Tag: The Dressmaker

What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 13th November 2015

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we pay tribute to one of rock’s greatest talents and survivors, Neil Young who turned 70 on Monday.  We’ll hear some classic tracks from Neil as well as favourites from Australian artists and some selections from Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame nominee Cheap Trick.  We also take a look at two new cinema releases, Australian

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Film review: THE DRESSMAKER, from ‘Built For Speed’

Although directed by Jocelyn Moorehouse, The Dressmaker has the stamp of its writer and producer P.J. Hogan all over it. Like Hogan’s classic Muriel’s Wedding, The Dressmaker is a quirky Australian comedy that pits a sophisticated outsider against prejudiced Aussie bogans, celebrates femininity and glamorous reinvention while satirising both, has a wedding scene but also makes frequent turns into darker

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