Tag Archives: ian mckellen

The Keep (1983)

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the novel by F. Paul Wilson) Big Mann fan but it was my first time seeing this. An ambitious failure. I liked it but it feels like there is a great movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged adaptation, alberta watson, alex thomson, curse, demon, dov hoenig, drama, evil, f. paul wilson, fantasy, fortress, gabriel byrne, gene kirkwood, greece, guard, hawk koch, historian, history, horror, howard w. koch jr., ian mckellen, jewish, jurgen prochnow, keep, magic, michael mann, monster, nazi, prison, religion, robert prosky, romania, scott glenn, soldiers, supernatural, tangerine dream, the keep, william morgan sheppard | Leave a comment

I’ll Do Anything (1994)

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks A stinker. Hard to see what Brooks was trying to do here. Would be very interested in seeing the musical cut of this.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1994, acting, actor, albert brooks, anne heche, audition, child, comedy, dad, daughter, development, drama, father, hans zimmer, harry shearer, hollywood, i'll do anything, ian mckellen, jake busey, james l. brooks, joely richardson, julie kavner, kid, movie studio, movies, nick nolte, polly platt, producer, romance, rosie o'donnell, studio, test screening, tracey ullman, whittni wright, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

The Good Liar (2019)

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bill Condon Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher (Based on the novel by Nicholas Searle)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2019, adaptation, bill condon, britain, british, carter burwell, con artist, con man, crime, date, drama, england, fraud, greg yolen, helen mirren, ian mckellen, jeffrey hatcher, jim carter, mark lewis jones, money, mystery, Nicholas searle, online dating, russell tovey, the good liar, thriller, widow | Leave a comment

Cats (2019)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tom Hooper Writers: Lee Hall and Tom Hooper (Based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber) (Based on the poetry collection “Old Possum’s Books of Practical Cats” by T.S. Eliot)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 2019, adaptation, andrew lloyd webber, broadway, cat, cats, comedy, dance, dancing, drama, francesca hayward, heaviside layer, ian mckellen, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, jellicles, jennifer hudson, judi dench, laurie davidson, lee hall, mette towley, milk, music, musical, old possum's books of practical cats, ray winstone, rebel wilson, robbie fairchild, singing, song, steven spielberg, streets, t.s eliot, taylor swift, tom hooper | Leave a comment

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bill Condon Writers: Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos (Based on a screenplay by Linda Woolverton)

Posted in Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Tagged 2017, adaptation, alan menken, audra mcdonald, beast, beauty and the beast, belle, bill condon, castle, dan stevens, disney, emma thompson, emma watson, evan spiliotopoulos, ewan mcgregor, fairy tale, fantasy, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, gugu mbatha-raw, ian mckellen, jeanne-marie leprince de beaumont, josh gad, kevin kline, linda woolverton, love, luke evans, musical, prince, romance, stanley tucci, stephen chbosky | Leave a comment

X-Men: Days of Future Past – Rogue Cut (2014)

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bryan Singer Writer: Simon Kinberg (Story by Jane Goldman & Simon Kinberg & Matthew Vaughn)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged adaptation, anna paquin, beast, bishop, blink, booboo stewart, brian cox, bryan singer, colossus, comic book, cyclops, daniel cudmore, days of future past, ellen page, evan peters, fake janssen, future, halle berry, havok, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, iceman, james marsden, james mcavoy, jane goldman, jean grey, jennifer lawrence, josh helman, kelsey grammer, kitty pryde, lucas till, magneto, marvel, marvel comics, matthew vaughn, michael fassbender, michael lerner, mutant, mystique, nicholas hoult, nixon, omar sy, past, patrick stewart, peter dinklage, president, professor x, quicksilver, rogue, rogue cut, scott summers, sentinel, shawn ashmore, simon kinberg, stan lee, storm, stryker, sunspot, superhero, time travel, toad, warpath, wolverine, x-men, x-men: days of future past, xavier | Leave a comment

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Jackson Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro (Based on the novel “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien)

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 2014, action, adam brown, adaptation, aidan turner, army, battle, benedict cumberbatch, bilbo baggins, billy connolly, cate blanchett, christopher lee, dean o'gorman, dragon, drama, dwarf, eagle, elf, evangeline lilly, fantasy, fight, fran walsh, gandalf, goblin, gold, graham mctavish, guillermo del toro, hobbit, howard shore, hugo weaving, ian holm, ian mckellen, j.r.r. tolkien, james nesbitt, jed brophy, jewel, john callen, ken stott, lee pace, legolas, lonely mountain, lord of the rings, luke evans, mark hadlow, martin freeman, middle earth, mine, orc, orlando bloom, peter hambleton, peter jackson, philippa boyens, richard armitage, ring, sequel, smaug, stephen fry, stephen hunter, the battle of the five armies, the hobbit, the hobbit: the battle of the five armies, the lord of the rings, war, william kircher | Leave a comment

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Jackson Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro (Based on the novel “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien)

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 2012, action, adventure, aidan turner, andy serkis, baggins, benedict cumberbatch, bilbo, bret mckenzie, cate blanchett, christopher lee, dean o'gorman, dragon, drama, dwarf, dwarves, elf, elijah wood, elrond, fantasy, fran walsh, frodo, galadriel, gandalf, goblin, gold, gollum, graham mctavish, guillermo del toro, hobbit, howard shore, hugh weaving, ian holm, ian mckellen, j.r.r. tolkien, james nesbitt, ken stott, lee pace, lord of the rings, martin freeman, middle earth, mine, mountain, ogre, peter jackson, philippa boyens, richard armitage, ring, saruman, smaug, spider, stephen hunter, the hobbit, the hobbit: an unexpected journey, troll, william kircher, wizard | Leave a comment

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bryan Singer Writer: Simon Kinberg (Story by Jane Goldman, Simon Kinberg, & Matthew Vaughn) This is OK. There hasn’t been a GREAT X-Men movie even though there are 7 of them. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is completely awful and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Fantasy, Review, Science Fiction | Tagged 1970s, 2014, action, adaptation, anna paquin, beast, bingbing fan, bishop, blink, bolivar trask, booboo stewart, bryan singer, charles xavier, chris claremont, colossus, comic book, daniel cudmore, days of future past, dystopia, ellen page, erik lehnsherr, evan peters, fantasy, future, halle berry, hank mccoy, havok, history, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, iceman, james mcavoy, jane goldman, jennifer lawrence, john ottman, josh helman, kitty pryde, lauren shuler donner, len wein, logan, lucas till, magneto, marvel, marvel comics, matthew vaughn, michael fassbender, military, mutant, mystique, newton thomas sigel, nicholas hoult, nixon, omar sy, past, patrick stewart, peter dinklage, president nixon, professor x, quicksilver, raven, rogue, sci-fi, science fiction, sentinel, sentinels, shawn ashmore, simon kinberg, stan lee, storm, stryker, sunspot, superhero, time travel, toad, vietnam, warpath, wolverine, x-men, x-men: days of future past | Leave a comment

The Wolverine (2013)

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Mangold Writers: Mark Bomback & Scott Frank

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2013, action, brian tee, charles xavier, drama, famke janssen, fantasy, hiroyuki sanada, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, james mangold, japan, japanese, jean grey, magneto, mark bomback, marvel, marvel comics, nuclear bomb, patrick stewart, professor x, rila fukushima, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, scott frank, silver samurai, superhero, svetlana khodchenkova, tao okamoto, the wolverine, thriller, viper, wolverine, world war ii, wwII, x-men | Leave a comment

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