Wish You Were Here is a new Australian mystery thriller that has nothing to do with the classic Pink Floyd album of the same name. Being a contemporary Australian film it of course stars Joel Edgerton as a stressed bogan family man and has a fragmented narrative structure. The film jumps back and forth through time, feeding the audience slivers
Read moreThere have been plenty of films about US Special Forces battling terrorists and drug lords and most of these have involved outrageous, cartoonish propaganda, racially stereotyped bad guys, simplistic, biased notions of world conflict and Chuck Norris. Acts of Valour has all these things, minus the Chuck Norris. For many critics this film is an abomination but it’s not designed
Read moreBUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, FRIDAY 11TH MAY 2012 1. FISHBONE – Sunless Saturday. 2. THE WALKMEN – Angela Surf City. 3. FLAMING LIPS – Aquarius Sabotage. 4. PAPA VS PRETTY – One of the animals (Aus). 5. FLEET FOXES – Helplessness Blues. 6. DEAD WEATHER – Gasoline. 7. DM 3 – Far from here (Aus). 8. BEASTIE BOYS – Hey
Read moreTODAY – I’m talking with Christie Nicholas author of The Mum Who Roared – advice for new mothers; and Kaye Hose – National Myeloma Co-ordinator (Leukaemia Foundation) about the results of a survey – the rural and metro divide yet again. Make it a date with me Gaytana, Tuesdays 11am – noon for knowledge that informs and empowers.
Read moreJoin Pauline O’Brien and Man Friday on Wizz Fizz Island – (where the weather is glorious)- with their special guest, Nicolette Forte, this Thursday 17th May at 11.00 am. Nicolette is a local singer and she will tell us all about herself and her music. If you wish to check out Nicolette’s website- it is www.nicoletteforte.com
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we pay tribute to the music of the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch he who sadly died on Friday of last week. We’ll have a selection of Beasties tracks including the band’s complex, pop-culture referencing hip-hop and their forays into hardcore punk. Also, this week, 40 years ago The Rolling Stones released Exile on Main Street
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