Tag Archives: joan allen

The Ice Storm (1997)

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writer: James Schamus (Based on the novel by Rick Moody)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1970s, 1997, adam hann-byrd, adaptation, affair, allison janney, ang lee, christina ricci, coming of age, connecticut, david krumholtz, drama, electrocuted, electrocution, elijah wood, family, fantastic four, frederick elmes, henry czerny, ice, ice storm, infidelity, james schamus, joan allen, katie holmes, kevin kline, key party, marriage, Michael danna, middle class, richard nixon, rick moody, sex, sigourney weaver, storm, swapping, swinging, ted hope, the ice storm, tim squyres, tobey maguire, train, winter | Leave a comment

Manhunter (1986)

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the book “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris)

Posted in Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1986, adaptation, agent, benjamin hendrickson, blind, brian cox, chris elliott, crime, dante spinotti, dennis farina, doctor, dov hoenig, fbi, florida, frankie faison, hannibal, hannibal lecktor, hannibal lecter, horror, investigation, joan allen, journalist, kim greist, manhunter, michael mann, michel rubini, mirror, murder, murderer, mystery, neo noir, profiler, red dragon, serial killer, stephen lang, the reds, thomas harris, thriller, tom noonan, tooth fairy, william petersen | Leave a comment

Room (2015)

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writer: Emma Donoghue (Based on the novel by Emma Donoghue) Excellent. One the years best. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay give amazing performances. Features one of the most intense and harrowing sequences of the year.

Posted in Drama | Tagged abuse, adaptation, brie larson, child, emma donoghue, escape, family, fbi, jacob tremblay, joan allen, kidnap, kidnapped, lenny abrahamson, police, rape, room, sean bridgers, sexual abuse, william h. macy | Leave a comment

Pleasantville (1998)

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gary Ross Writer: Gary Ross

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 1950s, 1998, art, black and white, color, comedy, danny strong, don knotts, drama, fantasy, gary ross, giuseppe andrews, high school, j.t. walsh, jane kaczmarek, jeff daniels, jenny lewis, joan allen, marissa ribisi, marley shelton, mural, paint, painting, paul walker, pleasantville, randy newman, reese witherspoon, sex, sitcom, steven soderbergh, teenager, television, tobey maguire, tv, william h. macy | Leave a comment

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tony Gilroy Writers: Tony Gilroy & Dan Gilroy (Story by Tony Gilroy)

Posted in Action, Drama, Mystery, Review, Thriller | Tagged aaron cross, action, adventure, albert finney, black briar, bourne, cia, corey johnson, dan gilroy, david strathairn, doctor, donna murphy, drama, ed norton, edward norton, frank marshall, james newton howard, jason bourne, jeremy renner, joan allen, michael chernus, mystery, oscar isaac, rachel weisz, robert elswit, robert ludlum, scientist, scott glenn, stacy keach, the bourne legacy, thriller, tony gilroy, treadstone, zeljko ivanek | Leave a comment

The Contender (2000)

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rod Lurie Writer: Rod Lurie

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2000, bridge, christian slater, confirmation, congress, conteroversy, douglas urbanski, drama, fishing, gary oldman, governor, hearing, jeff bridges, joan allen, kathryn morris, kristen shaw, mariel hemingway, mike binder, office, past, philip baker hall, politician, politics, president, public office, robin thomas, rod lurie, sam elliott, saul rubinek, senator, sex, the contender, thriller, vice president, washington, washington d.c., william petersen, woman | Leave a comment

The Crucible (1996)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Arthur Miller A solid adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller. Ryder and Day-Lewis turn in solid performances. I thought I had never seen this before but half way through I realized that I had in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama | Tagged adaptation, adultery, affair, arthur miller, bruce davison, church, commandments, daniel day-lewis, drama, execution, god, hang, hanging, jeffrey jones, joan allen, judge, Massachusetts, nicholas hytner, paul scofield, play, religion, rob campbell, salem, salem witch trial, ten commandment, the crucible, trial, winona ryder, witch, witchcraft, witches | Leave a comment