Tag Archives: segregation

Hidden Figures (2016)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Theodore Melfi Writers: Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi (Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2016, adaptation, aldis hodge, allison schroeder, astronaut, biography, colonel, donna gigliotti, drama, gender, glen powell, government, hans zimmer, hidden figures, historical, history, janelle monae, Jenny topping, jim parsons, john f. kennedy, john glenn, kevin costner, kirsten dunst, mahershala ali, margot lee shetterly, martin luther king, math, mathematician, military, nasa, navy, octavia spencer, peter chernin, pharrell williams, race, racism, segregation, space, space race, taraji p henson, theodore melfi, true story | Leave a comment

Green Book (2018)

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Farrelly Writers: Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2018, biography, bouncer, brian currie, christmas, civil rights, comedy, doctor, don shirley, drama, driver, green book, italian, linda cardellini, magershala ali, new york, new york city, nick vallelonga, nyc, octavia spencer, p.j. byrne, peter farrelly, pianist, piano, road trip, segregation, south, tony lip, tour, true story, viggo mortensen | Leave a comment

Loving (2016)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jeff Nichols Writer: Jeff Nichols

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1960s, 2016, bill camp, drama, interracial, jeff nichols, joel edgerton, loving, marriage, michael shannon, mildred loving, nick kroll, richard loving, romance, ruth negga, segregation, supreme court, true story, virginia | Leave a comment

Red Tails (2012)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Anthony Hemingway Writers: John Ridley and Aaron McGruder (Story by John Ridley) (Based on the book “Red Tails, Black Wings: The Men of America’s Black Air Force” by John B. Holway) A real missed opportunity. The air battle scenes … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 2012, aaron mcgruder, action, air force, allies, andre royo, anthony hemingway, bryan cranston, cuba gooding jr., david oyelowo, dogfight, drama, elijah kelley, europe, george lucas, john b. holway, john ridley, kevin phillips, leslie odom jr., luscasfilm, marcus t. paulk, method man, michael b. jordan, nate parker, nazi, ne-yo, pilot, red tails, rick mccallum, segregation, terrence howard, tristan wilds, tuskegee, tuskegee airmen, war, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment