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Speed Racer

[2008, Movie]

Speed Racer: Review

It's hard to say whether the Wachowski brothers' live action take on the Japanese Speed Racer cartoons is more irritating because it looks like a Hot Wheels video game or because the brothers seem to think that there's a powerful family drama humming away beneath the flashing lights and spinning wheels. The Racer family is all about cars: Pops Racer (John Goodman) builds them, oldest son Rex (Scott Porter) drives them, younger son Speed (Nicholas Elai) can't think about a... read more

Speed Racer: TV Guide News

Box Office: Speed Stalls Short of Expectations | Movie News | 5/11/2008 New
As predicted by many here in the Movie News blog, Iron Man repeated as box office champ, adding $50.5 million to its blockbuster haul. That was plenty to leave Speed Racer at the starting line. The Wachowskis' hyperkinetic pic opened with $20.2 million, and was almost also bested by What Happens in Vegas (which did $20 mil in its first weekend). "[Speed Racer] didn't perform to our expectations," a Warner Bros. rep tells the AP, and is unlikely to recoup its $120 mil budget.Rounding out the weekend's top five were Made of Honor ($7.6 million) and Baby Mama ($5.8 mil).Related:• Read reviews of the latest flicks• Iron Man vs. Speed Racer: Start Your Engines read more
Iron Man vs. Speed Racer: Start Your Engines | Movie News | 5/9/2008
It's Man vs. machine. After racking up a cool $104 million in its domestic opening weekend, Iron Man is poised to hold onto the top box office spot, even with competition from Speed Racer, opening today.At least one advance ticket retailer indicates the battle for No. 1 could be tight.As of Friday morning, Fandango reports Iron Man accounts for 33 percent of advance sales, while newcomer Speed Racer checks in at 32 percent.While each movie is geared toward the same audience (Speed Racer probably offers four gears), critics have been cool toward the Emile Hirsch-driven action flick.Which movie do you plan to see this weekend? — J.R. Whalen read more
GO-GO Speed Racer! | Today's Top Videos | 3/11/2008
Got the need for speed? Then you probably won’t be disappointed with the new trailer for Speed Racer. Not only does the big screen adaptation of the animated series have an awesome cast (Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox), visually, the flick looks like it’s going to be a mock-speed ride bursting with more colors than a Crayola factory. Watch it now! | More online videos read more
Matthew Fox Shares His Vantage Point on Family | Party Central: The Latest Buzz from Your Favorite Stars | 2/21/2008
In the new thriller Vantage Point, Matthew Fox stars as a Secret Service agent assigned to protect the POTUS at all costs. But outside the studio, the Lost star admits that's a mission impossible (or rather improbable). "I would take a bullet for my family, but not for [anyone else]," Fox said at the film's Wednesday-night premiere in New York City, attended by costars Dennis Quaid and Forest Whitaker. Fox is extremely protective of his family, and is currently raising his kids in Hawaii, an ocean away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood. "My wife and I think it's important that we keep those two worlds as separate as possible," he explained. Since his acting projects as of late have not been the most kid-friendly, the little Foxes haven't seen their pop in action. But when his other new feature, Speed Racer, comes out in May, it will be a different story. Until then, he says, "I'm just Dad." — Perris RichterMore party talk:• Gossip Girl Star: Blondes Don't Have More... read more

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