Tag Archives: father and son

How Do You Know (2010)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks Had not seen this movie since the original theatrical run. Not good but I laughed a couple times. Better than Spanglish. Kathryn Hahn rules. How on earth did this cost $120 million?

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2010, athlete, baseball, birth, comedy, dean norris, domenick lombardozzi, drama, father and son, fraud, hans zimmer, hospital, how do you know, investigation, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, janusz kaminski, john tormey, julie ansell, kathryn hahn, laurence mark, lawsuit, lenny venito, love, love triangle, molly price, owen wilson, paul rudd, paula weinstein, pitcher, pregnancy, pregnant, reese witherspoon, relationship, romance, romantic comdy, sport, sports, tony shalhoub, washington | Leave a comment

Over the Top (1987)

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Menahem Golan Writers: Stirling Silliphant and Sylvester Stallone (Story by Gary Conway and David C. Engelbach)

Posted in Action, Drama | Tagged action, arm wrestle, arm wrestling, champ, champion, championship, chris mccarty, david c. engelbach, drama, driver, estranged, father, father and son, gary conway, giorgio moroder, las vegas, menahem Golan, nevada, over the top, robert loggia, son, stirling silliphant, susan blakely, sylvester stallone, terry funy, tournament, truck driver, trucker, wrestle, wrestling | Leave a comment

Nebraska (2013)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alexander Payne Writer: Bob Nelson Definitely one of my favorites of the year. Dern and Squibb are excellent.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review | Tagged alcohol, alcoholic, alexander payne, billings, black and white, bob nelson, bob odenkirk, bruce dern, comedy, drama, family, father and son, june squibb, korean war, lincoln, marketing, million dollars, montana, nebraska, prize, road trip, stacy keach, sweepstakes, truck, veteran, will forte | Leave a comment

After Earth (2013)

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writers: Gary Whitta and M. Night Shyamalan (Story by Will Smith)

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged action, after earth, alien, aliens, crash, drama, earth, father, father and son, fear, future, gary whitta, glenn morshower, jada pinkett smith, jaden smith, james newton howard, m. night shyamalan, mutation, sci-fi, science fiction, son, sophie okonedo, will smith, zoe kravitz | Leave a comment

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Vittorio De Sica Writers: Cesare Zavattini, Suso D’Amico, Vittorio De Sica, Oreste Biancoli, Adolfo Franci, & Gerardo Guerrieri (Based on a novel by Luigi Bartolini) Very good! Simple but effective. Surprised at the amount of credited writers. Pee Wee’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Foreign, Uncategorized | Tagged 1948, art house, bicycle, bicycle thieves, criterion collection, father and son, foreign, italian, ladri di biciclette, poor, post war, rome, thief, vittorio de sica | Leave a comment