The novelty of Red was that the gun-totin’, fist-fightin’ action stars, Bruce Willis, John Malcovich and Helen Mirren were all well past 50. This casting lent some senior-citizen empowerment, sophistication and philosophical reflection to the testosterone-fuelled world of the action movie. Red was still pretty silly and implausible but it was clever enough to stand out from the usual action
Read moreIn a world full of noble, philosophical super-hero movies, 2010’s obscene, ultra-violent super-hero parody Kick Ass was a welcome shock to the system. Featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the superbly nerdy Dave Lizewski aka clutzy crime fighting fan-boy Kick Ass and his idols, foul mouthed pre-teen super-heroine Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her killing-machine father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), Kick
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 6th September 2013 THE AFFECTED – Zilche. (Aus) KINGS OF LEON – Supersoaker. THE LIFE COACH – Fireball. SONS OF RICO – I’m not thinking about you (Aus). THE WHO – Won’t get fooled again. LED ZEPPELIN – Four sticks. QUEEN – Tie your Mother down. THE ROLLING STONES – Get off my
Read moreBuilt For Speed – Playlist – Friday 30th August 2013 RADIOHEAD – Electioneering. THE DEAD KENNEDYS – Kill the poor. EVEN – ‘Til the end of the day. (Aus) THE FAUVES – Everybody’s getting a three piece together. (Aus) ASH – Girl from Mars. NIRVANA – Smells like teen spirit. THE VERVE – Bittersweet symphony. THE JACKSON FIVE – The
Read moreThis week on Built for Speed we take a look a host of current release films including Neil Blomkamp’s follow-up to District 9, the socially conscious sci-fi actioner Elysium, outrageous comedy We’re the Millers and Woody Allen-influenced quirkfest Frances Ha. There’s also plenty of new release music and older tracks including a classic from Michael Jackson who would have celebrated
Read moreSeemingly cobbled together like Frankenstein’s monster from bits of Harry Potter, Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the latest supernatural teen-adventure romance, Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Based on the first book in the series of popular novels by Cassandra Clare, this adaptation is, despite expensive and elaborate production design and a multitude of action sequences, strangely dull and
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