With his remarkable trio of hits The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and What’s Up Doc, Peter Bogdanovich became one of the defining directors of the 1970’s. HIs star rapidly began to fade, however, with the critically panned 1975 musical At Long Last Love. He subsequently drifted into the world of telemovies and became a prolific actor; Sopranos fans will
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at The Visit the latest spook-fest from Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan. We’ll also review Robert de Niro’s latest film, workplace comedy The Intern which also stars Anne Hathaway. There’s plenty of fine music including new tracks from Royal Headache, The Libertines and Robert Forster and a spotlight on glam
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we celebrate the music of Tim and Jeff Buckley two phenomenally talented musicians who left us much too early. We’ll explore Tim’s musical journey from Dylanesque folk balladeer to jazz rock pioneer and Jeff’s equally startling and iconic music from the 1990’s. On the movie front we’ll take a look at new Aussie crime
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 3rd July 2015 DIAMOND NIGHTS – Destination Diamonds. THE DESCENDANTS – Coolidge. OH MERCY – Sandy. (Aus) LE PIE – Secrets. (Aus) THE CASANOVAS – 10 outta 10. (Aus) GRAVEYARD TRAIN – I’m gone. (Aus) DIED PRETTY – Good at love. (Aus) THE BEACH BOYS – God only knows. THE FLAMING LIPS – Race
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review two slightly different movies: an ode to sado-masochism and 1960’s European art house cinema in The Duke of Burgundy and post-apocalyptic teen rebellion in The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials. There’s also plenty of fine music with new Aussie tracks from Royal Headache, classics from Morrissey and possibly the most weirdly incongruous bracket
Read moreThe original National Lampoon’s Vacation from 1983 was an amiable, occasionally risqué comic farce that cheerfully and amusingly exploited the trauma of family holidays and in particular road trips. Building on an enjoyably silly performance from lead Chevy Chase as slightly deranged patriarch Clark Griswold, that film generated enough good will to warrant a number of sequels of admittedly decreasing
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