Film review: OUT OF THE FURNACE, from Built For Speed

There’s little doubt that writer/ director Scott Cooper is a fan of The Deer Hunter as he sets his latest film, Out Of The Furnace, in a Pennsylvania steel town, has major characters returning from a contentious war and has in Christian bale, a lead character who, like Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter, is taciturn, resourceful, goatee-bearded and

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THE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents MICK “THE MIXTURES” FLINN & DONNA “PUSSYFOOT” JONES on PODCAST

Join two! that’s right, not one but two!! special guests on this edition of The Purple Haze Archive: Mick Flinn & Donna Jones. Mick Flinn is best known for being a member of The Mixtures (‘The Pushbike Song’) as well as legendary 60s garage band, ‘The Wild Colonials‘. Donna Jones had the Number 1 smash hit ‘The Way You Do It‘ under the moniker, ‘Pussyfoot‘. Mick & Donna discuss their musical journey

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Film review: GLORIA, from Built For Speed

Most films are aimed at particular demographics: Hollywood blockbusters pander to 14 year old boys and teen lit adaptations to adolescent females. Chilean film Gloria, is that rare commodity, a film aimed at women aged over 40. Falling somewhere between relationship drama, oddball comedy and self-empowerment parable, the film sees 50-something divorcee Gloria (Paulina Garcia) awkwardly attempting to re-enter the

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 14th March 2014

It’s classic album time once again on Built For Speed and this month we head back to 2003 for The White Stripes “new rock” masterpiece Elephant.  We also have plenty of fine new music from Australia and overseas including Jeremy Neal and The East Brunswick All Girls Choir. On the movie front we take a look at two films based on

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WRITE NOW

Write Now – TONIGHT – Stewart, our passionate reader is on and we’re talking about and celebrating the great Australian writer David Malouf and his work as he is about to turn eighty. Please join me, Gaytana

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Playlist for the Midnight Mass program Wednesday March 12th

The playlist for tonight’s (12am – 2am) Midnight Mass program with host Daniel H. is as follows:   NINE INCH NAILS – In Two SOUNDGARDEN – By Crooked Steps FLAMING LIPS – The Sound Of Failure BEACH HOUSE – Lazuli PUSCIFER – Monsoons RADIOHEAD – Everything In Its Right Place JESU – Conqueror MONOLAKE – Discontinuity PRIMAL SCREAM – Slip

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