Thursday, April 26, 2018

8 Interesting Films About Rap Music

Who likes to listen to rap music ? A collection of high-speed tones full of motivation and opinion. After watching a variety of types of cool movies with various genres, this time there is a quality hip-hop music themed movies that you should watch. The genre is not about superhero or animation that would be very loved but about music. Most of the films from the movie list below are apparently lifted from real stories. Curious? Let's just watch it.




1. 8 Mile (2002)





This one movie will tell you about one of your favorite rapper Eminem. A young rapper dreams of becoming famous and raising his name. But his friends and the surrounding environment seemed to make this struggle even more difficult. Can Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith realize his dreams ?




2. Straight Outta Compton (2015)





Based on the true rap group story named NWA (Niggaz With Attitude) that stomped Americans in the late 80s and was very popular. They even created their own subgenre for the music world. Filled with lyrics that exploit sex, drugs and violence, this group insults social phenomena such as racism and violence by high authorities. They are one of the musical groups that the police once clasped during a gig because they may be boldly proclaiming the truth.




3. Boyz n the Hood (1991)





The film's conflict centered on a social issue in downtown Los Angeles that revolves around three young man who grew up together on the streets. Each of them has their respective problems and individual personalities. Ricky wants to win a football game to get a scholarship to USC. While the Dough problem with violence, alcohol, and criminality due to environmental influences. There was also Tre, who was taught by his father to be the man who was always responsible for every act.




4. Friday (1995)





It's Friday, and Craig Jones (Ice Cube) is unemployed after being fired yesterday. He lounges around his house with his friend, Smokey (Chris Tucker), an incompetent drug seller. Smokey preferred to smoke his marijuana, rather than sell it. This makes a marijuana supliyer named Big Worm angry, and wants his money back. Then there is Deebo, the troublemaker who always does mischief. Lots of things can happen as you relax on Friday.




5. Notorious (2009)





Notorious movie tells the story of a famous rapper named Christopher Wallace. Through her unique talents and strong determination, Wallace transformed himself from a street kid into one of the greatest raper in history. Watch his story in gaining notorious fame along with the various rejections he experienced during his career. Notorious movie will again remind us of the true dream that we must achieve in our lives. Based on true story.




6. Get Rich or Die Tryin '(2005)





Based on the true story of a drug dealer who wants to realize his dream in the middle of sparkling city. He decided to turn away from evil in order to pursue his dream of rap music. "Live for your dreams, or die for other people's dreams."




7. Hustle & Flow (2005)





An aspiring host named DJay from Dirty South tries to plunge into the hip-hop world. He has to deal with various people who try to knock him down. He is nearly 40 years old, and his life is declining. When DJay heard that a famous hip-hop star named Skinny Black came to his town, he tried to get the attention of Skinny. Maybe this is the last chance for DJay to realize his dream.




8. All Eyez On Me (2017)





Based on the true story and the untold story of a rapper, actor, poet, and well-known activist named Tupac Shakur. The film will unveil its journey from the beginning of his career in New York City to become one of the most influential rapper in the world. Through talent, strong lyrics, and revolutionary thinking, making it him of the cultural icons that keeps his legacy memorable after Shakur died at the age of 25.




10 Best Gambling Movies

Who likes to play gambling? There are actually a lot of movies about gambling. Because the theme is about gambling, definitely the following movie list will not be far from the elements of Casino and Las Vegas. The film about gambling is usually also filled with the action genre, crime and drama to strengthen the story. This genre was very booming in the '70s to early 2000, and some will also be on the list of films below.




1. Casino Royale (2006)





A Secret Agent named James Bond is on his first mission as 007. He has to face a private banker named Le Chiffre. Le Chiffre is a banker where terrorists around the world save money. Bond had to beat Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale, Montenegro, but things did not go as Bond suspected. If he won the game, will Bond survive?




2. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)





Four friends, had just suffered a major defeat in a failed card game in London. As a result they have to bear a very large debt. This triggers these four people consisting of, thug, marijuana farmer, gangster, and debt collectors must work together to perform various unexpected jobs. All for money, marijuana, and two antique shotguns.




3. Ocean's Series





Basically, this is a movie about robbery. There are three films in total that have been aired about this robbery. But not a regular bank robbery, this movie will tell you about Casino robbery.

