Tag Archives: william monahan

The Tender Bar (2021)

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George Clooney Writer: William Monahan (Based on the book by J.R. Moehringer)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1970s, 1980s, 2021, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholis, alcoholism, bar, bartender, ben affleck, christopher lloyd, college, daniel ranieri, dara taylor, drama, drunk, estranged, george clooney, grant heslov, irish, ivy league, j.r. moehringer, law school, lily rabe, martin ruhe, max casella, max martini, memoir, michael braun, radio, school, tanya m. swerling, ted hope, tender bar, the sheridan, the tender bar, william monahan, yale | Leave a comment

Mojave (2016)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William Monahan Writer: William Monahan

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged actor, artist, crime, desert, doppelganger, drama, drifter, garrett hedlund, hobo, mark wahlberg, mojave, oscar isaac, suicidal, suicide, thriller, walton goggins, william monahan | Leave a comment

The Gambler (2014)

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rupert Wyatt Writer: William Monahan (Based on the 1974 film “The Gambler” written by James Toback)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2014, adaptation, andre braugher, blackjack, brie larson, college, crime, debt, drama, gamble, gambler, gambling, george kennedy, james caan, james toback, jessica lange, john goodman, jon brion, literature, loan, loan shark, mark wahlberg, michael k. williams, michael kenneth williams, money, omar leyva, professor, remake, richard schiff, roulette, rupert wyatt, student, the gambler, thriller, william monahan, writer | Leave a comment

The Departed (2006)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: William Monahan (Based on the screenplay Mou gaan dou by Alan Mak and Felix Chong) I love this movie! Everyone involved is on their A game and even at 2 1/2 hours the thing moves quicker … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2006, Academy Awards, action, alec baldwin, anthony anderson, boston, brad pitt, crime, david o'hara, drama, graham king, howard shore, infernal affairs, informant, informer, irish, jack nicholson, james badge dale, kevin corrigan, leonardo dicaprio, mafia, mark wahlberg, martin scorsese, martin sheen, massachusettes, matt damon, organized crime, oscars, police, rat, ray winstone, robert wahlberg, south boston, southie, state trooper, the departed, thelma schoonmaker, thriller, undercover, vera farmiga, william monahan | Leave a comment

London Boulevard (2011)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William Monahan Writers: William Monahan (Based on a novel by Ken Bruen) A slightly confused British crime/thriller from the Writer of The Departed. Too many things going on. The movie changes its focus every 10 minutes or so and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, celebrity, colin farrell, comedy, david thewlis, drama, england, ex-con, keira knightley, ken bruen, london, london boulevard, ray winstone, thriller, william monahan | Leave a comment