Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 28th September 2012

BUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 28th  SEPTEMBER 2012  1.     JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION – Danger. 2.     THE MEN – Turn it around. 3.     JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Hypnotic mind. 4.     THE VACCINES – All in vain. 5.     THE LIVING END – Long live the weekend. (Aus) 6.     THE RAMONES – Howling at the moon. (Aus) 7.     YOU AM I – Jewels

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Film review: LORE from Built For Speed

Lore is an Australian-German co-production directed by Cate Shortland who burst onto the scene in 2004 with her debut feature Somersault. Shot in Germany and spoken almost entirely in German, Lore is based on one of the stories from the Rachel Seiffert novel The Dark Room.  The film is set in Germany in 1945 just as the Nazi regime is

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Film review: ON THE ROAD, from Built For Speed

Through the adventures of would be writer Sal paradise and his crazed buddy Dean Moriarty, Jack Kerouac’s largely autobiographical 1957 novel On the Road attempted to articulate the restlessness of intellectually ambitious but disillusioned post-war American youth. The film adaptation by Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) turns the story into a weird bromance as Sal (Sam Riley) and Dean (Garrett Hedlund)

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 28th September 2012

This week on Built For Speed we return to more art house fare with reviews of Cate Shortland’s World War 2 drama “Lore” and the long awaited adaptation of the Jack Kerouac classic “On the Road” which stars Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley.  There’s also plenty of new music from The Vaccines, Jeff the Brotherhood and Alabama Shakes. 

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WRITE NOW

TONIGHT – 27/9/12 – on Write Now – a reading by Matteo, of  Hazel Edwards’ story Titanic Dog –  and then I talk with the multi talented David Campbell about his latest award winning pieces. Please join me – Gaytana

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