Tag Archives: opera

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marc Forster Writers: Paul Haggis and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 007, 2008, action, adaptation, adventure, alfonso cuaron, alicia keys, another way to die, austria, barbara broccoli, bolivia, britain, british, card chase, daniel craig, david harbour, eva green, gadget, gemma arterton, giancarlo giannini, guillermo del toro, haiti, ian fleming, island, italy, jack white, james bond, jeffrey wright, jesper christensen, judi dench, marc forster, mathieu amalric, mi6, michael g. wilson, neal purvis, oil, olga kurylenko, opera, paul haggis, quantum of solace, revenge, robert wade, rory kinnear, secret agent, sequel, spy, thriller, united kingdom | Leave a comment

The Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Arthur Lubin Writers: Eric Taylor & Samuel Hoffenstein (Adaptation by John Jacoby) (Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux)

Posted in Drama, Horror, Musical, Romance, Thriller | Tagged acid, adaptation, arthur lubin, claude rain, composer, drama, edgar barrier, eric taylor, france, fritz feld, gaston leroux, george waggner, hans jacoby, horror, j. edward bromberg, jane farrar, john jacoby, jume cronyn, leo carrillo, mask, music, musical, musician, nelson eddy, opera, paris, phantom, phantom of the opera, romance, samuel hoffenstein, scar, singer, susanna foster, thriller, understudy | Comments Off

Amadeus (1984)

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Milos Forman Writer: Peter Shaffer (Based on the play by Peter Shaffer) Excellent movie. Watched the R-rated Director’s Cut which is the only version on the Blu-ray. I really wish they would include the original cuts as well.

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1984, abduction from the seraglio, adaptation, amadeus, antonio salieri, axur, biography, christine ebersole, composaer, concert, cynthia nixon, dance, death, don giovanni, drama, elizabeth berridge, emperor, f. murray abraham, figaro, god, history, jealousy, jeffrey jones, kenny baker, milos forman, murder, music, musician, opera, peter shaffer, revenge, roy dotrice, salieri, saul zaentzz, simon callow, talent, the magic flute, the marriage of figaro, tom hulce, vienna, Wolfgang amadeus mozart | Leave a comment

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Frears Writer: Nicholas Martin

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged alexandre desplat, carnegie hall, comedy, concert, drama, florence foster jenkins, heiress, hugh grant, meryl streep, music, musical, musician, new york, new york city, nicholas martin, opera, rebecca ferguson, simon helberg, singer, stephen frears, true story | Leave a comment

M. Butterfly (1993)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Cronenberg Writer: David Henry Hwang (Based on the play by David Henry Hwang

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1960s, barbara sukowa, beijing, china, david cronenberg, david henry hwang, diplomat, drama, french, history, ian richardson, jeremy irons, john lone, love, m. butterfly, opera, opera singer, puccini, romance, singer, spy | Leave a comment

Moonstruck (1987)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Norman Jewison Writer: John Patrick Shanley

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged 1987, bookkeeper, brooklyn, brother, cher, comedy, danny aiello, drama, engaged, engagement, family, fiance, john mahoney, john patrick shanley, love, marriage, moonstruck, new york, new york city, nicolas cage, norman jewison, nyc, olympia dukakis, opera, romance, romantic comedy | Leave a comment

To Rome With Love (2012)

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen

Posted in Comedy, Review, Romance | Tagged 2012, actor, actress, affair, alec baldwin, alessandra mastronardi, alessandro tiberi, alison pill, architect, carol alt, celebrity, comedy, ellen page, fabio armilato, famous, greta gerwig, honeymoon, jack rollins, jesse eisenberg, judy davis, love, musician, opera, opera singer, penelope cruz, prostitute, roberto benigni, romance, romantic, rome, sing, singer, to rome with love, tourist, woody allen | Leave a comment

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese (Based on the novel by Edith Wharton)

Posted in Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged 1870s, 1993, adaptation, daniel day-lewis, drama, edith wharton, high society, jay cocks, joanne woodward, jonathan pryce, june squibb, lawyer, love, martin scorsese, michelle pfeiffer, new york, opera, romance, saul bass, the age of innocence, thelma schoonmaker, winona ryder | Leave a comment

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