Steppin’ Out with Irving Berlin
Carl F. Gauze recaps this year’s celebration of America’s most famous songwriter, Irving Berlin.
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Kramies
Kramies (VanGerrett Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Memphis
Can rock and roll break the color barrier in 1950s Tennessee? Carl F. Gauze reviews.
Stay Prayed Up
Gospel music and soul food can save your soul.
Liar’s Moon
The cute rich girl marries the hunky farm hand in the rural South, where appearance is everything.
Hollis Brown
In The Aftermath (Mascot Label Group). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Lyons
A man on his deathbed is surrounded by bickering family members, many of which you would strangle him given the chance. In other words: a brilliant comedy!
Intimate Apparel
A black seamstress in 1905 New York loses everything to a man she’s never met.
Looped
A fading film star still can turn up the heat in this outrageous comedy.
Steel Magnolias
Women meet and bond in a small town hair salon and solve all the world’s problems.
Florida Festival of New Musicals
Six new works of brilliant music and clever plots!
Disturbios
Disturbios (Midnight Cruiser Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Combat of the Masks
Live theater returns to Seminole College on a rainy night outside.
The 39 Steps
War time spy story filled with suspense and laughter.
Lake Michigan Monster
A low budget nautical adventure filled with high concept effects.
Marco Colonna
Noise of Trouble (Niafunken). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Le Choc Du Futur (The Shock of the Future)
A day in the life a French woman as she invents electronica and rescues France from boring rock and roll.
Fast Forward, Play, and Rewind
Music reviews covering the critical years of rock and roll from 1967 to 1973 by critic and band manager Michael Oberman.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
A bright young girl is tortured by her crass parents and brutalized by and evil school mistress. And it’s kid-friendly!
An Evening With Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood
Joe Bob Briggs, America’s favorite B-Movie critic, recounts the history of redneck cinema and the cultural impact of Burt Reynolds.
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Henry V
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The Great American Trailer Park Musical
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Garage Sale Vinyl: Karla Bonoff
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