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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ron Howard Writers: Jonathan Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan (Based on characters created by George Lucas)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged 2018, a star wars story, action, adventure, alden ehrenreich, alien, aliens, Allison Shearmur, anthony daniels, bradford young, card game, chewbacca, christopher miller, clint howard, criminal, darth maul, donald glover, droid, emilia clarke, empire, energy, erin kellyman, fantasy, fuel, galaxy, gambler, gambling, gangster, george lucas, han solo, heist, hesit, john powell, jon favreau, jonathan kasdan, joonas suotamo, kathleen kennedy, lawrence kasdan, linda hunt, millennium falcon, paul bettany, phil lord, phoebe waller-bridge, pietro scalia, pilot, prequel, ray park, rebellion, rebels, robot, Ron Howard, sci-fi, science fiction, Simon Emanuel, soldier, solo, solo: a star wars story, space, spaceship, spin-off, thandie newton, thandiwe newton, train, warwick davis, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gareth Edwards Writers: Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy (Story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta) (Based on characters created by George Lucas)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged 2016, action, adventure, alan tudyk, alistair petris, Allison Shearmur, anthony daniels, beach, ben mendelsohn, c-3po, chris weitz, colin goudie, darth vader, death star, diego luna, donnie yen, droid, empire, fantasy, felicity jones, forest whitaker, gareth edwards, gary whitta, Genevieve O'Reilly, george lucas, greig fraser, guy henry, jabez olssen, james earl jones, jimmy smits, john gilroy, john knoll, john williams, kathleen kennedy, leifur b. dagfinnsson, Mads Mikkelsen, michael giacchino, moon, princess leia, r2-d2, rebel, rebellion, rebels, rian johnson, riz ahmed, robot, rogue one, rogue one: a star wars story, sabotage, sci-fi, science fiction, Simon Emanuel, space, spaceship, spin-off, spy, star wars, the force, tony gilroy, warwick davis, wen jiang | Leave a comment

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

Kill the Messenger (2014)

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Cuesta Writer: Peter Landesman (Based on the book “Dark Alliance” by Gary Webb) (Based on the book “Kill the Messenger” by Nick Schou)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1990s, barry pepper, cia, contra, crime, dark alliance, drama, gary webb, government, jeremy renner, journalism, journalist, kill the messenger, lucas hedges, mary elizabeth winstead, michael cuesta, michael k. williams, michael kenneth williams, nicaragua, nick schou, oliver platt, paz vega, peter landesman, political, politics, ray liotta, rebels, reporter, richard schiff, robert patrick, rosemarie dewitt, suicide, thriller, tim blake nelson | Leave a comment