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May 16th, 2008

There He Goes, There Goes Speed Racer

The embarrassment of everyone involved with Speed Racer, the summer of 2008’s first official box-office bomb, continues. E Online reports Racer star Emile Hirsch is pushing down the pedal like he’s never coming to back to United Talent Agency.
The young leading man had been with UTA for seven years but apparently one Wachowski Bros. […]

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May 12th, 2008

After Further Review, Racer Finishes Third

If this were NASCAR, Team Racer might have earned a suspension for this weekend’s antics. Variety reports Warner Bros. big budget adaptation of Speed Racer got its widely publicized second-place finish by the studio fudging its numbers.
Racer actually pulled in $18.6 million, putting it in third place at the weekend box-office behind Ashton Kutcher […]

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May 11th, 2008

Speed Racer Game Gets Good Reviews

Video game movies are usually pretty bad, to put it mildly. Knowing that the license alone will sell it in most cases, companies just take the checks rolling in for the shovelware.
But in a reversal of usual trends, the Speed Racer game has earned positive reviews. The game has been better received than the […]

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May 11th, 2008

Iron Man Laps Speed Racer

According to numbers provided by Nielsen, Marvel Comics’ Iron Man has made $177 million in 10 days. It raked in $50 million this past weekend to remain atop the box office charts.
 
Warner Bros. Speed Racer, which at one time was thought a potential rival for Iron Man, stalled into second place with $20 million. […]

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May 10th, 2008

This Racer Needs a Tune-Up

If the Wachowskis can’t make a convincing live-action anime, I don’t know who can. Their Matrix films were as close to that as any movies ever have been. There’s much of that style at work here, throwing a lot of colors, kung fu and car chases at the screen in the hopes some of […]

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March 4th, 2008

There’s Still Time Left to Vote

No, not for Hillary, Barack or even Ron Paul. I’m talking about voting in SFUniverse’s poll for which summer movie you’re the most excited about seeing. It looks to be another huge year for the genre with blockbusters like The Dark Knight, Iron Man and a new Indiana Jones flick. 
Then there are films like Speed […]

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