jeff daniels, joseph mccarthy, journalism, journalist, liberace, mark cuban, new york city, news, nyc, patricia clarkson, radio, Robert Downey Jr, robert elswit, senator, simon helberg, steven soderbergh, studio, tate donovan, television, thomas mccarthy, tom mccarthy, tv, united states | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: cbs

Being the Ricardos (2021)

The Insider (1999)

The Late Shift (1996)

The Insider (1999)

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