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Credit: Poker Scout Down to the Felt is a movie now available on AppleTV and other outlets that makes a worthy entry  into the poker movie library. To delve deeper into the film’s details, director Jon Osbeck  joined PokerScout  for an exclusive 30-minute interview. Osbeck is an actor and director from Columbus, Ohio,  who takes pride in independent filmmaking. Down to the Felt was released on Oct. 17 and can be streamed for less than $5 on AppleTV , YouTube, or Amazon Prime

By: Jeffery McMillan The new poker movie Down to the Felt is a decent addition to the archive of poker flicks. It faithfully adapts the game and crafts a narrative that uses poker as a metaphor for life. The movie is a brisk 90-minute affair that involves a hitman, a professional gambler, and several side characters. Directed by Jon Osbeck , it was released on Oct. 17 on AppleTV and can be viewed there or on Google Play Movies. Set in Columbus, Ohio, Down to the Felt stars

By: Triyou I am not much of a gambler.  I have read The Gambler by Dostoyevsky but all I remember is the ice cream social that turned into a full-on orgy.  I think that’s the arc of the book?  Also, I was once at casino where the band Poison was playing and after the set, I bet my friend that I could get Bret Micheals to buy me a drink and compliment either my smile or my thighs--or just flip me off and walk away.  Would you believe that all of the above happened? Either way

Down to the Felt starts when gambling addict Paul (Stahl-David) faces a deepening amount of debt. He loses his job, his home and owes mobsters massive amounts of money. Paul must move back in with his mother and is running out of options. However, a night out watching the game, Paul needs a hitman, David (Weston), who makes him an unusual deal. Paul knows what the future holds and must decide which direction to take before it is too late.

DOWN TO THE FELT brings a gambler, a hitman and unexpected twists to home audiences this fall! By: Alexis Walkenstein COLUMBUS– OCTOBER 8, 2025 - From Hawk Hill Pictures,   Down to the Felt , directed, co-written and produced by Columbus filmmaker Jon Osbeck under his banner Big Deal Pictures comes home this October 17!  Pre-order Felt now via the   Apple TV+ store .  Watch the official trailer   here. Set and filmed in Columbus, Down to the Felt follows Paul, a chronic gambl

By: Sal Cento (The Movie Nerds) “ This film allowed me to dig into the complexities of human relationships, set against a backdrop of crime and competition .” - from director Jon Osbeck on the official Down To The Felt  website. A man who chooses death but then decides to step off that path. An assassin who is caught between a righteous life and a numbing one. A woman who plays it cool until the very end. Down To The Felt   takes these three characters and stirs each one into

Deadline By: Matt Grober photo credits: Evan Felts/Birdie Thompson/Kenneth Cappello EXCLUSIVE : Michael Stahl-David ( Cloverfield ), Scottie Thompson ( Crown Vic ) and Michael Weston ( Home Before Dark ) are in production in Ohio on Down to the Felt , an indie dark comedy with action elements from filmmaker Jon Osbeck . The trio joins a cast that also includes Jo-Ann Robinson and Cullen Douglas. Written and produced by Dino Tripodis, Ralph Scott, and Osbeck, Down to the Fe

DOWN TO THE FELT Premieres in Columbus with Special Screenings at Studio 35 and the Drexel Theatre COLUMBUS– SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 - Central Ohio audiences will soon get the chance to experience the award-winning, locally produced feature film Down to the Felt, directed, co-written, and produced by Columbus filmmaker Jon Osbeck under his banner Big Deal Pictures. The film will premiere with two special engagements in the city: Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse – Thursday, September 4

Author:   10tv.com May 5, 2025 Check out the full Interview HERE.

Richie Verito, a Circleville business owner turned actor, is stepping into the spotlight —both on screen and on air. Verito will appear this Sunday at 5 p.m. on What Really Matters with Mindy and Mikaela on 610 AM to discuss the upcoming debut Down to the Felt , and his transition into acting. Represented by The Talent Group, Verito is one of the cast members in Down to the Felt, a darkly comic action film that has already made waves in the independent film circuit. Joining

Circleville Business Owner turned actor Richie Verito recently traveled from Circleville, Ohio, to California to attend the red-carpet premiere of  Down to the Felt  at the Cinequest Film Festival, a major independent film produced in Columbus. The film, directed by Columbus filmmaker Jon Osbeck and co-written and produced by Jon Osbeck, Dino Tripodis, and Ralph Scott, is being recognized as the largest independent feature ever made in central Ohio. Both Tripodis and Scott ar

The Cinema Columbus Film Festival will kick off with the central Ohio premiere of "Down to the Felt." The Cinema Columbus Film Festival has released the complete list of shorts and feature-length films that will make up this year's festival offerings. Covering all genres, the festival will feature the work of filmmakers from all around the world as well as here in Ohio. Cinema Columbus will kick off with the central Ohio premiere of "Down to the Felt" — the largest independen

Coming soon to several theaters near you, CAPA’s fourth Cinema Columbus Film Festival will offer 20-plus screenings of approximately 50 independent feature and short films from April 30-May 4. The showcase, recently named the nation’s best film festiva l in USA TODAY’s 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, will take place at seven sites: Drexel Theatre, Gateway Film Center, Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse, Grandview Theater & Drafthouse, McConnell Arts Center, the Wexner Center

The Cinema Columbus Film Festival is an annual event that showcases independent films from all over, giving Columbus filmmakers an opportunity to share their work. One of the films screening in this year’s festival is a film by university alumnus Jon Osbeck. Osbeck has lived in Columbus almost his entire life and started acting in middle school. At this young age, he only did “commercials and little spots here and there,” but these small acting gigs are what got him his spot

The Cinema Columbus Film Festival just announced that the Columbus-made, major independent film "Down to the Felt" will headline the festival's opening night. The screening will serve as the central Ohio premiere for the film. "While the film festival doesn't just feature local works, it is very exciting to get the chance to feature such a hyper-local, hyper-beautiful work as part of our festival," said festival director Brett Reiter. "The intent has always been to, sort of,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, All Media PITTSBURGH, PA, March 6, 2025  — Big Deal Pictures in collaboration with Hawk Hill Pictures is excited...

The screening takes place Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm in the Southern Theatre. Presented by CAPA, the Cinema Columbus Film Festival will screen Down to the Felt, directed by Columbus filmmaker Jon Osbeck, as its opening night presentation Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm in the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.).  Written by a trio of Columbus residents – Osbeck, Dino Tripodis and Ralph Scott – and filmed on location in Columbus, Down to the Felt tells the story of a down-on-his-l