Built For Speed, Playlist, Friday 19th April 2013

PLAYLIST, BUILT FOR SPEED, 19TH APRIL 2013 1.    DANZIG – Long way back from hell. 2.    CHEAP TRICK – Oh Caroline. 3.    THE CARS – Bye bye love. 4.    THE BEATLES – And your bird can sing. 5.    VAN HALEN – Dreams. 6.    ANTENNA – Come on spring. (Aus) 7.    BILLY JOEL – Only the good die young. 8.    THE

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What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 19th April 2013

This week on Built For Speed we check out two new release films: Identity Thief, a comedy that isn’t very funny and The Host, a serious sci fi romance that is (unintentionally) funny.  We also round out our lists of all time favourite vocalists with tracks from the likes of Cheap Trick and Danzig.  There’s also plenty of contemporary indie rock and

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Film review: THE HOST, from Built For Speed

A good actor can’t save a film with a bad script and neither, it seems can a good director. Andrew Niccol may have helmed the very fine Truman Show and one of the best films of the 90’s, Gattaca but not even he can breathe life into the torpid sci fi romance The Host.  Maybe he could blame author Stephanie

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