This is the story of a robber named Danny Ocean and his colleagues. He is very obsessed to score the highest scores in history. In the first film, Danny recruited eleven team members to launch his mission. He launched his action in three casinos with a target of $ 150 million. The journey is very interesting and not easy, this is one of the best robbery themed movies of all time.




4. Casino (1995)





A story of greed, deceit, money, power, and murder that takes place between two friends: a sadistic mafia and a casino executive. They compete with each other for the gambling kingdom and the luxurious life of the treasures. The casino executive named Ace, while the sadistic mafia named Nicky who is a childhood friend of Ace. However, in fact they have their own tragic problems. Ace falls in love with a cheater, while Nicky falls in love with drugs and increasingly profound violence.




5. 21 (2008)





Based on the true story of six MIT students trained to be "card counters". The card counters here mean geniuses people who can manipulate poker games so they can win gambling by working together.

Centered on Ben Campbell, a genius boy who hopes to get a scholarship at Harvard. But when Ben was accepted at Harvard, he could not afford the $ 300,000 administration fee. This led to Ben's dreams almost ran aground, until one night he was invited to follow a secret extracurricular and introduced to blackjack. Together with his new friends, Ben flew to Las Vegas and earned millions of dollars. From now on, poker games will never be the same again.




6. Rounders (1998)





A young retired gambler named Mike McDermott has to come back once more to play poker with big bets to help a friend who wants to pay off a loan to a loan shark. While balancing his relationship with his girlfriend Mike should keep his commitment to go to law school.




7. Killing Them Softly (2012)





Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn) are two petty criminals who just robbed an underground gambling place run by Markie (Ray Liotta). Frankie and Russell's robbery was heard by Markie's boss, then an executioner named Jackie (Brad Pitt) was sent to finish off the two petty criminals and the one who ordered them. Jackie is also assigned to finish off Markie for not being able to manage his own gambling place.




8. Maverick (1994)





Bret Maverick is a great gambler who take people's money by using his charisma and tricks rather than robbing them with weapons. As a big-time gambler, Bret's reputation is unparalleled by many gamblers in the wild West. Therefore, it should not be surprising if Bret does not miss a chance to join a world-class poker game named Winner Take All held at St. Louis. But Bret must collect $ 3,000 first to sign up.




9. God of Gamblers (1989)





Do San is a legendary gambler who uses supernatural powers to gamble. One day, he must help a friend to pay off his debt. When Do San was a kid, he had an accident that caused some of his memory lost. The adventure of Do San is not easy because the loan sharks are getting closer to Do San's house. Everything will be determined on the card table.




10. Molly's Game (2017)





"Molly's Game" tells the true story of Molly Bloom (Chastain) a former Olympic skier who runs the world's most exclusive poker game for years. His players include big-time Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck, top athletes, wealthy businessmen and professional gamblers. But when a Russian mafia becomes a player, Molly begins to become an FBI target and is subject to federal allegations.

This film will tell you about the collapse and rise of Molly Bloom in the gambling world. Also about her struggle to get rid of federal allegations aided by a lawyer named Charlie Jaffey (Idris Elba).




10 Best Movies About Basketball

You like playing basketball ? Have a dream to become a professional athlete ? Maybe you will like the following movie list. But for those of you who are not too fond of basketball, you also can still enjoy the following movie list. There are so many positive messages, motivations, and inspirations in the following films. Many of these films are also taken from real stories, which are certainly very interesting to watch. Have a good time watching.




1. Space Jam (1996)





Out of despair and confusion to win a basketball game. Looney Tunes enlisted the help of a renowned basketball champion, Michael Jordan to get their freedom.




2. Coach Carter (2005)





Based on true story. The story is about a dilapidated basketball club, not famous, and never win at all. Those children are very stubborn, and unruly. Many coaches give up on these kids. Until a fierce coach named Coach Ken Carter came to them. This coach is very disciplined, assertive, but actually kind. Coach Carter is who will not only change the basketball club, but also change the lives of those naughty kids.




3. The Basketball Diaries (1995)





Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a high school teenager who dreams of becoming a famous basketball player. That's not surprising because Jim is very good at playing basketball and incorporated in an unbeatable team. But his dream is threatened when Jim is caught in the world of drugs. Her mother was drowned in deep sorrow for her son's behavior. Jim can not go home, he goes to the darkness of New York City, to steal, rob, and sell himself for the purchase of heroin. Taken from a true story.




