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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

Hollow Man (2000)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe (Story by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe)

Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2000, andrew w. marlowe, elisabeth shue, Gary Scott Thompson, greg grunberg, hollow man, horror, insane, invisible, joey slotnick, josh brolin, kevin bacon, killer, kim dickens, paul verhoeven, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, stalk, thriller | Leave a comment

Desk Set (1957)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Lang Writers: Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron (Based on the play by William Marchant)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1957, adaptation, christmas, comedy, computer, computers, desk set, dina merrill, gig young, henry ephron, holiday, joan blondell, katharine hepburn, office, phoebe ephron, play, research, romance, romantic comedy, spencer tracy, technology, television, tv, walter lang, william marchant | Leave a comment

Solaris (2002)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Steven Soderbergh (Based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem) I understand why this wasn’t a big mainstream hit but I think it is really great and due for re-discovery. I watched it and then again immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Mystery, Review, Romance, Science Fiction | Tagged abortion, adaptation, doctor, drama, dream, fantasy, george clooney, james cameron, jeremy davies, john cho, mystery, natascha mcelhone, planet, psychologist, research, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, solaris, space, space station, stanislaw lem, steven soderbergh, suicide, ulrich tukur, viola davis | Leave a comment

The Insider (1999)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Based on the article “The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner) Really great. I think it is a damn shame that while it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1999, 60 minutes, al pacino, big tobacco, breckin meyer, bruce mcgill, cbs, chemist, christopher plummer, cigarette, colm feore, confidential, confidentiality, death threat, debi mazar, diane venore, drama, eric roth, expose, gina gershon, hallie kate eisenberg, interview, jeffrey wigand, lindsay crouse, lowell bergman, lynne thigpen, marie brenner, michael gambon, michael mann, mike wallace, news, philip baker hall, producer, report, reporter, research, rip torn, russell crowe, scientist, stephen tobolowsky, teacher, the insider, thriller, tobacco, true story | Leave a comment

Outbreak (1995)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wolfgang Petersen Writers: Laurence Dworet & Robert Roy Pool

Posted in Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1995, africa, airborne, army, california, containment, cuba gooding jr., disease, Donald Sutherland, drama, dustin hoffman, epidemic, kevin spacey, laurence dworet, medical research, medicine, military, monkey, morgan freeman, outbreak, patrick dempsey, renee russo, research, robert roy pool, sci-fi, science fiction, scientist, thriller, virus, wolfgang petersen | Leave a comment

The Thing (2011)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Writers: Eric Heisserer (Based on the short story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell Jr.)

Posted in Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Tagged 2011, adaptation, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, alien, antarctica, camp, creature, doctor, eric christian olsen, eric heisserer, horror, ice, joel edgerton, john w. campbell jr., mary elizabeth winstead, Matthijs van Heijningen, monster, mystery, paleontologist, remake, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, scientists, snow, spaceship, student, team, the thing, ulrich thomsen, who goes there | Leave a comment