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Geek Vibes Nation
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Geek Vibes Nation
Top 3 Famous Cars Used In Films
Many popular films have used luxury cars to catch viewers' attention. A few examples of famous luxury cars featured in major films include the Aston Martin DB5 in James Bond's 1974 movie 'The Man With the Golden Gun' and the 1964 Dodge Monaco used in the 'Blues Brothers'. American movie producers often hire luxury cars to shoot great scenes that inspire culture and lifestyle to enhance consumer interest. If you are wondering about more top cars that spark incredible narratives in famous films, make sure you read on to discover more details. Top 3 Famous Cars Used in Films That You Should Know Vintage cars and luxury car brands, such as Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, and Ferrari, are commonly used in movies to showcase wealth and sophistication. General Motors concept cars were largely displayed in the science fiction movie 'Demolition Man' starring Sylvester Stallone. Here are the top three famous cars used in films that you should know. 1. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit The 1977 Pontiac Trans Am starred in the famous movie 'Smokey and the Bandit' alongside Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. This film made a substantial impact on the American film industry thanks to the great work of director Hal Needham. Prior to the release of this movie, the Pontiac Trans Am more or less stayed the same for almost half a decade. The most famous Pontiacs of all time used in films turned heads anytime they slid around corners. Following the Smokey and Bandit movie premier, Pontiac Trans Am sales reached about 30,000 sales between 1977 and 1978. The combination of the T-top roof and improved handling played an essential role in making this film car trend at the time. 2. 1973 Corvette Stingray – Corvette Summer (1978) The 1973 Corvette Stingray featured in an adventure comedy, where a high school student played by Mark Hamill went on an epic trip around Las Vegas to recover his stolen customised Corvette. He went on to find love and explore new places along the way. Whether you are shooting a movie, doing a photoshoot, or attending an important business meeting, you can rent your dream Corvette Stingray from trusted luxury car rental companies such as Milani Exotic Car Rental in Atlanta to make a lasting impression. Leading Atlanta car rental companies offer a diverse range of premium rides, including luxury SUVs and full-size sedans. Renting a luxury car for movies doesn't have to hurt your wallet, as you can find several models that suit your budget and travel style. 3. Aston Martin DB5 – Goldfinger (1964) Another popular car used in movies is the Aston Martin DB5. The film Goldfinger released in 1964 was named after gold smuggler Auric Goldfinger, who tried everything he could to boost the value of his bullion by detonating a nuclear device near Fort Knox. The film features Sean Connery, with Desmond Llewyelyn presenting the DB5 to Bond. Desmond Llewelyn, also known as Q, brags about how the car was equipped with special features such as machine guns, a GPS screen, smoke screen, and tire slashers. The leading actors in popular films often become global superstars. Science fiction, romance, and comedy lovers will understand that premium vehicles make a substantial impact on many movies. Exotic cars for movies come with superior features and performance metrics that make any film feel extra incredible. Film directors looking to revolutionize their movie production with world class vehicles can order them from Milani Exotic Car Rental.
