Tag Archives: scott rudin

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

The Woman in the Window (2021)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Tracy Letts (Based on the novel by A.J. Finn) I enjoy Wright’s stylistic flourishes and the cast and crew is stacked with talent but overall this is a bust.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2021, a.j. finn, accident, adaptation, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, amy adams, anthony katagas, anthony mackie, apartment, brian tyree henry, bruno delbonnel, cat, cop, crime, danny elfman, doctor, drama, eli bush, fred hechinger, gary oldman, jeanine serralles, jennifer jason leigh, joe wright, julianne moore, murder, mystery, netflix, new york, new york city, nyc, paranoia, paranoid, police, psychologist, scott rudin, spying, the woman in the window, thriller, tracy letts, valerio bonelli, voyeur, wyatt russell | Leave a comment

Regarding Henry (1991)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: J.J. Abrams (as Jeffrey Abrams)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1991, annette bening, bill nunn, brain, brain damage, bruce altman, donald moffat, drama, family, giuseppe rotunno, hans zimmer, harrison ford, hospital, injury, j.j. abrams, james rebhorn, jeffrey abrams, john leguizamo, lawyer, mike nichols, new york, new york city, nyc, office, physical therapy, rebecca miller, regarding henry, rehab, sam o'steen, scott rudin, shot, therapist, therapy, work, wound | Leave a comment

The Social Network (2010)

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Fincher Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich) Still great!

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2010, aaron sorkin, adaptation, andrew garfield, armie hammer, atticus ross, barry livingston, ben mezrich, billionaire, biography, brenda song, business, caleb landry jones, california, cean chaffin, company, dakota johnson, dana brunetti, david fincher, entrepreneur, facebook, friends, friendship, harvard, internet, jesse eisenberg, joseph mazzello, justin timberlake, lawsuit, mark zuckerberg, max minghella, michael de luca, money, napster, online, programming, rashida jones, rooney mara, school, scott rudin, sean parker, silicon valley, social media, social network, student, the accidental billionaires, the social network, trent reznor, true story, twins, undergrad, university, website | Leave a comment

First Cow (2020)

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kelly Reichardt Writers: Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt (Based on the novel “The Half-Life” by Jonathan Raymond) Loved it. Favorite movie of 2020 so far. Reichardt is a treasure.