Aug 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AM
By 2008/The Herald-Dispatch
The Herald-Dispatch
Here's a closer look at the two movies being shown this weekend for the Starlight Cinema:
'SPEED RACER'
RATED: PG
WHO'S IN IT: Emilie Hirsch, as well as Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox, who also starred in "We Are Marshall."
ABOUT THE MOVIE: Adapted from the 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, "Speed Racer," the movie is about Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) an 18-year-old whose life and love has always been racing. Racing is "in his blood." His parents, Pops (John Goodman) and Mom (Susan Sarandon), run an independent business building race cars. Throughout his childhood and now as a young race car driver, Speed is faced with many disappointments and challenges. He sweeps the racing world driving his father's designed cars, but remains interested only in the art of the race and the well-being of his family. Known for the fast, careening Technicolor race scenes and the heartfelt story of honor.
'21'
RATED: PG-13
WHO'S IN IT: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne
ABOUT THE MOVIE: Adapted from the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House; the Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions," "21" is a true-life tale told by one of the six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable odds, first in Atlantic City and then Las Vegas casinos. Of course, it doesn't take long for him and the other students to become seduced by the glamorous Las Vegas lifestyle. And soon the group is exposed for their lucrative blackjack scam.