Tag Archives: summer

The Quiet Girl (2022)

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Colm Bairead Writer: Colm Bairead (Based on the short story “Foster” by Claire Keegan)

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1980s, 2022, adaptation, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, claire keegan, Cleona Ni Chrualaoi, colm bairead, coming of age, drama, farm, foreign, foster, foster parents, girl, ireland, irish, john murphy, Kate McCullough, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, Michael Patric, quiet, secret, stephen rennicks, summer, the quiet girl | Leave a comment

Jaws (1975)

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb (Based on the novel by Peter Benchley)

Posted in Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1975, adaptation, adventure, animal, attack, beach, bill butler, biologist, boat, bounty, cape cod, carl gottlieb, david brown, drama, great white, horror, island, jaws, john williams, lorraine gary, maine, murray hamilton, ocean, peter benchley, richard d. zanuck, richard dreyfuss, robert shaw, roy scheider, science, scientist, shark, sheriff, steven spielberg, summer, swim, swimmer, swimming, thriller, uss indianapolis, verna fields | Leave a comment

Smooth Talk (1985)

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joyce Chopra Writer: Tom Cole (Based on the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates)

Posted in Drama, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1985, adaptation, bill payne, california, coming of age, daughter, drama, elizabeth berridge, family, farm, george massenburg, james glennon, joyce carol oates, joyce chopra, laura dern, levon helm, mall, margaret welsh, martin rosen, mary kay place, mom, mother, patrick dodd, romance, russ kunkel, sex, smooth talk, suburb, summer, thriller, tom cole, treat williams, where are you going where have you been, william ragsdale | Leave a comment

Let the Corpses Tan (2018)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Helene Cattet & Bruno Forzani Writers: Helene Cattet & Bruno Forzani (Based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette & Jean-Pierre Bastid) This movie is wild!

Posted in Action, Crime, Foreign, Thriller, Western | Tagged 2017, 2018, action, adaptation, artist, bamba forzani ndiaye, bernie bonvoisin, Bruno Forzani, crime, criminal, dominique troyes, dorylia calmel, elina lowensohn, foreign, france, francois cognard, french, gold, heist, Helene Cattet, herve sogne, hideout, island, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Jean-Pierre Bastid, Laissez bronzer les cadavres, lawyer, marc barbe, marine sainsily, mediterranean, michel angelo marchese, muse, pierre nisse, shoot out, stephane ferrara, summer, thriller, Western, writer | Leave a comment

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kon Ichikawa Writers: Natto Wada & Yoshio Shirasaka & Shintaro Tanikawa & Kon Ichikawa One of the weirdest taglines I have seen on a poster. Three hours of watching athletes perform in close ups. Incredible photography. Loved it.

Posted in Documentary, Foreign, Sports | Tagged 1960s, 1965, athlete, competition, documentary, foreign, japan, japanese, kon ichikawa, natto wada, olympics, shintaro tanikawa, sport, sports, stadium, suketaru taguchi, summer, tokyo, tokyo olympiad, yoshio shirasaka | Leave a comment

The Burning (1981)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tony Maylam Writers: Peter Lawrence and Bob Weinstein (Story by Harvey Weinstein & Tony Maylam & Brad Grey) Had no idea this was the beginning of the Weinstein Brothers careers when I started watching. Also the first credits of … Continue reading →