Bad Grandpa is the latest prank-fest from those renowned purveyors of low-brow cinema, Jackass. These guys having been putting their testicle-smashing, flesh-burning, skull-cracking stunts on film for over a decade but what may have once been shocking and edgy is now becoming familiar and predictable. Perhaps aware of this, the group’s Johnny Knoxville has with Bad Grandpa, attempted to transplant
Read moreThe warm, amusing and highly informative documentary Lygon Street – Si parla Italiano recounts the history of one of Melbourne and Australia’s most iconic streets. The film, engagingly narrated by Anthony La Paglia and featuring recollections from some of the street’s most prominent restaurateurs, traces the story of Lygon Street from its beginnings as a safe haven for waves of
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we take a look at two very different films, the Wikileaks drama The Fifth Estate and the latest prank-fest from Johnny Knoxville of Jackass fame, Bad Grandpa. We also have plenty of fine music with a look at some of the great bands who defined the 1980’s as well as more contemporary tunes from
Read moreSlotting somewhere between The Social Network and the recent Steve Jobs biopic, The Fifth Estate dramatises the creation of Wikileaks and the relationship between its Editor in chief Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the man who helped him create the site, German computer wiz Daniel Berg (Daniel Bruhl). The film traces their increasingly ambitious and provocative attempts to expose what
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 8th November 2013 THE RAMONES – The KKK took my baby away. REDD KROSS – Blow you a kiss in the wind. JEREMY NEALE – In tranger times. (Aus) THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – I heard her call my name. THE ARCADE FIRE – Afterlife. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Streets ofPhiladelphia. THE KILLERS – Shot
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 1st November 2013 SUPERGRASS – Richard 111. PALMS – A supposedly fun thing I’ll never do again. (Aus) THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – Waiting For the Man. SAVAGES – She will. PEARL JAM – Sirens. LOU REED – Perfect Day. THEARCADEFIRE – Afterlife. SONS OF RICO – I’m not thinking about you. (Aus) THE
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