• The Quarantine Stream: 'Speed' Is A Perfect Action Movie

    (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they've been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Speed Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: There's a bomb on a bus and if the bus slows down it'll explode! Why It's Essential Quarantine Viewing: Is Speed a perfect movie? That's probably…

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  • Cool Stuff: VW's "See Film Differently" Print Advertisements

    I admire Volkswagen for their support of independent film over the past decade. If you attend a regional or big time film festival, you're likely to see them listed as a sponsor on the big screen before each film. In the past, we've featured some of their "See Film Differently" television spots which featured film…

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  • Fox Wants Keanu Reeves To Return For Speed 3?

    In 2007, Dennis Hopper told The Guardian that he was set to reprise his role as Howard Payne in a third Speed film. Some people assumed it had to be a remake considering (spoiler warning) Hopper's character died at the end of the first film. Well apparently now. A scooper on AICN has confirmed that…

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  • And...Why Not?: Jan De Bont To Direct Point Break 2: Indo

    "This sequel is, like, so Hollywood." Surreal. It's beginning to feel like I'm the windshield and Hollywood's remakes and sequels are the insects. Jan de Bont (yes, Speed, Speed 2: Cruise Control) will direct a sequel to 1991's Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze/Gary Busey starrer Point Break entitled Point Break: Indo. Yes, it's a theatrical sequel from…

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  • Speed 3 Ignition? I Smell A Fake!

    /Film Reader William W sent us a tip that speed3themovie.com, speed3ignition.com, speedthreemovie.com point to a website which claims to be the official website for a third film in a Speed franchise. The site features a hilarious image of Sandra Bullock stuck in a Virgin Galactic consumer space-travel spacecraft with the film's supposed title: Speed 3…

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