Top Three Gambling Movies
Here are our picks for the top three gambling movies for today.Welcome to my page of the latest Feature Movie Reviews. This page will be constantly updated with three new movie descriptions for those of you who don't really know where to start when looking for a gambling movie. Here, you'll find three great gambling movies, picked from the extensive list of gambling movies on this site. Hopefully this short list will at least give you at starting point if you want to watch a gambling movie. On the other hand, you might just be looking for a new gambling movie to watch, and this page might just give you the title of one you've never watched before. Or you saw it long ago, and have forgotten about it until now, that is. So have a look at this list of gambling movies, and if you have a gambling movie in mind that you think should be featured on this page. I'll definitely take your suggestion into account when I'm renewing the information on this page. Enjoy!
| Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine - 2004 | |
 | With ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from 1962 to 1989. Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane. He is also a masseuse who likes to gamble. Kitano serves as director, writer, co-editor, and star of the film, playing the protagonist under his acting name, Beat Takeshi. This version of Zatoichi, based on the stories of Kan Shimozawa, is more violent than the earlier series, as Kitano strives to make it more realistic. He has also infused a clever sense of humor, while cinematographer Katsumi Yanagishima adds beautiful depth of field to many scenes. When Zatoichi arrives in a small town, he unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. As Zatoichi becomes more involved, an eventual showdown with young samurai Hattori (Tadanobu Asano, who excelled in Takashi Miike's very violent ICHI THE KILLER) is inevitable. ZATOICHI is thrilling filmmaking at its best, an endlessly entertaining samurai epic from a man who fully understands the genre and is not afraid to take it to the next level. SONATINE tells the story of gang boss Murakawa (Takeshi Kitano), who decides to consolidate his power as he approaches middle age. When his boss responds by assigning him to a peacekeeping mission in a town where a couple of the gang's provincial chapters are coming to blows, Murakawa is naturally suspicious. Is he being kicked upstairs--or kicked out? When he and his crew become the targets of a bloody ambush, the conclusion seems inescapable. A brutal indictment of the soul-crushing yakuza lifestyle. |
| Howard Lederer - Secrets of Texas No-Limit Hold 'Em - 2005 | |
 | If anyone can make a master poker player out of you, it's Howard Lederer. With over 10 titles under his belt, the Poker Professor knows how to turn you into an unbeatable force to be reckoned with, wherever you may be playing. Here, he turns his poker-playing acumen to the popular game of Texas No-Limit Hold'Em, which is becoming one of the most-played games in the country, rendering the competition steeper than ever, as well as heightening the possibilities for winning. Howard covers the fundamentals of the game, offering helpful hints and tips for making the right decisions, and sums up his teachings in a convenient, easy-to-grasp chart that is sure to help you hit it big. |
| Masters of the Casino Series - The Keys to Position and Calculating the Odds - 2004 | |
 | With actual tournaments being broadcast on television and online versions taking the Internet by storm, poker has become America's new national pastime. The MASTERS OF THE CASINO series helps viewers sharpen their game with tips from the best poker players in the world, including 2003 World series of Poker Champion Chris Moneymaker and Poker Hall of Famer Tom McEvoy. In this volume, Moneymaker and McEvoy reveal strategies for positioning and calculating odds in Texas Hold'em. |