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Write Now – TONIGHT – Michelle Fiddian talking about her book: First Year First Aid. Please join me, Gaytana

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 24th April 2015

This Friday on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a guitar frenzy as we play a raucous selection of tracks from our favourite axemen and women.  Rock legends, metal gods and indie rock guitar heroes will obliterate your radio speakers with an onslaught of fret board mayhem.  There’ll be a brief respite as we look at two fine new films: the Ben Stiller comedy/

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Film review: LEVIATHAN, from ‘Built For Speed’

Slow moving, superbly shot, awash with psychological, religious and political symbolism, misery guts Russian drama Leviathan inevitably evokes comparisons with classic Russian art-house cinema such as the works of Andre Tarkovsky.  Consequently, it is the sort of film over which many critics will gush while some audience members will scratch their heads and wonder what the fuss was about. Leviathan

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Film review: GET HARD, from ‘Built For Speed’

Juvenile his films certainly are but will Ferrell has an almost magical ability to leave otherwise mature adults rolling on the floor with laughter at his emotionally overwrought man-child antics. The magic isn’t quite there, however, in his latest farce Get Hard. A ludicrous plot, uninspired jokes, cringe-worthy stereotypes and not quite enough Ferrell insanity render Get Hard a disappointing

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