Film review: PROMETHEUS, from Built For Speed

With its mix of Hitchcockian tension, stunning art direction and sinister Freudian imagery, Ridley Scott’s 1979 science fiction thriller Alien is (imho) one of cinema’s finest achievements.  So, in anticipation of Prometheus, a (kind of) prequel to Alien, I was drooling much like the film’s monster.  Unfortunately, a messy, unengaging and ultimately confusing script from John Spaihts and Damon Lindelof

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 8th June 2012

This week Built For Speed plays classic live album tracks  from artists such as Led Zeppelin, Elvis, Thin Lizzy, Cheap Trick, Queen and The Raspberries. We also review the hotly anticipated sci fi adventure Prometheus, Turkish drama Once Upon A Time In Anatolia and rom com Friends with Kids.  Dont forget our usual preview of gigs and TV for the

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