Tag Archives: truman capote

Infamous (2006)

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Douglas McGrath Writer: Douglas McGrath (Based on the book by George Plimpton)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review | Tagged 2006, author, biography, capote, crime, daniel craig, dick hickock, douglas mcgrath, drama, famous, gay, george plimpton, gwyneth paltrow, harper lee, homosexual, hope davis, in cold blood, infamous, isabella rossellini, jail, jeff daniels, kansas, murder, perry smith, peter bogdanovich, sandra bullock, sigourney weaver, toby jones, true crime, truman capote, writer | Leave a comment

Capote (2005)

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bennett Miller Writer: Dan Futterman (Based on the book by Gerald Clarke)

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged amy ryan, author, bennett miller, biography, bob balaban, bruce greenwood, capote, catherine keener, chris cooper, clifton collins jr, crime, dan futterman, drama, farm, gay, gerald clarke, harper lee, homosexual, in cold blood, journalism, journalist, kansas, mark pellegrino, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, perry smith, philip seymour hoffman, the new yorker, trial, true story, truman capote, writer | Leave a comment

In Cold Blood (1967)

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard Brooks Writer: Richard Brooks (Based on the book by Truman Capote) Recently read the book for the first time and thought it was amazing. This adaptation is decent enough but I don’t think it quite captures the nuances … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged adaptation, burglary, execution, in cold blood, investigation, john forsythe, kansas, man hunt, murder, police, quincy jones, richard brooks, robbery, robert blake, scott wilson, true story, truman capote | Leave a comment

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Blake Edwards Writer: George Axelrod (Based on the novel by Truman Capote)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1961, adaptation, apartment, audrey hepburn, blake edwards, breakfast, breakfast at tiffany's, cat, comedy, drama, george axelrod, george peppard, henry mancini, manhattan, mickey rooney, moon river, new york, new york city, nyc, party, patricia neal, romance, socialite, tiffany's, truman capote, writer | Leave a comment