This post contains Spoilers for “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale
A good chunk of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don’t know anything about it, feels almost too strange to be real.
The real life Le Mans ’66 ended with a historic finish: Ford trounced the frontrunner Ferrari as all three Ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. But there’s some additional drama in the “Ford v Ferrari” portrayal. In the film’s telling, once it becomes clear Ford will win, Ford executives, including Henry Ford II, realize that having all of its cars finish at the same time would make an excellent PR stunt — so they instruct driver Ken Miles (Bale) to slow down his pace to let...
A good chunk of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don’t know anything about it, feels almost too strange to be real.
The real life Le Mans ’66 ended with a historic finish: Ford trounced the frontrunner Ferrari as all three Ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. But there’s some additional drama in the “Ford v Ferrari” portrayal. In the film’s telling, once it becomes clear Ford will win, Ford executives, including Henry Ford II, realize that having all of its cars finish at the same time would make an excellent PR stunt — so they instruct driver Ken Miles (Bale) to slow down his pace to let...
- 11/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"They were Kiwis taking on the world." FilmBuff has revealed the trailer for a racing documentary titled McLaren, telling the story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who started the McLaren Motor Racing team. You may recognize the name, especially if you love cars, as Bruce McLaren is the father & founder of McLaren Automotive, which manufactures some of the fastest cars on the planet. McLaren died at age 32 in 1970 when his car crashed while racing in England. Despite this tragic early death, he left quite a legacy, and achieved a great amount of success. "A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win." There have been some excellent racing movies recently (Senna and Rush come to mind) and this looks like it's another that will appeal to all audiences, not just racing fans. Here's the official trailer...
- 8/21/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
'Transformers: The Last Knight'..
Moviegoers in Australia and internationally increasingly are showing signs of fatigue with the never-ending procession of Hollywood franchises.
The latest examples: The underwhelming debuts of the fifth film in the Transformers series and the third edition of Cars.
That coupled with the fast-sinking Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and The Mummy reboot indicates studios should spend more money on original content and less on tiring franchises.
The top 20 titles collectively minted $17 million last weekend, down 5 per cent on the previous frame, according to Numero..
Of the new independent releases, A Quiet Passion and Hindi drama Tubelight registered well while Una was Ok and McLaren tanked.
Paramount.s Transformers: The Last Knight rang up $4.46 million from 285 locations and $4.7 million with previews. That.s way down on the $8.8 million debut of Transformers: Age of Extinction in 2014, which finished up with $26.9 million.
Michael Bay.s bombastic action-adventure starring Mark Wahlberg,...
Moviegoers in Australia and internationally increasingly are showing signs of fatigue with the never-ending procession of Hollywood franchises.
The latest examples: The underwhelming debuts of the fifth film in the Transformers series and the third edition of Cars.
That coupled with the fast-sinking Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and The Mummy reboot indicates studios should spend more money on original content and less on tiring franchises.
The top 20 titles collectively minted $17 million last weekend, down 5 per cent on the previous frame, according to Numero..
Of the new independent releases, A Quiet Passion and Hindi drama Tubelight registered well while Una was Ok and McLaren tanked.
Paramount.s Transformers: The Last Knight rang up $4.46 million from 285 locations and $4.7 million with previews. That.s way down on the $8.8 million debut of Transformers: Age of Extinction in 2014, which finished up with $26.9 million.
Michael Bay.s bombastic action-adventure starring Mark Wahlberg,...
- 6/26/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Author: Linda Marric
Heralded as one of the greatest and most loved figures in the history of motor racing, Bruce McLaren was also one of the most respected racing drivers of all time, both in his native New Zealand and around the world. His rise to the top of the sport from very humble beginnings to being the owner of one the greatest and most successful Formula 1 teams in the 1970s and to this day, was a real testament to the man’s determination and hard work. In a new documentary produced by Universal Pictures and simply titled McLaren, director Roger Donaldson offers a comprehensive account of the the motor-racing hero’s exhilarating achievements as he attempts to shine a light on the man behind the legend.
Taking a leaf out of Asif Kapadia’s award winning documentary Senna (2010), Donaldson offers a comprehensive account of the highs and lows in the man’s short,...
Heralded as one of the greatest and most loved figures in the history of motor racing, Bruce McLaren was also one of the most respected racing drivers of all time, both in his native New Zealand and around the world. His rise to the top of the sport from very humble beginnings to being the owner of one the greatest and most successful Formula 1 teams in the 1970s and to this day, was a real testament to the man’s determination and hard work. In a new documentary produced by Universal Pictures and simply titled McLaren, director Roger Donaldson offers a comprehensive account of the the motor-racing hero’s exhilarating achievements as he attempts to shine a light on the man behind the legend.
Taking a leaf out of Asif Kapadia’s award winning documentary Senna (2010), Donaldson offers a comprehensive account of the highs and lows in the man’s short,...
- 5/24/2017
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Driver and engineer Bruce McLaren is the focus of this good-looking film
Roger Donaldson’s handsomely assembled documentary racetracks the career of the late Formula One driver and racing car engineer Bruce McLaren. The talking heads are framed by captions that at times make the film look like a classy PowerPoint presentation, but its mix of lovely, fuzzy archive footage and pretty reconstructions makes it feel like a kind of docufiction. It lacks the ingenuity of Asif Kapadia’s superior F1 doc Senna, but is worth a watch nonetheless.
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Roger Donaldson’s handsomely assembled documentary racetracks the career of the late Formula One driver and racing car engineer Bruce McLaren. The talking heads are framed by captions that at times make the film look like a classy PowerPoint presentation, but its mix of lovely, fuzzy archive footage and pretty reconstructions makes it feel like a kind of docufiction. It lacks the ingenuity of Asif Kapadia’s superior F1 doc Senna, but is worth a watch nonetheless.
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- 5/21/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
A bland documentary about pioneering driver Bruce McLaren does not tell us why we should be interested in its subject
Roger Donaldson’s documentary about motor-racing pioneer Bruce McLaren is well produced, well researched, well intended … and a bit boring. It makes no serious attempt at reaching out beyond its fanbase, connecting with non-petrolheads, or gaining any perspective on the sometimes scary and dysfunctional world of motor racing. It just celebrates McLaren in a good-natured, bland and slightly complacent way, with newsreel clips, artfully presented stills, interviews with beaming contemporaries and some unsignposted dramatic reconstruction: mock-Super-8 footage imagining key scenes of his early life. In some ways, McLaren’s straightforwardly pleasant personality is refreshing; unlike the raffish bad boys who always get mythologised, he was an unassuming professional and a family man. A class act. But why should we be interested in him, beyond the races won and race cars designed?...
Roger Donaldson’s documentary about motor-racing pioneer Bruce McLaren is well produced, well researched, well intended … and a bit boring. It makes no serious attempt at reaching out beyond its fanbase, connecting with non-petrolheads, or gaining any perspective on the sometimes scary and dysfunctional world of motor racing. It just celebrates McLaren in a good-natured, bland and slightly complacent way, with newsreel clips, artfully presented stills, interviews with beaming contemporaries and some unsignposted dramatic reconstruction: mock-Super-8 footage imagining key scenes of his early life. In some ways, McLaren’s straightforwardly pleasant personality is refreshing; unlike the raffish bad boys who always get mythologised, he was an unassuming professional and a family man. A class act. But why should we be interested in him, beyond the races won and race cars designed?...
- 5/19/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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