Tag Archives: shirley maclaine

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Carrie Fisher (Based on the novel by Carrie Fisher)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1990, acting, actor, actress, adaptation, addict, addiction, annette bening, carly simon, carrie fisher, cch pounder, celebrity, comedy, conrad bain, daughter, dennis quaid, detox, drama, drug addict, drugs, fame, famous, gene hackman, george wallace, hollywood, john calley, mary wickes, meryl streep, michael ballhaus, mike nichols, mom, mother, oliver platt, overdose, postcards from the edge, rehab, richard dreyfuss, rob reiner, sam o'steen, shirley maclaine, steven brill, ted raimi | Leave a comment

Terms of Endearment (1983)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks (Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1983, adaptation, affair, albert brooks, astronaut, cancer, comedy, danny devito, daughter, death, debra winger, drama, family, jack nicholson, james l. brooks, jeff daniels, john lithgow, larry mcmurtry, love, mary kay place, mother, neighbor, relationship, romance, shirley maclaine, sick, terminal illness, Terms of Endearment | Leave a comment

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Harry Brown & Charles Lederer (Story by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell) Love the Soderbergh series but the original is a real snooze.

Posted in Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1960, akim tamiroff, angie dickinson, billy wilder, buddy lester, casino, cesar romero, charles lederer, clem garvey, comedy, crime, dean martin, desert inn, flamingo, frank sinatra, george clayton johnson, george raft, harry brown, heist, henry silva, holiday, jack golden russell, joey bishop, las vegas, lewis milestone, money, nevada, new year's eve, norman fell, ocean's 11, ocean's eleven, patrice wymore, peter lawford, rat pack, red skelton, richard benedict, richard conte, riviera, rob, robbery, sahara, sammy davis jr., sands, shirley maclaine, steal, thief, veteran, world war 2, world war ii | Leave a comment

Noelle (2019)

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Marc Lawrence Writer: Marc Lawrence

Posted in Comedy, Fantasy | Tagged 2019, anna kendrick, bill hader, billy eichner, business, christmas, comedy, daughter, disney, elf, family, fantasy, holiday, julie hagerty, marc lawrence, noelle, north pole, ron funches, runaway, santa claus, shirley maclaine, son, winter, yoga | Leave a comment

Bernie (2012)

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Richard Linklater & Skip Hollandsworth (Based on the article in Texas Monthly by Skip Hollandsworth)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2012, bernie, bernie tiede, carthage, comedy, crime, death, drama, friendship, funeral, jack black, marjorie nugent, matthew mcconaughey, money, mortician, murder, relationship, richard linklater, shirley maclaine, skip hollandsworth, small town, texas, texas monthly, true story, wealthy, widow | Leave a comment

In Her Shoes (2005)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Curtis Hanson Writer: Susannah Grant (Based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged adaptation, boyfriend, cameron diaz, candice azzara, comedy, curtis hanson, drama, florida, grandmother, in her shoes, jennifer weiner, money, richard burgi, romance, shirley maclaine, sister, susannah grant, toni collette | Leave a comment

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ben Stiller Writer: Steve Conrad (Screen story by Steve Conrad) (Based on the short story by James Thurber) Not a good movie but gorgeous looking. Gross over the top product placement run amok.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance | Tagged adam scott, adaptation, adventure, afghanistan, andy richter, ben stiller, comedy, conan o'brien, crush, day dream, drama, dream, eharmony, fantasy, gore verbinski, greenland, himalaya, iceland, james thurber, jon daly, kathryn hahn, kristen wiig, life magazine, magazine, mountain, papa john, patton oswalt, photo, photographer, romance, romantic, sean penn, shark, shirley maclaine, short story, skateboard, steve conrad, stuart dryburgh, the secret life of walter mitty, travel, walter mitty, work | Leave a comment

Rumor Has It… (2005)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Ted Griffin Holy shit this is awful. I wasn’t expecting much but you’ve got a good cast, a once good director, and a decent idea for a movie how bad could it be? Basically Jennifer Aniston … Continue reading →