Tag Archives: sports

Fat City (1972)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Huston Writer: Leonard Gardner (Based on the novel by Leonard Gardner) Very lived in and authentic feeling. Great lead performances. Good movie!

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1972, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, boxer, boxing, california, candy clark, conrad hall, conrad l. hall, drama, fat city, fight, fighter, fighting, jeff bridges, john huston, mentor, ray stark, sport, sports, stacy keach, susan tyrrell, training | Leave a comment

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Malcolm D. Lee Writers: Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier & Keenan Coogler & Terence Nance and Jesse Gordon and Celeste Ballard (Story by Joel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier & Keenan Coogler & Terence Nance) (Based on “Space Jam” written … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sports | Tagged 2021, adventure, animated, animation, artificial intelligence, basketbal, bob bergen, bob ducsay, bugs bunny, cartoon, cedric joe, comedy, competition, daffy duck, damian lillard, don cheadle, duncan henderson, elmer fudd, eric bauza, ernie johnson, family, fantasy, father, foghorn leghorn, gabriel iglesias, granny, herschel weingrod, internet, ivan reitman, jeff bergman, juel taylor, justin roiland, keenan coogler, king kong, klay thompson, kris bowers, lebron james, leo benvenuti, lil rel howery, looney tunes, mad max, malcolm d. lee, marvin the martian, maverick carter, michael b. jordan, nba, online, porky pig, rosario dawson, ryan coogler, salvatore totino, sarah silverman, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, son, space jam, space jam 2, sport, sports, steve rudnick, steven yeun, sylvester, taz, the iron giant, the matrix, timothy harris, tweety bird, video game, wonder woman, yogi bear, yosemite sam, zendaya | Leave a comment

The Gambler (1974)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Karel Reisz Director: James Toback Movies about gambling addicts stress me out and this one was no different!

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1974, addict, addiction, basketball, bet, betting, bookie, burt young, casino, college, debt, gamble, gambler, gambling, irwin winkler, james caan, james toback, james woods, jerry fielding, karel reisz, las vegas, lauren hutton, m. emmet walsh, money, nevada, new york, new york city, nyc, paul sorvino, professor, robert chartoff, roger spottifwoode, sports, the gambler, vice, victor j. kemper | Leave a comment

Ali (2001)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson and Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Story by Gregory Allen Howard) Commemorative Edition.

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2001, a. kitman ho, africa, athlete, barry shabaka henley, boxer, boxing, bruce mcgill, Cassius clay, christopher wilkinson, don king, drama, emmanuel lubezki, eric roth, fight, fighter, giancarlo esposito, gregory allen howard, howard cosell, islam, jada pinkett smith, james lassiter, jamie foxx, jeffrey wright, jon peters, jon voight, levar burton, lisa gerrard, lynzee klingman, malcolm x, maro van peebles, martin luther king jr., michael mann, muhammad ali, muslim, mykelti williamson, nation of islam, nona gaye, paul ardaji, pieter bourke, politics, ron silver, rumble in the jungle, sport, sports, stephen e. rivkin, stephen j. rivele, stuart waks, ted levine, vietnam, war, will smith, william goldenberg, zaire | Leave a comment

The Jericho Mile (1979)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Patrick J. Nolan and Michael Mann (Story by Patrick J. Nolan) Michael Mann’s first movie. Very solid for a TV movie. Strauss is good.

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1979, arthur schmidt, brian dennehy, convict, drama, drugs, folsom, folsom prison, gang, gangs, heroin, inmate, jimmie haskell, michael mann, murder, murderer, mustache, olympics, patrick j. nolan, peter strauss, prison, prisoner, race, rexford l. metz, roger e. mosley, run, runner, running, sport, sports, the jericho mile, track, track and field, trial, warden | Leave a comment

One Night in Miami (2020)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Regina King Writer: Kemp Powers (Based on the play by Kemp Powers) Good!

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2020, adaptation, aldis hodge, athlete, beau bridges, bob dylan, boxer, boxing, Cassius clay, christian magby, civil rights, drama, eli goree, football, georgia, hotel, jackie wilson, jess wu calder, jim brown, jody klein, keith calder, kemp powers, kingsley ben-adir, lance reddick, leslie odom jr., malcolm x, michael imperioli, motel, muhammad ali, music, musician, muslim, nightclub, one night in miami, one night in miami..., play, politics, regina king, religion, sam cooke, singer, sport, sports, stage play, tami reiker, tariq anwar, terence blanchard, theater, theatre | Leave a comment

How Do You Know (2010)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James L. Brooks Writer: James L. Brooks Had not seen this movie since the original theatrical run. Not good but I laughed a couple times. Better than Spanglish. Kathryn Hahn rules. How on earth did this cost $120 million?