Geek Vibes Nation
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
Imprint Films Announces July Titles Including Works From Paul Newman, Natalie Wood, Kirk Douglas & More
Imprint Films has announced seven new titles to join the collection on Blu-Ray in July: Blue/Fade In (1968/1973), Hud (1963), This Property Is Condemned (1966), Track Of The Cat (1954), You Only Live Once (1937), The Juggler (1953), and Jet Storm (1959). These releases feature the likes of Burt Reynolds, Paul Newman, Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Kirk Douglas, and more. Imprint Films is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. All first pressings of each release will have strictly limited-edition deluxe packaging along with new transfers, audio commentaries, exclusive bonus features & more. Details on these films can be found below: Blue (1968) / Fade In (1973) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Blue and Fade In were filmed in tandem in Utah, 1967. Sharing sets, locations, and even actors, the two films are distinctly unique, yet make for a fascinating double-bill. Burt Reynolds and Barbara Loden star in Fade In, where the enormous production of a Western film entwines the two together on a tumultuous romantic journey. See behind-the-scenes as the real Western film Blue is shot, starring Terence Stamp, Karl Malden, and Joanna Pettet, directed by Silvio Narizzano. In Blue, a young man must choose between a life as a Mexican bandit, or fleeing with the woman he loves. Limited Edition 3-Disc Hardbox, including the 2024 feature documentary Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano. 1500 copies only. Special Features and Technical Specs: Blue (1968) – Imprint Collection #430 Worldwide Blu-ray debut! Silvio Narizzano directs this thrilling Western starring Terence Stamp (Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), Joanna Pettet (Casino Royale 1967), Karl Malden (A Streetcar Named Desire), Ricardo Montalbán (The Naked Gun), and Stathis Giallelis. A Mexican bandit, part of a gang led by his father, goes on a raid into the U.S. He falls for a beautiful woman and decides to leave his life of crime and settle down with her. Eventually his father and the gang come back for him, and he finds himself torn between his love for the woman and his loyalty to his father and his fellow gang members. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and David Del Valle Audio Commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and David Del Valle NEW Audio Interview with actor Stathis Giallelis Audio Interview with actor Stathis Giallelis NEW Audio Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez Audio Interview with cinematographer Stanley Cortez Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Optional English HOH Subtitles Fade In (1973) – Imprint Collection #431 Burt Reynolds stars as Rob, a cowboy who is enlisted to work on a large period Western film (Blue) shooting in his hometown in rural Utah. He falls in with assistant editor Jean (Barbara Loden), and their chemistry quickly spirals into a difficult romantic entanglement. This powerful drama utilises footage from the filming of Blue, sharing landscapes and brief uncredited appearances from Blue actors, creating a fascinating coupling of two truly unique films. Though shot in 1967, Fade In was not released until 1973, relegated to a television debut after studio executives chose to shelve the completed film, and director Jud Taylor replaced his name with Alan Smithee. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Nat Segaloff and Daniel Kremer Audio Commentary by film historians Nat Segaloff and Daniel Kremer Interview with producer Judd Bernard, by writer/director Geoffrey Freedman Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Optional English HOH Subtitles Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024) – Feature Documentary This is the worldwide debut of this stunning, brand new documentary. Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery. 'Gripping, spectacularly done, utterly convincing. I am humbled by the lyricism of Kremer's narration.' – Patrick McGilligan, Author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light, and George Cukor: A Double Life 'Quite extraordinary. Daniel Kremer has come to the rescue of several underappreciated auteurs who have fallen between the cracks of film history, and now he sets his gaze on Silvio Narizzano. Kremer connects the dots and weaves together the threads of a fascinatingly disparate and eclectic filmography, and what emerges is a portrait of a unique artist and singular vision that was there all along, waiting for another visionary to discover it.' – Alonso Duralde, film critic, author of Hollywood Pride (TCM) Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Video Introduction by documentary director Daniel Kremer Video Introduction by documentary director Daniel Kremer NEW Special Remembrance of Silvio Narizzano by film director Peter Medak Special Remembrance of Silvio Narizzano by film director Peter Medak NEW Deleted Sequences Deleted Sequences NEW Extended interviews with Michael Murphy, Paul Carafotes, David Del Valle, Nathaniel Thompson, Howard S. Berger, Paul Lynch Extended interviews with Michael Murphy, Paul Carafotes, David Del Valle, Nathaniel Thompson, Howard S. Berger, Paul Lynch Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Audio TBC Optional English HOH Subtitles Hud (1963) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Nominated for seven Academy Awards (and winning three), Hud stars Paul Newman as the titular bad-boy cowboy, directed by the legendary Martin Ritt (The Molly Maguires). Hud Bannon, a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father and his hero-worshipping nephew, is an amoral, cold-hearted creature. When hoof-and-mouth disease shows up in one of the elder Bannon's cows, the rebellious Hud and his respectable father find themselves at odds with each other. Filmed on location in Texas, actors Patricia Neal (Breakfast At Tiffany's) and Melvyn Douglas (I Never Sang For My Father) both won Oscars for their performances. Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike on release, Hud is a must-see Western, packed with conflict and startling cinematography. 1500 copies only. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner and film historian/writer Julie Kirgo Audio Commentary by screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner and film historian/writer Julie Kirgo NEW Interview with Ileanna Douglas, actress & granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas Interview with Ileanna Douglas, actress & granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas Original Theatrical Trailer Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Mono Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase This Property Is Condemned (1966) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Sydney Pollack directs Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Kate Reid, and Charles Bronson in this sizzling Hollywood classic, adapted by Francis Ford Coppola from the classic play by Tennessee Williams. Depression-era Dodson, Mississippi, is particularly devastated with the arrival of Owen Legate, a railroad official with a pocketful of pink slips for the rail yard employees. When Legate appears on the doorstep of Alva Starr, the coquettish town flirt with plenty of big plans but nowhere to go, their ensuing affair enrages Alva's distant, uncaring mother and ignites a town's revenge. Unbridled passion and fiery emotion pours out of the screen in this remarkable Pollack feature, also featuring a jazzy score from Kenyon Hopkins. 1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat Audio Commentary by filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat Sydney Pollack on American Cinema – a retrospective career interview with director Sydney Pollack – a retrospective career interview with director Sydney Pollack Natalie Wood – A Tribute by Peter Bogdanovich – featurette – featurette Interview on Natalie Wood with author Gavin Lambert Original Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 1.78:1 Optional English Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase Track Of The Cat (1954) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: This 50s Western stars Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright and Diana Lynn, directed by four-time Oscar-nominated director William A. Wellman. With the ranch's cattle falling prey to the elusive killer cat, Curt Bridges and his snowbound ranching family are forced to confront the beast to save the family's herd. Co-produced by John Wayne, the film is based on the 1949 novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, and makes startling use of colour in cinematography by William H. Clothier (Wings). 1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio Commentary by the director's son William A. Wellman Jr., actor Tab Hunter and author Frank Thompson The Making of Track of the Cat – documentary – documentary Robert Mitchum, The Reluctant Star – documentary (1991) – documentary (1991) Original Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 2.55:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase You Only Live Once (1937) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Renowned director Fritz Lang joins the Imprint collection with You Only Live Once, a 30s crime drama starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. After a spell in prison, Eddie vainly attempts to gain acceptance in normal society. Only his wife seems to trust him. Wrongly accused of a crime, he kills a priest while trying to escape from the police. A manhunt begins… 1500 copies only. Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Audio interview with Fritz Lang recorded at The National Film Theatre (1962) Interview with George M. Wilson You Only Live Once: Film Takes From A Film In The Making Restoration Comparison More Special Features TBC Original Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase The Juggler (1953) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Kirk Douglas stars as a survivor of the Holocaust in this chilling drama, produced by Stanley Kramer (On The Beach) and directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Caine Mutiny). A once-famous juggler who survived after losing his family in the Nazi death camps, Hans Muller is just one of the thousands of refugees who have come to Israel following World War II. There, he falls in love with Ya'El, a young farmworker who's committed to helping get the new Jewish state on its feet. The first US picture to be filmed in Israel, this is 'a fast and fascinating journey through modern Israel, in addition to an intriguing and often touching study of a man' (New York Times). 1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray More Special Features TBC Original Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase Jet Storm (1959) Street Date: July 30, 2025 Synopsis: Brace for impact with this time-ticking thriller, starring Richard Attenborough as a former scientist with a bomb on an airplane. Passengers on a trans-Atlantic flight from London to New York discover that one of them is mentally unbalanced. Believing a fellow passenger is the hit-and-run driver who killed his child, he smuggles a bomb on board and intends to use it. Directed by Cy Endfield (Sands of the Kalahari), don't miss this edge-of-your-seat nail-biter, one of the earliest examples of an aviation-based 'disaster movie'. 1500 copies only. Worldwide first on Blu-ray! Special Features and Technical Specs: 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray NEW Audio Commentary by film historians Jo Botting and Kim Newman Audio Commentary by film historians Jo Botting and Kim Newman NEW Interview with film historian Sheldon Hall Interview with film historian Sheldon Hall Original Theatrical Trailer Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Optional English HOH Subtitles Limited Edition Slipcase
