Happy New Year OFP Resolutions

Happy New Year everyone.  We here at OFP hope you all have a fun and safe New Years celebration.  To kick off the new year most people make resolutions to better themselves, which everyone truly knows deep inside will last only about three weeks to a month before realizing how lazy they actually are to make any real changes.

However here at OFP over the next year we plan to make some changes to better both the Blog and The Podcast.  We also want to hear from you as well to find out what you would like us to do to make OFP the ultimate Movie Buff hangout.  See our poll on the side of the page or at our Facebook page to let us know what you would like to see from us.  Have a Happy New Year everyone!

OFP Resolutions:

• We plan to create a .com address for the blog.
• Have our Podcast Hosted on iTunes and other popular streaming services to increase availability.
• More Articles
• More Reviews.

Netflix Nugget - Week of December 28th

We have a Double Feature to close out 2015 for the Netflix Nugget this week.  They both are a linked set of Documentaries following a platoon on their tour in Afghanistan.  Both have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival showing what a tour overseas and hunting down the Taliban is really like.

RESTREPO
Director:  Tim Hetherington, Sebastion Junger
Stars: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Juan 'Doc' Restrepo, Dan Kearney
IMDB.com Page


Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's year dug in with the Second Platoon in one of Afghanistan's most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the Taliban.















KORENGAL
Director: Sebastion Junger
Stars: LaMonta Caldwell, Miquel Cortez, Stephen Gillespie
IMDB.com Page

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war.

New to Netflix - January 2016

Netflix has decided to start 2016 off with a bang by bringing a bunch of new content to its popular streaming service.  Including new original shows Chelsea Does and Degrassi: Next Class.  New Seasons for popular shows such as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Parks and Recreation.  Some big movies coming this month as well are, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Along Came Polly, and Swordfish.  To see the full list of what's new for January see the full list below.

January 1st

• 2 Fast 2 Furious 
• Along Came Polly 
• American Girl: Grace Stirs up Success 
• Angry Birds Toons: Season 1
• Bring It On: Fight to the Finish 
• Bring It On: In It to Win It 
• Catwoman 
• The Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills: Season 1
• Forensic Files: Collection 2
• Friday Night Tykes: Season 1-2
• The Good Road 
• House of Wax
• How to Change the World 
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown 
• Intolerable Cruelty 
• Journey to Le Mans 
• Loins of Punjab 
• Meet the Fockers 
• Meet the Parents
• Nanny McPhee 
• Piku 
• Pooh’s Heffalump Movie 
• Pride and Prejudice 
• The Rundown 
• Shout Gladi Gladi 
• Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball 
• Something New 
• Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me 
• Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle: Season 3
• Swordfish 
• The Tale of Despereaux 
• Under Arrest: Season 1: “Put Some Clothes On”
• We Need to Talk About Kevin 
• The Wedding Date 
• The Whole Ten Yards

Movie News from Around the Web

• Stunt Woman Olivia Johnson Injured During On Set Accident.

Olivia Johnson who is a stunt woman on the upcoming film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter has been injured after an on set accident.  Her injuries are so bad she will have to have her left arm amputated after a stunt involving a motorcycle went horribly wrong.  The 34 was in a coma after she hit a metal camera arm while filming in South Africa.  Olivia told The Sun during an interview,

“My facial scarring is horrible and I wish I had my old face. But I’m truly grateful to be alive.”

In October, she revealed the extent of her horrific injuries, including having lost a thumb.

“2 weeks in a coma, brain bleed, brain swelling, severed main artery in the neck, crushed & degloved face, several broken ribs, paralyzed arm, shattered scapula, broken clavicle, broken humerus, broken radius & ulna, with an open wound and a 7.5 piece of bone missing, amputated thumb, torn fingers, 5 nerves torn out of the spinal cord…. not my funnest day on set,” she wrote in a Facebook post.

Netflix Nugget - Week of December 21st

PERFECT SENSE
Director: David Mackenzie
Writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Lauren Tempany
IMDB.com Page

An odd epidemic appears across the globe: people suddenly lose one of their senses. At first, it's an outbreak of loss of smell. It's often presaged by a destructive temper tantrum. In this mix are a scientist and a chef - she's Susan, one of a team trying to understand the epidemic; he's Michael, charming and engaging. Susan and Michael begin a relationship in the middle of increasing chaos, as the loss of other senses plagues more people and as civil authorities try to maintain order. Susan's voice-over reflections provide insight. Is love possible in such a changed world? Can anything make perfect sense?

Podcast Episode 3: Holiday Special Now Available

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!  We're back once again for Episode 3 of our Podcast!  This time Aaron, Jake, Mack and Andy are back to talk about their favorite holiday movies and TV specials.  We once again answer our fan emails!

Episode 3 Topics
*Explicit Content*

• What's everyone been watching lately?
• What's our favorite unconventional holiday movie?
• Favorite holiday television special?
• Favorite holiday movie?
• and of course...Emails!

