Tag Archives: philip glass

Candyman (1992)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bernard Rose Writer: Bernard Rose (Based on the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker)

Posted in Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1992, adaptation, bee, bees, bernard rose, candyman, chicago, clive barker, college, grad student, hook, horror, kasi lemmons, legend, mirror, murder, philip glass, ted raimi, the forbidden, thriller, tony todd, university, vanessa williams, virginia madsen, xander berkeley | Leave a comment

Taking Lives (2004)

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: D.J. Caruso Writer: Jon Bokenkamp (Screen Story by Jon Bokenkamp) (Based on the novel by Michael Pye)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, angelina jolie, canada, cop, crime, d.j. caruso, drama, ethane hawke, fbi, french canadian, gena rowlands, jean-hugues anglade, jon bokenkamp, justin chatwin, kiefer sutherland, michael pye, murder, mystery, olivier martinez, paul dano, philip glass, police, profiler, serial killer, tcheky karyo, thriller | Leave a comment

Fantastic Four (2015)

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Josh Trank Writer: Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg & Josh Trank (Based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) I didn’t think this was a very good movie but I really didn’t think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged action, adaptation, adventure, alternate dimension, area 57, ben grimm, comic book, dan castellaneta, dr. doom, fantastic 4, fantastic four, jack kirby, jamie bell, jeremy slater, johnny storm, josh trank, kate mara, marvel comics, matthew vaughn, michael b. jordan, miles teller, philip glass, reed richards, reg e. cathey, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, simon kinberg, stan lee, superhero, the thing, tim blake nelson, tim heidecker, toby kebbell, travel, victor von doom | Leave a comment

Elena (2011)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev Writer: Oleg Negin Elena is a different kind of thriller than you might be used to. It isn’t playing at your local multiplex, in fact as of writing this it is only playing in 7 theatres in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged andrey zvyagintsev, art house, cannes, drama, elena, foreign, nadezhda markina, philip glass, russia, russian, thriller | Leave a comment

The Truman Show (1998)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Weir Writer: Andrew Niccol Is this considered a “classic” yet? I love this movie so much, from the concept to the cast to the execution, I can’t think of how it could’ve been done better. Definitely one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged andrew niccol, comedy, drama, ed harris, exploit, fake, fantasy, harry shearer, hidden camera, insurance sales, jim carrey, laura linney, natascha mcelhone, noah emmerich, paul giamatti, peter krause, peter weir, philip baker hall, philip glass, reality television, reality tv, romance, scott rudin, the truman show, tv show | Leave a comment