Hysteria is, believe it or not, a romantic comedy about the development of the vibrator in Victorian England and it may turn out to be one of the funniest films of the year. Set in the late 1880’s, a time of social and intellectual upheaval, the film fictionalises the creation of the sex aid as a treatment for the condition
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we review the reboot of the Spiderman franchise with The Amazing Spiderman. On a slightly different note we look at an unusual history lesson in Hysteria. It’s also time once again for a classic album retrospective and this month its REM’s 1987 masterpiece Document. Dont forget our regular preview of gigs and TV for the
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 13TH JULY 2012 1. BLUE SNAGGLETOOTH – Star flight. 2. THE SATANICS – Devil music. 3. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – I put a spell on you. 4. THE MISFITS – Night of the living dead. 5. WEEZER – You might think. 6. JACK WHITE – 16 Saltines. 7. GREEN DAY – Basket case. 8. ROLLING
Read moreWith Ted, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has stitched together the rom com and the “man child” genres for a mostly ridiculous, often offensive and occasionally funny film. There has been a spate of man-child films in recent years – just think of anything with Adam Sandler – but Ted takes the man-child concept to another level. John (Mark Wahlberg)
Read moreAs anyone who has attended the Big Day Out or even the overseas events like Glastonbury would attest, the outdoor music festival is a bizarre world unto itself: a chaotic collision of musical styles, seething crowds, freaky looking punters, disgusting food and more often than not, mud. You Instead, which was filmed amid Scotland’s T in the Park festival, perfectly
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we review the depraved Teddy Bear comedy Ted and Scottish music festival romance You Instead. We may even have a look at the Katy Perry “documentary” Part of Me. There’s also a huge selection of fine music, new and old, including some appropriately spooky Friday the 13th tracks and something from that sprightly, young, up and coming band
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