With its mix of Hitchcockian tension, stunning art direction and sinister Freudian imagery, Ridley Scott’s 1979 science fiction thriller Alien is (imho) one of cinema’s finest achievements. So, in anticipation of Prometheus, a (kind of) prequel to Alien, I was drooling much like the film’s monster. Unfortunately, a messy, unengaging and ultimately confusing script from John Spaihts and Damon Lindelof
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, FRIDAY 8TH JUNE 2012 1. BILLY THORPE – Oo poo pa doo (Aus) 1. THE REPLACEMENTS – Another girl another planet. 2. CHEAP TRICK – Oh Caroline. 3. THIN LIZZY – The Rocker. 4. RADIOHEAD – National Anthem. 5. WHITE STRIPES – Jolene. 6. NIRVANA – Smells like teen spirit. 7. THE RASPBERRIES – Go all
Read moreThis week Built For Speed plays classic live album tracks from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Elvis, Thin Lizzy, Cheap Trick, Queen and The Raspberries. We also review the hotly anticipated sci fi adventure Prometheus, Turkish drama Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and rom com Friends with Kids. Dont forget our usual preview of gigs and TV for the
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, FRIDAY 1ST JUNE 2012 DIAMOND NIGHTS – Destination diamonds BLACK FRIDAY – Venus Baby. (Aus) THE AFFECTED – Zilche. (Aus) BOYS NEXT DOOR – The Nightwatchmen.(Aus) PAPA VS PRETTY – One of the animals.(Aus) ALEXANDER EBERT – True. KISS – Rock’n’roll all night. QUEEN – Don’t stop me now. LED ZEPPELIN – Rock’n’roll. THE RAMONES –
Read moreGet the Gringo is meant to be Mel Gibson’s post-rant comeback film (the Jodie Foster-directed The Beaver was made pre-rant) but this very violent moderately entertaining prison drama is not going to see him welcomed back with open arms by the cinema going public. Get the Gringo is odd by most standards but familiar territory for Gibson. As in 1999’s
Read moreIn Bel Ami, Twilight star Robert Pattinson plays a poverty-stricken young man who attempts to climb the social ladder and secure wealth and political power by shagging his way through 1890’s Parisienne high society. As a toy boy for wealthy women who include Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas, Pattinson begins to worm his way into the ranks
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