4. Finding Forrester (2000)





Jamal Wallace is a genius boy in the field of basketball and writing. Because of his achievements, he gets the attention of a most prestigious school in New York. But the main reason why he was favored was because of his skills on the basketball court. Jamal began to pursue his dreams that are in the field and off the field. He also became acquainted with a teacher who would change his life and uncover Jamal's past and future.




5. Semi-Pro (2008)





It is about three men with their dreams. Jackie always dreamed of playing and joining the NBA. On the other hand, Monix is ​​a point guard who is at the end of his career. There was also a man named Clarence "Coffee" Brown who dreamed of wanting to be the best player but never appreciated teamwork. These three people will be reunited and must play together to win an impossible game. Can they realize their dream ?




6. White Men Can not Jump (1992)





Billy and Sydney think they are the best basketball players in town, so when they join and play together, nothing can stop them, except themselves. The problem grew again when, Billy owed money and was chased by a group of gangsters. This black and white man must work together to win matches on the streets and matches in the tournament.




7. He Got Game (1998)





A high school kid dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. But his dreams were distracted and shadowed by his dad being in prison. The father tried to convince his son to go to college and his father could be relieved of punishment.




8. Glory Road (2006)





Based on true story. In 1965, high school women's basketball coach Don Haskins was invited by Texas Western Miners to become their coach. Despite the lack of money, Haskins accepted the opportunity and decided to move with his wife and children to a college dormitory. Haskins recruited seven talented black players who were denied to play with five Caucasian players. He formed the legendary team that won the 1966 national championship against a strong Kentucky team.




9. Hoop Dreams (1994)





This one is a documentary movie about two young people dreaming of becoming a professional basketball player. They started the dream by getting a scholarship for college, in order to play in the NBA. The film will tell about their four years of schooling and the ins and outs of their basketball game. It is also a challenge to achieve good academic grades. Although filled with various economic problems, and other problems, but their dreams continue.




10. Love & Basketball (2000)





They are Monica and Quincy who love to play basketball since childhood. This film will tell you about their relationship from a little kid to high school, and continues until they successfully play in USC. Their love adventure also faces many challenges where they have to pursue a professional career in basketball.




5 Interesting Movies About Office Work

Bored at the office? You always feel sleepy because you have to sit for hours in front of a computer screen? That's what most of the employees around the world often experience. Leave early morning to come home late, sometimes have to overtime with minimal salary. All that we do to make the bosses richer. This is often used as an excuse for people to open their own business and do not want to be fooled again. Here is a list of unique office films that maybe can heal your feelings.




1. Office Space (1999)





Peter Gibbons is an employee at a company called Initech. He really hates his very boring job, and his annoying boss. Peter has two friends named Michael and Samir, they are software engineers who work in the same company. When Peter realized that his two friends would be fired, they decided to embed the virus into their company. Watch the exciting and funny stories of three rebellious employees against their greedy boss.




2. The Intern (2015)





When we are young, maybe we often feel lazy and bored in the office. But who would have thought, when we are old, we can also feel bored because of retirement and never do anything anymore. It is also experienced by a 70 year old man named Ben (Robert De Niro). He tries to get back to work at an online fashion company founded and run by a young woman named Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway).

Ben started his adventure in his unique new office and became close to his young boss who apparently had a pretty serious family problem. The relationship between Ben the experienced employee and Jules the a young and modern boss becomes very interesting to watch.




3. Up in the Air (2009)





Ryan Bingham is a successful man whose job requires him to travel around the country. Everything goes as usual and Ryan enjoys his lifestyle that way. But things get messed up when a new employee shows up. That's because Ryan starts to fall in love with her.




4. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)





When Waring Hudsucker, the highly successful head of Hudsucker Industries committed suicide, his directors, headed by Sidney Mussberger, came up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appointing a fool to run the company. So when the stocks fall quite low, Sidney and his friends can buy them at very cheap prices, take over the company, and return their wealth.

They chose an idealized employee named Norville Barnes, who had just started work. Norville was crazy enough to get any company out of order, but shortly afterwards a tough reporter named Amy Archer sniffed and initiated an investigation into Hudsucker Industries.




