Film review: THE HOBBIT – AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, from Built For Speed

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, is easily the most anticipated film of the year.  The film’s arrival has, however, been preceded by several controversies not the least of which were accusations of animal cruelty on the set, something Peter Jackson has vehemently denied. Controversy surrounding the film itself began with the fact that

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 4th January 2013

We’re back for another year and in the first Built For Speed of 2013 we’ll be reviewing the most anticipated film of the last 12 months, The Hobbit.  We’ll also take a look at animated video game adventure comedy Wreck It Ralph.  Also, 2013 marks 45 years since the release of the Beatles’ White album and we’ll be featuring that massively influential

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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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