With the initial Mad Max film trilogy, director George Miller established an idiosyncratic but distinctly Australian franchise that earned first a cult then a mainstream following and provided a springboard for star Mel Gibson’s ascent into the Hollywood stratosphere. After a mere 30 years Miller has delivered the fourth instalment Mad Max: Fury Road. The film has thus far had
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review the long-awaited fourth instalment in the Mad Max movie franchise Mad Max: Fury Road. We also take a look at more of the films screening at the German Film Festival. Music-wise there’s plenty of fine new and classic tunes with tracks from Liam Hayes and Ryley Walker as well as a tribute
Read moreFalling somewhere between Glee, Bring It On and Ben Stiller’s Dodgeball, the occasionally amusing Pitch Perfect 2 celebrates competition, a Capella singing and female bonding while taking the piss out of all three. Reuniting the core cast of the first film: Beca (Anna Kendrick), Amy (Rebel Wilson) and Chloe (Brittany Snow), the sequel sees a Capella singing group the Barden
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 8th May 2015 JUDAS PRIEST – Hot rockin’. SPIDERBAIT – Where’s the baseline. (Aus) OH MERCY – Sandy. (Aus) COURTNEY BARNETT – Depreston. (Aus) DARK FAIR – Listen up (Aus) MOTLEY CRUE – Too fast for love. AC/DC – TNT RYAN ADAMS – New York, New York. MY MORNING JACKET – One big holiday.
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we preview selections from the German Film Festival and we take a look at musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2. There’s plenty of fine tunes for ‘Built For Speed’ listeners to enjoy including artists who will soon be visiting our shores such as Best Coast, TV on the Radio and The Vaccines as well as Aussie
Read moreAvengers: Age of Ultron is the 11th Marvel comics cinema adaptation and the series is feeling a little tired. The first Iron Man and Avengers films cleverly balanced dynamic action with cheeky humour and an inventive vision of futuristic technology but the many Marvel superhero films that have followed, including Age of Ultron, have, unfortunately, become tiresome and infuriatingly cluttered
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