Tag: In the Heart of the Sea

Film review: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, from ‘Built For Speed’

Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick is alternately one the greatest and one of the most tedious books of all time. Melville’s epic summations of human history and culture are wonderfully evocative but his frequent and long-winded descriptions of whaling contraptions are a major chore. Ron Howard’s latest film, In The Heart of The Sea, which is based on the

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 11th December 2015

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ CJ tells us all about the Chris Cornell gig from last Friday at the Palais.  We also take a look at two new release films: Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea which tells the story that inspired Herman Melville’s epic novel Moby Dick and gambling addiction drama Mississippi Grind which stars Ben Mendelsohn. 

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