OFB is pleased to announce the participation of legendary local radio voice Ron Weber and former Caps’ great Yvon Labre this Tuesday night for our screening of ‘The Rocket’ at the Avalon Theater. These Caps’ legends will offer us their insights into the movie and the career of Rocket Richard during a post-film Q & A.
Eric McErlain of OffWingOpinion published a terrific review of ‘The Rocket’ this past week for The Sporting News. Eric writes:
” . . . the movie gets down cold . . . the ability to transport you back in time to the Montreal of the 1940s and 1950s, both on the streets of the city and inside the legendary Forum that closed for good back in 1996.
“One of the greatest challenges for any sports movie is figuring out a way to depict live action in a believable manner, and The Rocket acquits itself well in that sense. By the time the movie ended I was sincerely hoping that there was a men’s league somewhere in North America that would let folks play hockey donning vintage uniforms and equipment. Can there possibly be a league anywhere that will let you play without a helmet anymore?”
Seats are still available for Tuesday — join us for a memorable night at the movies in the company of Washington hockey royalty.
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In Canada we’ve had the version featuring both English and French languages out for a year or more. I don’t speak much French, but I can tell you it sure added a lot to have that French conversations there. It was just so authentic and I didn’t mind in the least.
Joe Pelletier
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