Category: Movies

Was “The 4th” With You?

Was “The 4th” With You?

Just in case your senses weren’t strong enough, and you didn’t realize yesterday was Star Wars day, don’t worry!  I can provide your far…far away fix today!  Let’s all just take a moment and enjoy the best “Fan Boy” modified cars. First of all I bet you didn’t know that there was an official Star Wars [...]

Famous First Generation Ford Mustangs

Famous First Generation Ford Mustangs

With the Chevrolet Corvette celebrating its 60th year of production this year, bowtie fans are all revved-up by the seventh generation of the long-running sports car. In 2014, loyalists to the blue oval will have the opportunity to celebrate their own milestone as the Ford Mustang reaches 50 years in production. The car that moved [...]

Movie Review: Revenge of the Electric Car

Movie Review: Revenge of the Electric Car

Obviously, I am behind the times when it comes to reviewing the 2011 documentary film “Revenge of the Electric Car”. I had bought the DVD four months ago but only gained the time and compulsion to watch the film during the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks to hard-to-come-by share time and the US Presidential debate provoked [...]

The Dark Kia? Batman-Themed Optima Prepped for Charity

The Dark Kia? Batman-Themed Optima Prepped for Charity

Growing up, many of us have acquainted ourselves with the incorruptible good guys originating from comic books. If you were a Marvel comic book fan, you anxiously read the adventures of the recently live action-adapted team called The Avengers. If a supporter of DC Comics (known officially as DC Entertainment), your world was highlighted by [...]

The Five Most Iconic Bond Cars of All Time

The Five Most Iconic Bond Cars of All Time

It might sound like bad parenting, but I was brought up on James Bond films. One of my older cousins— who used to babysit my siblings and I — jokes to this day about the time he was over to watch us and we informed him that we were only allowed to watch Disney movies [...]

Chrysler’s Moment of Total Recall in 2084

Chrysler’s Moment of Total Recall in 2084

For the past several weeks, automobiles have been associated with the word “recall” in an unflattering manner as almost every major carmaker appears to have been bitten by gremlins. However, one Hollywood remake places Chrysler within a different state known as Total Recall. Part of a futuristic chase scene in the newly released 2012 Total [...]

Acura Enlists to Serve in The Avengers Adventure

Acura Enlists to Serve in The Avengers Adventure

As warmness rushes over the previously cold climate of winter, as the ideal environment for driving nears (barring more gas price spikes), the summer blockbuster season approaches. Despite its name, the Summer blockbuster period typically starts in the month of May with the first big-budget flicks. With many 2012 releases planned through the coming months, [...]

Ferris Bueller’s Persona Rides Again with Honda Super Bowl Ad

Ferris Bueller’s Persona Rides Again with Honda Super Bowl Ad

  A common consensus among automotive analysts (and most importantly customers) is Honda’s recent styling direction have been seen as too conservative. Still regarded as a builder of mechanically sound and liveable vehicles, Honda is being affected by the same pattern that Ford Motor Company encountered in the late 1920s with the Model T. An [...]