Tag Archives: ned beatty

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

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1976, bernie abramson, cemetery, crime, criminal, drama, elaine may, friends, friendship, grave, Hitman, jack cooperman, jayce van patten, jerry file, john carter, john cassavetes, john strauss, killer, lucien ballard, m. emmet walsh, mafia, michael hausman, mikey and nicky, mob, money, murder, ned beatty, one night, peter falk, sheldon kahn, victor j, victor j. kemper | Leave a comment

Mikey and Nicky (1976)

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elaine May Writer: Elaine May

Posted in Crime, Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged 1976, bookie, crime, drama, elaine may, friends, graveyard, Hitman, john cassavetes, joyce van patten, m. emmet walsh, michael hausman, mikey and nicky, mob, money, ned beatty, one night, peter falk, philadelphia, william hickey | Leave a comment

All the President’s Men (1976)

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan J. Pakula Writer: William Goldman (Based on the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1976, adaptation, alan j. pakula, all the president's men, biography, bob woodward, carl bernstein, deep throat, dustin hoffman, f. murray abraham, gerald ford, hal holbrook, history, investigation, jack warden, jane alexander, jason robards, journalism, journalist, martin balsam, meredith baxter, ned beatty, nixon, politics, president, reporters, resignation, richard nixon, robert redford, scandal, true story, walter cronkite, washington post, watergate, william goldman | Leave a comment

Rudy (1993)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Anspaugh Writer: Angelo Pizzo

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1993, angelo pizzo, charles s. dutton, college, david anspaugh, drama, football, jerry goldsmith, jon favreau, lili taylor, ned beatty, notre dame, rudy, sean astin, sport, sports, vince vaughn | Leave a comment

Back to School (1986)

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan Metter Writers: Steven Kampmann & Will Porter and Peter Torokvei & Harold Ramis (Story by Rodney Dangerfield & Greg Fields & Dennis Snee)

Posted in Comedy, Romance, Sports | Tagged alan metter, back to school, bingo boingo, burt young, businessman, college, comedy, danny elfman, dennis snee, greg fields, keith gordon, m. emmet walsh, millionaire, ned beatty, paxton whitehead, peter torokvei, pj torokvei, rich, rich eustis, Robert Downey Jr, rodney dangerfield, romance, sally kellerman, sam kinison, school, sports, steven kampmann, student, terry farrell, will porter, william porter | Leave a comment

Baggage Claim (2013)

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David E. Talbert Writer: David E. Talbert (Based on the novel by David E. Talbert)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 2013, adam brody, adaptation, affion crockett, airplane, baggage claim, boris kodjoe, christina milian, comedy, david e. talbert, derek luke, diondre jones, djimon hounsou, flight attendant, jenifer lewis, jill scott, la la anthony, lauren london, love, lyn talbert, ned beatty, paula patton, relationship, rickey smiley, romance, romantic comedy, taye diggs, terrence jenkins, tia mowry, trey songz, tyler lepley | Leave a comment

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lee Unkrich Writer: Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich)

Posted in Animated, Comedy | Tagged andrew stanton, animated, animation, barbie, bonnie hunt, buzz lightyear, college, comedy, cowboy, day care, disney, don rickles, estelle harris, Jeff Garlin, joan cusack, john lasseter, john ratzenberger, kristen schaal, laraine newman, laurie metcalf, lee unkrich, michael arndt, michael keaton, ned beatty, pixar, potato head, r. lee ermey, randy newman, richard kind, sequel, tim allen, timothy dalton, tom hanks, toy story, toy story 3, wallace shawn, whoopi goldberg, woody | Leave a comment

1941 (1979)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale (Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale and John Milius) Really awful. Borderline unwatchable.

Posted in Action, Comedy, Review, War | Tagged 1941, 1979, action, army, bob gale, bomb, california, christopher lee, comedy, dan aykroyd, defend, defense, eddie deezen, elisha cook, invasion, james caan, japan, John Belushi, john candy, john landis, john milius, john williams, lorraine gary, michael mckean, mickey rourke, military, murray hamilton, nancy allen, ned beatty, patti lupone, pearl habor, penny marshall, pilot, robert stack, robert zemeckis, slim pickens, soldier, steven spielberg, tim matheson, toshiro mifune, treat williams, war, warren oates, world war 2, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

He Got Game (1998)

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writer: Spike Lee

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1998, basketball, bill nunn, coach, college, denzel washington, drama, father, he got game, high school, hill harper, hooker, jesus, jim brown, john turturro, jordan, joseph lyle taylor, michael jordan, milla jovovich, murder, nba, ned beatty, prison, prostitute, ray allen, rosario dawson, scholarship, sentence, son, spike lee, sports, university, warden, zelda harris | Leave a comment

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