This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we speak to Grant Scicluna, the writer and director of new Australian drama Downriver. We also take a look at magical crime caper film Now You See Me 2 and the latest from Werner Herzog, Queen of the Desert. There’s plenty of great music with new Australian and overseas tracks as well as our continuing series
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we celebrate the films of one of Hollywood’s all-time great directors, Martin Scorsese. We’ll discuss Marty’s films and play songs from the magnificent soundtracks that have accompanied his movies. We’ll also take a look at the new Australian documentary Chasing Asylum. Don’t forget our regular preview of upcoming gigs. Check out ‘Built For Speed’, Friday
Read moreThere have been two terrific films this year that have featured worlds populated by talking and mostly unified animals. The first was the completely computer animated Zootopia, the second is the largely computer generated remake of The Jungle Book. With this latest adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s famous stories, Director John Favreau has captured something very special and his film, in
Read moreThis week, ‘Built For Speed’ takes a look at the latest film for superstar actor and some time poet Russell Crowe, The Nice Guys, a (sort of) buddy cop crime drama in which Russ stars opposite Ryan Gosling. We’ll also review new Australian film Is This the Real Life which stars Puberty Blues alumni Sean Keenan and Charlotte Best. Also, this
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we exclusively play the music of one of the most influential bands of the last 35 years, REM. We’ll play REM classics and rarities from each phase of their astonishing career. Also, what would another week be without an ear-pummelling big screen Marvel comics adaptation and this Friday we give you our take on
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we give our verdict on the critically acclaimed remake of The Jungle Book. We also take a look at Tina Fey’s latest film, war-time comedy/ drama Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. There’s a feast of great music with new tracks from Sheer Mag, Weezer and many others as well as classics from The Velvet Underground. We
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