5. The Internship (2013)





It tells the story of two old salesmen named Billy McMahon and Nick Campbell whose career was destroyed by the development of digital technology today. Because they do not accept and do not want to be considered "expired", they decided to take intern on Google. From there, they began to be invited to go around the Google office and guided by students who are good at technology. Their adventure begins to defeat a group of tech-savvy geniuses.




10 Movies About Young Entrepreneurs

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit ? Tired of being an employee and want to build your own business? It does not mean to not be grateful, but if we only rely on our minimum salary alone, we will never be able to buy a house, we will not get married, we will not be able to make our parents happy. For that, so entrepreneurs are very important. Maybe the following movie list could be a source of motivation for you. Some of the following lists are based from real stories so they are interesting to watch.




1. The Billionaire (2011)





Top Ittipat is one of the most successful young entrepreneurs in the world from Thailand. He is a seaweed seller whose products can be found in every mini market in the world. But behind his incredible success, who would have thought, formerly this Top is an online game gamers and lazy at school. He also had dropped out of college because he had to pioneer his business. Starting from buying and selling online games items, now Top has become one of the youngest and most successful entrepreneurs in the world. Based on true story.




2. Sundul Gan: The Story of Kaskus (2016)





Based on the true story of Kaskus founder, the largest online forum in Indonesia. Starting from the adventures of Andrew Darwis and Kean Dean while studying in Seattle. Andrew began to set up a website for the purpose of completing a college assignment. But because confused to make what kind of website, Andrew finally decided to create a forum. Assisted by other friends, Andrew finally returned to Indonesia to develop Kaskus became one of the most successful website in Indonesia and the world.




3. Merry Riana: A Million Dollar Dream (2014)





At the time of the May 98 riots in Indonesia, a young girl named Merry Riana was required to evacuate to Singapore and studying there in college. Merry is required to survive in Singapore alone, without parents, without siblings, without anyone. When hope was gone, he decided to go to college and study there. Watch Merry Riana's journey full of twists and turns in becoming a successful entrepreneur and motivator.




4. The Social Network (2010)





Who does not know Mark Zuckerberg? The creator of the gigantic and largest social networking site around the world, named Facebook. Mark is a genius programmer who pursued an educational path at one of the most famous and prestigious university around the world, named Harvard University. Mark Zuckerberg loved the world of blogging and programming, he started a project of a new idea he got. A modest dorm room that he lives will soon turn into the largest Social Media company and become a revolution in communications.

Mark Zuckerberg is the richest entrepreneur with the youngest age in history. Watch his successful journey in a complicated career that has to deal with personal and legal issues.




5. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)





Tells of a salesman named Christopher Gardner. He must survive in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city while trying to sell his products. Christopher had to live on the street with his son after losing his home, wife, bank account, and credit card. You will laugh, angry and cry because of this movie. You will also be challenged to think about family, business and what you should do if you are in the position of the main character. Based on a true story.




6. Moneyball (2011)





Based on the true story of a baseball manager named Billy Beane (Brad Pitt). He must collect baseball team members with a small budget because of his low salary. If Billy wants to win the World Series championship, he should soon find a solution. Billy then decided to look for a new player armed with the data analysis he got from his computer. Is that data really reliable?




7. Office Space (1999)





Peter Gibbons is an employee at a company called Initech. He really hates his very boring job, and his annoying boss. Peter has two friends named Michael and Samir, they are software engineers who work in the same company. When Peter realized that his two friends would be fired, they decided to embed a virus into their company. Watch the exciting and funny stories of three rebellious employees against their greedy boss.




8. The Aviator (2004)





The film is based on the true story of a pioneer of aviation business named Howard Hughes in 1947. Howard is a person who likes to take risks in living his life. He is adept at designing aircraft and promoting it. Howard also got in touch with several women in his life including with artist Katharine Hepburn. The film will tell about Howard's life and his journey into the rich and at the same time experience unstable mental problems.




9. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)





This is a semi-humor biography film about the people who created the technological revolution of today's world. Who does not know their figure? They are the most successful and richest businessmen in the world named Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Watch their struggles during college, their company establishment, and the ingenious actions they take to build the global corporate empire of Apple Computer Corporation and Microsoft Inc.




10. Wall Street (1987)





On Wall Street in the 1980s, there was a young and ambitious stockbroker named Bud Fox willing to justify any means to reach the pinnacle of success, including the illegal trading of information gained from cruel companies. When Fox begins to sink into greed, he begins to hesitate and confused as his father's livelihood becomes threatened. Now it's up to Fox to take the right action to save his career.




