Tag: Ron Howard

The Car in Motion: Racing Films, Part III – Rush (2013)

The Car in Motion: Racing Films, Part III – Rush (2013)

April 19, 2014 | By

Part 3 of the sporadic series The Car In Motion focuses on Ron Howard’s surprisingly solid racing drama Rush (Universal), documenting the intense rivalry between Formula 1 racers Niki Lauda and James Hunt.

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BR: Rush (2013)

BR: Rush (2013)

April 19, 2014 | By

What’s remarkable about Rush is although the racing scenes really don’t evolve into extended montages until the end, the drama as scripted by Peter Morgan (Frost / Nixon, The Queen) is rock solid, especially the dialogue, which captures the attitude and nastiness of rival racers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl)…

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