The perfect movie car chase scene is like a good carburetor: simple in theory, complex in execution, and absolutely magical when everything clicks. You need three ingredients: a road with some kind of ...

In the age of CGI special effects, the average moviegoer may forget that filmmakers have pulled off some intensive and impressive car stunts. Car chases, flips, and crashes are all par for the course ...

John Frankenheimer was a hero. An amateur racer in his twenties, the director crossed a Kurtzian line of sanity with his 1966 racing film, Grand Prix, placing art above safety. Franken­heimer shot ...