Tag Archives: ridley scott

House of Gucci (2021)

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (Story by Beck Johnston) (Based on the book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness. Glamous, and Greed” by Sara Gay Forden)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 2021, adam driver, adaptation, affair, al pacino, beck johnston, business, claire simpson, Dariusz wolski, designer, family, fashion, giannina facio, gucci, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hitman, house of gucci, italian, italy, jack huston, jared leto, jeremy irons, kevin j. walsh, lady gaga, mark huffam, marriage, married, megan ellison, money, murder, psychic, ridley scott, roberto bentivegna, salma hayek, sara gay forden, the house of gucci, trial, true story, wedding | Leave a comment

The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

Alien (1979)

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Dan O’Bannon (Story by Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett) Director’s Cut. First time seeing the director’s cut and honestly I did not notice any differences. Still incredible and one of my all time favorites.

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1979, action, alien, alien: director's cut, android, bolaji badejo, cat, crew, cryosleep, dan o'bannon, david crowther, david giler, derek vanlint, director's cut, egg, flamethrower, future, gordon carroll, harry dean stanton, helen horton, horror, ian holm, jerry goldsmith, john hurt, monster, mother, peter weatherley, ridley scott, robot, sci-fi, science fiction, ship, sigourney weaver, space, spaceship, terry rawlings, thriller, tom skerritt, veronica cartwright, walter hill, yaphet kotto | Leave a comment

A Christmas Carol (2019)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nick Murphy Writer: Steven Knight (Based on “A Christmas Carol” written by Charles Dickens)

Posted in Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 2019, a christmas carol, adaptation, andy serkis, charles dickens, charlotte riley, chrismas, death, drama, ebenezer scrooge, england, fantasy, future, fx, ghost, ghosts, grave, guy pearce, holiday, jacob marley, jason flemyng, joe alwyn, johnny harris, london, money, nick murphy, past, present, ridley scott, scrooge, snow, stephen graham, steven knight, tiny tim, vinette robinson | Leave a comment

All the Money in the World (2017)

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa (Based on the book “Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty” by John Pearson)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged all the money in the world, billionaire, biography, charlie plummer, christopher plummer, crime, david scarpa, drama, family, getty, italy, j. paul getty, john paul getty III, john pearson, kevin spacey, kidnapping, mark wahlberg, michelle williams, oil, painfully rich, ransom, rich, ridley scott, romain duris, rome, timothy hutton, true story, wealth | Leave a comment

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Michael Green (Based on the novel by Agatha Christie)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery | Tagged 2017, accident, adaptation, agatha christie, avalanche, case, crime, daisy ridley, derek jacobi, detective, drama, hercule poirot, investigation, johnny depp, judi dench, kenneth branagh, leslie odom jr., michael green, michelle pfeiffer, murder, murder mystery, murder on the orient express, mystery, olivia colman, orient express, penelope cruz, ridley scott, suspect, thriller, train, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Hampton Francher and Michael Green (Story by Hampton Francher) (Based on characters from the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick)

Posted in Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged ana de armas, android, barkhad abdi, blade runner, blade runner 2049, california, cop, dave bautista, denis villeneuve, do androids dream of electric sheep, drama, edward james olmos, future, hampton francher, hans zimmer, harrison ford, him abbass, jared leto, lapd, lennie james, los angeles, mackenzie davis, michael green, mystery, officer, philip k. dick, police, replicant, ridley scott, robin wright, roger deakins, ryan gosling, sci-fi, science fiction, secret, sequel, sylvia hoeks, thriller, wood harris | Leave a comment

Alien: Covenant (2017)

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: John Logan and Dante Harper (Story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green) (Based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett)