2010’s Despicable Me was a fun and sometimes genuinely funny computer-animated spy movie parody. Amid all the typical frenzied sight gags was a touching story about the bald-headed, pointy-nosed, Russian-accented, kyphotic super-villain Gru (Steve Carrell) who was redeemed when he unexpectedly became a single dad to three cute little moppets. In the clever, amusing but erratic sequel, Gru is trying
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 21st June 2013 Drummers Special CHEAP TRICK (Bun E Carlos) – Ain’t that a shame. SONIC YOUTH (Steve Shelley) – Kool thing THE DESCENDENTS (Bill Stevenson 1986) – Cheer. COLD CHISEL (Steven Prestwitch) – 20th Century. (Aus) ALABAMA 3 – Woke up this morning. THEARCTIC MONKEYS (Matt Helders) – I bet you look good
Read moreAfter last week’s sample platter it’s time for Built For Speed to indulge the full smorgasbord of songs featuring their favourite drummers. We’ll be playing tracks from across the decades that spotlight the finest work from celebrated stickmen and women. Also, with a deluge of movies hitting our cinemas, we’ll take a look at the latest comedy for Vince Vaughan and Owen
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 14th June 2013 THE WHITE STRIPES – Hypnotise. THE BRONX – Rib cage. THE MOVE – I can here the grass grow. MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER – I follow you. (Aus) THE BEATLES – While my guitar gently weeps. THE CLASH – Tommy gun. DEEP PURPLE – Fireball. THE REPLACEMENTS – Raised in the
Read moreM. Night Shyamalan burst onto to the scene with his clever, creepy, atmospheric and twist-laden debut The Sixth Sense. Unfortunately, the quality of his films has plummeted since with his nadir being the dreadful The Lady in the Water. Has he redeemed himself with straight forward sci fi action pic After Earth? Unfortunately the answer is, No! After Earth, which
Read moreFew things kill a film’s credibility quicker than gratuitous product placement. The sense of a purely commercial imperative invading a film is about as palatable as a bucket of cold sick. The Internship, the latest film for Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan, takes product placement to a new and disturbing level. We don’t just have an ad placed in a
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