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Two Utah skiers qualify for 2010 Olympic Team external link

Thumbnail Peterson, also known by his nickname "Speedy" - after the cartoon character Speed Racer, will be heading to his third Olympic Games. ... and more »
Fri, Dec 25 |  from Examiner.com

 

Review | Sherlock Holmes (PG-13) ** external link

That may be fine for those who found Speed Racer fun and exciting. Others may be wondering what exactly martial arts and bullet-time photography are doing ... and more »
Thu, Dec 24 |  from MiamiHerald.com

 

New Wachowski Brothers Movie Being Filmed? external link

Thumbnail News in Film (blog) Ever since completing the Matrix trilogy in 2003, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski have directed only one movie (last year's Speed Racer), leaving many to ... Arianna Huffington tweets what's brewing with the Wachowski Brothers' new Iraq ...Examiner.com
Wed, Dec 9 |  from ReelzChannel.com

 

Ninja Assassin Movie Review external link

Thumbnail RVANews After the disaster that was "Speed Racer", it's good to see the brothers deliver one heck of a guilty pleasure. Strangely enough, the movie starts out more ... Entertainment: Taking a ninja leap of faithNew Straits Times all 5 news articles »
Tue, Dec 8 |  from HorrorMovies.ca

 

Was This The Decade Of The Reboot? [Decade In Review] external link

Thumbnail Looking back at the fictional stories that defined the last decade, you might think of things like The Dark Knight, Battlestar Galactica, or failures like Bionic Woman and Speed Racer. Was this the decade we ran out of original ideas?
Sun, Dec 6 |  from io9

 

Freke Friday: McTeigue's films have praised visuals, inventiveness external link

Thumbnail Baylor University The Lariat Online We also had a film panned by critics in “Speed Racer,” for which McTeigue was a second unit director. Based on the popular manga about a car racing family, ... Online Extra: Ninja Assassin Revives Dead Genre, Owns ItFree Times
Thu, Dec 3 |  from LSU The Reveille

 

Need For Speed: Nitro review external link

Thumbnail Sidhe saw the value of producing a decent arcade racing game for the Wii back when they did Speed Racer. That game, too, had a face-melting physics engine ... and more »
Mon, Nov 23 |  from 3News

 

Podcast: Brad Pitt & Josh Brolin Behind the Steering Wheel in Go Like Hell? external link

Thumbnail 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,...
Wed, Oct 28 |  from First Showing

 

Speed Racer - The Next Generation: Comet Run DVD Review external link

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 »
Tue, May 12 |  from IGN

 

Fanfiction: alichay @ 2008-11-08T22:10:00 external link

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. ...
Sat, Nov 8 |  from ALICHAY

 

Fanfiction: purple_weasle @ 2008-10-29T23:55:00 external link

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, ...
Thu, Oct 30 |  from purple-weasle (Livejournal)

 

Podcast: Secret Identity Issue #133.5--Second Helping external link

Thumbnail 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...
Tue, Sep 30 |  from Secret Identity

 

How To: Silly Monkey Stories: Art is a Process external link

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. ...
Mon, Sep 8 |  from 3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

 

Opinion: Interpreting Speed Racer's Box Office Failure external link

Thumbnail 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....
Tue, May 20 |  from First Showing

 

Opinion: Fast-talking: Hirsch, Ricci share thoughts on `Speed Racer’ external link

“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...
Sat, May 17 |  from Confessions of Christina Ricci

 

Opinion: The New Speed Racer Movie Ain't Doing So Well At The Box Office... external link

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...
Sat, May 10 |  from Moon Chase! A Sailor Moon

 

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