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Start your engines and fasten your seatbelts for the high-octane adventure Speed Racer, combining heartfelt family humour and groundbreaking visual effects. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5. With support from Pops and Mom Racer (John Goodman and Susan Sarandon), girlfriend Trixie .. Read more

Starring	Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox
Director	Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Genres	Action/Adventure, Family, Thriller

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When the Car is the Star
- 18 Jul 2011
In Cars and Cars 2 automobiles are the stars of the show. But they're not the first four-wheelers to command the spotlight. Here is our rundown of the most c(h)arismatic cars and the movies where they made their mark… Tom Charity tom.charity@lovefilm.com When the Car is the Star 1. Goldfinger (1964) The Aston Martin DB5 became James Bond's ride of choice in 1964 and stayed that way for three decades give or take the odd Lotus Esprit. M’s modifications included bulletproof glass,... Read more
Sarandon and Goodman team up with Pacino
- 14 Jul 2009
Veteran actress Susan Sarandon will reunite with her Speed Racer co-star John Goodman in Al Pacino's forthcoming drama, You Don't Know Jack. Pacino is set to play 'suicide doctor' Jack Kevorkian in an upcoming TV biopic, about the medic who created the 'Mercy Machine' in a bid to help patients end their lives. He will be joined by Sarandon and Goodman in director Barry Levinson's movie, with the actress portraying Kevorkian's activist friend Janet Good, while Goodman will star as the doctor's... Read more
Indy adventure "most anticipated" summer blockbuster
- 01 Apr 2008
Harrison Ford's latest outing as all-action archaeologist Dr Henry Jones Jr in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the most eagerly-awaited film for summer 2008, reports say. According to Digital Spy, the film, the fourth outing for the swashbuckling scientist, topped a survey on cinema ticketing site Fandango.com. It was followed by Christian Bale's latest turn as Batman in The Dark Knight and Robert Downey Jr's comic adaptation Iron Man. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince... Read more
Iron Man maintains grip on UK box office
- 14 May 2008
Marvel Comics adaptation Iron Man has continued its blockbusting ways by holding on the top spot at the UK box office and becoming the highest-grossing film on the chart, new figures from Nielsen show. The high-octane flick, which stars Robert Downey Jr in the lead role alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges, clobbered new entry What Happens In Vegas… with Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz to stay top dog - or Iron Man - in the chart. This week's number three spot went to break up comedy Read more
Speed Racer
- 09 May 2008
There's a scene towards the end of Act I in the Wachowski brother's madcap live action-anime mashup when Speed's scamp of a younger brother Spritle and his pet chimpanzee Chim Chim secretly gorge themselves on a cupboard full of brightly coloured jellybean candies ' then collapse in a heap on the floor. That's how I left watching this movie. As far as eye candy goes, you couldn't ask for more. The Wachowskis have taken a cult anime show from the late 1960s ' a kind of Japanese Wacky Racers... Read more

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