Film review: REALITY, from Built For Speed

In the 1990’s, comedy/dramas about the lure of celebrity and the superficiality of reality TV were a potent commentary on society’s spiritual emptiness. Fast forward two decades, however, and reality TV as a source of satire and social comment has become passé. Consequently, Italian Big Brother satire Reality feels, despite the excellent craftsmanship of Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone, strangely outdated.

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Film review: TO THE WONDER, from Built For Speed

Enigmatic director Terence Malick is about to divide audiences once again with his latest perplexing cinematic tone poem To the Wonder.  Post-film arguments will rage over whether this movie is a profound statement of existential malaise, decaying faith and suburban alienation or just pretentious drivel? Although Malick has ditched the dinosaurs in To the Wonder, he has managed to create

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Film review: THE LONE RANGER, from Built For Speed

The Lone Ranger, which began as  radio serial in 1933, was a western adventure where the noble white hero, in an optimistically equitable pairing with a native American, triumphed over sweaty fiends in the old west. Given the source material, it was unlikely, the new cinematic version of The Lone Ranger starring Armie Hammer as the titular hero and Johnny

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Sir Doug Nicholls Story – podcast

Hear again the story of Pastor Doug Nicholls. He was an aboriginal activist, boxer, represented Victoria in Australian Rules Football, and a pastor of a Church of Christ in Melbourne. Broadcast in segment “Christians who have made a difference” on “Songs of Hope”, 8am Sunday 2013 07 14. Duration 4 minutes. Click the play button for the audio Songs of

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RADIO GA GA PRESENTS BASS BURBLERS

This Saturday mornings RGG will recognise those fine exponents of the “groupie rejected” bass  guitar with the exception that these ones sang as well just to impress everybody. Some will be no surprise such as Paul McCartney, Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy), Sting, Suzi Quatro and Jack Bruce (Cream) but there will also be a bunch who will surprise you so

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