Face to face, which is based on a David Williamson play, takes us into the often volatile world of conciliation hearings. Like 12 Angry Men it uses a group confrontation to peel back the layers on a seemingly clear cut assault, challenge our initial perceptions of the incident, skewer stereotypes and reveal dark secrets about the participants. Red Dog’s Luke
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we play music from New York, particulary the legendary bands from the initial wave of punk such as The Ramones, Blondie and Television. We also venture further back to hear The Velvet Underground and The New York Dolls and check out contemporary artists susch as The National and LCD Soundsystem. We also review two
Read moreHorrible Bosses is one of a spate of films that draw on the current economic uncertainty. Three bumbling idiots fed up with their abusive bosses decide that, in the current climate, it makes more sense to kill their boss rather than look for another job. Jason Bateman is the eager but timid corporate guy whose main role is being a
Read moreAfter stepping aside for the Battle of the Bands last week we are back with a jam packed show. On the movie front we preview the Lavazza Italian Film Festival with its Director Elysia Zeccola Hill. We’ll also be reviewing The Help and Horrible Bosses. There’s also plenty of great new music from Belles Will Ring and The Arctic Monkeys. We’ll
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we have a swag of films to review including family drama Beginners, Irish buddy cop comedy The Guard and violent atrocity Conan: The Barbarian. There’s also a gluttonous feast of great music including a focus on some of our favourite solo artists such as Paul Westerberg and Bob Dylan. We’ll also preview this weekend’s UFC
Read moreAs David Letterman recently pointed out, Cowboys and Aliens is one of the least ambiguous movie titles going, there’s cowboys and there’s aliens, same as there were snakes on a plane in a film that will remain nameless. While the plot barely rises above the title in terms of complexity, the film still attempts the ambitious feat of uniting two disparate
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