10 Best Films About Football

Who likes to watch sports genre movies ? Here is a list of top movies about american football. Usually this kind of film can make us motivated and inspired by the story. In the midst of our life, maybe this list of good movies can cure your heart. Many of the following movies are real stories. Of course many of these movies will give us many positive moral messages that we can hold as our life guides. So here it is, enjoy downloading and enjoy watching, hahaha.




1. The Blind Side (2009)





Michael Oher is a homeless black teenager. He likes to sleep in the laundry, he does not know who his father is, and his mother is a drug addict. One day, Michael meets a white woman named Leigh Anne. Anne always believed that Michael deserved a chance to achieve success. When Anne finds out that Michael has a talent in the field of football. Anne began to exert every means to help Michael in order to become a successful football player. Based on a true story.




2. Remember the Titans (2000)





In the old days, racism was still very thick. Schools in Virginia are differentiated according to race and color. There was a high school with only blacks, and a high school containing only white people. One day, came a successful black football coach named Herman Boone. Based on the coach's true story in unifying their diversity and differences in the midst of an era of rampant racism. The teenagers must set aside their skin color and unite when their friends and family do not care.




3. The Longest Yard (2005)





Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a football superstar of his time. But that time has passed, and now Paul is in jail due to an incident. One day, a prison warden named Warden Hazen instructed Paul to form a football team from inside the prison. The team members consist of prisoners or inmates who are interested and willing to play football. They will train to fight the prison officers in a football game. This will be interesting to watch and very funny.




4. The Waterboy (1998)





Waterboy and watergirl, are the ones who provide water to the athletes in the field. The story is about a lowly waterboy named Bobby Boucher who works for college football teams. Once upon a time, the coach found his remarkable talent of tackling a person much larger than him. The Waterboy became a new star player and ready to play in the game. But Bobby had to hide it from her mother because his mother is very arrogant and controlling mother.




5. Any Given Sunday (1999)





Tony D'amato (Al Pacino) is a football coach who is bewildered by competition in modern times. This modern football game is like a bloody sport in the old days, the gladiator fight. This film will tell you about everything behind the scenes about the life and death struggles of athletes to win every game. There is also a businessman or a rich person who is greedy and does not care about the fate of the athletes.




6. The Last Boy Scout (1991)





A female witness has been murdered by an unknown party. This left a LAPD detective and the boyfriend of the woman set out to investigate the case. Their investigation led them to a football team and a corrupt politician. These two guys will unveil a gambling syndicate behind the professional sports world.




7. Invincible (2006)





Vince Papale is a 30 year old man who is having bad luck. He is in financial trouble, and therefore his wife wants to divorce him. Vince ended up working as a bartender and playing street football with his friends at night. When the Philadelphia Eagles coach was holding an open recruitment for new team members, Vince decided to try to sign up. Beginning Vince's long struggle to play in the NFL in 1976. Based on the true story.




8. The Replacements (2000)





A professional football team from Washington is struggling. The players ask for a raise of payment and they start to play at will. Eventually the director decides to appoint a new coach named Jimmy McGinty, he is a legendary coach who is humble and kind. Jimmy wants to be a coach but on one condition, he chooses a player he likes and his decision can not be disturbed.

Unexpectedly the coach decided to chose some players who are far from the word "professional", they are: shopkeeper, sumo athlete, deaf athlete, police, bodyguard, inmate, priest and ship cleaner. They are trained to finish the league with four matches remaining.




9. Friday Night Lights (2004)





Odessa, Texas, is a small town in Texas filled with racism and difficult economy. But behind the darkness of the city, there is one night that gives this city the entertainment that is always been waiting, that is Friday Night.

The story is about a football coach who must lead his team to the semi-finals in West Texas in 1988. High school football is highly respected and revered in this city. The players are required to meet the expectations of their friends, coaches, families, and the whole community who watch it. Economic problems and racism will be one of conflict as well. Adapted from HG Bissinger's book with the same title.




10. We Are Marshall (2006)





In November of 1970, an airplane accident claimed the lives of members of the Marshall University football team. New coaches appear to train the team and the remaining players. Despite having lost hope and lost of supporters, they are still struggling to win an impossible game. "From the ashes we rose".