Time travel is one of the most tantalising concepts in cinema. The possibility of exploring uncharted worlds of the future, of re-living cherished moments from the past or even rectifying mistakes, holds an eternal fascination. Unfortunately, very little of that fascination works its way into the quirky Australian time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. This low budget film uses the
Read moreSin City: A Dame To Kill For takes us once again into Frank Miller’s hyper-stylised noir fantasy world. Adapted from Miller’s lauded graphic novel, the film mixes animation and real life action for a film that looks stunning looking but is marred by a rudimentary and often clichéd plot. Co-director’s Miller and Robert Rodriguez don’t seem to know if they
Read moreIt’s classic album time once again on “Built For Speed” and this month we return to 1983 for REM’s magnificent debut long-player Murmur. There’s also a fine selection of more recent music including Temples, Halfway and many more. On the movie front we take a look at Jennifer Aniston’s latest film Life of Crime and Aussie sex comedy The Little
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we review the latest TV to film adaptation as Denzel Washington replaces Edward Woodward in ultra-violent action film The Equalizer. We also take a look at the quirky Aussie time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. There’s plenty of fine music with a selection of favourites from the last five years including Wilco, some of
Read moreMovie lore is full of tales of vast ambitious film projects that spiralled out of control, sank studios, killed careers or like provocative Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s outrageous 1970’s vision for Frank Herbert’s Dune, never saw the light of day. The documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune explores what might have been. Through interviews with Jodorowsky and some of his collaborators from 40
Read moreThe Ninja Turtles were ripe for a re-incarnation. The sight of four human sized, fun-loving ass-kicking, crime-fighting turtles living in the sewer with their giant rat ninja master Splinter, is still an enormous attraction for the tweens while the concept, which began in the 80’s, packs enough nostalgia value to lure cashed-up gen X-ers. Throw in Megan Fox and some
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