This week on “Built For Speed” we review the latest TV to film adaptation as Denzel Washington replaces Edward Woodward in ultra-violent action film The Equalizer. We also take a look at the quirky Aussie time travel rom-com The Infinite Man. There’s plenty of fine music with a selection of favourites from the last five years including Wilco, some of
Read moreMovie lore is full of tales of vast ambitious film projects that spiralled out of control, sank studios, killed careers or like provocative Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s outrageous 1970’s vision for Frank Herbert’s Dune, never saw the light of day. The documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune explores what might have been. Through interviews with Jodorowsky and some of his collaborators from 40
Read moreThe Ninja Turtles were ripe for a re-incarnation. The sight of four human sized, fun-loving ass-kicking, crime-fighting turtles living in the sewer with their giant rat ninja master Splinter, is still an enormous attraction for the tweens while the concept, which began in the 80’s, packs enough nostalgia value to lure cashed-up gen X-ers. Throw in Megan Fox and some
Read moreThis week on “Built for Speed” we talk to Scot Leslie, Director of the Firelight Music Festival which takes place on Saturday September 20th at the Beaconhills Performing Arts Centre and features Antiskeptic among many others. On the movie front we explore Alejandro Jodorowsky’s epic vision for a cinematic version of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune in the documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune. We also
Read moreThis week on “Built For Speed” we speak to Elysia Zeccola-Hill, the Director of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival which runs (in Melbourne) from 17th Sept – 12th Oct. She will tell us all about the wonderfully diverse program of films on offer at the festival. On a slightly different note we’ll also review the movie reboot of the Teenage Mutant
Read moreMagic in the Moonlight, the latest film from Woody Allen, is an engaging light-weight rom-com that explores familiar Woody Allen themes of existential angst, the search for life’s meaning and the curative power of fantasy and romance. Set in 1928, the film stars Colin Firth as misanthropic stage magician, self-proclaimed intellectual and avowed sceptic, Stanley who has earned acclaim for
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