Tag Archives: middle east

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Mitch Glazer

Posted in Comedy, Musical, War | Tagged 2015, afghanistan, barry levinson, bill murray, bruce willis, comedy, danny mcbride, kate hudson, manager, middle east, mitch glazer, music, musician, rock the kasbah, scott caan, singer, taylor kinney, television, tv, war, zooey deschanel | Leave a comment

Rosewater (2014)

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jon Stewart Writer: Jon Stewart (Based on the book “Then They Came For Me” by Maziar Bahari with Aimee Molloy)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2014, adaptation, aimee molloy, dimitri leonidas, drama, gael garcia bernal, howard shore, iran, iranian, jason jones, jon stewart, journalism, journalist, kim bodnia, maziar bahari, middle east, prison, prisoner, rosewater, shohreh aghdashloo, spy, the daily show, then they came for me, torture, true story | Leave a comment

Syriana (2005)

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Gaghan Writer: Stephen Gaghan (Based on the book “See No Evil” by Robert Baer)

Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 2005, alexander siddig, alexandre desplat, amanda peet, china, chris cooper, christopher plummer, cia, covert, drama, george clooney, hostage, industry, iran, jeffrey wright, kidnap, kidnapped, matt damon, mazhar munir, middle east, oil, political, politics, robert baer, robert elswit, see no evil, stephen gaghan, steven soderbergh, syriana, thriller, tim blake nelson, torture, william hurt | Leave a comment

White House Down (2013)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roland Emmerich Writer: James Vanderbilt I thought this was pretty fun and entertaining! Basically a riff on Die Hard but this time in the White House. Big budget and big effects but it mainly works because of the two … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2013, action, adventure, attack, channing tatum, comedy, drama, helicopter, james vanderbilt, james woods, jamie foxx, jason clarke, maggie gyllenhaal, middle east, police, potus, president, president of the united states, richard jenkins, roland emmerich, secret service, security, speaker of the house, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, tour, tour group, tour guide, united states, united states of america, usa, vice president, war, white house, white house down | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: middle east

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

Rosewater (2014)

Syriana (2005)

White House Down (2013)

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