It’s crime time on Built For Speed this week as we look at two big gangster films currently screening in our cinemas: Killing them Softly from Chopper director Andrew Dominik and Lawless from The Proposition director John Hillcoat. We also have plenty of new music including tracks from the latest album from Tame Impala “Lonerism”. Don’t forget our regular preview of gigs
Read moreThe original Taken stoked the fires of western paranoia toward Middle Eastern people with its depiction of a pretty white American girl being abducted into sex slavery by swarthy fiends. The film then one-upped all those morally dubious revenge films from Dirty Harry to I Spit on Your Grave by having the girl’s retired CIA assassin father (Liam Neeson) go
Read moreKilling Them Softly is the latest film for Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford director Andrew Dominik. As in Jesse James, Brad Pitt stars as a charismatic criminal casually disposing of those unfortunates on his hit list. Here, however, the story has moved from the foreboding landscape of the American west to the decaying clutter of
Read morePJ Hogan’s debut film Muriel’s Wedding was a near-perfect combination of energetic kitsch, lovable characters, black humour and Australian social satire. Does Hogan repeat the Muriel magic with his latest film Mental? No, he does not! Despite aping Muriel with its ugly bogan beachside setting, its family (and particularly Mother) neglected and belittled by a philandering politician Father and its
Read moreListen again to the story of Doctor James Fanstone, who went as a Christian doctor to the interior of Brazil in 1924 and built a hospital almost single-handedly. Songs of Hope 2012 10 14. Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.wordpress.com/
Read moreOn Sunday Live this week we will feature excellent tracks from The Corrs and one of the worlds greatest bands; Lead singer, David Gilmour from Pink Floyd. There will also be “guest”appearances from Michael Buble, Blondie, Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion and Stevie Nicks. So do join Dave and Graham for another 2 hours of fantastic live music from some of the worlds
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