Film review – BRIDESMAIDS. From Built for Speed

Like weddings themselves, wedding movies are big business and the latest wedding-related flick Bridesmaids has already made a bundle in US.  The buzz preceding this film was that it took the wedding flick and gave it a raunchy makeover in the vein of The Hangover but this time with women acting disgracefully.  While the film has its gross-out moments it’s nowhere

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What’s on Built for Speed: Fri 24/6/11

This week on Built for Speed we put years of slothful TV watching to good use as we present our totally unbiased guide to the greatest  TV comedies of all time.  In keeping with the comedy theme we also review the smash hit movie Bridesmaids.  There’s also plenty of new music including The Beastie Boys and The Dears and  a selection of Built for Speed fave

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Film review: GET LOW. On Built for Speed

Is it possible to go wrong with a cast that includes Robert Duval, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek?  No! Well, at least not on the evidence of the small but charming American gothic fable Get Low.  Filled with wry humour and understated yet piercing emotion, this is one of the year’s hidden gems. Duval plays the scruffy, bearded and allegedly

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What’s on Built For Speed: Fri 17/6/11

This week on Built for Speed it’s music new and old as we play tracks from the latest albums by #EagleandtheWorm and #TheKills and back track through some punk pop.  In our film reviews segments we step away from the sci-fi action blockbusters and examine the more subtle charms of the Robert Duval/ Bill Murray fable #GetLow and and French relationship drama #LittleWhitelies.  There’s also our

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Film review: The Hangover part 2 from Built for Speed

The first Hangover was a surprise smash hit mixing Bachelor Party antics with the buddy dynamic of America Pie, all amped up for maximum political incorrectness.  The problem with sequels such as Hangover part 2 is that they don’t bother with developing the overall story, they just do the same film again but plonk it in a different location. Again

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What’s on Built For Speed, Fri 10/6/11

This Fri (10/6/11) “Built for Speed” reviews two sci-fi blockbusters: X-men first class and the hotly anticipated Super 8 which marks the collaboration between Director JJ Abrahams and Executive Producer Stephen Spielberg.  We’ll also have a feast of new music including Peter, Bjorn and John and the Vaccines, some favourite tracks from the past and our regular coverage of gigs and

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