Tag Archives: james spader

Wolf (1994)

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick

Posted in Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1994, allison janney, career, christopher plummer, cop, david hyde pierce, david schwimmer, detective, douglas wick, drama, editor, eileen atkins, elaine may, ennio morricone, full moon, giuseppe rotunno, horror, investigation, jack nicholson, james spader, jim harrison, jon, kate nelligan, manhattan, michelle pfeiffer, mike nichols, moon, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, om puri, police, publisher, richard jenkins, rival, rivalry, romance, sam o'steen, thriller, werewolf, wesley strick, wolf, wolves | Leave a comment

Less Than Zero (1987)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marek Kanievska Writer: Harley Peyton (Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged 1987, adaptation, addict, addiction, andrew mccarthy, anthony kiedis, brad pitt, bret easton ellis, california, christmas, cocaine, college, crime, drama, drugs, flea, habit, harley peyton, holiday, james spader, jami gertz, l.a., less than zero, los angeles, marek kanievska, rich, Robert Downey Jr, wealthy | Leave a comment

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joss Whedon Writer: Joss Whedon (Based on the Marvel comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Posted in Action, Science Fiction | Tagged aaron taylor-johnson, age of ultron, andy serkis, anthony mackie, avengers, avengers: age of ultron, black widow, bruce banner, captain america, chris evans, chris hemsworth, clint barton, cobie smulders, comic book, danny elfman, don cheadle, elizabeth olsen, falcon, hawkeye, hayley atwell, hulk, idris elba, iron man, jack kirby, james spader, jarvis, jeremy renner, jon favreau, josh brolin, joss whedon, julie delpy, kevin feige, linda cardellini, mark ruffalo, marvel, matasha romanoff, nick fury, paul bettany, quicksilver, Robert Downey Jr, samuel l. jackson, scarlet witch, Scarlett Johansson, stan lee, stellan skarsgard, steve rogers, superhero, thanos, thor, tony stark, ultron, vision, war machine | Leave a comment

Secretary (2002)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Shainberg Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson (Story by Erin Cressida Wilson and Steven Shainberg) (Based on the short story Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2002, amy locane, bad behavior, bdsm, comedy, drama, Erin Cressida Wilson, james spader, jeremy davies, jessica tuck, lawyer, lesley ann warren, maggie gyllenhaal, mary gaitskill, mental hospital, office, oz perkins, patrick bauchau, romance, s&m, sadomasochism, sadomasochist, secretary, sex, stephen mchattie, steven shainberg | Leave a comment

Critical Care (1997)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sidney Lumet Writer: Steven Schwartz (Based on the novel by Richard Dooling)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1997, adaptation, albert brooks, anne bancroft, colm feore, comedy, critical care, dark comedy, death, doctor, drama, edward herrmann, estate, half sister, helen mirren, hospital, ill, insurance, james spader, jeffrey wright, kyra sedgwick, law, lawyer, legal, margo martindale, nurse, philip bosco, resident, richard dooling, sick, sidney lumet, steven schwartz, wallace shawn | Leave a comment

Wolf (1994)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick

Posted in Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1994, allison janney, animal, bite, career, christopher plummer, david hyde pierce, david schwimmer, drama, eileen atkins, ennio morricone, horror, jack nicholson, james spader, jim harrison, job, michelle pfeiffer, mike nichols, om puri, publisher, richard jenkins, romance, thriller, werewolf, wesley strick, wolf | Leave a comment

Wall Street (1987)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Oliver Stone Writers: Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review | Tagged 1980s, 1987, apprentice, broker, charlie sheen, crime, daryl hannah, drama, gordon gekko, greed, greed is good, hal holbrook, james spader, john c. mcginley, martin sheen, michael douglas, new york, new york city, nyc, oliver stone, power, rich, robert richardson, sean young, stanley weiser, stewart copeland, stock, stock market, stocks, terence stamp, trade, trading, wall street, wealth, wealthy | Leave a comment

Lincoln (2012)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner (Based in part on the book “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin) I will be pretty surprised if there is a better performance this year than Daniel Day-Lewis in this. Just an amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged 1865, abe, abraham lincoln, assassination, biography 13th amendment, bruce mcgill, civil war, congress, daniel day-lewis, david strathairn, drama, emancipation proclamation, hal holbrook, history, jackie early haley, james spader, janusz kaminski, jared harri, john hawkes, john williams, joseph gordon-levitt, kathleen kennedy, lee pace, lincoln, lukas haas, mary todd lincoln, michael kahn doris kearns goodwin, michael stuhlbarg, sally field, slavery, slaves, spielberg, steven spielberg, team of rivals, tim blake nelson, tommy lee jones, tony kushner, ulysses, ulysses s. grant, walton goggins, washington | Leave a comment

Pretty in Pink (1986)

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Howard Deutch Writer: John Hughes I guess it is a generational thing but these movies don’t really connect with me. The weakest of all the 80s John Hughes “Brat Pack” movies I have seen.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged andrew dice clay, andrew mccarthy, annie potts, brat pack, comedy, coming of age, crush, drama, gina gershon, harry dean stanton, high school, howard deutch, james spader, john hughes, jon cryer, molly ringwald, otis redding, pretty in pink, record store, romance, school dance | Leave a comment

Crash (1996)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Cronenberg Writers: David Cronenberg (Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1996, accident, adaptation, car, car accident, car crash, crash, david cronenberg, deborah unger, director, drama, elias koteas, fetish, holly hunter, howard shore, j.g. ballard, james spader, rosanna arquette, sex, victim | Leave a comment

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