Tag Archives: ricky jay

House of Games (1987)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Mamet Writer: David Mamet Story by Jonathan Katz & David Mamet

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1987, addict, addiction, bar, cards, con man, crime, david mamet, doctor, drama, gambler, gambling, game, grifter, house of games, j.t. walsh, jack wallace, joe mantegna, jonathan katz, lilia skala, lindsay crouse, mike nussbaum, money, murder, patient, poker, psychiatrist, ricky jay, scam, steven goldstein, thriller, william h. macy | Leave a comment

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: Bruce Feirstein (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) Jonathan Pryce and Ricky Jay as villains is cool but overall a pretty stinky movie.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 1997, agent, barbara broccoli, britain, british, bruce feirstein, china, desmond llewelyn, gerard butler, hugh bonneville, ian fleming, james bond, joe don baker, jonathan pryce, judi dench, julian fellowes, k.d. lang, media, mi6, michael g. wilson, michelle yeoh, mission, moby, mogul, news, pierce brosnan, ricky jay, robert elswit, roger spottiswoode, samantha bond, secret agent, sheryl crow, spy, submarine, teri hatcher, tomorrow never dies, tycoon | Leave a comment

Homicide (1991)

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Mamet Writer: David Mamet

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged bomb, bombing, cop, crime, david mamet, detective, drama, fbi, hate group, homicide, jewish, joe mantegna, murder, mystery, police, race, racism, religion, ricky jay, roger deakins, thriller, william h. macy, zionist | Leave a comment

Mystery Men (1999)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kinka Usher Writer: Neil Cuthbert (Based on “Flaming Carrot Comics” Created by Bob Burden)

Posted in Action, Comedy | Tagged 1999, action, artie lang, ben stiller, bob burden, bowler, ceelo green, claire forlani, comedy, comic book, dana gould, dane cook, doug jones, eddie izzard, fantasy, flaming carrot comics, geoffrey rush, greg kinnear, hank azaria, janeane garofalo, kel mitchell, kinka usher, lena olin, mark mothersbaugh, michael bay, mystery men, neil cuthbert, paul reubens, ricky jay, superhero, supervillain, tom waits, wes studi, william h. macy | Leave a comment

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2013)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Molly Bernstein

Posted in Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Mystery, Review | Tagged artist, cards, david mamet, deceptive practice, deceptive practice: the mysteries and mentors of ricky jay, deck of cards, documentary, magic, margician, performance, ricky jay, shuffle, sleight of hand | Leave a comment

Last Days (2005)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gus Van Sant Writer: Gus Van Sant

Posted in Drama, Review | Tagged 2005, addiction, art, artist, asia argento, band, cannes, death, detective, drama, drug addiction, executive, gay, grunge, guitar, gus van sant, harmony korine, heroin, homosexual, house, kim gordon, kurt cobain, last days, lukas haas, michael pitt, music, musician, nicole vicius, nirvana, ricky jay, suicide, woods, yellow pages | Leave a comment

Heist (2001)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies