Speed Racer

By Ethan Anderton The film is based on A.J. Baime's non-fiction book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans, which tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and former racing champ turned engineer, Carroll Shelby,...

 TX Selections range from the fairly recent "Speed Racer" and "Horton Hears a Who" to the older, perhaps overlooked "The Goonies." "A lot of times we'll bring back movies that didn't necessarily hit the first time, but kids love it now," said Lars Nilsen, ...

Tatsunoko Production is a long running animation company that produced many beloved anime series in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. They made the animated series Speed Racer, Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern ...

By John Scalzi Should we be surprised that Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost tanked? Not really. Saturday Night Live actors like Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy have been failing at scifi for years. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Land of the Lost, arguing that it "has the potential to become this year's Speed...

 CA Speed Racer," the biggest flop of last summer, opened to a similar $18.5 million and went on to gross just $44 million in the US and Canada. "Land of the Lost" will likely do the same. The PG-13 film played evenly to all age ranges, and about 40% of ... Up' edges Warner Bros.' 'Hangover' Variety

The Racer X English styled ale was my favorite…This brewery seems fascinated by the old animated TV show, Speed Racer. The signs and names are everywhere. Further south, in Sebastopol, I finally visited the relatively newHopmonk Tavern. ...

A Volkswagen commercial featuring Speed Racer and his pals. When the Mach 5 is sabotaged, Speed needs a new car and turns to the VW GTI. It sounds ... www.gamespot.com

Speed Racer - The Next Generation is not a spin-off of the live-action film released in 2008. Rather, it's a spin-off of the original animated series. ... and more »

By Annalee Newitz After I saw Watchmen, which was a bumpy but intriguing ride, I realized what the movie was missing that might have saved it. It needed the visual pyrotechnics of the Wachowskis, whose movies always make you feel like your eyeballs just got an upgrade. Watchmen may have been gorgeous, but it w...

By rss@youtube.com (GELTONZ) Please Watch in High Quality (near impossible to see the game footage otherwise!) Woo! New editing software! New camera! Good times for all! Yes I review Speed Racer The Movie The Game on all consoles and yes the text at the bottom of the DS footage WAS necessary. It looks SO much better on a re...

By John Scott Lewinski Speed Racer Complete Classic Series Collection: Last summer's feature film hit the wall, but the 1960s anime Speed Racer still runs smoothly. This DVD collection is packaged in a Mach 5 tin and includes all 52 episodes on 5 discs. A sixth disc set offers bonus material, including "The Histo...

By Lewis Wallace In the comic books, teenager Billy Batson turned into superhero Captain Marvel whenever he uttered the word "Shazam," the name of the wizard who gave him his superpowers. The character was created in 1939 by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, appeared in books by Fawcett Comics and DC C...

guardian.co.uk  NC - Dec 31, 2008 Speed Racer. What started off as a guilty pleasure, I now completely embrace: The Wachowski Brothers’ Speed Racer. Appealing primarily to my inner ... Slumdog Millionaire' review: Maybe there's something to being ... Examiner.com all 110 news articles

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Fandom: Speed Racer Pairing: Speed Racer x Sparky Length: 235 words Rating: U, G, whatever you want to call it. It's crack fic. Status: Complete So this is my take on a conversation that so must happen some time after the movie. ...

By Phelim O'Neill Frank Darabont's most recent Stephen King adaptation, after the twin successes of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, is no misty-eyed, magical prison drama like before. It is, however, a real joy for fans of the horror/sci-fi flick, updating the 1950s monster movie, through t...

 - Nov 5, 2008 The thread of a story revolves around Speed with the help of his family and mysterious driver Racer X (Matthew Fox) going up against Royalton Industries, ...

By Buggy McClean Rating: R Fandom: Speed Racer Pairing: Racer X/Speed Racer (RACERCEST!) Racer X hesitated, peering through the thick humidity that filled the locker room. Usually if he waited long enough he could be guaranteed a solitary shower, ...

By Hugh Hart See also: Awesome Matrix-Style Twitter MashupFirst Look: Speed Racer Zips in Candy-Colored World Matrix Revelations The Ultimate Matrix Collection might just set the bar for sheer home entertainment bulk. Besides the Wachowski brothers' three Matrix movies and the anime spinoff An...

By Brian LeTendre Topics covered In This Issue: Movies / TV: Wanted director making Moby Dick; Mass Effect movie in the works; I am Legend prequel coming; Megan Fox in Fathom movie; Depp signs on for Jack and Tonto Boob Tube/Big Screen Blitzkrieg: The Shield; The Office; Z-Rock; How I Met Your Mother; Speed...

By scottwilliamfoley The story itself was nothing new.  I have no idea how much was gleaned from the cartoon, but struggles against the evil, corporate megalomaniac is not exactly breaking new ground, nor is detailing a younger brother’s unresolved issues with his older brother.  Even so, I wasn’t expecting m...

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By Karen of Sillymonkeez Sometimes all I hear is, "Speed Racer and Racer-X blah blah blah blah blah blah blah." At those times all I can do is smile and say, "That's so cool, Jake!" Does that make me a bad mommy? Click here to learn how to play along. ...

By Chronodin(noreply@blogger.com) EDIT: After writing this post and looking back over it, I do kind of go on a rant about Guitar Hero 3 for quite a long time. If you have no interest in it whatsoever, just skip to the very end for the Speed Racer part. You really don't want to miss that link. In a word, yes.

By Alex Billington Unfortunately, I think the best way to say it is that Speed Racer isn't meant for everyone. But they wanted to try and make it for everyone. And that's where they ran into problems. When there is so much to juggle and so many audiences to please, it sometimes becomes just too challenging of a task....

By Steve Mason Dragonball Z is easily the most popular anime series in the United States. It was created by Akira Toriyama in the mid-1980s, and, after several failed attempts, a dubbed version of the show landed on the Cartoon Network in 1998. It has been running ever since, and Fox's live action film vers...

By Jennifer This summer, audiences everywhere will get a chance to experience the ultimate high-octane ride with the release of Speed Racer, the revolutionary new live-action adventure from the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix Trilogy. The film is based on the pioneering Japanese cart...

By Jennifer “Speed Racer” stars Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci are better known for smaller independent movies than summer blockbusters. With the Wachowskis reteaming with “Matrix” producer Joel Silver, “Speed Racer” also stars John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox and a pet chimpanzee t...

By Jennifer From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, and producer Joel Silver, comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci.

By John Scalzi So, the question, which the Wachowskis might ruefully ask, is: Why does a $20 million opening spell disaster for Speed Racer today when its equivalent was absolutely fantastic for Star Wars, back in the day? Movies are still the same strips of images on film stock in 2008 as they were in 197...

By Mel Odom The live-action version of Speed Racer screamed onto movie screens this past weekend. The snarling, high-velocity, throaty roar of big engines gunning for the checkered flag brought fans, young and old, to the theater. But whether or not the movie is a success depends in large part on why y...

By Nick Nadel I..Am...Week Three of Scifi Power Ranking! As if there was any doubt, Iron Mania continues to sweep the rankings. But with new photos and rumors of possible alien twists, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes a surprise showing on the list. (George Lucas, can't you keep prepost...

By Ken Evans Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) races for one thing, the love of the sport. He has made his way to the top and has become the hottest name in racing. Not wanting to race for any corporate sponsor, he decides to stay with his dad Pops (John Goodman) and keep it all within the family. Unfortunately, Roya...

By sailordees(noreply@blogger.com) This being said, this is only the first in many American adaptations of anime titles to live-action movies to come. Next up is Dragon Ball, and we've seen a lot of pictures from the set of this film and our expectations are continuously getting lowered. These blogs (link 1, link 2) are doing a v...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Discussion, Hype, Opinions Now that you've seen it, what did you think? We're now officially two weeks into the summer and that means the competition is really heating up. The Wachowski Brothers are back for the first time since finishing The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. Thi...

By STV Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your weekly source of tips, hints and handicapping for the latest in moviegoing. Today we catch up with projections for the not-so-mystifyingly buzz-less Speed Racer, gauge Iron Man's potential for a second straight week at No. 1, survey the landsca...

