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Inspiration (Self released). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Inspiration (Self released). Review by Carl F Gauze.
A Jewish engraver in a concentration camp works to counterfeit the British pound for the Nazis and stay alive. Not for the squeamish, Carl F Gauze cautions, but still a compelling piece of filmmaking.
Big Red Sun (North Star Media). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Escape From Planet Love (Omega Point Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
A young man, born in a test tube and raised in an ominous underground bunker, grows up to be head of security at a dying shopping mall in a dying city. Carl F Gauze has seen the future, and there isn’t a single flying car on the horizon.
Kitty Rose: Live at the Ryman (Wild Affair Productions). Review by Carl F Gauze.
New money and old values clash in Aspen as land developers fight over the last pristine lots high in the Rocky Mountains. And there’s sex…
An illicit romance goes horribly wrong in this Hungarian film, but the sex scenes are great. For lovers, enthuses Carl F Gauze.
Carl F Gauze takes an armchair tour through old Atlanta, courtesy of Zeus Henderson’s super-8 camera.
A Mayan villager is killed in a mining accident and enters a surreal journey thorough the afterlife, ultimately resolving his life and death. Carl F Gauze finds here that Francisco Athié has revitalized the art of the surrealist film.
Carl F Gauze wanted atmospheric horror, instead he got a straight-faced version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. When faced with this, does he moan about the truncated gore, or compliment the pre-disco fashions? Read on…
Are You Ready for the Heartache Cause Here It Comes (Murder Mystery). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Eric Clapton plays his hits at the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival, and the glare of perfection is too much for Carl F Gauze’s eyes.
Carl F Gauze finds that Dedra Johnson’s new book is not a children’s book, but a book about children in the worst possible world in America. He couldn’t put it down.
Fifteen videos are the feature attraction of this powerpop band’s new DVD-album release. Carl F. Gauze knows what happened to the radio star.
Matt Kindt’s new graphic novel recaptures the shadowy espionage of World War II. Carl F Gauze knows thirteen ways to kill you if you happen to glance at him talking into his shoe.
A live presentation of Antonio Vivaldi’s long lost opera about Hercules and the Amazons. Carl F Gauze is entranced by the Amazons.
Cooler by the Lake (Rory Lake Presents). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The definitive coffee table book on Godzilla and his creator, Eiji Tsuburaya. Carl F. Gauze is torn on whether to stifle a giggle at the rubber suits or flee in terror through the streets of Tokyo.
Songs For Faraway Lovers (Alien Snatch Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.