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Best Opening Shots

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They are the first things you see after the title screen, the first thing to set the mood of the film, and the first thing that can gauge how invested you will be. The opening shots are incredibly important in film and deserve some time to talk about. As always we want to know some of your favorites as we transition from the title screen to some best opening scenes in films.

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Aug 29, 2022

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Hosted by Frank and Zach, this is a podcast all about film discussion. We talk movies, directors, actors, cinematographers, and everything in-between.

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Django Unchained: A slave turned bounty hunter, A bounty hunter turned mentor and friend, A plantation owner holding all the cards against them. Today we discuss another fantastic Tarintino film as Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a man on a mission to save his wife from the o... by Roll The Credits
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Logan: An unstoppable weapon cut down by the inevitable fate of time itself. Logan is an R rated comic book film done correctly. Following Logan, otherwise known as Wolverine, in the future when the fight for mutant rights is as extinct as they themselves and a... by Roll The Credits
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Die Hard: In the first edition of Fa-Lala-la-films, We discuss the best holiday movie ever made, Die Hard. The film that really broke Bruce Willis into the action world of cinema follows him as a young New York cop traveling to visit his wife for a Christmas party... by Roll The Credits
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American Psycho: Imagine knowing someone for years, spending almost every day with them, thinking you know exactly who they are, but do you? Based on the book from the same name Patrick Bateman is a New York yuppie who just so happens to also kill people. A deep psycholo... by Roll The Credits
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The Man Who Fell to Earth: When a far off planet loses its water supply a traveler from another world comes to visit in plain sight. In the 1976 film, David Bowie stars as an alien coming to earth in hopes of transferring water back to his dying planet and family. While here, he s... by Roll The Credits
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Directors Cut, Take 4: Continuing our lists of our top 5 directors, we begin today with John Carpenter. A true master of horror and the creator of some of the best films of the 80's including Zach's top favorite movie in The Thing and other classics as the infamous Halloween w... by Roll The Credits
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Directors Cut, Take 5: The movies that we love and cherish would be nothing without the men and women behind the camera itself. In a new mini-series, every Friday for the next month we will be counting down our top 5 favorite directors and why. An insightful new series that wi... by Roll The Credits
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Ex Machina: Turing Test-the testing of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligence equivalent to, or indistinguishable from that of a human being. A test that is the basis and a very real possibility in Alex Garland's feature film. A story that takes a young man spe... by Roll The Credits
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La La Land: One is a struggling musician, the other is a struggling actress, together they fall in love over the common drive and determination of one another. In the 2016 oscar-winning film Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone lead in a new age spin on a classic romance fil... by Roll The Credits
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Directors Cut, Take 1: In our final installment of Directors Cut, we agree there is only one person in our opinions to hold the title and that would be none other than Quentin Tarantino. A man who has such a love for film and storytelling, piecing together some of our favorite... by Roll The Credits
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Acting Chops #2: As we draw closer to our number one picks we first have to talk about the runner ups. First, we discuss Robert De Niro, a household name who has been one of the most recognizable and talented actors in history for his performances in Taxi Driver, Raging ... by Roll The Credits
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Snowpiercer: Uh oh, we fucked up a little. What was supposed to be the next episode is now this week to uphold a memorable film to discuss for our 100th episode. Today we are talking about Bong Joon-Ho's film as it focuses heavily on social class and survival of the ... by Roll The Credits
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Inside Man: In the inaugural 50th episode, Zach and Frank decide to take part in a bank heist as we discuss Spike Lee's Inside Man. A clever take on a bank heist film filled with twists and turns, Denzel Washington plays a detective tasked with trying to negotiate w... by Roll The Credits
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