Most films are aimed at particular demographics: Hollywood blockbusters pander to 14 year old boys and teen lit adaptations to adolescent females. Chilean film Gloria, is that rare commodity, a film aimed at women aged over 40. Falling somewhere between relationship drama, oddball comedy and self-empowerment parable, the film sees 50-something divorcee Gloria (Paulina Garcia) awkwardly attempting to re-enter the
Read moreIt’s classic album time once again on Built For Speed and this month we head back to 2003 for The White Stripes “new rock” masterpiece Elephant. We also have plenty of fine new music from Australia and overseas including Jeremy Neal and The East Brunswick All Girls Choir. On the movie front we take a look at two films based on
Read moreLiam Neeson’s latest film Non-stop will no doubt have had action junkies salivating. The no-nonsense title and a poster that features Neeson blasting away with a pistol in the middle of an aeroplane cabin, suggests a Taken-style parade of relentless and mindless action. Those who delight in cinematic carnage may, however, be slightly peeved to discover that, aside from a
Read moreThis week on Built For Speed we dissect the Oscars and see how accurate our predictions were. We also take a look at two new release films, airborne action thriller Non-Stop which stars Liam Neeson and all-star crime drama Out of the Furnace which stars Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson. There’s also plenty of fine music from Australia and
Read moreIt’s a huge week on Built For Speed as we speak to Emmanuelle Denavit-Feller, the Artistic Director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, which kicks off in Melbourne on Wed 5 March at 5 Palace locations (Como, Westgarth, Kino, Brighton Bay & Balwyn). We also preview The Academy Awards which screen on Monday, we’ll let you know our picks for
Read moreDirector Steve McQueen’s films often confront and disturb the audience with their depiction of characters driven to physical and emotional extremes. Hunger saw imprisoned IRA member Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) forced to the edge of starvation and mental breakdown while Shame saw sex addict Brandon (also Fassbender) held hostage by his uncontrollable desires. In McQueen’s latest film, 12 Years a
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