I haven’t seen Gareth Evans’ (the Welsh film director not the former Labor politician) first Raid film -a martial arts epic set in a Jakarta apartment building over-run by ferocious criminals – but as far as I’m aware it is not essential to have seen that film to follow the plot of the sequel The Raid 2: Berandal. The Raid
Read morePaul W.S. Anderson creates guilty pleasure cinema. Like Roland Emmerich and Michael Bay, Anderson concocts ludicrous, trashy, over-the-top films that infuriate critics and delight the multiplex crowds. His latest film the historical, romantic, action piece Pompeii may be his loopiest effort yet. When deciding to make a film about the destruction of the city of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius in
Read moreTomorrow on Christian Music Legends, Vic Campbell will be talking about Evie Tornquist. Evie was a popular gospel singer in the 70s and early 80s. The program on Southern FM is “Songs of Hope”, and time to air for Evie is 8:30am on 30 March 2014 Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com
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Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we take a look at the latest incarnation of Frankenstein’s monster in the action/ horror film I Frankenstein. We also cast a critical eye over the TV guide and the plethora of fine and not so fine shows on offer. There’s plenty of great music with new tracks from Sun God Replica and J
Read moreJack Bruce, one of the greatest popular musicians Britain has ever produced. A supremely talented instrumentalist and vocalist, eminently respected by his peers, Jack’s pioneering bass playing style has influenced successive generations of bassists, including such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorius and Sting, alongside more contemporary musicians such as Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. He is
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