Snow White and the Huntsman turns the old fairy tale about the battle between the evil queen and the squeaky clean Snow White into a Lord of the Rings style fantasy adventure. While this movie commits some of the cardinal sins of the fantasy film, namely bloodless battles filmed in wobble vision, jerky loping cgi monsters and people pontificating in
Read moreIn Take this Waltz, Michele Williams plays a restless and slightly unhinged woman who, having become disillusioned with her marriage to chicken-obsessed chef Seth Rogen, dabbles in an odd relationship with a young man, Daniel (Luke Kirby) who lives in her street. Williams’s character will produce widely differing responses from audiences; some will see her as horribly selfish while others
Read moreIt’s time once again for Built For Speed’s classic album selection, this month it’s another album turning 40 David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”. We also review new fantasy adventure Snow White and the Huntsman and Michelle Williams’ latest film Take This Waltz. Don’t forget our regular previews of upcoming gigs and TV for
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, FRIDAY 15TH JUNE 2012 JIM JONES REVIEW – Dishonest John. VINTAGE TROUBLE – Blues hand me down. LA SERA – Please be my third eye. BELLES WILL RING – Street lamp stomp. (Aus) MUDHONEY – In’n’ out of grace. THE HEAVY – How do you like me now? SMASHING PUMPKINS – Bullet with butterfly wings. SUPERGRASS
Read moreOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia will split audiences into two bitterly opposed camps. Some will see it as a riveting meditation on human existence, others will feel that at 2 1/2 hours and as slow as a Boycott innings, it’s the biggest snore-fest of all time. The film’s title suggests an organised crime epic along the lines of Once
Read moreOutrageous big hair, spandex and leopard skin pants invade the screen in Rock of Ages, the cinema adaptation of the hit stage musical. Like the stage show, the film tries to capture the energy of the late the 80’s pop metal scene with a story of starry-eyed rockers on LA’s Sunset Strip. Rock musicals are always a dubious prospect. Rock
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