Tag Archives: richard schiff

Malcolm X (1992)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writers: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee (Based on the book by Alex Haley and Malcolm X)

Posted in Drama | Tagged adaptation, al sharpton, alex haley, angela bassett, arnold perl, assassination, biography, christopher plummer, debi mazar, delroy lindo, denzel washington, drama, fbi, gangster, giancarlo esposito, history, john david washington, john sayles, karen duffy, kkk, ku klux klan, malcolm x, martin donovan, mecca, michael imperioli, minister, muhammad ali, murder, muslim, nation of islam, nelson mandela, osier davis, prison, religion, richard schiff, spike lee, true story, vincent d'onofrio, wendell pierce, william fichtner | Leave a comment

Lucky Numbers (2000)

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nora Ephron Writer: Adam Resnick

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged adam resnick, bill pullman, celebrity, colin mochrie, comedy, crime, daryl mitchell, ed o'neill, john travolta, lisa kudrow, lottery, lucky numbers, maria bamford, michael moore, michael rapaport, nora ephron, richard schiff, scam, television, tim roth, tv, weatherman | Leave a comment

Living Out Loud (1998)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard LaGravenese Write: Richard LaGravenese

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged comedy, danny devito, debt, divorce, doctor, drama, elias koteas, gambling, holly hunter, marriage, new york, new york city, nyc, queen latifah, rachael leigh book, relationship, richard lagravenese, richard schiff, romance, sing, singer, singing | Leave a comment

Entourage (2015)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Doug Ellin Writer: Doug Ellin (Story by Doug Ellin & Rob Weiss) (Based on the television series created by Doug Ellin) Completely pointless.

Posted in Comedy | Tagged actor, adrian grenier, andrew dice clay, armies hammer, billy bob thornton, bob saget, celebrity, chad lowe, comedy, common, dary busey, davi arquette, david spade, debi mazar, doug ellin, ed o'neill, emily ratajkowski, emmanuelle chriqui, entourage, george takei, greg louganis, haley joel osment, hbo, hollywood, jeremy piven, jerry ferrara, jessica alba, jon favreau, judy greer, kelsey grammer, kevin connolly, kevin dillon, liam neeson, maria menounos, mark cuban, mark wahlberg, martin landau, matt lauer, mike tyson, nora dunn, perry reeves, pharrell williams, piers morgan, rex lee, richard schiff, rob weiss, ronda rousey, scott mescudi, t.i., tom brady, vincent chase, warren buffett | Leave a comment

The Pentagon Wars (1998)

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard Benjamin Writers: Jamie Malanowski and Martyn Burke (Based on the book by James Burton)

Posted in Comedy, War | Tagged adaptation, air force, army, cary elwes, clifton powell, congress, danny devito, hbo, james burton, jamie malanowski, john c. mcginley, kelsey grammer, martyr burke, military, olympia dukakis, pentagon, pentagon wars, richard benjamin, richard schiff, tank, the pentagon wars, tom wright, vehicle, viola davis, war, wars | 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

The Gambler (2014)

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rupert Wyatt Writer: William Monahan (Based on the 1974 film “The Gambler” written by James Toback)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2014, adaptation, andre braugher, blackjack, brie larson, college, crime, debt, drama, gamble, gambler, gambling, george kennedy, james caan, james toback, jessica lange, john goodman, jon brion, literature, loan, loan shark, mark wahlberg, michael k. williams, michael kenneth williams, money, omar leyva, professor, remake, richard schiff, roulette, rupert wyatt, student, the gambler, thriller, william monahan, writer | Leave a comment