Martin Scorsese’s movies, 70th Birthday retrospective, Podcast
In celebration of the 70th birthday of one of the all time great film directors Martin Scorsese, Nick and CJ discuss his career and their favourite Scorsese movies.
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Film review: RISE OF THE GUARDIANS from Built For Speed
Despite the similar name, the 3D animated fantasy Rise of the Guardians has nothing to do with the film from a couple of years ago Legend of the Guardians: the owls of Ga’hoole. Rise is based on the Guardians of Childhood novels by William Joyce rather than the Ga’hoole stories by Kathryn Lansky. Like Shrek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
Read moreFilm review: PARIS-MANHATTAN, from Built For Speed
The offbeat French rom-com Paris Manhattan is the debut feature for writer/director Sophie Lellouche. Despite its soufflé-light story the film manages to eschew much of the cheesiness normally associated with rom coms particularly those from Hollywood. The film stars Alice Taglioni as a pharmacist also named Alice who, despite being in her 30’s and looking only a few airbrushes away
Read moreFilm review: TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE, from Built For Speed
Baseball films have a unique place within the sports film genre as they seem to embody American culture and mythology like no other. Even for those who don’t like the sport itself, baseball films seem to have at least some sort of folksy appeal. So it is with Clint Eastwood’s latest film (this time just as an actor) Trouble with
Read moreFilm review: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, from Built For Speed
The Perks of Being a Wallflower at first seems like it might be aimed exclusively at self-pitying emos. That, however, would be denying the film its due credit as it’s a mostly funny and sensitive film with a dark undercurrent and a terrific soundtrack. Like the John Hughes films of the 80’s and the more recent Adventureland this film explores
Read moreWhat’s on Built For Speed, Friday 14th December 2012
With the end of 2012 and the Built For Speed end of year spectacular fast approaching we look at some of the tracks that made our best of lists in the last few years. There’s also a smattering of classic rock and a few tracks that just missed out this year. We also review two romantic comedies Paris Manhattan and Two Days
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