Film review: KICK-ASS 2, from Built For Speed

In a world full of noble, philosophical super-hero movies, 2010’s obscene, ultra-violent super-hero parody Kick Ass was a welcome shock to the system. Featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the superbly nerdy Dave Lizewski aka clutzy crime fighting fan-boy Kick Ass and his idols, foul mouthed pre-teen super-heroine Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her killing-machine father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), Kick

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Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 6th September 2013

Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 6th  September 2013 THE AFFECTED – Zilche. (Aus) KINGS OF LEON – Supersoaker. THE LIFE COACH – Fireball. SONS OF RICO – I’m not thinking about you (Aus). THE WHO – Won’t get fooled again. LED ZEPPELIN – Four sticks. QUEEN – Tie your Mother down. THE ROLLING STONES – Get off my

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Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 30th August 2013

Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 30th August 2013 RADIOHEAD – Electioneering. THE DEAD KENNEDYS – Kill the poor. EVEN – ‘Til the end of the day. (Aus) THE FAUVES – Everybody’s getting a three piece together. (Aus) ASH – Girl from Mars. NIRVANA – Smells like teen spirit. THE VERVE – Bittersweet symphony. THE JACKSON FIVE – The

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 30th August 2013

This week on Built for Speed we take a look a host of current release films including Neil Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9, the socially conscious sci-fi actioner Elysium, outrageous comedy We’re the Millers and Woody Allen-influenced quirkfest Frances Ha.  There’s also plenty of new release music and older tracks including a classic from Michael Jackson who would have celebrated

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Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 23rd August

Built For Speed – Playlist – Friday 23rd August 2013 ROYAL HEADACHE – Never again. (Aus) ALL – Horizontal. CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES – Good problems. (Aus) SAVAGES – She will. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Radio nowhere. WEEZER – I want you to. GREEN DAY – Basket case. THE SEX PISTOLS – Holidays in the sun. JOHN LENNON –

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Film review: MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, from Built For Speed

Seemingly cobbled together like Frankenstein’s monster from bits of Harry Potter, Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the latest supernatural teen-adventure romance, Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.  Based on the first book in the series of popular novels by Cassandra Clare, this adaptation is, despite expensive and elaborate production design and a multitude of action sequences, strangely dull and

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