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Video: F1 documentary trailer hits iTunes, onDemand hard on heels of Rush

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The Formula One documentary 1 was first shown in Austin last year in advance of the inaugural US Grand Prix. Speaking to more F1 personalities than have ever been put in one film together, from John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Jacky Ickx to Sebastian Vettel, Max Mosley and Martin Brundle, and produced by an award-winning crew of documentary makers, 1 focuses on the sport’s safety and how it has moved on from the deadly game of the sixties and seventies to a far safer endeavor today.

If you missed it in Austin you’ll your chance again soon: ten days after Ron Howard’s F1 thriller Rush hits the big screen, 1 will be hitting iTunes and onDemand. You can watch the trailer for 1 below, as well as an interview from last year with the documentary’s director and one of the producers on a local Austin news program.

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Video: F1 documentary trailer hits iTunes, onDemand hard on heels of Rush

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The Formula One documentary 1 was first shown in Austin last year in advance of the inaugural US Grand Prix. Speaking to more F1 personalities than have ever been put in one film together, from John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Jacky Ickx to Sebastian Vettel, Max Mosley and Martin Brundle, and produced by an award-winning crew of documentary makers, 1 focuses on the sport’s safety and how it has moved on from the deadly game of the sixties and seventies to a far safer endeavor today.

If you missed it in Austin you’ll your chance again soon: ten days after Ron Howard’s F1 thriller Rush hits the big screen, 1 will be hitting iTunes and onDemand. You can watch the trailer for 1 below, as well as an interview from last year with the documentary’s director and one of the producers on a local Austin news program.

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Video: Rush gets the Lego trailer treatment

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What is it with reenacting real life and movies in Lego? It is now practically its own form of cinema, with so many spoofs of so many events that there are Top Ten lists highlighting excellent pieces of work like this Lego trailer for Cars 2, the 2012 London Olympics, a hilarious Star Wars trilogy recap and a comedy bit of Darth Vader in the Death Star canteen.

Next, the overlords of the brightly colored little jarheaded fellows have turned their attention to the movie Rush, making a stop-motion version of the latest trailer for Ron Howard’s Formula One thriller. It’s everything you’ve seen before, only smaller, and made of plastic, and you can watch it below.

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Video: Rush gets the Lego trailer treatment

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What is it with reenacting real life and movies in Lego? It is now practically its own form of cinema, with so many spoofs of so many events that there are Top Ten lists highlighting excellent pieces of work like this Lego trailer for Cars 2, the 2012 London Olympics, a hilarious Star Wars trilogy recap and a comedy bit of Darth Vader in the Death Star canteen.

Next, the overlords of the brightly colored little jarheaded fellows have turned their attention to the movie Rush, making a stop-motion version of the latest trailer for Ron Howard’s Formula One thriller. It’s everything you’ve seen before, only smaller, and made of plastic, and you can watch it below.

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Read This: A look into how Ron Howard’s Rush got financed

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Rush movie

Producing the upcoming 1970s Formula 1 movie Rush wasn’t like the old days, when a mid-budget film could be pitched with a good chance it would be financed by a major production company. No, even after famed director Ron Howard jumped on board the F1 biopic of legendary drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, he couldn’t use his clout at Universal Studios to persuade the company to finance it, Variety reports. Universal cited the film’s biopic elements and F1’s low profile in the US as reasons not to produce it, but the company did agree to handle US distribution.

So how did Rush get an injection of $50 million when the heavy hitters wouldn’t touch it? You’ll have to read Variety‘s article, which details British screenwriter Peter Morgan’s convoluted quest to fund the movie – a pioneering example of how mid-budget films increasingly could be funded as major production companies look the other way.

When you’re done reading, be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes featurette of Rush to hold you over until its September 27 release.

A look into how Ron Howard’s Rush got financed originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video: Latest Rush trailer reminds us that James Hunt was awesome

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Rush The Movie - trailer screencap of F1 field in the rain

Rush, the upcoming Ron Howard flick that focuses on the intense rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One World Championship, is looking better and better with each trailer.

The most recent spot focuses on Hunt, playing up his reputation as a notorious womanizer and playboy. You get a glimpse of the transformation that Chris Hemsworth’s character goes through as the movie proceeds, from the free spirit shown in the beginning of the trailer to the intense competitor eager to best Lauda.

Take a look at the trailer below and be sure to check out the previous clips here and here. Rush hits theaters on September 27. Don’t plan on much from Autoblog that day – we’ll all be at the theater.

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Video: Ron Howard’s Rush gets new featurette

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Ron Howard's Rush

As you’re likely aware by now, the classic 1976 Formula 1 season is being immortalized courtesy of the movie Rush, showcasing the rivalry between the British James Hunt, driving for McLaren, and the Austrian Niki Lauda, driving for Ferrari. In the film, the fun-loving Hunt is played by Chris Hemsworth and the super-serious Lauda by Daniel Brühl.

Both of the actors can be seen front and center in the video below, a featurette on the upcoming film, with commentary from director Ron Howard. You’ll see some of the racing action from the movie, a few shots of Brühl playing Lauda before and after his terrible accident and a sense of why Howard was so drawn to document this particular racing season.

Scroll down below to watch the video.

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Video: Diecast rush hour is the art of our childhood dreams

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Chris Burden's Metropolis 2

Chris Burden’s Metropolis 2 – Click above to watch video after the jump

Like most normal Americans, thoughts of exactly what we’d do if we had all the money in the world and not a care to burden us occupy a fair portion of our mental capacity each day. Chances are that if we slept on a bed of Benjamins, our daylight hours would be spent crafting a mechanized achievement akin to the contraption in the video after the jump. In one fell swoop, the creators have combined two our true passions: diecast cars and convoluted, yet pointless machinery.

The diecast traffic jam is fittingly called “Metropolis 2,” and it was created by artist Chris Burden. Built using 1,500 Hot Wheels, the installation is headed to LACMA for a long-term loan in the near future. Art and toy fans alike can catch the mesmerizing miniature action at the museum soon. Hit the jump for a mesmerizing preview.

[Sources: Unframed, YouTube]

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Video: Diecast rush hour is the art of our childhood dreams originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Report: Rush Limbaugh tears into Chevy Volt, fails to understand how it works

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Chevrolet, GM, Celebrities, Electric

It has long been apparent that the more successful a talk radio host is, the less relevant the facts become. Case in point is this week’s apparent tirade by Rush Limbaugh against the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. No doubt the Volt’s sticker price came in higher than most of us had hoped at $41,000, and Limbaugh may have had a slight point there. However, suggesting that the federal $7,500 tax credit for plug-in vehicles like the Volt and the Nissan Leaf was there as an admission that no one wants these vehicles strikes us as disingenuous at best, especially when you recall the tax write-offs that were available to people buying Hummers and other large SUVs just a few years ago. As far as we know, Limbaugh also made no mention of the more palatable $350-per-month lease deal available for the Volt.

Limbaugh also ripped into the Volt’s 40 mile range, implying that the 40 miles of range from the battery is all that is available. He was either unaware of or chose to ignore the fact that in charge-sustaining mode, the car’s onboard engine-generator can keep the battery going for another 300 miles on a tank of gas. If you don’t have time to sit around while the battery charges, you can just take a couple of minutes to fill the tank and be on your way again, just as you would in a normal car.

Perhaps we should just give Limbaugh the benefit of the doubt and assume his cochlear implant was on the fritz.

Gallery: 2011 Chevrolet Volt

[Source: Detroit Free Press]

Report: Rush Limbaugh tears into Chevy Volt, fails to understand how it works originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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