By LISA KATAYAMA The characters in the original Speed Racer are not atypical of Japanese anime. In fact, you see the repetition of these same types of characters to this day—the adventurous, disobedient young male hero, the feminine-yet-sassy girlfriend, the wise but slightly goofy father, and the unb...

By Clayton Neuman In a way, Speed Racer is both a natural follow-up to and the antithesis of The Matrix. While the latter revels in the goth darkness, the former is blindingly colorful. Speed Racer is not just based on anime -- it is anime, and neither a more realistic cartoon nor a more caricatured live-action...

By Annalee Newitz The plot of the flick couldn't be simpler. Nice kid Speed Racer wants nothing more than to compete in the big leagues of racing. His family runs Racer Motors, a tiny independent car design company that turns out beauties like the Mach 5 (and later, the ultra-awesome Mach 6). After he wins his fi...

By Jenna Wortham Looks like Speed Racer won't be the only box office let-down this month. See also: Kingdom of Crystal Skull Trailer Hits the WebFirst Iron Man Reviews Trickle InReview: Surreal Speed Racer Does NASCAR With AnimeHollywood 'Turning Japanese' With Anime

By Hugh Hart See also: First Look: Speed Racer Zips in Candy-Colored World'Go Speed Racer Go' Video Shows Mach 5 in ActionBehind-the-Scenes Look Unveils Speed RacerWachowskis Take Speed Racer on a Weird TripSpeed Racer Sneak Peek Reveals More Trippy Visuals You have never seen car races like the o...

By Alex Billington In comparison, Speed Racer isn't as finely crafted as either Iron Man or The Matrix, but it has a distinctive style and that's where the Wachowski's always shine. Emile Hirsch does a formidable job as Speed, considering almost everything in the film was CGI. Matthew Fox was underutilized a...

By Charlie Jane Anders Speed Racer: Here's a featurette that IGN Movies posted, showcasing Matthew Fox's Racer X character from Speed Racer, including a few snippets of footage we haven't seen before. It looks as demented as everything else I've seen from the film. [IGN Movies] X-Files 2: Iron Man:

By Charlie Jane Anders Speed Racer: The Next Generation (2008). A new animated series airing on NickToons and then coming out almost immediately on DVD, this series looks like it'll consist of three 30-minute episodes squished into 90-minute TV movies. Like Speed Racer Lives, this is all about the son of the ori...

By Steve Mason There is every reason for Warner Bros. to be concerned about the Wachowski Brothers’s treatment of the classic cartoon Speed Racer. I am hearing that Un-Aided Awareness is at only 5 percent, though it has a Total Aware of 77 percent. Definite Interest, however, is at a mere 29 percent, and tha...

By Mike Fahey Written and directed by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix trilogy, V for Vendetta) and produced by Joel Silver, Speed Racer is based on the classic series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. A live-action family adventure, Speed Racer follows the young race-car driver Speed in hi...

By Erik Davis One of the casting choices I'm most interested in is that of Ji Hoon Jung (aka the popular Korean singer Rain) as a rival driver. Although the press release suggests this is his feature debut, I managed to catch some of Rain's acting in Park Chan-wook's I'm a Cyborg, But That's Okay -- a film th...

By Erik Davis Apart from the pic, USA Today also spoke with Emile Hirsch (who plays Speed) and producer Joel Silver by phone, as they gear up to begin production in Germany next week. Regarding the Mach 5, Hirsch said: "It was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen. That's when I started thinking it would be...

By Ryan Stewart Filed under: Action & Adventure, Animation, Casting, Warner Brothers, Fandom, Family Films, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/GeekRemember way back on April 13 when we reported that Christina Ricci will be playing the love interest in the family-friendly Speed Racer film fro...

By Erik Davis While out promoting his new film The Reaping, producer Joel Silver provided a few more tidbits regarding the upcoming Speed Racer; stuff that may or may not raise your anticipation meter up a notch. While we already knew the Wachowski Bros. planned on making Speed Racer a "a big family movie...

By Patrick Walsh Filed under: Action & Adventure, Sports, Casting, RumorMonger, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and SequelsAccording to Hollywood Reporter, the Wachowski Brothers are close to casting their Speed Racer! Driving his way into multiplexes next year may be...drumroll, please...Emile...