October 06, 2008
Filme.Acasa: Un blockbuster de arta a sosoit la linia de final. Este sclipitor, accesoriat si auto-erotic. Speed Racer iti face inima sa pulseze de trei ori mai repede.
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September 22, 2008
The arty blockbuster has arrived, and it's as flashy, accessorized and auto-erotic as can be. Which creates a strange sensation indeed, that it's not just the cars that are smoking, but those Wachowski brothers as well, and whatever's in their pipes too.
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September 15, 2008
RT on DVD: Speed Racer Zooms to Blu-ray!
Get the pop rocks and Coke ready -- Speed Racer is out this week! We'll tell you what new releases to skip over, when Death Proof and Planet Terror are headed to Blu-ray, and what new retro flicks you should catch on DVD this week. (Diane Lane as... More...

September 02, 2008
RT's Summer in Review: The Best, The Worst, and Our Favorite Films!
The summer movie season of 2008 ended last weekend, and boy, was it a good one. Led by box office smashes like Iron Man, Wall-E, and The Dark Knight, Hollywood raked in the dough week after week -- and, surprisingly, scored major Freshness on the... More...

July 13, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Moody Superheroes Rule the Box Office
Hellboy II: The Golden Army nudges Hancock out of first place while Murphy debuts as the summer's biggest flop. More...

June 05, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Black vs. Sandler in Comedy Showdown
Two big doses of comedy from a pair of Hollywood's funniest men will hit the multiplexes across North America on Friday in a fierce battle for the number one spot. For family audiences there is the animated extravaganza Kung Fu Panda starring Jack... More...

June 04, 2008
UK Box Office Breakdown: Carrie Beats Indy
It was grizzled masculinity versus shopping-obsessed, emotionally-open womanhood at the box office this week -- yep; Indy Jones battled Carrie Bradshaw, with the archeologist ousting the Monolo Blahnik-clad Manhattan socialite from the top spot... More...

May 22, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Indiana Jones Set To Conquer Multiplexes
The summer movie season gets a big shot in the arm as the highly anticipated launch of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull kicks off the extended Memorial Day holiday weekend a day early with its Thursday bow. More...

May 16, 2008
PETA Alleges Animal Abuse on Speed Racer Set
PETA Germany, acting on information from the American Humane Association, is filing charges of animal abuse against a trainer on the set of Speed Racer. More...

May 14, 2008
UK Box Office Breakdown: Speed Racer Tanks
Cripes! The bloodthirsty summer movie season has its first big-budget flop of the summer, and we're only two weeks in. The disappointment, no scrap that, disaster in question is the Wachowski brother latest effort Speed Racer, which had designs... More...

May 11, 2008
The arty blockbuster has arrived, and it's as flashy, accessorized and auto-erotic as can be. Which creates a strange sensation indeed, that it's not just the cars that are smoking, but those Wachowski brothers as well, and whatever's in their pipes too.
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May 11, 2008
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Iron Man Rocks, Speed Racer Stalls
There was no stopping the strength of Iron Man which dominated the multiplexes for a second straight frame grossing more than the two new releases combined. More...

May 09, 2008
When an Animated Series Goes Live Action
In anticipation of Speed Racer, Cinematical takes a look at seven movies translated from animation to live action, with mixed results. More...

May 08, 2008
The RT Review Revue: What Happens in Speed Racer, Stays in Speed Racer
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The RT Review Revue is here to talk about this week's pair o' flicks: What Happens in Vegas (AKA Cameron vs. Ashton) and Speed Racer (better known as The Wachowskis Blow Minds, Part II). More...

May 08, 2008
Critics Consensus: No Go for Speed Racer, Vegas Cashes Out
This week at the movies, we've got fast cars (Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci), marital mishaps (What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz), and battle royals (David Mamet's Redbelt, starring Chiwetel... More...

May 08, 2008
Total Recall: 50 Most Memorable Movie Cars
After 40 years, the Mach 5 makes the jump from animation to the big screen, and to celebrate, we're counting down the most memorable cars of all time. More...

May 08, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Can Speed Racer Defeat Iron Man?
Fast cars and comedy stars make their way into North American multiplexes on Friday hoping to shake things up after Iron Man's sheer dominance of the box office over the past week. More...

