Film review: TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK, from Built For Speed

Julie Delpy once again redefines multi-tasking as she co/writes, directs, stars in and even writes songs for the soundtrack of her latest film Two Days in New York, a sequel to her previous film Two Days in Paris. Like Woody Allen’s latest effort, To Rome with Love, this is a light and fluffy rom com but its screwball scenarios actually

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Film review: SKYFALL, from Built For Speed

The plots of James Bond films are usually confusing to the point of being irrelevant and just an excuse for bond to go shagging and shooting his way around the globe. Skyfall has its fair share of bedroom gymnastics and killings but it also has greater psychological depth and emotional complexity than just about any Bond film as it forces

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Film review: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, from Built For Speed

The Sound of My Voice is like a darker and ultimately less satisfying companion piece to the engaging time travel fantasy Safety Not Guaranteed.  In The Sound of My Voice the mysterious person who claims to travel through time is a cult leader named Maggie (Brit Marling – Another Earth) who tells her followers she has returned to our time

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Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 30th November 2013

BUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST, 30th NOVEMBER 2012 1.     ROYAL HEADACHE – Never again. (Aus) 2.     THE CHEVELLES – Stardust. (Aus) 3.     DADDY COOL – Hi Honey Ho. (Aus) 4.     CROW – Railhead. (Aus) 5.     THE INNOCENTS – Sooner or later.(Aus) 6.     JEFF LANG – You should have waited. (Aus) 7.     GOTYE – Somebody that I used to know. (Aus) 8.    

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Coming up on Built For Speed

2012 may be drawing to a close but – assuming the Mayans are wrong – there’s still plenty happening in the world of movies, music and popular culture and Built For Speed is the place to find out about it.  Over the next month we’ll be reviewing the latest film for cinema legend Clint Eastwood, Trouble with the Curve, the adaptation

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Film review: THE ANGELS’ SHARE, from Built For Speed

Director Ken Loach is known for his raw, unflinching depictions of working class life.  In recent films, though, he’s added quirkier genre elements to the mix.  This is certainly true of his latest film The Angels Share which begins as a gritty depiction of petty criminals in Glasgow before transforming into a caper movie with unexpected forays into the world

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