Film review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, from ‘Built For Speed’

The original Magnificent Seven is a Hollywood classic which transposed Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai to the wild west of America; Seven Samurai having itself been inspired by Hollywood westerns. Now director Anton Fuqua has remade The Magnificent Seven with a cast that includes Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett and Peter Sarsgaard. Given the dire record of classic

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‘Built For Speed’ Playlist 30th September 2016

Built for Speed –3oth September 2016 THE NATION BLUE – We lost everything. (Aus) RADIO BIRDMAN – Do the pop. (Aus) THE BUZZCOCKS – Ever fallen in love. THE RAMONES – Judy is a punk. THE CULT – Firewoman. JOE BONAMASSA – Mountain climbing. ZAC BROWN BAND – Castaway. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Go with the flow. MIDLAKE

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What’s on “Built For Speed’, Friday 30th September

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ it’s a movie fest as we review the latest blockbusters and art house fare.  We’ll let you know whether the remake of the Magnificent Seven is worthy of the famed original and you’re cinema dollar.  We’ll also investigate Iranian drama Wednesday May 9 and a Wall Street backstabbing frenzy in Equity.  On the music

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