May 08, 2008
Hollywood's Vehicular Love Affair Has No Room for Hybrids (Yet)
They're driven by the fuel-conscious -- and plenty of celebs. But when will hybrid cars get some love on the big screen? More...

May 06, 2008
The arty blockbuster has arrived, and it's as flashy, accessorized and auto-erotic as can be. Which creates a strange sensation indeed, that it's not just the cars that are smoking, but those Wachowski brothers as well, and whatever's in their pipes too.
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May 06, 2008
2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced
It's almost time to hand out some golden popcorn -- the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards have been announced! More...

May 06, 2008
Speed Racer (2008): International trailers
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May 06, 2008
Speed Racer (2008): Orgasmic 5 min. trailer
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April 01, 2008
Fandango Users List Their Most Anticipated Summer Movies
Fandango's users have spoken, and the verdict is in: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is summer 2008's most anticipated film. More...

March 31, 2008
Check Out the New Speed Racer Poster Right Here --- In Three Dimensions!
The future of movie posters has arrived online: check out the new, moving 3D Speed Racer teaser poster right here! More...

March 28, 2008
New Imagepalooza: Iron Man, Star Trek, Speed Racer
Man, it's Friday. Your brains are tired and so are ours. Who wants to read stuff when it's so much easier just to look at pictures? More...

March 25, 2008
Speed Racer Cast Promises "Things You've Never Seen Before"
Whether you love it or hate it, when the Wachowski brothers' Speed Racer hits screens on May 9, you'll at least be forced to admit you've never seen anything quite like it. More...

March 19, 2008
Go Speed Racer Go!: Preview and Interviews
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March 17, 2008
Get Ready for Harry Potter and the Simultaneous IMAX Release
Live near an IMAX theater? Prepare to enjoy a year of gloating to your not-as-fortunate fellow filmgoers. More...

March 14, 2008
Trailer(s) Bulletin: Wall-E, Speed Racer
New trailers for two of the summer's most highly anticipated movies hit the Web this week. Who wants a look at more of Wall-E and Speed Racer? More...

March 06, 2008
Wachowskis' Speed Racer Getting the IMAX Treatment
If you've seen the trailer for the Wachowski brothers' upcoming Speed Racer, you know it's packed to the gills with eye-popping colors and special effects -- the kind of stuff that IMAX screens were made for. More...

March 06, 2008
Joan Cusack, John Goodman to Hear Isla Fisher's Confessions
It hasn't even been a month since Isla Fisher dazzled Ryan Reynolds in the Valentine's dramedy Definitely, Maybe, but she's already at work on her next film -- and she's got company. More...

February 04, 2008
Ricci Promises Positive Female Role Model in Speed Racer
We know Speed Racer will be a visual treat with plenty of action, but perhaps it will have good values too. Christina Ricci, who plays Trixie, described all the progressive women's lib stuff she gets to play in the movie. More...

January 14, 2008
trailer and trailer review
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December 22, 2007
Trailer & Poster review
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December 11, 2007
2008 Photo Gallery Updates: The Dark Knight, Cloverfield, Speed Racer, and More!
Enough about 2007. We're eagerly wondering, "Will 2008 be as fun?" Though the magic and wizardry of the electronic press kit, let us peer into the future and see what the major studios are up to for the upcoming months. More...

December 07, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: Speed Racer
Okay, so you forgot to tune into Entertainment Tonight last night, and missed the Speed Racer trailer's debut. Not to worry -- Moviefone's got your back! More...

December 06, 2007
Joel Silver Excited About Speed Racer's "Car Fu" (Article Updated With Photos!)
What has Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, live monkeys, and a brand new trailer? More...

November 08, 2007
Joel Silver Explains Speed Racer Technology
Joel Silver is sort of the unofficial spokesman for the Wachowski Brothers. Silver ushered the visionaries into Hollywood and explains their process whenever he can. With Speed Racer wrapping principal photography and onto the visual effects... More...

October 07, 2007
Susan Sarandon Gets Animated for Speed Racer
Susan Sarandon may be one of the most acclaimed thespians of her day, but she totally gives in to newfangled moviemaking. Playing Mom Speed gave Sarandon challenges she'd never faced before in any of her Oscar nominated roles. More...