Cosmopolitan
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Nicholas Alexander Chavez Talks 'Monsters' and 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'
Burt Reynolds's 1972 centerfold in Cosmopolitan was, simply put, a major moment in pop culture. It was our magazine's—any magazine's—first time featuring a man in that kind of spread, and it cemented Burt's status as one of America's sexiest men. In homage, we're continuing the Cosmo Centerfold series, in which we showcase the hottest celebs of our time. You'll have to pick up an actual Cosmo to see it in the flesh. Enjoy! Sure, playing a convicted murderer on television isn't the most obvious way to put yourself in 'heartthrob' territory, but Nicholas Alexander Chavez's portrayal of Lyle Menendez in Netflix's Monsters got him there—and his role in the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer will cement it. When Monsters launched last September, it earned 2.7 billion minutes watched in its first week on the streaming service. The fan cams quickly followed, and one of them, where Nicholas is seen shirtless multiple times in character as Lyle, racked up 6.8 million views on TikTok. He and his costar Cooper Koch became the internet boyfriends of the fall. When I catch him in the spring for this interview, he's still coming down from the whirlwind of it all. He tells me about losing his anonymity overnight, why he didn't consider himself a romantic until recently, and how he and his girlfriend, Victoria Abbott, are protecting their relationship in this era. I see a lot of people doing the double take whenever I'm out to restaurants or that sort of thing. It's very funny when I get shown videos of myself that are taken from one or two football fields away. Always knowing consciously that you're probably being watched is a bit strange. You feel people's eyes on you in a different way. And it happens at odd times. I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the other day to look at some artwork, and I had a parade of people who were kind of following me around the museum, which was a bit funny. Like, there's there's an actual Picasso in that room. I'm doing none of that. I'm smoking American Spirits and I'm hanging out with my friends. And I'm trusting my judgment. This shoot was fun too, because you see yourself in so many different contexts. We did that cowboy-esque look and then we also had the football pads. It's just interesting to see your avatar in so many different fonts. When I have have a finely curated playlist blasting through my speakers. I also feel really confident whenever I'm playing poker. I host games at my house and I have some of my friends over and we just listen to music and we kick back. I also feel a ton of confidence when I'm on set. There's a freedom that comes with knowing that you're behaving as someone who is not you, and that separation gives you the permission to be able to behave in a really uninhibited way. Very. More than anything else, it's consideration. It's the way that you consider the people in your life. And I think you can be romantic in a lot of different relationships because you can consider everyone in your life. Oftentimes, romance comes through in very small details that no one else would pick up on—by taking the time to learn the finer details about a person and what they like and dislike and what makes them comfortable and happy and then having enough forethought to make sure that those are considerations that are kept in mind. Then when you find someone who does that for you, it can be a really rewarding feeling. My girlfriend really likes it when I call her 'honey.' I just try to remember little things like that. Sometimes it's not even something that gets said explicitly outright. I can just tell that I do something and then I can see her eyes light up in a really special way that only I would be able to notice. And then I log that, like, Okay, she likes that. I think it can absolutely be taught, because I don't know that I would have identified as a romantic until very, very recently. But I think that when you meet the right person who brings that out of you, then it can be taught for sure. My girlfriend and I were friends for a very, very long time before we started officially dating. There is probably no such thing as taking it too slow in terms of getting to know someone. And what I found is that the person who you end up seeing romantically truly becomes the most important person in your life. Your conception of family changes as you get older. First, it's Mom and Dad and your brothers and your sisters. And then as you become an adult, you realize, Oh, this person who I see every day and who we wake up with and have breakfast together, this is my family. Really taking the time to get to know who this person is and getting to know their heart and the way that they see the world and allowing them to show who they can be for you in a lot of different contexts is also helpful. My girlfriend has had opportunity after opportunity to show me how much she loves me and smashes it every single time. I'm a very avoidant person, so it really took effort on her part. She may tell you a very different story. She'd probably tell you that she was in the trenches for a long time trying to get it to work out. I was a coldhearted cynic. We were friends for, like, a year and a half. I don't trust most people as far as I can throw them. It takes a long time for me to get to know someone and get to know them