Jonathan Ames

Jonathan Ames (born March 23, 1964) is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder". His novel You Were Never Really Here was adapted into a film of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Joaquin Phoenix. It premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in 2017, and was released on April 6, 2018, in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Ames, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Winkler
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Annette Bening  •  George Wendt  •  Patricia Wettig

This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ex wife shares a whirlpool of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Winkler
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Annette Bening  •  George Wendt  •  Patricia Wettig

The Great Buck Howard (2008)

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean McGinly
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Colin Hanks  •  Emily Blunt  •  Ricky Jay

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean McGinly
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Colin Hanks  •  Emily Blunt  •  Ricky Jay

As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)

A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pacheco
CAST:  Joshua Camp  •  Michael Hearst  •  Paul Auster  •  Rick Moody

A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pacheco
CAST:  Joshua Camp  •  Michael Hearst  •  Paul Auster  •  Rick Moody

All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) (2016)

America is experiencing an epidemic of pain. One man has the answer to the problem yet the medical establishment has ignored him. For nearly 50 years, Dr. John Sarno has been single-handedly battling the pain epidemic by focusing on the mind-body connection and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Beilinson  •  Suki Hawley  •  Michael Galinsky
CAST:  Larry David  •  Howard Stern  •  Jonathan Ames  •  John Stossel

America is experiencing an epidemic of pain. One man has the answer to the problem yet the medical establishment has ignored him. For nearly 50 years, Dr. John Sarno has been single-handedly battling the pain epidemic by focusing on the mind-body connection and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Beilinson  •  Suki Hawley  •  Michael Galinsky
CAST:  Larry David  •  Howard Stern  •  Jonathan Ames  •  John Stossel

Good Posture (2019)

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Lillian moves in with married couple Julia and Don only to overhear them arguing in the night. The front door slams as Don moves out, and the following days sees Lillian, selfish and irresponsible, having to earn her keep by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dolly Wells
CAST:  Grace Van Patten  •  Emily Mortimer  •  Ebon Moss-Bachrach  •  Nat Wolff

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Lillian moves in with married couple Julia and Don only to overhear them arguing in the night. The front door slams as Don moves out, and the following days sees Lillian, selfish and irresponsible, having to earn her keep by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dolly Wells
CAST:  Grace Van Patten  •  Emily Mortimer  •  Ebon Moss-Bachrach  •  Nat Wolff

The Girl Under the Waves (2001)

This movie is a four-character improvisation study about the romantic entanglements among the disparate occupants and visitors to a borrowed New York City apartment. Jonathan forgot that he had invited a girlfriend over. They met recently and have been seeing one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Anania
CAST:  Jonathan Ames  •  Isabel Gillies  •  Savannah Haske

This movie is a four-character improvisation study about the romantic entanglements among the disparate occupants and visitors to a borrowed New York City apartment. Jonathan forgot that he had invited a girlfriend over. They met recently and have been seeing one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Anania
CAST:  Jonathan Ames  •  Isabel Gillies  •  Savannah Haske

What's Not to Love? (2006)

The twisted, sexually offbeat memoir by author Jonathan Ames becomes this original adaptation about the sexual peccadilloes of the writer (playing himself) as he experiences masculinity first hand and lives to write about it. Based on Ames' inflammatory, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gianas
CAST:  Jonathan Ames  •  Jon Glaser  •  Margarita Levieva  •  Trieste Kelly Dunn

The twisted, sexually offbeat memoir by author Jonathan Ames becomes this original adaptation about the sexual peccadilloes of the writer (playing himself) as he experiences masculinity first hand and lives to write about it. Based on Ames' inflammatory, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Gianas
CAST:  Jonathan Ames  •  Jon Glaser  •  Margarita Levieva  •  Trieste Kelly Dunn