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Taking Woodstock (2009)

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus (Based on the book “Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, A Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2009, adam pally, adaptation, ang lee, catskills, Celia D. Costas, comedy, concert, dan fogler, danny elfman, demetri martin, drama, drugs, elliot tiber, emile hirsch, Eric Gautier, eugene levy, farm, festival, gay, henry goodman, hippie, hippies, imelda staunton, james schamus, jeffrey dean morgan, jonathan groff, josh safdie, katherine waterston, Liev Schreiber, lsd, mamie gummer, motel, music, new york, paul dano, taking woodstock, tim squyres, tom monte, true story, woodstock | Leave a comment

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writer: Emma Thompson (Based on the novel by Jane Austen)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1995, adaptation, alan rickman, ang lee, britain, Courtship, daughters, death, drama, emma thompson, estate, europe, gemma jones, harriet walter, hugh grant, hugh laurie, imelda staunton, inheritance, james fleet, james schamus, jane austen, kate winslet, lindsay doran, love, marriage, michael coulter, money, patrick doyle, period drama, proposal, romance, sense and sensibility, sydney pollack, tim squyres, tom wilkinson, wedding | 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

Paddington 2 (2018)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul King Writers: Paul King and Simon Farnaby (Based on the character “Paddington Bear” created by Michael Bond)

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Tagged 2018, actor, adaptation, adventure, antique, ben whishaw, birthday, book, britain, british, chef, comedy, cook, court, family, fantasy, gift, grendan gleeson, hugh bonneville, hugh grant, imelda staunton, jessica hynes, jim broadbent, jon croker, julie walters, laundry, madeleine harris, marmalade, michael bond, michael gambon, noah taylor, paddington, paddington 2, paddington bear, paul king, peter capaldi, present, prison, richard ayoade, sally hawkins, samuel joslin, simon farnaby, simon stephenson, trial, will smith | Leave a comment

Paddington (2015)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul King Writer: Paul King (Story by Hamish McColl and Paul King) (Based on the character “Paddington Bear” created by Michael Bond)

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Tagged 2015, adaptation, adventure, bear, ben whishaw, britain, british, comedy, england, family, fantasy, geographer, hamish mccoll, hugh bonneville, hunt, imelda staunton, jim broadbent, jude wright, julie walters, jungle, kayvan novak, london, marmalade, matt lucas, michael bond, michael gambon, nicole kidman, paddington, paddington bear, paddington station, paul king, peru, peruvian, peter capaldi, sally hawkins, samuel joslin, talking animal, taxidermist, taxidermy, train station, tub | Leave a comment

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Yates Writer: Michael Goldenberg (Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Tagged 2007, action, adaptation, adventure, alan rickman, brendan gleeson, daniel radcliffe, david thewlis, david yates, dumbledore, emma thompson, emma watson, fantasy, fiona shaw, gary oldman, hagrid, harry potter, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, helena bonham carter, hogwarts, imelda staunton, j.k. rowling, jason isaacs, julie walters, katie leung, maggie smith, magic, michael gambon, michael goldenberg, ralph fiennes, richard griffiths, robbie coltrane, robert pattinson, rupert grint, school, sequel, timothy spall, tom felton, voldemort, warwick davis, witch, wizard | Leave a comment

Paddington (2015)

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul King Writer: Paul King (Story by Hamish McColl and Paul King) (Based on the character “Paddington Bear” created by Michael Bond)

Posted in Comedy, Fantasy | Tagged 2015, bear, ben whishaw, comedy, england, family, fantasy, hamish mccoll, hugh bonneville, hunt, imelda staunton, jim broadbent, jude wright, julie walters, jungle, kayvan novak, london, matt lucas, michael bond, michael gambon, nicole kidman, paddington, paddington bear, paul king, peru, peter capaldi, sally hawkins, samuel joslin, talking animal, taxidermist, taxidermy | Leave a comment

Maleficent (2014)

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Stromberg Writer: Linda Woolverton (Based on the story “La Belle au bois dormant” by Charles Perrault) From what I understand the Maleficent character is a huge merchandise seller for Disney hence the creation of this film. Besides a … Continue reading →