The fascinating Australian documentary The Eulogy recounts the remarkable but tragic life of the phenomenally gifted Australian pianist Geoffrey Tozer who sadly died in 2009. The film’s title stems from the eulogy Tozer’s friend and supporter, former Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered at his funeral. There Keating lacerated the arts establishment for, he felt, turning its back on one of
Read moreHustlers, which is based on the Jessica Presler’s 2015 New York Magazine article ‘The Hustlers at Scores’, recounts the confessions of strippers and lap dancers who devised a scheme to scam male customers out of thousands by drugging them to the point where they could do little else but hand over their credit cards. Writer/director Lorene Scafaria gives the story
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at Jennifer Lopez’ latest film, strip club drama ‘Hustlers’ which is based on real events. We’ll also review Australian documentary ‘Eulogy’ which looks at the complex and difficult life of a largely overlooked virtuoso pianist Geoffrey Tozer. We have a feast of fine tunes for you with new Aussie indie
Read moreAmongst the chaos, Scotty and Ruttsy had special guest Andrew Watt in the Studio, had Racetrack Ralphy on to help our racing terminology, did the Quiz and played some songs.
Read moreJoker is possibly the most hyped film of the year. Its arrival has been preceded by salivating reviews and Homeric tales of standing ovations at film festivals. As often happens with massively hyped films, they don’t live up to expectations. This is the case here but that doesn’t mean it’s a poor film, in fact, it has some terrific moments
Read moreBlinded by the Light, the title of course coming from a Bruce Springsteen song, falls into that sub-genre of quirky, feel-good British working class comedy/dramas like Brassed Off, Pride, The Full Monty and Billy Elliot. This film has the energy and charm typical of these movies but also their predictability and occasional cheesiness. This film is based on the real-life
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