Tag Archives: james l. brooks

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

Spanglish (2004)

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks Bad. Brooks’s worst.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2004, adam sandler, affair, beach house, california, chef, cloris leachman, comedy, drama, family, hans zimmer, housekeeper, immigrant, james l. brooks, john seale, julie ansell, maid, mexican, migrant, nanny, paz vega, phil rosenthal, restaurant, Richard marks, richard sakai, romance, sarah steele, spanglish, tea leoni, thomas haden church, tia nolan, vacation | 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

Broadcast News (1987)

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks Great movie! One of my favorites. Holly Hunter rules.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1987, albert brooks, broadcast news, comedy, drama, holly hunter, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, joan cusack, john cusack, journalism, journalist, lois chiles, love, marc shaiman, news, newsroom, producer, reporter, rivalry, robert prosky, romance, television, tv, william hurt | Leave a comment

Terms of Endearment (1983)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks (Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1983, adaptation, affair, albert brooks, astronaut, cancer, comedy, danny devito, daughter, death, debra winger, drama, family, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, jeff daniels, john lithgow, larry mcmurtry, love, mary kay place, mother, neighbor, relationship, romance, shirley maclaine, sick, terminal illness, Terms of Endearment | Leave a comment

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018)

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Judd Apatow

Posted in Comedy, Documentary | Tagged actor, bob saget, comedian, comedy, conan o'brien, dave coulier, david duchovny, diaries, diary, documentary, garry shandling, it's garry shandling's show, james l. brooks, jay leno, jeffrey tambor, jim carrey, jon favreau, judd apatow, kevin nealon, michael cera, peter berg, sacha baron cohen, sarah silverman, stand up comedy, television, the larry sanders show, the zen diaries of garry shandling, tv | Leave a comment

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2016, blake jenner, comedy, crush, dating, drama, friends, friendship, hailee steinfeld, haley lu richardson, high school, james l. brooks, kelly fremon craig, kyra sedgwick, the edge of seventeen, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Cameron Crowe Writer: Cameron Crowe

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports | Tagged 1996, agency, agent, aries spears, beau bridges, bonnie hunt, cameron crowe, career, client, comedy, cuba gooding jr., donal logue, drama, eric stoltz, football, james l. brooks, janusz kaminski, jay mohr, jeremy suarez, jerry maguire, jerry o'connell, job, jonathan lipnicki, kelly preston, lucy liu, mark pellington, marriage, married, nfl, regina king, renee zellweger, romance, romantic comedy, show me the money, sport, sports, sports agent, todd louiso, tom cruise, wedding | Leave a comment

Real Life (1979)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Albert Brooks Writers: Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson, & Harry Shearer Very funny and in many ways prophetic film about a man making a documentary about a totally average and normal family. Getting into Albert Brooks a lot in … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Documentary, Uncategorized | Tagged 1979, albert brooks, charles grodin, comedy, documentary, dysfunctional family, filmmaker, harry shearer, james l. brooks, monica mcgowan johnson, real life | Leave a comment

Broadcast News (1987)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1987, albert brooks, broadcast news, comedy, drama, holly hunter, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, joan cusack, john cusack, journalism, journalist, news, producer, reporter, robert prosky, romance, television, tv, william hurt | Leave a comment

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