Tag Archives: ernest borgnine

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nicholas Ray Writer: Philip Yordan (Based on the novel by Roy Chanslor)

Posted in Drama, Western | Tagged 1954, adaptation, arizona, bar, ben cooper, desert, drama, ernest borgnine, gang, hanging, harry straddling sr., harry stradling, horse, jealousy, joan crawford, john carradine, johnny guitar, lynch mob, mercedes mccambridge, nicholas ray, noose, philip yordan, posse, revenge, richard l. van enger, rival, rivalry, roy chanslor, saloon, scott brady, sterling hayden, victor young, war bond, Western, whiskey | Leave a comment

Escape from New York (1981)

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carpenter Writers: John Carpenter & Nick Castle A stone cold classic! Love it!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 1981, action, adrienne barbeau, adventure, alan howarth, charles cyphers, dean cundey, debra hill, donald pleasence, dystopian, ernest borgnine, escape from new york, eye patch, future, harry dean stanton, hostage, isaac hayes, john carpenter, kurt russell, larry franco, lee van cleef, manhattan, mission, new york, new york city, nick castle, nyc, president, prison, rescue, sci-fi, science fiction, snake plissken, statue of liberty, todd c. ramsay, todd ramsay, tom atkins | Leave a comment

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Sturges Writer: Millard Kaufman (Based on the short story “Bad Time at Honda” by Howard Breslin) Came across it on Criterion Channel and had never heard of it before. Great movie!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western | Tagged 1955, adaptation, anne francis, bad day at black rock, bad time at honda, crime, dean jagger, don mcguire, dore schary, drama, ernest borgnine, howard breslin, japanese, john ericson, john sturges, lee marvin, millard kaufman, murder, mystery, one arm, robert ryan, russell collins, small town, spencer tracy, thriller, train, train station, violence, violent, walter brennan, Western, world war 2, world war ii | Leave a comment

Gattaca (1997)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Andrew Niccol Writer: Andrew Niccol

Posted in Drama, Science Fiction | Tagged 1997, alan arkin, andrew niccol, blair underwood, danny devito, dean norris, dna, drama, elias koteas, ernest borgnine, ethan hawke, future, gattaca, gene, genes, genetics, gore vidal, jayne brook, jude law, ken marino, maya rudolph, murder, sci-fi, science fiction, space, tony shalhoub, travel, uma thurman, xander berkeley | Leave a comment

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Fred Zinnemann Writer: Daniel Taradash (Based on the novel by James Jones)

Posted in Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1941, 1953, adaptation, boxer, boxing, burt lancaster, daniel taradash, Deborah Kerr, donna reed, drama, ernest borgnine, frank sinatra, fred zinnemann, from here to eternity, harry bellaver, hawaii, jack warden, james jones, love, montgomery clift, pearl harbor, philip ober, romance, war | Leave a comment

Convoy (1978)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Peckinpah Writer: B.W.L. Norton (Screen Story by B.W.L. Norton) (Based on the song “Convoy” by C.W. McCall) A pretty crummy movie but DAMN what an incredible poster.