Tag Archives: trumpet

Swing Shift (1984)

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jonathan Demme Writer: Nancy Dowd

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1940s, 1984, affair, bo goldman, charles napier, christine lahti, comedy, craig mckay, dance, dick miller, drama, ed harris, factory, fred ward, goldie hawn, holly hunter, housewife, jerry bick, jonathan demme, kurt russell, manufacturing, military, music, musician, nancy dowd, nightclub, patrick williams, plant, rob morton, roger corman, romance, ron nyswaner, soldier, stephen tobolowsky, suede bond, swing shift, tak fujimoto, trumpet, trumpeter, war, work, world war 2, world war ii, world war two, wwII | Leave a comment

Babylon (2022)

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1920s, acting, actor, albert hammond jr., babylon, brad pitt, california, celebrity, chloe fineman, cocaine, comedy, damien chazelle, diego calva, drama, drugs, elephant, eric roberts, ethan suplee, fame, famous, flea, history, hollywood, jean smart, Jeff Garlin, jovan adepo, justin hurwitz, katherine waterston, li jun li, linus sandgren, los angeles, lukas haas, marc platt, margot robbie, matthew plouffe, max minghella, movie, movies, music, musician, olivia hamilton, olivia wilde, overdose, p.j. byrne, party, patrick fugit, rory scovel, samara weaving, silent movie, snake, sound, soundstage, suicide, theater, theatre, tobey maguire, tom cross, trumpet | Leave a comment

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: John Musker & Ron Clements Writers: John Musker & Ron Clements and Rob Edwards (Story by John Musker & Ron Clements and Greg Erb & Jason Oremland) (Based on “The Frog Princess” by E.D. Baker)

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance | Tagged 2009, adaptation, adventure, alligator, animal, animated, animation, bruno campos, cajun, comedy, disney, e.d. baker, family, firefly, frog, greg erb, jason oremland, jeff draheim, jenifer lewis, jennifer cody, jim cummings, john goodman, john musker, keith david, louisiana, magic, magician, mardi gras, money, music, musical, new orleans, oprah winfrey, peter bartlett, peter del vecho, prince, princess, randy newman, rasoul azadani, restaurant, rob edwards, romance, ron clements, terence blanchard, terrence howard, the princess and the frog, transformation, trumpet, voodoo, waitress, wish, witch doctor | Leave a comment

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George C. Wolfe Writer: Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Based on the play by August Wilson)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 1920s, 2020, adaptation, art, artist, august wilson, band, blues, branford marsalis, chadwick boseman, chicago, colman domingo, dancer, denzel washington, drama, george c. wolfe, glynn turman, illinois, jeremy shamos, jonny coyne, ma rainey, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, music, musical, musician, netflix, record, ruben santiago-hudson, Taylour paige, todd black, trumpet, viola davis | Leave a comment

Miles Ahead (2016)

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Don Cheadle Writers: Steven Baigelman & Don Cheadle (Story by Steven Baigelman & Don Cheadle and Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson)

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged addict, addiction, austin lyon, biography, christina karis, christopher wilkinson, don cheadle, drama, drugs, emayatzy corinealdi, ewan mcgregor, interview, jazz, journalist, keith stanfield, michael stuhlbarg, miles ahead, miles davis, music, musician, rolling stone, stephen j. rivele, steven baigelman, trumpet | Leave a comment

New York, New York (1977)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Earl Mac Rauch and Mardik Martin (Story by Earl Mac Rauch)

Posted in Drama, Musical, Review, Romance | Tagged city, clarence clemons, dick miller, drama, earl mac rauch, lionel stander, liza minnelli, lounge, love, mardik martin, martin scorsese, mary kay place, music, musical, musician, new york, new york city, new york new york, nyc, orchestra, relationship, robert de niro, romance, sax, saxophone, sing, singer, trumpet, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

Mo’ Better Blues (1990)

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writer: Spike Lee

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1990, band, charlie murphy, club, denzel washington, drama, giancarlo esposito, jazz, john turturro, joie lee, mo' better blues, music, musical, musician, night club, robin harris, romance, samuel l. jackson, spike lee, trumpet, wesley snipes | Leave a comment