254 - The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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What\\u2019s better than a 1970s, grimy, sun-baked, L.A.-based neo-noir about a well-intentioned stripclub owner (played with all of the nervous swagger of a Ben Gazzara in his prime) with a gambling problem who gets in too deep with the mob? \\xa0Two for the price of one, that\\u2019s what. \\xa0This week we\\u2019re talking about both the theatrical release and unexpectedly shorter director\\u2019s cut of John Cassavetes\\u2019 under-appreciated classic.
If you\\u2019d like to watch ahead for next week\\u2019s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Lino Brocka\\u2019s Manila in the Claws of Light\\xa0(1975).\\xa0
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