Big Time Gambling Boss
Writer Kazuo Kasahara and director Kôsaku Yamashita transcend genre conventions to create the memorable film Big Time Gambling Boss. Phil Bailey reviews.
Writer Kazuo Kasahara and director Kôsaku Yamashita transcend genre conventions to create the memorable film Big Time Gambling Boss. Phil Bailey reviews.
Arrow Films releases another pair of exploitation classics, a stylish Yakuza film and a ’80s body horror film.
Arrow Films presents two Japanese Yakuza films on Blu-ray for the first time.
Master cinematographer Christopher Doyle collaborates with upcoming Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanauang for the first time on Last Life in the Universe. Aaron Shaul thinks it might be the best film he’s seen so far this year.
Vinyl junkie Christopher Long discovers a treasure trove of budget-priced used LPs in Vero Beach, Florida — including a well-loved copy of the 1974 Linda Ronstadt breakout album, Heart Like a Wheel — for a buck.
Carl F. Gauze takes in an intimate show with the wonderful Rebecca Fischer, performing Make Someone Happy as part of the Orlando Shakes Courtyard Cabaret Series.
“Lovin’ of the Game” single (Compass Records). Review by Judy Craddock.
Lilys’ East Coast tour begins February 10, 2023, and will include shows in Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City, and more.
Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection overwhelms Carl F. Gauze with 12 music CDs reprising the 1972 benefit concert to rebuild Watts, Los Angeles, seven years after the riot.
OG Skate Rock Band JFA Is Back With Its First Studio Album In Way Too Long, The Last Ride, out May 2023.
Elizabeth Moen may have started life with Midwest roots, but the singer-songwriter’s incredible talent has taken her to the international stage. Jeremy Glazier talks with the Iowa songbird on today’s episode.
Rifling through a boxful of ravaged old records, Christopher Long locates a flea market LP copy of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils Don’t Look Down — for a quarter — and speaks with the band’s co-founding bassist, Michael “Supe” Granda, about his amazing discovery.
Winter Park Playhouse regular Carl F. Gauze enjoys Tales from a Hopeful Romantic, a musically outstanding love story, courtesy of spotlight chanteuse Tay Anderson.