‘From Paris with Love’ new trailer
Beside seeing John Travolta in an unusual kind of role for him and with Bruce Willis’ trademark haircut, From Paris with Love promises some good car chases and plenty of explosions. The critics haven been pretty mixed, but it might be worth a shot. We have the trailer right here, so tell us what you expect! Read More
John Dillinger’s escape car and ‘Public Enemy’ star sells for $165,000
January 18-24 the 39th Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction took place in Scottsdale, AZ, and a few well-known movie vehicles crossed the stage and found new owners. One of them was the Ford A that was used my the infamous John Dillinger to escape the FBI in of the darkest moments of its history. On top of that, the car starred in the movie about John Dillinger, played by Johnny... Read More
Fully functional Lego Tumbler is much better than yours
The auction might be over on eBay but it still is fantastic to look at. The guy behind this Tumbler (and Batpod, and 80’s Batmobile etc) spent hours giving it as many details as possible and making it functional, but he also made comic strips and videos… insane! Thanks Gabriel for the tip! Want to see an 80’s Batmobile montage with “Push it to the limit”... Read More
‘Automan’ (1983): Tron-meets-Knight-Rider-meets-Airwolf craziness
Hot on the heels of Tron (1982) came Automan, a TV show so successful only 12 episodes aired. Watching the intro I wonder why… although the kid in me knows I would have been all over it if I had known about it back then. Read More
Trailer for ‘Two Lane Blacktop’ (1971)
Picture Car Warehouse’s movie stars on the auction block, featuring vehicles from Indiana Jones, A-Team, Transformers, Fast& Furious and many more
Being able to seat in the A-Team van was a childhood dream came true. Last Saturday, August 15th, a big movie props and vehicle auction was held at LA Center Studios. Most of the movie cars came from Picture Car Warehouse, Hollywood’s biggest provider of wheeled heroes, villains, stars and extras. PCW was founded by Ted Moser and has supplied vehicles for hundred of movies... Read More
While waiting for ‘Cars 2′, watch ‘Mater’s Tall Tales’!
Among our cult car movies, Disney/Pixar’s Cars ranks high. Very high. The way it pictures the car industry and culture, the characters, the photography, the design, even the storyline… it’s a fantastic movie. So ever since Cars 2 has been announced we’ve been giddy like schoolgirls. Only problem is: we have to wait until 2012. To help us wait, John Lasseter’s... Read More
Cannonball Run star Farrah Fawcett passes away
Farrah Fawcett and Burt Reynolds Farrah Fawcett has died today after a long battle with cancer. Best known for her leading role in the 1970’s TV show Charlie’s Angels, she was an iconic figure of Hollywood and glamour. In the 1981 cult movie The Cannonball Run, written by Brock Yates and directed by Hal Needham, she co-starred Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise,... Read More
TLC’s Street Ride reveals custom truck for Stallone’s The Expendables
Street Customs, the TLC show starring Ryan Friedlinghaus and his crew from West Coast Customs in Corona (CA) recently had a huge opportunity: create a custom truck for Sly’s next movie, The Expendables (2010). Shot most notably in New Orleans, the movie has an impressive cast of action movie stars such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone,... Read More
Top 5 Car Chases of All Time
The excellent Rotten Tomatoes Show on current tv recently aired an episode where they reviewed the new Fast and Furious (2009) and gave a list of the Top 5 Car Chases of All Time. Their review of Blues Brothers, who came in at fourth place, is absolutely hilarious and well worth watching. Here’s their Top 5: #5 Cobra (1986) #4 Blues Brothers (1980) #3 Death Proof (2007) #2... Read More
