Ray Collins News

Next year, film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industry’s greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series.

These previously unreleased live and studio sessions are a loose exercise in spontaneity, and sheer art, which has been lost in the mists of time. Geronimo Black, a truly underrated band from Los Angeles, had existed long before its self-titled debut album released officially by UNI Records in February 1972. 

Following the overwhelming success of its inaugural event, Aperture Australia will return to Sydney International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour on the weekend of 22-23 June.

BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV with the largest collection of British TV in the U.S., announced today during its TCA presentation an expanded commitment to delivering the best of British TV's past, present and future. Leading off the announcements was the reveal of the service's next new original series - Dark Heart, a TV adaptation of popular literary series featuring Detective Will Wagstaffe, played by Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) and also starring Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) and brought to you by the creators of Vera & Shetland. In addition, BritBox will add content from some of the biggest actors and creators from across the Atlantic including the exclusive premiere of the heartbreaking five time BAFTA Award winning drama mini-series Three Girls from director Philippa Lowthrope (The Crown) and writer Nicole Taylor (The C Word), Bancroft featuring Sarah Parish (Broadchurch) and and Shakespeare & Hathaway which was the biggest drama launch for a BBC daytime series in the last five years.

Conor Begley has struck gold for Bardic Theatre this past weekend having been chosen as the 2017/18 winner of AIMS 'Best Actor' Award for his recent portrayal of Judas Iscariot in Bardic's dazzling production of Jesus Christ Superstar earlier this year.

Filming begins this month on the highly anticipated new series of ITV and Silverprint Pictures compelling crime thriller, Dark Heart. Tom Riley stars as DI Will Wagstaffe, a man haunted by the murder of his parents when he was 16 years old.

The Zappa Family Trust will mark the 50 th anniversary of Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention's politically-charged, envelope-pushing sophomore album, Absolutely Free, with an expanded vinyl-exclusive edition on September 29 via Zappa Records/UMe.

Following this month's release of three new Frank Zappa albums, the Zappa Family Trust and UMe are continuing their extensive reissue campaign by releasing five iconic works of the musical innovator on vinyl for the first time in decades

Get all the scoop on PITCH, airing on FOX today, October 27, 2016!

Get all the scoop on PITCH, airing on FOX on Thursday, October 27, 2016!

Sit back, relax, and let yourself travel back to the 60's with your favorite tunes from The Beatles, Elvis, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, and more! Fan favorite, Yesterdayze, is back tonight, August 21 from 5 pm to 9 pm, so get ready for a blast from the past at this FREE SHOW!

Sit back, relax, and let yourself travel back to the 60's with your favorite tunes from The Beatles, Elvis, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, and more! Fan favorite, Yesterdayze, is back on August 21 from 5 pm to 9 pm, so get ready for a blast from the past at this FREE SHOW!

Join us for Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall tonight, July 10th from 5pm to 9pm featuring catchy country/rock from Kim Betts and the Gamble Creek Band.

Join us for Friday Fest at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on July 10th from 5pm to 9pm featuring catchy country/rock from Kim Betts and the Gamble Creek Band. Sure to get you out of your seat, Kim Betts, daughter of Dickey Betts from the Allman Brothers, fronts the band with powerful vocals accompanied by skillful harmonies from the Gamble Creek Band. True to their country roots, the band includes fiddle, mandolin, and guitar solos to deliver that classic country twang. Guests can expect to hear the Southern Rock classics along with everyone's favorite hits from Nashville.

Kettle of Fish is back today, June 19th to open up the Friday Fest series with their take on energetic Southern Rock mingled with soulful Blues from 5 pm to 9 pm.

Kettle of Fish is back on June 19th to open up the Friday Fest series with their take on energetic Southern Rock mingled with soulful Blues from 5 pm to 9 pm.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall's FREE, family-friendly outdoor summertime concert series returns this year with a lineup that is sure to get your feet moving! The events run from 5-9pm and are located on the Bayside Lawn of the Van Wezel.

Keep your arms in, head back and hold on for SoulRcoaster! With their diverse collection of exceptionally catchy tunes from all genres, every show is a party. Tuned in by the band's own professional sound man, SoulRcoaster delivers the true sound of the songs you love. SoulRcoaster promises a thrill ride with hit after hit. From Etta to Gaga, classic rock to Motown, jazz, ballads, disco and even a little country, SoulRcoaster will provide the tunes to keep you dancing all night!

Keep your arms in, head back and hold on for SoulRcoaster! With their diverse collection of exceptionally catchy tunes from all genres, every show is a party. Tuned in by the band's own professional sound man, SoulRcoaster delivers the true sound of the songs you love. SoulRcoaster promises a thrill ride with hit after hit. From Etta to Gaga, classic rock to Motown, jazz, ballads, disco and even a little country, SoulRcoaster will provide the tunes to keep you dancing all night!

Come Back Alice –Southern Gypsy Funk —July 25th. Event begins at 5pm, music from 5:30-9:00 pm… Sarasota natives Come Back Alice are arriving on a one stop funk railroad at July's FridayFest! Impressive improvs, notable tunes, and audience friendly melodies make these southern gypsy rockers a perfect fit for the popular bay front concert series.