To listen click the picture below to be brought to the download dropbox.   Also be sure to stop over at our Contact Us page and submit a movie related question for Episode 4 which will be all about the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie!  We will answer your questions on air!

The Force Awakens Spoiler Free Reviews

 
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting in theaters tomorrow.  We have assembled a few spoiler free reviews to help tide you over until you can finally take your seat at the biggest movie of the year.  Be warned though.  While the reviews themselves may be spoiler free, the comment sections of the sites may not.  Check out a few of the links below.

• Chris Stuckman Youtube Video Review 

• IGN The Force Awakens Review 

• The Verge.com Star Wars The Force Awakens Review 

• Slash Film.com 

• Mashable.com - The Spoiler Free Review

Also be sure to check back next week for Episode 4 of our podcast which will be completely dedicated to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

In the Heart of the Sea - Review

Written By:  Aaron Meyer

In the Heart of the Sea is not the retelling of the story Moby Dick, however it is about the story that inspired the tale.  This film portrays a young Herman Melville (played by Ben Wishaw) seeking out the last surviving member of a ship named The Essex.  He catches up with a much older Tom Nickerson (played by Brendan Gleeson) who was merely 14 when he was aboard the ship. After bribing Nickerson to talk about the truth of what happened upon the doomed vessel many years later, Tom's story begins and we are taken on a voyage that both excites yet leaves us wanting a bit more from legendary director Ron Howard.

Netflix Nugget - Week of December 14th

THE LOFT
Director:  Erik Van Looy
Writers: Bart De Pauw
Stars:  Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller
IMDB.com Page

Five married guys conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city--a place where they can carry out hidden affairs and indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved. 

Kubo and the Two Strings - Trailer

Our very own Jason Ptaszek is currently hard at work on this new feature film, Kubo and the Two Strings.

Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.

Check out the first Official Teaser Trailer below.

X-Men Apocalypse - Trailer

Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible.  Check out the first trailer below.

The Legend of Tarzan - Trailer

Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz and Samuel Jackson together on the same screen has the potential to be a great movie reboot of the classic tale of The Legend of Tarzan.  Check out the first released trailer below.

Netflix Plans to Double Original Programming in 2016

Good news binge-watchers!  Netflix announced yesterday that they will be doubling down on the amount of original content that will be available on their popular streaming service.  Slashfilm.com is reporting that at the UBS Media Conference, Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos announced that there will be a total of 31 scripted shows in 2016.  It not only includes new shows but also 10 feature films, 10 stand up specials, and 12 documentaries.

Netflix Nugget - Week of December 7th

PEOPLE PLACES THINGS
Director:  James C. Strouse
Writers: James C. Strouse
Stars:  Jermaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams
IMDB.com Page

PEOPLE PLACES THINGS tells the story of Will Henry (Jemaine Clement), a newly single graphic novelist father balancing single-parenting his young twin daughters, writers block, a classroom full students, all the while exploring and navigating the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.

Trumbo Review

Written By: Aaron Meyer

In 1947 Hollywood screenwriter, Dalton Trumbo became Blacklisted along with nine other screenwriters who were accused of being a Communist after World War II, and would later become famously known as The Hollywood 10.  Trumbo, directed by Jay Roach and loaded with a star studded cast that includes, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and Louis C.K.  The film takes audiences through the trials and tribulations that affected may people's lives in Hollywood during the late 1940's and 50's.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Trailer 2

Yesterday the WB released their second Official Trailer for Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.  However around the web people have had very mixed feelings about the trailer due to how much it freely reveals about the movie.  Many feel it reveals too much while others feel it is building the hype towards the eventual Justice League films.  Check out the Trailer below and decide for yourself.

Immerse Yourself In Immerge

Written By: Jason Ptaszek

Cinematic Virtual Reality (VR) is in the burgeoning years of development.   It will very likely be one of the premiere technologies that changes the movie industry like sound, color and 3d before it.  

Imagine, you’re sitting on your sofa, oculus rift over your eyes, scrolling through NetflixVR to find the latest Batman movie.  You press play.  

Podcast Episode 2 Now Available!

We're back once again for Episode 2 of our Podcast!  This time we have a battle between two Masters of Horror - Wes Craven and John Carpenter.  Both of these guys are icons in the Horror genre for not only the movies they have directed and made but also the influences they have had on the industry as a whole.  Aaron, Jake, Mack and Andy are back to talk about what makes these two, true legendary masters of horror.  Who will side with whom?  Also we answer our first round of fan emails!

Episode 2 Topics
*Explicit Content*

• What's everyone been watching lately?
• Wes Craven & John Capenter.  What makes them such powerful influences in the horror genre.
• Emails!

To listen click the picture below to be brought to the download dropbox.   Also be sure to stop over at our Contact Us page and submit a movie related question for Episode 3 which is all about our favorite Christmas & Holiday themed movies!  We will answer your questions on air!