In 1969, amid the turbulence of the Vietnam War, civil unrest and the Nixon administration, the Woodstock concert emerged as a beacon of hope. This week marks 50 years since what is arguably the most iconic concert in rock history and ‘Built For Speed’ pays tribute to that amazing event by featuring many of the artists who appeared on the
Read moreFor the first 15 minutes, Kriv Stenders’ Vietnam war drama Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan seems like a clunky attempt at an Aussie Platoon. We’re introduced to some painfully familiar characters: the intense, bullying veteran soldier, the wide-eyed innocent young grunts, the cocky guys playing cards and guzzling whisky and the pompous, uncaring commanding officer. Quickly, though, this
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two films on opposite ends of the movie spectrum: muscle flexing, action high jinks in ‘Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw’ and a historical documentary about a pioneering female filmmaker in ‘Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy Blache’. We’ll also tell you all about the Alvvays
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the buzz film of the moment, Korean horror ‘Parasite’. We’ll also tell you about Richard Lowenstein’s documentary about the late INXS frontman in ‘Michael Hutchence: Mystify’. There’ll also be a feast of fine tunes with new Aussie tracks, indie rock from across the globe and classic rock favourites. Don’t
Read moreTop End Wedding mixes a typically quirky and erratic feel-good Aussie rom-com with an occasionally moving story of personal and cultural discovery. The Sapphires, Redfern Now and recently Get Krackin’s Miranda Tapsell and Brian May from Bohemian Rhapsody, Gwilym Lee, star as a lawyer couple, Lauren and Ned, who are about to marry. Determined to have her family present, Lauren
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at new Aussie rom-com ‘Top End Wedding’ which stars Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee. We’ll also take a look at one man’s unusual odyssey across Europe and Asia in ‘The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir’. As well as that we’ll let you know all about the ‘Revolutions: Records and Rebels’
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