Tag Archives: history

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

Public Enemies (2009)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Ronan Bennett and Michael Mann & Ann Biderman (Based on the book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34” by Bryan Burrough)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1930s, 2009, action, adaptation, agent, ann biderman, baby face nelson, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, bill camp, billy crudup, bryan burrough, carey mulligan, channing tatum, christian bale, cop, crime, crime wave, dante spinotti, david wenham, diana krall, drama, elliot goldenthal, emilie de ravin, fbi, gangster, giovanni ribisi, government, great depression, heist, historical, history, hostage, investigation, j. edgar hoover, jason clarke, jeffrey ford, john dillinger, john ortiz, johnny depp, kevin misher, leelee sobieski, mafia, manhunt, marion cotillard, michael mann, money, numbers, paul rubell, police, pretty boy floyd, public enemies, ronan bennett, shootout, stephen dorff, stephen graham, stephen lang, true story, vault | Leave a comment

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Ernest Lehman (Based on the play by Edward Albee) Great! Had not seen this one in a while. All four leads are excellent. Beautiful photography. Started reading the new Nichols biography so I am going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1966, adaptation, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, alex north, argument, biology, college, couple, couples, drunk, edward albee, elizabeth taylor, ernest lehman, fight, george segal, haskell wexler, history, late night, marriage, married, mike nichols, party, professor, relationship, richard burton, sam o'steen, sandy dennis, school, teacher, university, who's afraid of virginia woolf? | Leave a comment

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Michael Mann and Christopher Crowe (Based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper) Director’s Cut. Had not seen this in quite a while. Pretty good!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1750s, 1992, action, adaptation, adventure, army, arthur schmidt, battle, christopher crowe, colm meaney, colonialism, daniel day-lewis, daniel moore, dante spinotti, dov hoenig, drama, dylan baker, eric schweig, french and indian war, hawkeye, history, hunt lowry, james fenimore cooper, jared harris, jodhi may, john l. balderston, last of the mohicans, love, madeleine stowe, michael mann, military, murder, native american, paul perez, pete postlethwaite, philip dunne, randy edelman, revenge, romance, russell means, sisters, steven waddington, suicide, the last of the mohicans, trapper, trevor jones, war, wes studi | Leave a comment

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