Tag Archives: richard roundtree

Shaft (2019)

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tim Story Writers: Kenya Barris & Alex Barnow (Based on characters from the novel by Ernest Tidyman) Really bad!

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 2019, action, adaptation, alex barnow, alexandra shipp, christopher lennertz, cliff smith, comedy, cop, crime, cyber security, detective, drug lord, ernest tidyman, family, father, fbi, investigation, jessie t. usher, john davis, kenya barris, larry blanford, method man, peter s. elliot, police, regina hall, richard roundtree, samuel l. jackson, sequel, shaft, son, tim story, titus welliver | Leave a comment

Shaft (2000)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Singleton Writers: Richard Price and John Singleton & Shane Salerno (Story by John Singleton & Shane Salerno) (Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 2000, adaptation, al rodgers, antonia van drimmelen, blaxploitation, busta rhymes, christian bale, cop, dan hedaya, david arnold, detective, donald e. thorin, drug lord, drugs, elizabeth banks, ernest tidyman, isaac hayes, jeffrey wright, john bloom, john singleton, mekhi phifer, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, police, remake, richard price, richard roundtree, ruben santiago-hudson, samuel l. jackson, scott rudin, shaft, shane salerno, toni collette, vanessa williams | Leave a comment

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Guillermin Writer: Stirling Silliphant (Based on characters created by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1973, action, adaptation, africa, african, blaxploitation, chain gang, crime, ernest tidyman, human trafficking, john guillermin, john shaft, johnny pate, marcel grignon, max benedict, paris, private investigator, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, roger lewis, sequel, shaft, shaft in africa, slave, slavery, stirling silliphant, thriller, voncetta mcgee | Leave a comment

Shaft’s Big Score! (1972)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gordon Parks Writer: Ernest Tidyman (Based on characters created by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1972, action, blaxploitation, bomb, crime, detective, drama, ernest tidyman, gordon parks, helicopter, money, moses gunn, murder, police, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, roger lewis, sequel, shaft, shaft's big score, shaft's big score!, urs furrer | Leave a comment

Shaft (1971)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gordon Parks Writers: Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black (Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1971, action, adaptation, blaxploitation, charles cioffi, cop, crime, criminal, detective, ernest tidyman, gangster, gordon parks, hugh a. robertson, isaac hayes, j.j. johnson, john d.f. black, kidnapping, mafia, mob, moses gunn, new york, new york city, nyc, police, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, shaft, thriller, urs furrer | Leave a comment

Maniac Cop (1988)

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William Lustig Writer: Larry Cohen

Posted in Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1988, action, affair, bruce campbell, city hall, cop, crime, horror, jake lamotta, killer, larry cohen, laurene landon, maniac cop, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, nypd, police, prison, revenge, richard roundtree, robert z'dar, sam raimi, sheree north, thriller, tom atkins, william lustig, william smith | Leave a comment

Shaft (2000)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Singleton Writers: Richard Price and John Singleton & Shane Salerno (Story by John Singleton & Shane Salerno) (Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2000, action, adaptation, blaxploitation, busta rhymes, christian bale, cop, crime, dan hedaya, detective, drama, elizabeth banks, ernest tidyman, isaac hayes, jeffrey wright, john shaft, john singleton, mekhi phifer, murder, police, remake, richard price, richard roundtree, ruben santiago-hudson, samuel l. jackson, shaft, shane salerno, thriller, toni collette, vanessa williams | Leave a comment

Speed Racer (2008)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: The Wachowski Brothers Writers: The Wachowski Brothers (Based on the animated series “Speed Racer” created by Tatsuo Yoshida) This movie is a blast! I think it was ahead of its time and will gain a large cult following in … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sports | Tagged action, adaptation, adventure, andy wachowski, animated, anime, ariel winter, automobile, car, cartoon, christina ricci, comedy, emile hirsch, family, joel silver, john goodman, lana wachowski, larry wachowski, mach 5, matthew fox, michael giacchino, moneky, nicholas elia, ninja, paulie litt, race, racer, racing, richard roundtree, scott porter, speed, speed racer, sports, susan sarandon, tatsuo yoshida, the wachowski brothers | Leave a comment

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Larry Cohen Writer: Larry Cohen

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Review | Tagged candy clark, cop, david carradine, drama, fantasy, horror, kaiju, larry cohen, lizard, michael moriarty, monster, new york, new york city, nyc, police, q, q: the winged serpent, quetzalcoatl, richard roundtree, serpent | Leave a comment

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