Yes folks, it’s finally here, the definitive word on movies and music for 2013, the Built For Speed “End of Year Spectacular”. The Built For Speed crew will pontificate and might even say something interesting about the best and worst movies, the best and weirdest acting performances, the best use of music in films, the best and worst in TV and
Read moreMerry Christmas one and all. Here’s my take on the best and worst films of the year as well as best and weirdest acting performances and best use of music in a film: Best Films of 2013 The Best Offer The Imposter Prisoners Blue Jasmine Before Midnight American Hustle Twenty Feet from Stardom World War Z Broken Captain Phillips Warm
Read moreWhat would an oppressively hot and sweaty Australian Christmas be without an animated Disney fantasy set in a wintery wonderland. Disney’s’ Christmas offering for 2013 is tween-oriented girl-power adventure, Frozen which is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s fable The Snow Queen. Kristen Bell stars as the voice of irrepressible teen princess Anna whose family rules the fictitious kingdom of Arrendelle. Following
Read moreSet mostly in 1980 and based on a true story, British-Australian co-production The Railway Man begins as a typically quirky, charming romance set in a world of steam trains and verdant English countryside. The film recalls Brief Encounter as the calm, sensible and sensitive Patti (Nicole Kidman) meets and eventually marries the awkward, dishevelled trainspotting nerd Eric Lomax (Colin Firth).
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 6th December 2013 1. DALLAS CRANE – Dirty Hearts. (Aus) 2. ROONEY – Blueside. 3. THE LIKE – Walk of shame. 4. HOT HOT HEAT – Running out of time. 5. BON JOVI – Runaway. 6. MUSE – Uprising. 7. THE ARCADE FIRE – We used to wait. 8. ADAM SANDLER – Here comes Hannukah. 9. JEFF LANG – You should have
Read moreThe Ron Burgundy Anchorman films are the contemporary equivalent of the Austen Powers movies; heavily art-directed, retro-themed pop-cultural parodies where a naïve, politically-incorrect but lovable central character manages to triumph despite his overwhelming stupidity. The first Anchorman film was a fun, endearing fitfully amusing satire of 1970’s sexism and the news reading profession that allowed Will Ferrell to gloriously indulge
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