The 136-minute "Speed Racer" is chaotic as a six-ring circus, gaudy as a transvestites convention and soullessly cute as a robot puppy. 
Q. I went with my boys this weekend to see "Horton Hears a Who" their ages 4, 8 and 12. They were not very interested. I wanted to take them to see "Nim's Island." My boys are true boys and might like to see the adventure instead of the ryhming. Any suggestions? 04.13.08
The Charlotte Film Society and Charlotte Film Festival, elements crucial to Charlotte's alternative film scene, both enter important weeks as of today.
Last summer, as Hollywood bombarded us with sequels and remakes and adaptations of TV shows, critics wailed about lack of originality -- and audiences spent blithely, like never before.
Nobody fears death as much as Americans. Why else would we babble that "60 is the new 50!" or use euphemisms such as "senior citizens," as if old people were about to graduate from some prestigious academy? (I guess infants would be "freshman citizens.") 
Ron Shelton says he's just now realizing what a home run he hit with "Bull Durham."
"Speed Racer," the new live-action take on the quirky Japanese anime series, speeds into theaters Friday. Since the movie is all about cars, driving fast and driving even faster, cast members were asked about their memories of their early driving days and their interest in automobiles.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li's first movie together is a hit in China.
In romantic comedies, a clear Hollywood hierarchy is at work.
It was the kind of offer that most Hollywood A-listers would jump at: a chance to work with Wong Kar-Wai, the critically acclaimed Hong Kong director of "In the Mood for Love" and "Chungking Express." But the woman that Wong wanted wouldn't call him back.
The six major Hollywood studios have won a $111 million judgment for copyright infringement against the shut-down file-sharing Web site TorrentSpy.com.
At age 82, it sounds like Mrs. Garrett is still teaching youngsters about the facts of life.
The Netflix top 10 national rentals for the week ending May 3 are:
"Speed Racer" careens into theaters Friday, dragging with it a $120 million budget, the bruised reputation of directors the Wachowski brothers - whose careers need a shot of nitro after the flameouts of the last two "Matrix" debacles - and the summer hopes of a movie industry desperately in need of a few winners.
Hollywood producers on Tuesday temporarily broke off contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild, calling its demands regarding DVD sales and online content "unreasonable."
"Superbad" has supergood chances of winning a trophy at the MTV Movie Awards.
