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The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: John Musker & Ron Clements Writers: John Musker & Ron Clements and Rob Edwards (Story by John Musker & Ron Clements and Greg Erb & Jason Oremland) (Based on “The Frog Princess” by E.D. Baker)

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Tagged 2009, adaptation, adventure, alligator, animal, animated, animation, bruno campos, cajun, comedy, disney, e.d. baker, family, firefly, frog, greg erb, jason oremland, jeff draheim, jenifer lewis, jennifer cody, jim cummings, john goodman, john musker, keith david, louisiana, magic, magician, mardi gras, money, music, musical, new orleans, oprah winfrey, peter bartlett, peter del vecho, prince, princess, randy newman, rasoul azadani, restaurant, rob edwards, romance, ron clements, terence blanchard, terrence howard, the princess and the frog, transformation, trumpet, voodoo, waitress, wish, witch doctor | Leave a comment

The Love Guru (2008

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marco Schnabel Writers: Mike Myers & Graham Gordy Really bad! I felt embarrassed for all involved.

Posted in Comedy, Romance, Sports | Tagged athlete, ben kingsley, chastity belt, coach, comedy, daniel tosh, deepak chopra, george s. clinton, graham gordy, gregory perler, guru, hockey, india, jessica alba, jessica simpson, jim gaffigan, john oliver, justin timberlake, kanye west, lee haxall, love, mantra, manu narayan, maple leafs, marco schnabel, Mariska Hargitay, meagan good, michael de luca, mike myers, oprah, oprah winfrey, owner, peter deming, rob huebel, romance, romany malco, samantha bee, sport, sports, stephen colbert, the love guru, toronto, val kilmer, verne troyer | Leave a comment

Spielberg (2017)

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Susan Lacy

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2017, ben kingsley, biography, bob balaban, brian de palma, cate blanchett, christian bale, daniel craig, daniel day-lewis, david geffen, david keopp, director, documentary, drew barrymore, dustin hoffman, eric bana, film, filmmaker, francis ford coppola, frank marshall, george lucas, harrison ford, holly hunter, j.j. abrams, james brolin, janusz kaminski, jeff goldblum, jeffrey katzenberg, john williams, kathleen kennedy, laura dern, lawrence kasdan, leonardo dicaprio, liam neeson, martin scorsese, movies, oprah winfrey, ralph finnes, richard dreyfuss, robert zemeckis, sally field, sid sheinberg, spielberg, steven spielberg, susan lacy, tom cruise, tom hanks, tom stoppard, tony kushner, villas zsigmond | Leave a comment

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George C. Wolfe Writers: Peter Landesman and Alexander Woo and George C. Wolfe (Based on the book by Rebecca Skloot)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 2017, adaptation, alan ball, alexander woo, baltimore, branford marsalis, cells, courtney b. vance, drama, ellen barkin, george c. wolfe, hbo, henrietta lacks, hospital, maryland, oprah winfrey, peter landesman, rebecca skloot, renee elise goldsberry, research, rose byrne, science, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, true story | Leave a comment

The Program (2016)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Frears Writer: John Hodge (Based on the book “Seven Deadly Sins” by David Walsh)

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2016, athlete, Ben Foster, bicycle, biography, cancer, cheat, cheater, chris o'dowd, coach, cycle, cycling, david walsh, doctor, dope, drama, drugs, dustin hoffman, guillaume canet, jesse plemons, john hodge, journalism, journalist, lance armstrong, lee pace, lie, oprah winfrey, program, seven deadly sins, sport, sports, stephen frears, team, the program, tour de france, true story | Leave a comment

Bee Movie (2007)

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Steve Hickner & Simon J. Smith Writers: Jerry Seinfeld and Spike Feresten & Barry Marder & Andy Robin

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy | Tagged adventure, andy robin, animated, animation, barry levinson, barry marder, bee, chris rock, chuck martin, comedy, court, honey, insect, jerry seinfeld, john dimaggio, john goodman, kathy bates, larry king, larry miller, lawsuit, lawyer, matthew broderick, megan mullally, michael richards, new york, new york city, nyc, oprah winfrey, patrick warbuton, pollen, ray liotta, renee zellweger, rip torn, simon j. smith, spike feresten, steve hickner, sting, tom papa, trial | Leave a comment

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lasse Hallstrom Writer: Steven Knight (Based on the novel by Richard C. Morais)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged a.r. rahman, adaptation, amit shah, aria pandya, charlotte le bon, chef, comedy, cook, cooking, cuisine, dillon mitra, drama, eatery, farzana dua elahe, food, france, french, gourmet, haute cuisine, helen mirren, india, indian, lasse hallstrom, manish dayal, michelin, michelin guide, michelin star, om puri, oprah winfrey, restaurant, review, richard c. morais, road, romance, steven knight, steven spielberg, the hundred-foot journey | Leave a comment

Selma (2014)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Paul Webb Excellent! One of the best of 2014.

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2014, alabama, andre holland, ava duvernay, biography, brad pitt, bridge, campaign, carmen erogo, civil rights, colman domingo, common, cop, cuba gooding jr., david oyelowo, drama, dylan baker, george wallace, giovanni ribisi, governor, haviland stillwell, j. edgar hoover, john legend, kkk, klansman, lbj, lyndon b. johnson, march, martin luther king jr., martin sheen, montgomery, niecy nash, omar j. dorsey, oprah winfrey, paul webb, police, politician, politics, president, protest, race, reverend, ruben santiago-hudson, selma, stephen root, tessa thompson, tim roth, tom wilkinson, true story, vote, voting rights, voting rights act, wendell pierce | Leave a comment

Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lee Daniels Writers: Danny Strong (Based on an article by Wil Haygood)

Posted in Drama | Tagged alan rickman, alex pettyfer, barack obama, butler, caroline kennedy, cecil gaines, civil rights, clarence williams III, cuba gooding jr., danny strong, david banner, david oyelowo, dwight d. eisenhower, forest whitaker, history, jacqueline kennedy, james marsden, jane fonda, jfk, john cusack, john f. kennedy, laura ziskin, lbj, lee daniels, lee daniels' the butler, lenny kravitz, live schreiber, lyndon b. johnson, mariah carey, minka kelly, nancy reagon, obama, oprah winfrey, president, richard nixon, robin williams, ronald reagan, terrence howard, the butler, vanessa redgrave, vietnam, white house, wil haygood | Leave a comment

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Constance Marks Writers: Philip Shane & Justin Weinstein I was excited when I saw this was on Netflix Instant but the actual movie was kind of a let down. At barely 75 minutes there just isn’t enough digging in … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2011, arsenio hall, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, big bird, carol spinney, constance marks, dick cavett, documentary, elmo, frank oz, hugh jackman, jack black, jim henson, justin weinstein, kathie lee gifford, kevin clash, ll cool j, martha stewart, michelle obama, muppet, oprah winfrey, peter jennings, philip shane, princess diana, puppet, puppeteer, regis philbin, ricky gervais, rosie o'donnell, sesame street, whoopi goldberg | Leave a comment

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