street racing

The Bailey Review: NEED FOR SPEED (2014)

SYNOPSIS: Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins. REVIEW: What’s one way to save a movie filled with terrible dialogue, poor acting, and a clichéd revenge plot with a less-than-intersting love story? Get Scott Waugh to direct the best stunt racing film ever. Need for Speed is an adaptation of the classic EA Games car racing franchise. In this film, Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) runs a garage in New York with his uninteresting and slightly annoying buddies, where they build and tune sexy performance cars. The garage was inherited from his father, who dies before the events of the film, but we don’t really care about that relationship anyway. The garage is financially going under, and if they […]

The New TV Spot For NEED FOR SPEED Asks "What Drives You?"

Lee B. Golden III

We have a new TV spot for director Scott Waugh‘s upcoming revenge cross-country racing thriller, Need For Speed. In light of this, folks in Atlanta, Gerogia looking forward to the film’s release may want to stay close to lead actor Aaron Paul‘s twitter feed as he continues to ramp up promotional efforts for the new film, set to arrive in theaters in the U.S. on March 14, 2014. Check out the TV spot at the bottom, and if you’re an Atlanta resident and want to fly out to the film’s Hollywood premiere, CLICK HERE and cross all fingers and toes. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a […]

NEED FOR SPEED Gets An International Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Director Scott Waugh‘s new film, Need For Speed, launches its way into theaters worldwide this March, and this week, the new film from Dreamworks now has a new international trailer for its Hong Kong-designated release for March 13 before its North American debut the following day. The upcoming revenge racing action thriller was written by George and John Gatins and stars Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Harrison Gilbertson, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi, Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the […]

Go Full Throttle In The New Full Teaser For STREET SOCIETY

Lee B. Golden III

Just after unleashing their short teaser a few days ago, we have a full teaser now viral ahead of the release of Indonesia’s new film, Street Society. Directed by Awi Suryadi, the new film aims to leave its mark in the world of exotic street-racing action by way of Indonesia, with the promise of all-you-can-eat eye candy, glitz and glamour you may be familiar with in films like the Fast And Furious franchise, from muscle cars and beautiful women, to character-driven racing action that puts the pedal to the metal. Street Society makes its domestic theatrical debut on February 20, 2014, starring Marcel Chandrawinata, Chelsea Islan, Edward Gunawan, Edward Akbar, Kelly Tandiono, Daniel Topan, Yogie Tan, Ferry Salim, Moudyzanya Milanka, Dimas Argoebie, Wulan Guritno, Marcelino Lefrandt and Senk Lotta. SYNOPSIS: Cocky, charismatic and womanizing Rio (Marcel Chandrawinata) is the reigning champion of Indonesia’s illegal street racing scene. Along with his […]

The New Teaser For STREET SOCIETY Speeds Its Way Online

Lee B. Golden III

The official Twitter account for director Awi Suryadi‘s upcoming film, Street Society, launched its official teaser on Saturday via YouTube. Cashing in on the illegal street racing action genre with the momentum of successes like the Fast And Furious film series and Scott Waugh’s new racing video game adaptation thriller, Need For Speed, Street Society boasts its own vision of the underground racing scene with fast cars, exotic locations and character-driven crime drama, centered on the story of a talented wheelman who wishes for a life away from the street racing scene until he is pulled back in to rescue his love interest from a notorious mobster set of wheels to unleash his vengeance. Street Society releases in Indonesia on February 20, 2014, starring Marcel Chandrawinata, Chelsea Islan, Edward Gunawan, Edward Akbar, Kelly Tandiono, Daniel Topan, Yogie Tan, Ferry Salim, Moudyzanya Milanka, Dimas Argoebie, Wulan Guritno, Marcelino Lefrandt and Senk […]