Tag Archives: history

The Northman (2022)

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Eggers Writers: Sjon & Robert Eggers

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | Tagged 2022, action, adventure, alexander skarsgard, anya taylor-joy, arnon milchan, bjork, boat, bow and arrow, claes bang, drama, elliott rose, ethan hawke, fantasy, fate, fight, gustav lindh, historical, history, horse, jarin blaschke, lars knudsen, leifur b. dagfinnsson, louise ford, mark huffam, matricide, mountain, murder, nicole kidman, norse, northman, prince, revenge, robert eggers, robin carolan, sebastian gainsborough, ship, sjon, slave, slavery, snow, the northman, thriller, valhalla, valkyrie, vengeance, viking, volcano, willem dafoe, witch, wolf, wolves | Leave a comment

Ride with the Devil (1999)

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writer: James Schamus (Based on the novel “Woe to Live On” by Daniel Woodrell)

Posted in Drama, War, Western | Tagged 1999, adaptation, america, ang lee, battle, bushwhacker, celia weston, civil war, confederacy, daniel woodrell, drama, frederick elmes, Guerrilla, historical, history, immigrant, james schamus, james urbaniak, jayhawk, jeffrey wright, jewel, jim caviezel, jonathan rhys meyers, margo martindale, mark ruffalo, matthew faber, missouri, Mychael danna, raid, raider, ride with the devil, robert f. colesberry, scalp, simon baker, skeet ulrich, slavery, south, ted hope, tim squyres, tobey maguire, tom wilkinson, war, Western, woe to live on, zach grenier | Leave a comment

Secret Honor (1984)

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Altman Writers: Donald Freed & Arnold M. Stone (Based on the play by Donald Freed & Arnold M. Stone)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged adaptation, arnold m. stone, biography, comedy, donald freed, drama, george burt, history, juliet weber, microphone, nixon, philip baker hall, pierre mignot, play, politician, politics, politicxs, president, recording, richard nixon, robert altman, scandal, secret honor, theater, watergate | Leave a comment

Benedetta (2021)

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writers: David Birke & Paul Verhoeven (Based on the book “Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy” by Judith C. Brown)

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 2021, adaptation, anne dudley, benedetta, blessed virgin, catholic, catholicism, charlotte rampling, confession, convent, crucifix, daphne patakia, david birke, drama, foreign, gay, historical, history, immodest acts, italian, italy, jeanne lapoirie, jerome seydoux, job ter burg, lambert wilson, lesbian, michel merkt, nun, paul verhoeven, plague, said ben said, stigmata, trial, true story, virginie efira | Leave a comment

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Madden Writer: Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged acting, actor, ben affleck, colin firth, comedy, david gamble, david parfitt, disguise, donna gigliotti, drama, edward zwick, geoffrey rush, gwyneth paltrow, harry weinstein, history, imelda staunton, john madden, joseph fiennes, judi dench, love, marc norman, play, playwright, richard greatrex, romance, romantic comedy, romeo and juliet, rupert everett, sex, shakespeare, shakespeare in love, stephen warbecj, steven o'donnell, theater, tim mcmullan, tom stoppard, tom wilkinson, william shakespeare, writer | Leave a comment

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile) Mike Nichols’s final film. OK but really saved by Hoffman’s supporting performance. Miss him … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 2007, aaron sorkin, adaptation, afghanistan, amy adams, antonia van drimmelen, arms dealer, biography, bombs, charlie wilson, charlie wilson's war, cia, cocaine, comedy, congress, congressman, drama, drugs, emily blunt, gary goetzman, guns, history, james newton howard, john bloom, john slattery, julia roberts, las vegas, middle east, mike nichols, military, money, ned beatty, nevada, philip seymour hoffman, politician, politics, rebels, rizwan manji, russia, soviet union, stephen goldblatt, texas, tom hanks, true story, war, weapons | Leave a comment

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joel Coen Writer: Joel Coen (Based on the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare)

Posted in Drama, Thriller, War | Tagged 2021, adaptation, alex hassell, assassin, assassination, bertie carvel, black and white, brendan gleeson, bruno delbonnel, carter burwell, corey hawkins, denzel washington, drama, frances mcdormand, garry melling, history, joel coen, kathryn hunter, kind, lady macbeth, lucian johnston, macbeth, miles anderson, murder, play, power, reginald jaynes, robert graf, scotland, scottish, shakespeare, theater, thriller, tragedy, treason, war, william shakespeare, witch, witches | Leave a comment

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 Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

Rosewood (1997)

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Singleton Writer: Gregory Poirier

Posted in Action, Drama | Tagged 1997, action, affair, bruce cannon, bruce mcgill, cowboy, don cheadle, drama, elise neal, farm, farmer, fire, florida, gregory poirier, history, horse, john singleton, john williams, johnny e. jensen, jon peters, jon voight, judge, law, lie, loren dean, lynch, lynching, mark boone junior, michael rooker, mob, murder, noose, racism, racist, robert patrick, rosewood, sheriff, train, true story, ving rhames | Leave a comment

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