Film review – UNBROKEN, from ‘Built For Speed’

Unbroken is Angelina Jolie‘s second film as director following 2011’s In the Land of Blood and Honey.  A World War Two drama, Unbroken explores important topics in an earnest manner and with impressive film-making technique but doesn’t amount to an entirely satisfying film.  Unbroken tells the gruelling story of American Private Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) a delinquent kid turned star

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Built For Speed – Playlist, Friday 23rd January 2015

Built For Speed – Playlist Friday 23rd January 2015 CITAY – Careful with that hat. THE WALKMEN – The rat. OKKERVIL RIVER – This is not a movie or maybe. DRIVE BY TRUCKERS – Lookout Mountain. QUEEN – Great King Rat. TINY MIGRANTS – A public execution. (Aus) STRAIGHTJACKET FITS – Down in splendour. HEADER – Restoration. (Aus) SASKWATCH –

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 23rd January 2015

This week on “Built for Speed’ it’s classic album time as we head back to 1996 and re-visit Manic Street Preachers’ masterpiece ‘Everything Must Go’.  There’s also plenty of contemporary indie rock from Australia and overseas as well as another sampling of Queen’s sensational Rainbow Theatre concert from 1974. On the movie front we take a look at the Australian family

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