Sometimes a single stand-out quality can make bad film tolerable and that’s the case with medieval sword and sorcery adventure lark Seventh Son. The plot makes no sense, the dialogue sounds like it was written by a 13-year-old ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ fan, the non-white characters are disturbingly one-dimensional, the cgi monsters look fake and too it often it feels as
Read moreThis Friday night on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s movies and music galore as we review selections from the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival as well as fantasy adventure Seventh Son. There’s a fine selection of music from Australian bands and many of the wonderful artists who will be visiting our shores in the coming months including Richard Thompson, The Oblivians and
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 27th February 2015 BOB MOULD – Hey Mr Grey. JEREMY NEALE – A love affair to keep you there. (Aus) HOWLING BELLS – Original sin. (Aus) COURTNEY BARNETT – Pedestrian at Best. (Aus) THE FOO FIGHTERS – Learn to fly. HOZIER – Take me to church. JUDAS PRIEST – Living after midnight. SIGUE SIGUE
Read moreThe high sugar content of our diet has increasingly been named in the medical literature and the popular media as a health problem. Concerned about this, Aussie actor and now director, Damon Gameau a non-sugar consumer, investigated the impact of sugar on his health by consuming supposedly healthy but sugar-laden foods such as cereals and yoghurt for 60 days and
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a packed show as we speak to Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller, the Artistic Director of one of Melbourne’s finest cultural events the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. We also take a look at a locally made documentary ‘That Sugar Film’ by actor/director Damon Gameau which examines the impact of sugar on our health. It’s also classic album time
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 20th February 2015 IGGY POP – Some weird sin. THE MUFFS – Big mouth. ALL – Horizontal. HUMBUG – Swingers ball. (Aus) THE FOO FIGHTERS – This is a call. MOTLEY CRUE – Smokin’ in the boys room. ALICE COOPER – Dept of youth. WEEZER – Holiday. COURTNEY BARNETT & DAVE FAULKNER – Everybody
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