Writer/ director Paul Feig had a massive hit with the hilariously obscene women behaving badly comedy Bridesmaids which featured an unforgettable star-making performance from Melissa McCarthy. Their subsequent collaboration on the disappointing female buddy cop comedy The Heat however, had critics and audiences questioning their comic smarts. McCarthy’s box office appeal took an even bigger nosedive after her obnoxious performances
Read moreIn 2001 Stephen Spielberg, picking up an incomplete Stanley Kubrick project, made the flawed but often very moving film AI: Artificial Intelligence. That film explored, within a modern-day Pinocchio story, the possibilities of artificial intelligence and of cyborgs who could think and feel. Alex Garland’s (writer on 28 Days Later) fascinating directorial debut Ex Machina takes the idea of artificial
Read moreThe superb Argentine omnibus drama Wild Tales (which was the closing night film of the Spanish Film Festival) comprises five separate stories, all directed by Damián Szifron. The episodes often recall the disturbing fables of Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone and nearly all are riveting. Each story presents an unusual take on the notion of revenge and the breakdown
Read moreThink the weather’s just a freezing misery or a boring topic of conversation well think again buddy because ‘Built For Speed’ are about to prove it can be a riot. This Friday ‘Built For Speed’ play a special theme show of raucous, melodic and even thought-provoking songs all about the weather and the seasons. This has actually been a topic
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 15th May 2015 CAVE – WUJ TV ON THE RADIO – Wolf like me. (Forum June 12 & 13) BEST COAST – This lonely morning. (Corner July 26) THE VACCINES – No hope. (Corner Jul 27) EVERCLEAR – Santa Monica COSMIC PSYCHOS – Thank your mother for the rabbits. (Aus) SUPERSUCKERS – Born with
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 22nd May 2015 THE DATSUNS – Gold Halo. EX HEX – Waterfall. LIAM HAYES – Fokus. BOB DYLAN – Oh Sister. RYAN ADAMS – To be young. THE SMITHS – Big mouth strikes again. BLUR – Charmless Man. DARK FAIR – (Aus) BOB CARPENTER – Silent Passage. C.W. STONEKING – Brave son of America.
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