well. People are incredibly complex and deep and have so many different pockets of their humanity and of their personality, you can say very quickly whether or not you like a person. But in order for someone to get close to you, it takes so much time. And she dug her heels in. I want to do some kind of adventure. I want to either go on a road trip or I want to book a flight, something that really changes our environment or our scenery. So it'd probably be: pack a bag and then we get in the car, take the top down, we blast some good music that we like. We drive maybe two hours outside of the city. Maybe we find somewhere coastal or somewhere kind of remote. We're both such huge film buffs and we're big foodies. So I'd probably try to find a nice dinner place for us. But really, the best dates can't be planned. It's the kind of thing where you get out of town and then you see what there is to do, and then you let your heart and your creativity lead the way in terms of how the night's gonna play out. You certainly don't want to go on any first date that makes it difficult to talk to each other. I'm always driven crazy by people who think that going to the movies is a good first date. That's insane to me. Right. Because it's like, hopefully I'm interested enough by you that I enjoy talking to you, that you have interesting things to say. To completely shut that out by going and staring at a screen for two hours is definitely a bad first date. In L.A., there's this great beach called Dockweiler. I took a couple first dates there. It's nighttime. It's on the beach. There's a good bonfire going. You bring out the blankets. It requires a little bit of forethought and having your act together. And both of you are in a place that, like, you don't really go all that often. Part of it is making sure the context feels special. But you should also do stuff that you like. I love a good bonfire, and I love being by the water. I think that there's a fine line between considering someone else and then also taking stock in what you enjoy because it's the other person's first opportunity to meet you as well. We're probably each choosing a movie that we want to show the other person or we're watching something new that neither of us have seen before. We get recommendations from friends all the time. We have a rolling watch list. We have a hot tub, so we might go out to the hot tub and hang out and kick it for a little while. I also live with my best friend, and so whenever we're having a romantic time, my best friend will walk in, and then he'll just start singing, 'Just the three of us. We can make it if we try.' My younger brother also just moved in with me, so we're one big happy family. I think it's interesting to see the way that different people have responded to this. It's very one-sided in terms of what you see. Because, of course, you see the people who have no respect for it and they're super willing to just reach out regardless of whether or not they're married or have a fiancé. And so that's really quite crazy. But I think for us, we know that it comes with the territory. I'm an artist first and foremost. It is so foundational and fundamental to who I am as a human being. With that comes attention and sometimes a lot of it, and that can feel quite flattering at times, of course, but that's not the way that day-to-day life works. Day-to-day life works in the sense of, I have to come home, I have scripts to memorize, I'm stressed out about this scene. Where are we going for dinner? Hey, do you mind picking my brother up from the airport? There's a lot of shiny objects, but both of us are so on the same page in terms of what is most valuable to us in our life, and it's the art we make and the family we have. So we protect that pretty viciously. Yeah. And also the most rewarding part of it. Probably to not be careless with it. Styled by Brandon Tan. Grooming by Melissa DeZarate for Oribe.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Burt Reynolds' Custom Elmco 605 Golf Cart to Cross Auction Block At Worldwide Auctioneers
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector A uniquely star-studded slice of Hollywood history is headed to auction on May 3, as the custom-built 1981 Elmco 605 golf cart once owned by legendary actor Burt Reynolds will be offered without reserve by the Passport Collection during the Henderson Collector Motor Series Auction. Originally commissioned new by Reynolds, the Elmco 605 was used personally by the actor at his Florida ranch and reportedly made appearances on various movie sets throughout the 1980s. Designed with a nod to the grandeur of Rolls-Royce styling, the electric golf cart sports a luxury-themed body over an innovative aluminum chassis—the first of its kind for a golf cart at the time. Built by Elmco, an early pioneer in upscale golf carts, the 605 model was among the industry's first to combine utility with a high-end aesthetic. With chrome-like trim, a regal stance, and an electric motor designed for whisper-quiet operation, the cart reflects the opulence and flair associated with Reynolds during his heyday. The cart was later acquired by the Passport Collection in 2009 and has since remained in private hands. Its VIN—simply listed as '605'—adds another layer of charm to the one-of-a-kind collectible. While it may not be road-legal, the cart stands out as a Hollywood artifact with crossover appeal to both movie memorabilia collectors and enthusiasts of offbeat automotive history. This vehicle is selling at Worldwide Auctioneers Enthusiast Auction on April 25th-26th in Auburn, Indiana. Over 250 classic and collector cars will be offered with 150 being offered at NO RESERVE. Modern Car Collector readers get free admission and Bidder Registration when you use promo code "Yahoo" at checkout. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
