No one does intense, depressing existential crime dramas quite like the Scandinavians. Through movies like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and TV shows like The Killing and The Bridge they have forged a dark new sub-genre termed Scandi-noir. Fans of this sub-genre, will no doubt be salivating over the prospect of seeing the latest disturbing Danish thriller, The Keeper
Read moreFrench director Luc Besson’s energetic, ballsy but occasionally crass and simple-minded action thrillers have left him almost as divisive a figure as Michael Bay. His latest movie Lucy, which stars Scarlett Johansson, will no doubt provoke vitriolic responses from both supporters and detractors. Scarlett Johansson plays Lucy, an innocent American student living in Taipei who has somehow hooked up with
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we look at two of the more unusual films to emerge this year: Richard Linklater’s epic family drama Boyhood and the extremely confronting German film Wetlands. It’s also classic album time and for September we go back to 1971 for David Bowie’s fourth album Hunky Dory. There’s also plenty of new music from Australia and
Read moreAfter our focus on Bob Dylan last week Built For Speed returns to more contemporary music with new tracks from Mia Dyson, Morrissey, Bob Mould and many others. We also take a look at the latest film for the amazingly prolific Woody Allen with Magic in the Moonlight. For those who enjoy a brain-twisting time travel fantasy we tell you
Read moreBritish comedy The In-Betweeners was one of the funniest shows on TV. Like a more obscene, low-budget British reworking of American Pie , The In-Betweeners perfectly captured the idiocy of horny deluded teenagers and the never-ending nightmare for a vaguely intelligent teen forced to co-habit with them. The TV show featured Simon Bird as studious, neurotic teenager Will who reluctantly
Read moreIt’s a huge night for movies and music on “Built for Speed” this week. We speak to Richard Moore, Artistic Director of one of the great local cinema events the Bayside Film Festival about the fascinating and diverse program of features, short films and much more on offer. Also, “Built For Speed” had the privilege of seeing Bob Dylan and in
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