This week on ‘Built For Speed” we hop in the time machine and journey to the 1980’s to reveal that amid the horrible hair bands, electro thwack drums and wimpy keyboards there was actually some very fine music. We’ll feature tracks from The Smiths, The Pixies, The Stones Roses, The Replacements and many more. We’ll also take a look at
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’, James Bond is back! We take a look at the latest Bond film Spectre, we talk about our favourite and least favourite Bond films and play our favourite Bond theme songs. For something a little different we also review low-budget Indian drama The Crow’s Egg. There’s also plenty of fine indie and classic rock
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we pay tribute to one of rock’s greatest talents and survivors, Neil Young who turned 70 on Monday. We’ll hear some classic tracks from Neil as well as favourites from Australian artists and some selections from Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame nominee Cheap Trick. We also take a look at two new cinema releases, Australian
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we speak to Nicholas Maksymow, director of the Russian Resurrection Film Festival as he tells us all about the terrific selection of movies on offer. We also take a look at Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Cold War drama Bridge of Spies and Vin Diesel’s latest effort, supernatural action-adventure The Last Witch Hunter. There’s also plenty of fine music
Read moreTiresome rom-com Sleeping with Other People unbelievably screened at MIFF this year and now has a general release through Palace Cinemas. The film proposes the bizarre notion that Jason Sudeikis could be some sort of romantic lead. He plays insouciant smart-ass Jake, a sex addict who, 13 years ago, lost his virginity to the slightly crazed and extremely flirty Lainey
Read morePut the words ‘Witch Hunter’ in a film title and you’re almost guaranteed a turkey. The optimistically titled The Last Witch Hunter – which stars Vin Diesel, Michael Caine, Elijah Wood and Rose Leslie – isn’t quite as awful as the 2013 abomination Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters but it’s still a ridiculous, incoherent load of codswallop. In an in
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