Set in a haunted hotel, the highly enjoyable low-budget horror flick The Innkeepers plays like a film student’s homage to The Shining. There’s nothing revelatory or unique about this film, it’s all spooky, whispering voices and people unwisely going down to the basement to look for ghosties. Still, there are some very tense moments aided by excellent eerie sound effects
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we give our verdict on Mel Gibson’s post-rant come back film Get The Gringo. We also take a look at low budget ghost flick The Innkeepers. There’s plenty of fine music including new tracks from First Aid Kit and Alison Ferrier. Don’t forget our regular previews of upcoming gigs and TV. Check out Built For
Read moreSacha Baron Cohen is one of the great comic talents of recent decades, just look at the Ali G Show, Borat and his turn in Talladega Nights. Very little of this comic talent is evident, however, in his latest film The Dictator. This film is essentially a collection of crass, juvenile gags that offer far less wit, inventiveness or originality
Read moreJohnny Depp loves playing eccentric, campily-attired, strangely-voiced characters, particularly when he collaborates with director Tim Burton. He’s delivered bizarre performances of varying quality in Burton flicks such as Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and most memorably in the biopic of Plan 9 from Outer Space director Ed Wood. Playing an 18th century gentleman vampire reawakened in the early
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, MAY 25TH 2012 1. DEVIN – Masochist. 2. THE BEE GEES – You should be dancing.(Aus) 3. STREAMERS – Umpire. (Aus) 4. BRITISH INDIA – Vanilla. (Aus) 5. THE VINES – Get free. (Aus) 6. THE ROLLING STONES – It’s only rock’n’roll. 7. THE LIVING END – Long live the weekend. (Aus) 8. ALICE COOPER –
Read moreAdelaide based tunesmiths Echo & The Empress recently won the top prize at the International Independent Music Awards in the Pop catagory with their great track “Balloon”. In this podcast we talk to one half of the duo, Skye Lockwood about how they came to win the award and what it means to them as well as what opportunities it
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