The Aladdin story has been the subject of numerous cinema adaptations including the 1940 classic The Thief of Baghdad, the much-loved animated 1992 version with the late Robin Williams and outrageously camp English pantomimes. The latest version, a musical directed by Guy Richie, is elaborate, colourful and energetic but tonally inconsistent and not always as funny or charming as it
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the biopic of The Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien in the simply titled Tolkien which stars Nicholas Hoult. We’ll also explore the confronting Australian documentary From Music into Silence. There’ll be a smorgasbord of fine tunes with new Aussie and overseas tracks, classic rock and indie faves
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at film’s featuring two giants of popular culture Elton John in ‘Rocketman’ and Godzilla in ‘Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters’. There’ll also be plenty of fine tunes with new Aussie releases, classic rock and indie favourites from across the decades. Don’t forget our comprehensive round-up of music news, gigs
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the new live action musical version of ‘Aladdin’. We’ll also satisfy your burning curiosity about whether ‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu’ is any good. There’ll plenty of magnificent tunes for you with new Aussie tracks, American alternative favourites from the 2000’s and classic rock including a tribute to recent birthday boy
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at two slightly different films: Mike Leigh’s British historical drama ‘Peterloo’ and the remake of ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ ‘The Hustle’ which stars Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson. There’ll also be plenty of fine music with new Aussie tracks, indie favourites from across the decades and classic rock. Don’t forget our
Read moreExploring America’s destructive uber capitalism has been a frequent movie topic since Wall Street and particularly in the last few years in the wake of the GFC with films like The Big Short. The Hummingbird Project explores a high-stakes, corporate gamble and even though the film revolves around an infrastructure project it’s a surprisingly compelling, if at times irritating corporate
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