October 04, 2007
The Wachowski brothers %u2014 who have probably been hiding from irate punters who paid good money to see Matrix Revolutions back in 2003 %u2014 is back with . . . Inspector Gadget on wheels?
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September 19, 2007
Emile Hirsch On Speed Racer Monkey Business, Dialogue, and His First Big Role
Emile Hirsch still has his hair a little dark, only a week and a half after wrapping Speed Racer. He kind of resembles the animated Speed, and it sounds like he did his part to portray him as fans remember. He also shared how his costar turned... More...

August 22, 2007
Hiroyuki Sanada Mediates Wachowskis' Speed Racer Vision
After menacing Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3, Hiroyuki Sanada will play another villain in a big budget action movie: the Wachowski Brothers' live action Speed Racer movie. More...

August 08, 2007
Jonny Quest Coming to a Theater Near You
Once Warner Bros. announced plans for a Speed Racer movie, animation fans knew it was only a matter of time before the studio started raiding the vaults for more adaptations of classic cartoons. Well, that time is now: Variety reports that Warners... More...

July 13, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman" Baddies, "Star Trek" Rumors, That "Cloverfield" Teaser, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we get treated to some casting rumors regarding "Dark Knight" villains, as well as some for the cast of the upcoming "Star Trek XI," and some more bits about J.J. Abrams' mysterious... More...

July 06, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Transformers," "Indy 4" Set Pics, And More "Transformers"
In this week's Ketchup, "Transformers" was so hot that the mere mention of a Tomatometer warranted its own news item, and readers were eager to gauge (and rebut) the critics' reviews. More...

June 05, 2007
Scott Porter Signs On for a "Speed Racer" Role
Fans of TV's "Friday Night Lights" may be familiar with actor Scott Porter. Movie fans will see him in next year's "Speed Racer" adaptation. More...

June 01, 2007
First Look at the "Speed Racer" Car!
Emile Hirsch wan't kidding when he said they got the car right. More...

May 17, 2007
Casting News on "Speed Racer" and The Return of Chow Yun Fat!
Back and forth he goes: Looks like Chow Yun-Fat is back on board for John Woo's "Red Cliff" epic -- plus we have a little more casting (rumors) to announce regarding "Speed Racer." More...

April 20, 2007
"Speed Racer" Nabs a Racer X
By now you've probably heard that Christina Ricci has joined the "Speed Racer" cast, but it looks like Fox and the Wachowski Brothers have found their "Racer X" villain. Fans of the TV series "Lost" will no doubt... More...

April 13, 2007
Speed Racer was godawful cartoon and really didn't need to be resurrected and turned into a movie
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April 13, 2007
Here She Comes, Here Comes "Speed" Ricci
Christina Ricci has joined the cast of the 2008 Wachowski brothers adaptation of "Speed Racer," in which she'll play Trixie, girlfriend to the titular auto-racing hero. More...

April 03, 2007
John Goodman & Susan Sarandon as "Speed Racer" Parents?
Larry and Andy Wachowski chose Emile Hirsch to star in their adaptation of the old "Speed Racer" cartoon, and it looks like the Americanization of the series is moving ahead full steam: John Goodman and Susan Sarandon have been tapped to... More...

March 24, 2007
Silver Confirms Casting, Talks Wachowskis' "Speed Racer" Vision
Rotten Tomatoes was there on Friday when Joel Silver confirmed the announcement of Emile Hirsch as the live action "Speed Racer." Then he addressed the Wachowski's visual ideas for adapting the anime property. More...

March 22, 2007
Looks Like WB Found Their "Speed Racer"
The project's been chatted about for a while now, but it looks like the brothers Warner and the brother Wachowski have settled on a lead for their "Speed Racer" adaptation, and it might be none other than Emile Hirsch. More...

March 15, 2007
Zac Efron: From "High School Musical" to "Speed Racer"?
Those of you who are less than thrilled with Andy and Larry Wachowski's decision to direct a live-action adaptation of "Speed Racer" may need to steel yourselves for the latest piece of news regarding the project: Specifically, that... More...

March 12, 2007
Warner Bros. Moves "Speed Racer" Up, Away From "Indy 4"
Release-date brinksmanship is a time-honored tradition in the movie biz, particularly when it comes to the summer blockbusters, and Warner Bros. is getting an early head start on next summer's schedule: Variety reports that "Speed Racer"... More...