Tag Archives: las vegas

Elvis (2022)

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Baz Luhrmann Writer: Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner (Story by Day Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 1950s, 2022, austin butler, b.b. king, baz luhrmann, biography, catherine martin, colonel, craig pearce, dance, dancing, david wenham, drama, elliott wheeler, elvis, elvis presley, gail berman, gary clark jr., graceland, guitar, jeremy doner, jonathan redmond, kelvin harrison jr., kodi smit-mcphee, las vegas, manager, mandy walker, matt billa, music, musical, musician, nevada, olivia dejonge, patrick mccormick, rock n roll, sam bromell, schuyler weiss, singer, toby emmerich, tom hanks, tour, true story | Leave a comment

Hard Eight (1996)

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1996, barbara tulliver, blackmail, casino, craps, crime, dice, drama, gamble, gambler, gambling, gwyneth paltrow, hard eight, hostage, john c. reilly, john lyons, john s. lyons, jon brion, las vegas, marriage, melora walters, mentor, michael penn, money, murder, nevada, paul thomas anderson, philip baker hall, philip seymour hoffman, prostitute, prostitution, protege, ransom, reno, robert elswit, robert jones, samuel l. jackson, sydney, waitress, wedding | Leave a comment

A Nice Girl Like You (2020)

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Chris Riedell & Nick Riedell Writers: Andrea Marcellus (Based on the book “Pornology” by Ayn Carrillo-Gailey)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 2020, a nice girl like you, aaron zigman, adaptation, ayn carrillo-gailey, chris riedell, comedy, jeff castelluccio, jina panebianco, las vegas, leonidas gulaptis, lucy hale, melanie greene, music, musician, nevada, nicholas bogner, nick riedell, nico van den berg, porn, pornography, pornology, romance, romantic comedy, sex, violin, violinist | Leave a comment

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile) Mike Nichols’s final film. OK but really saved by Hoffman’s supporting performance. Miss him … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 2007, aaron sorkin, adaptation, afghanistan, amy adams, antonia van drimmelen, arms dealer, biography, bombs, charlie wilson, charlie wilson's war, cia, cocaine, comedy, congress, congressman, drama, drugs, emily blunt, gary goetzman, guns, history, james newton howard, john bloom, john slattery, julia roberts, las vegas, middle east, mike nichols, military, money, ned beatty, nevada, philip seymour hoffman, politician, politics, rebels, rizwan manji, russia, soviet union, stephen goldblatt, texas, tom hanks, true story, war, weapons | Leave a comment

Knocked Up (2007)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Judd Apatow Writer: Judd Apatow Had not seen this in a while. Still funny. Watched the Unrated cut and I did not notice any difference!

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 2007, alan tudyk, andy dick, b.j. novak, baby, bill hader, brent white, california, charlyne yi, child, clayton townsend, comedy, craig alpert, craig robinson, dax shepard, doctor, eric alan edwards, evan goldberg, harold ramis, iris apatow, james franco, jason segel, Jay Baruchel, jessica alba, joanna kerns, joe henry, jonah hill, judd apatow, katherine heigl, ken jeong, knocked up, kristen wiig, las vegas, leslie mann, los angeles, loudon wainwright III, martin starr, maude apatow, nautica thorn, nevada, nick thune, one night stand, paul feig, paul rudd, pink eye, pregnancy, pregnant, relationship, romance, romantic comedy, ryan seacrest, seth rogen, sex, shauna robertson, slacker, steve carell, steven brill, stoner, stormy daniels, television, tim bagley, tv, unrated cut, wayne federman, website | Leave a comment

Elvis (1979)

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carpenter Writer: Anthony Lawrence Pretty good TV movie. First time Carpenter and Russell worked together.

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 1979, bing russell, celebrity, concert, dick clark, donald m. morgan, drama, ed begley jr., elvis, elvis presley, fame, famous, guitar, joe mantegna, joe renzetti, john carpenter, kurt russell, las vegas, made for tv, memphis, music, musical, musician, pat hingle, performance, performer, rock and roll, season hubley, tour, tv movie | Leave a comment

Army of the Dead (2021)

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Zack Snyder & Shay Hatten and Joby Harold (Story by Zack Snyder) An overly long dud. The guy on the poster carries that big saw around the whole movie and does not use it on one … Continue reading →