This week on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a packed show as we speak to Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller, the Artistic Director of one of Melbourne’s finest cultural events the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. We also take a look at a locally made documentary ‘That Sugar Film’ by actor/director Damon Gameau which examines the impact of sugar on our health. It’s also classic album time
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 20th February 2015 IGGY POP – Some weird sin. THE MUFFS – Big mouth. ALL – Horizontal. HUMBUG – Swingers ball. (Aus) THE FOO FIGHTERS – This is a call. MOTLEY CRUE – Smokin’ in the boys room. ALICE COOPER – Dept of youth. WEEZER – Holiday. COURTNEY BARNETT & DAVE FAULKNER – Everybody
Read moreThe Wachowski’s latest film, space opera Jupiter Ascending may be visually spectacular bit its barrage of multi-million dollar effects can’t compensate for an outrageously silly and confusingly plot. The Wachowski’s appear to have taken scripting lessons from David Lynch’s version of Dune as Jupiter Ascending makes no sense. Pinching bits of Star Wars, Flash Gordon and the Wachowski’s own Matrix
Read moreWhat We Did On Our Holiday is a quirky, charming and often funny film that still manages to provides a sobering look at volatile and dysfunctional relationships. The ubiquitous Rosamund Pike and former Dr Who David Tennant play a recently separated couple Abi and Doug who are trying to maintain the illusion that they’re still together so as to not
Read moreThe Academy Awards will be held this Sunday in the US and this Friday night ‘Built For Speed’ will give their annual Nostradamus-like predictions of all the winners. We’ll also talk about a few controversial Oscar moments from over the years. Still on movies, we’ll review British comedy/ drama, What We Did on Our Holidays and Sci-Fi behemoth Jupiters Rising. There’s
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist Friday 13th February 2015 DANZIG – Long way back from hell. SLEATER KINNEY – Words and Guitars. WILD FLAG – Romance. EX HEX – Waterfall. THE BRONX – Ribcage. UNDERGROUND LOVERS – Can for now. (Aus) SUEDE – Hit me. MR BLONDE – I’m a disease. (Aus) HOWLING BELLS – Original sin. (Aus) ROYAL HEADACHE
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