Tag Archives: depression era

Hard Times (1975)

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Walter Hill and Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell (Story by Bryan Gindoff & Bruce Henstell

Posted in Crime, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1930s, 1975, bare knuckle, barry de vorzon, barry devorzon, bet, boxer, boxing, bruce henstell, bryan gindoff, charles bronson, crime, depression era, drama, fight, fighter, fighting, gambling, great depression, hard times, james coburn, jill ireland, lawrence gordon, louisiana, m.c. gainey, new orleans, philip h. lathrop, philip lathrop, prize fighter, roger spottiswoode, sport, sports, street fighter, strother martin, walter hill | Leave a comment

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Joyce H. Corrington & John William Corrington (Based on the book “Sisters of the Road” by Ben L. Reitman)

Posted in Drama, Romance, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, barbara hershey, ben l. reitman, boxcar, boxcar bertha, corrington, crime, criminal, david carradine, depression, depression era, drama, fight, great depression, john carradine, john william corrington, joyce h, kill, martin scorsese, murder, rail road, rob, roger corman, romance, sisters of the road, steal, thriller, train, true story, union | Leave a comment

Mildred Pierce (2011)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Todd Haynes Writers: James M. Cain, Todd Haynes, Jon Raymond, & Jonathan Raymond Watched the whole thing today. I am a fan of all involved in this. Perfectly fine but nothing particularly interesting about it. I am not really … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged brian f. o'byrne, california, depression era, drama, evan rachel wood, guy pearce, hbo, hope davis, james legros, kate winslet, melissa leo, melodrama, mildred pierce, mini series, murphy guyver, period film, prohibition, restaurant, romance, todd haynes, tv | Leave a comment

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Another older Woody Allen flick I hadn’t yet seen. It was on Netflix Instant and besides some streaming issues I really dug the movie. Unlike a lot of older Allen I have seen he … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged comedy, danny aiello, depression era, fantasy, jeff daniels, mia farrow, movie in a movie, new jersey, romance, the purple rose of cairo, woody allen | Leave a comment