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Why not celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 260th birthday by watching "Amadeus". This movie follows the life of Amadeus told by his biggest rival Antonio Salieri - now confined in an insane asylum. Mozart was what you could consider the biggest "rock star" of his time and still is regarded as one of the greatest musical composers ever. Directed by Milos Forman and stars Tom Hulce as Amadeus.
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Netflix doesn't seem to be trying very hard during the month of February. As we don't see many big name movies coming this month. However there are plenty of added television seasons to binge on. Including the first season of the Breaking Bad spin off, Better Call Saul. Speaking of spin-offs Fuller House will be making its debut as well. Check out the full list below.
February 1
Armageddon (1998)
Better Call Saul, season 1
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Collateral Damage (2002)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Johnny English (2003)
The Little Engine that Could (2011)
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, season 1
Masha's Tales, season 1
Open Season (2006)
Para Elisa (2012)
Pokemon: XY, season 1
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Sin City (2005)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
What happens when you put a seasoned actor in the shoes of a perverted old army general who has an uptight Grandson lawyer, played by an actor who's trying to really find his footing in the acting world? You get a movie called Dirty Grandpa which will play greatly to the teenage crowd with it's subpar story and hormone filled antics.
CONTRACTED Director: Eric England Writer: Eric England Stars: Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald IMDB.com Page
Synopsis: A young girl contracts what she thinks is a sexually-transmitted disease - but is actually something much worse.
Why We Suggest It: This is a very intimate look at a common horror sub-genre, zombies. It
is a simple story and the effects are minimal. But it is a a unique
little gross out film about a young woman slowly changing into a
flesh-eating undead. I was pleasantly surprised considering the running
time is a brisk 84 minutes. If you're a fan of zombie movies this is
definitely worth a watch! Please be advised this is NOT a good date
movie!
OFP is back again in the new year and
the Oscar buzz has started! Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally win his
first Oscar for Best Actor? We discuss The Revenant and how Alejandro
Inarritu gave us one of the most visually stunning movies we've seen in a
long time. Head over to the Podcast page or click the image above to be taken to the download Dropbox to listen.
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On behalf of Our Feature Presentation, We would like to extend an open
invitation to the members of our Facebook group and readers of our blog who may be interested in doing
film reviews. We're currently looking for a couple of people who enjoy
films as much as us and would like to have the ability to share their
opinions and perspectives with the rest of us. We hope you would be
willing to do 2+ reviews a month, to be posted and shared to the OFP
blog. No professional writing experience required.
If you are interested you can head over to the Contact Us page and let us know you are interested. Alternatively you may email us directly at OFPpodcast@gmail.com for more details in regards to contributing, or any questions you may have.
TRAINING DAY Director: Antoine Fuqua Writers: David Ayer Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawk, Scott Glen IMDB.com Page
Synopsis: In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those
who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the
streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a
veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are
questionable, if not corrupt. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains
rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt
as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether
or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los
Angeles of drugs is right or wrong.
Why We Suggest It: If you haven't seen this movie from 2001 now is your chance to do so and you REALLY should. The movie doesn't stick to your typical Hollywood Cop movie cliche's or involve a love story interwoven through out its plot. Instead Training Day delivers a brutal story of crooked cops and a fresh trainee. Not to mention Denzel Washington won the award for Best Actor for this film so why not watch?! You won't be disappointed.
The true story about a CIA team of special ops soldiers with a mission to protect an American Ambassador in Benghazi. After an attack on a secret compound that officially doesn't exist according to the U.S. Government, it's up to the six highly trained soldiers to not only save but also defend the compound in Lybia until help can arrive.
Preceding the new Michael Bay film 13 Hours, a mysterious trailer has appeared that turned out to be a possible sequel to the movie Cloverfield that debuted in 2008. J.J. Abrams describes the movie as being Cloverfields' blood relative. What that exactly means remains to be seen however the movie is coming out in just a few months. Click below to view the trailer.
So you've just bought a brand new widescreen TV, Bluray Player, Surround Sound System and more cables then you know what to do with. Finally have that home theater experience you've always wanted. You decide what better way to test it all out than to throw in your favorite movie and check it out. When your movie starts to play you notice that you still have the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. You think to yourself, "Why does it still have that? I just spent $2,000 on a TV and still I have those pesky bars on there."
Well my friends it all comes down to the aspect ratio. I'm sure over the last ten years or so and the switch to HD you've heard of 16:9 and 4:3. More commonly known as Widescreen (16:9) and Full Screen (4:3). While the latter is no longer used nearly as much. There are still plenty of people with computers or older TVs in the house that still use this.
Have you ever wondered why we ever switched at all in the first place? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Why is it that a widescreen movie has black bars on the top and bottom of the screen when your TV is also known as widescreen? Well check out the video below from Filmmaker IQ. They do a great job explaining why this is and how the ever evolving industry of Film influenced what kind of TV you have in your home.
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN Director: Robert Rodriquez Writer: Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Tarantino Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis IMDB.com Page
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an
establishment populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
The Revenant is the story based on the real life of a frontiersman named Hugh Glass. Glass and a group of others are on a fur trading expedition that is set in the early 1800s. After an attack from the local Natives, Glass sets out on his own to find a safe way back to Fort Kiowa. On his journey, Glass becomes mauled by a bear and the story of Hugh Glass becomes an amazing one of survival.
Step Dad and radio host, Brad Whitaker tries his best to win over his kids when unexpectedly the kids biological father returns and makes Brads attempts all the more feeble. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg deliver a straight forward family friendly comedy that mostly delivers.
THE ONE I LOVE Director: Charlie McDowell Writer: Justin Lader Stars: Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson IMDB.com Page
A couple (Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss) whose marriage is
crumbling have a surreal experience during a weekend getaway at a house
recommended by their therapist (Ted Danson).
OFP Podcast is back with the power of the force! In episode 4 we travel to a galaxy far far away and discuss everything Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We give you our thoughts, opinions and predictions of the future of Star Wars. Be warned though this episode contains full spoilers for the movie.
Episode 4 Topics *Explicit Content* *Spoilers*
Impressions and general reviews.
What worked and what didn't.
Movie plot points
Emails!
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Quentin Tarantino is back again with his eighth film. A western that takes place nearly a decade after the Civil War. Tarantino gives us another of his dialogue heavy narratives that is one of his best, when it comes to building tension and depth of character. Set deep in the heart of Wyoming, in the middle of Winter a bounty hunter is forced to stay over night at a lodge with his prisoner and five other heinous characters.
