This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look the much lauded French film ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’. We’ll also let you know about the latest IMAX offering ‘Great Bear Rainforest’. There’s also plenty of fine music with new Aussie tunes, indie and classic rock favourites and a selection of magnificent tracks celebrating their 40th anniversary. Don’t
Read moreLittle Women, directed by Greta Gerwig, is the seventh cinema adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s bestselling semi-autobiographical 1868 novel; the first film version having appeared in 1917. Gerwig’s adaptation, like Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 version, intelligently combines historical fiction, romance, comedy, tragedy and feminism for a very pleasing, if at times slow-moving film. Little Women tells the story of the March
Read moreWhen the trailer for Tom Hooper’s cinematic version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats hit the internet a few months ago it’s images of venerable actors like Judy Dench prancing around in furry-faced cat costumes were met with a torrent of ridicule. Sometimes trailers can be deceiving and in the broader context of the film itself, bizarre and ludicrous
Read moreWith a guaranteed worldwide audience but also an amazingly finicky, near-fundamentalist fan base, helming a Star Wars film must be a very tantalising and yet daunting prospect for any director. After directing the mostly loved The Force Awakens, JJ Abrams takes back the reins from Rian Johnson who gave us the intriguingly off-beat but ultimately silly, The Last Jedi. With
Read moreTHE ‘BUILT FOR SPEED: END OF YEAR SPECTACULAR’ This Friday night it’s the big one folks, the ‘Built For Speed: End of Year Spectacular’. You want self-indulgent lists? Look no further as the ‘Built For Speed’ crew reveal their best, worst, most overrated and underrated films, their favourite albums and the best and worst TV of 2019. We’ll also have
Read moreThe original Jumanji from 1995 was a minor Gen X pop cultural touchstone. Often resembling a Spielberg film, it combined childhood escapist adventure, over-the-top special effects and the late Robin Williams patented brand of manic performance for a mostly entertaining adventure. Sniffing the Gen X nostalgia dollar and the instant merch potential of a film built around a video game,
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