A great TV theme song does more than fill 30 seconds before the show starts. The very best themes instantly transport you into a world, introduce the characters, establish the mood, and sometimes tell ...

Can Speed Racer on 4K UHD finally prove the Wachowskis were years ahead of the curve? This cult classic gets your home theater running. Full disclosure: despite my lifelong fondness for the cartoon — ...

“Speed Racer” is finally getting its due. The 2008 film, written and directed by “The Matrix” visionaries Lana and Lilly Wachowski and based on the beloved late-‘60s Japanese animated series, is one ...

To start, the man who played Speed Racer shared the fact that the movie bombing at the box office came as a shock to all those involved in the film’s production. “When it was panned by critics and ...

It was one of the biggest bombs of 2008, but the star noticed things changing years later during a midnight screening at Tarantino's New Beverly theater: "I could audibly hear the entire audience ...

The '80s was the heyday of animated TV shows -- a decade which delivered a classic array of programs that continue resonating today. It was an era in which Saturday morning cartoons were a household ...

Nearly two decades after he starred in the live-action Speed Racer movie, Emilie Hirsch, its lead actor, has some advice for whoever takes over the role for the upcoming Apple TV reboot. I think just ...

Nearly 20 years later, Emile Hirsch weighs in on the surreal joy of seeing 'Speed Racer' finally get its flowers ahead of its 4K digital release. Reading time 4 minutes Back in 2008, the Wachowskis’ ...

On the weekend of May 9, 2008, Speed Racer opened in theaters. Directed by the Wachowskis, the live-action adaptation of the popular anime of the same name was anticipated to be one of the big movies ...

“All (your son) talks about, all he seems capable of thinking about, is automobile racing,” a concerned teacher tells a parent in “Speed Racer.” No wonder. In this movie, automobile racing is the best ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actors Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson of the TV show 'Sanford & Son' pose for a portrait in 1974. - Of course, Yorke and Hoppus are ...