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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire (Story by Mitchell Kapner) (Based on novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum)

Posted in Adventure, Fantasy | Tagged 1900s, adaptation, adventure, bill cobbs, black and white, bob murawski, bruce campbell, carnival, circus, con man, danny elfman, david lindsay-abaire, emerald, family, fantasy, hot air balloon, james franco, joe roth, joey king, l. frank baum, magic, magician, michelle williams, mila kunis, mitchell kapner, munchkin, oz, oz the great and powerful, peter deming, rachel weisz, sam raimi, ted raimi, the wonderful wizard of oz, tony cox, witch, yellow brick road, zach braff | Leave a comment

Beetlejuice (1988)

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tim Burton Writers: Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren (Story by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson) Keaton should have won an Oscar.

Posted in Comedy, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged 1988, afterlife, alec baldwin, annie mcenroe, beetlejuice, betelgeuse, catherine o'hara, comedy, danny elfman, dead, death, deceased, desert, dick cavett, fantasy, geena davis, ghost, glenn shadix, goth, haunt, haunted, haunted house, haunting, horror, jane kurson, jeffrey jones, larry wilson, michael bender, michael keaton, michael mcdowell, model, richard hasimoto, robert goulet, sand, seance, small town, spirit, teenager, thomas ackerman, thomas e. ackerman, tim burton, tony cox, warren skaaren, winona ryder, worm | Leave a comment

The Gift (2000)

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson

Posted in Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2000, abuse, affair, arthur coburn, billy bob thornton, bob murawski, cate blanchett, christopher young, clairvoyant, cop, court, crime, danny elfman, drama, extrasensory perception, fantasy, fortune, fortune teller, future, gary cole, gary lucchesi, gift, giovanni ribisi, greg kinnear, hilary swank, horror, j.k. simmons, jail, james jacks, jamie anderson, katie holmes, keanu reeves, kim dickens, lake, lawyer, mental illness, michael jeter, murder, mystery, police, pond, rob tapert, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sheriff, the gift, thriller, tom epperson, tom rosenberg, trial, visions, widow | Leave a comment

A Simple Plan (1998)

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Scott B. Smith (Based on the novel by Scott B. Smith)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1998, a simple plan, adam schroeder, adaptation, airplane, alar kivilo, arthur coburn, bill paxton, billy bob thornton, brent briscoe, bridget fonda, chelcie ross, cop, crash, crime, danny elfman, drama, eric l. beason, fbi, gary cole, investigation, james jacks, minnesota, money, murder, plane, police, sam raimi, scott b. smith, snow, thriller, trust, woods | Leave a comment

Darkman (1990)

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Chuck Pfarrer and Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin (Story by Sam Raimi)

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1990, action, bandage, bandages, bill pope, bruce campbell, bud s. smith, burn, burned, california, chinatown, chuck pfarrer, daniel goldin, danny elfman, darkman, david stiven, disfigured, ethan coen, experiment, fake shemp, frances mcdormand, gangster, horror, ivan raimi, joel coen, john landis, joshua goldin, larry drake, liam neeson, los angeles, love, mask, masks, mob, neal mcdonough, revenge, rob tapert, robert tapert, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, scott spiegel, skin, superhero, thriller, william lustig | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Alvin Sargent (Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Love it. Still my favorite comic book superhero movie. Watched the 2.1 cut.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2004, aasif mandvi, action, adaptation, adventure, alfred gough, alfred molina, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bank, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, cliff robertson, comic book, daniel dae kim, daniel gillies, danny elfman, doc ock, doctor, donna murphy, dylan baker, elizabeth banks, emily deschanel, experiment, green goblin, j.k. simmons, james franco, joel mchale, john landis, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, lorne orleans, marvel comics, michael chabon, miles millar, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, peter parker, phil lamarr, photographer, photography, pizza, play, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, spider, spider-man, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, surgery, ted raimi, theater, tobey maguire, uncle, web, willen dafoe | Leave a comment

Spider-Man (2002)

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: David Koepp (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Still good!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2002, action, adaptation, adventure, arthur coburn, aunt, avi arad, bill nunn, bob murawski, bruce campbell, cliff robertson, comic book, danny elfman, david koepp, don burgess, elizabeth banks, fire, green goblin, high school, ian bryce, j.k. simmons, james franco, jim norton, joe manganiello, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, lucy lawless, macy gray, marvel comics, murder, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, octavia spencer, peter parker, photographer, photography, randy savage, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, secret identity, spider, spider-man, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, ted raimi, thanksgiving, tobey maguire, uncle, web, willem dafoe, wrestler | Leave a comment

To Die For (1995)

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gus Van Sant Writer: Buck Henry (Based on the book by Joyce Maynard) Been a long time since I had seen it. Very good black comedy. Kidman kills it.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1995, adaptation, affair, buck henry, casey affleck, comedy, crime, dan hedaya, danny elfman, david cronenberg, documentary, drama, eric alan edwards, george segal, gus van sant, high school, holland taylor, Ileana douglas, joaquin phoenix, joyce maynard, kurtwood smith, laura ziskin, matt dillon, murder, newscaster, nicole kidman, sex, television, thriller, to die for, tv, wayne knight, weather | Leave a comment

Midnight Run (1988)

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Brest Writer: George Gallo RIP Charles Grodin. One of the greats.

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1988, accountant, action, bail, billy weber, bounty hunter, charles grodin, chris lebenzon, comedy, crime, danny elfman, dennis farina, donald e. thorin, fbi, gangster, george gallo, joe pantoliano, john ashton, mafia, martin brest, midnight run, philip baker hall, road trip, robert de niro, yaphet kotto | Leave a comment

The Woman in the Window (2021)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Tracy Letts (Based on the novel by A.J. Finn) I enjoy Wright’s stylistic flourishes and the cast and crew is stacked with talent but overall this is a bust.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2021, a.j. finn, accident, adaptation, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, amy adams, anthony katagas, anthony mackie, apartment, brian tyree henry, bruno delbonnel, cat, cop, crime, danny elfman, doctor, drama, eli bush, fred hechinger, gary oldman, jeanine serralles, jennifer jason leigh, joe wright, julianne moore, murder, mystery, netflix, new york, new york city, nyc, paranoia, paranoid, police, psychologist, scott rudin, spying, the woman in the window, thriller, tracy letts, valerio bonelli, voyeur, wyatt russell | Leave a comment

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