Car Movies
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Car Movies – Horatio’s Drive
Ken Burns has produced some great cinema epics and Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip was one that I can really relate to. In 1903 Horatio Nelson Jackson took a $50 bet that he could travel from California to New… Continue reading
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On the Road – Car movies
As I travel by road across these American states I cannot help but think about various movies that I identify with the places I’m driving through or staying in. This morning I’ll be heading into Nevada and driving to Reno… Continue reading
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The One That Started It All
Porsche911 Getaway In Stockholm This is the original. In case you have never heard or seen it. A Porsche 911 baits some Swedish Police to chase it (in a Volvo?) as it films itself driving the streets around Stockholm. In… Continue reading
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Car Movies – Bullitt
In an earlier post Bullitt was one of several movies on my “Car Movies” list. It is there as not only one of the top car movies yet, but it is a model for what makes a movie appropriate for… Continue reading
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Car Movies – Who Killed the Electric Car?
No one enjoys the sound of a powerful internal combustion engine as much as I do, but his movie really struck a chord with me. I thought the beginning was hokey and almost passed on watching the rest of it… Continue reading
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Car Movies – Two Lane Blacktop
The end of the year is full of holidays and consequently provides time to sit in from of a TV and watch a DVD. Earlier this year I put together a list of “car movies” and gave Two Lane Blacktop… Continue reading
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Car Movies
This should piss a few folks off. Naming the top car movies always stirs up quite a bit of debate. Here is my list. But first let me explain. Favorite car movies are not just movies with cars in them,… Continue reading
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