Film review: GIMME DANGER, from ‘Built For Speed’

Gimme Danger is Jim Jarmusch’s sensational documentary about the real godfathers of punk The Stooges. With Iggy pop’s distinctive voice infusing the film as a simultaneous interviewee and narrator, Gimme Danger reveals the band’s tumultuous birth in late 60’s Detroit, their flirtation with stardom in the early 70’s, their battles with critical and record company indifference and their descent into

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 12th August 2016

This week it’s a packed show on ‘Built For Speed’ as we take a look at two of the big cinema releases, Absolutely  Fabulous and DC Comics adaptation Suicide Squad.  We’ll do a MIFF round-up featuring Jim Jarmusch’s Iggy and the Stooges documentary Gimme Danger and moon landing conspiracy comedy Operation Avalanche.  We’ll also continue our look at the best songs

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