March 29, 2021 Surry County will officially celebrate its 250th anniversary on Thursday, the anniversary of the Legislative Act and Royal Decree that created the county from the vast Rowan County. North Carolina was still a British colony at the time, but the unrest that would break that tie wasRead More →
Auto racing films have provided audiences with a theatrical adrenaline rush for decades. In the 1960s, moviegoers were dazzled by the effects of grand prize and charmed by adorable racing cars like Herbie the Beetle in The love bug. Le Mans, the cannonball race and Days of thunder putting bigRead More →
It had been a long time since one of the best British actors had played a Briton. In fact, the last time Christian Bale portrayed someone born on British shores was in 2006, in the mysterious drama The Prestige. since then it’s a chain of Americans – The Dark Knight,Read More →
While auto racing movies aren’t exactly a staple in American cinema, they have certainly continued to surface over the years and have been of varied styles and hugely popular. The most recent was Ron Howard’s “Rush”, but a partial canon chronological list of titles includes “Grand Prix”, “Spinout” (yup, Elvis!),Read More →