Fast Five (movie)

Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' is one sweet ride

2013-05-23 07:00:00

As Socrates so sagely suggested when he stopped by the set of "Fast & Furious 6" — "Yo, know thyself..." Dom and crew certainly took the words to heart. For all the excess in the latest installment of the adrenaline-injected street-racing action...

On biggest Memorial Day ever, 'Fast & Furious 6' laps 'Hangover III'

2013-05-27 09:29:00

"Fast & Furious 6" blew past the finish line at the box office this Memorial Day weekend, leaving "The Hangover Part III" to face a sobering reality. The sixth entry in the action-packed "Fast" franchise took in a robust $120 million from Thursday...

Justin Lin steps on the gas for 'Fast & Furious 6'

2013-04-26 11:30:00

The idea came screeching into director Justin Lin's fuel-injected imagination in 2009: a fiery escape scene featuring a muscle car that crashes out of an airplane during takeoff. In production at the time on "Fast & Furious" — the fourth...

Ex-Hollywood pariah BitTorrent to promote independent film release

2013-04-20 08:00:00

In one of the stranger plot twists in Hollywood, BitTorrent Inc., the technology company whose name was once synonymous in the creative community with Internet piracy, is now doing business with the film industry. The San Francisco company is partnering...

Universal shows off 'Fast' cast, announces 'Pitch Perfect' sequel

2013-04-16 13:40:00

LAS VEGAS -- Rebel Wilson is having a good week. First, the comedian hosted the MTV Movie Awards, and now Universal Pictures has announced it is planning a sequel to the film that helped cement her star status: “Pitch Perfect.” Though...

'Snitch' will fight for No. 1 on a slow weekend at the box office

2013-02-21 13:35:00

With the Oscars telecast airing on Sunday, Hollywood is preparing for the biggest weekend of the year. There won't be as much to celebrate at the box office, however, as two new films are expected to have lackluster debuts. "Snitch," an action film...

I yam what I yam -- but is it art?

2013-02-12 00:00:00

One of the biggest problems in our politics is that people don't think for themselves. We let radio and television hosts, pundits and politicians tell us what to believe. And one of the biggest problems in our arts is that people don't enjoy for...

Underrated/Overrated

2012-01-08 00:00:00

'Fast Five' tops most pirated movies of 2011 on BitTorrent

2011-12-27 16:33:38

Reel China: U.S. film producers are engaging the Chinese

2011-08-24 07:00:00

China bought $91.9-billion worth of U.S. goods last year, including boatloads of medical devices, precious metals and electrical equipment. But when it comes to America's most celebrated cultural export — Hollywood movies — crossing China's...

'Fast Five' rolls over the $600-million mark at the global box office

2011-07-10 16:33:34

Movie Review: 'Fast Five'

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Who knew that the best place to put Vin Diesel would be between the Rock and a hard place? The spot has never been tighter, or righter, and the testosterone never higher than in the hot jacking action of "Fast Five." Going mano a mano with Diesel's Dom,...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson left the wrestling world to be a movie star. He's now starring in Michael Bay's "Pain & Gain." Other notable movies: G.I. Joe: Retaliation "Fast Five" "Tooth Fairy" "Get Smart" "The Mummy Returns"

2013-04-26 19:08:00

"This is not what we do," declares Roman (Tyrese Gibson) about the latest task facing Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker) and the gang. He's right: What began as a relatively straightforward movie about cars, crooks and cops has expanded to include tanks and complicated international pursuits.

2013-04-23 11:20:00

Vin Diesel, left, plays Dom Toretto and Dwayne Johnson is Luke Hobbs in "Fast Five." Think they've got their arms around the situation?

2012-08-10 17:44:00