Like many of you, I was despondent to learn that Ron Howard's superb RUSH isn't exactly lighting up the box office like its roaring Formula One cars light up their tires. That's surprising considering the film's critical acclaim. Then I started to wonder: did the ad blitz for RUSH sidestep its most compelling story?

The automotive media — especially this site — has done all we can to get people to see Ron Howard's Formula One drama RUSH. Why? Ron Howard has done more than make an F1 film, he's made an F1 film worth watching. Now you have to get everyone you know to go see it or else we're probably going to have to wait another…

James Hunt is a man who is remembered for his passions. He is revered for his competitive spirit, his immense skill behind the wheel, his devil-may-care attitude, and his hard-partying, womanizing ways away from the track (and sometimes right before a race.) But Hunt also had a passion for social justice that isn’t…

While Jalopnik had its (successful) film festival, the boys at Autoweek piled into their dad's Country Squire, bought Red Vines and Whoppers, and snuck into Rush at the Cineplex 12 outside of town. (Some of us aren't of legal R-rated movie watching yet, but it's ok, we know the guy at the ticket window. Davey G.…

Ron Howard's Rush opens today in major U.S. markets. Should you go see the film. Yeah, I think so. It's a fun telling of a good racing story. We also talked to Ron Howard at length about the movie. Here's some of Brett Berk's interview.

The Jalopnik Film Festival kicks off tonight with the opening panel and ends tomorrow with the first ticketed showing of Ron Howard's epic F1 film RUSH. To whet your appetite the film's creators sent over this exclusive clip. Enjoy.

If you weren't able to get a pass to the Jalopnik Film Festival happening this Thursday at the BAM Cinema in Brooklyn, New York there's still one more way to maybe catch one of the films.

RUSH, Ron Howard's new film about Formula One in the 1970s, might be one of the most important automotive movies of all time. But why is that? And what's it about? And what is Formula One? And why does Daniel Brühl look so pissed off? Before you go see it, this is RUSH, explained.

In just three weeks, Ron Howard's Formula One epic RUSH will hit theaters and bring the legendary rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to the big screen. It's going to be amazing. How do we know? The early reviews say so.

The RUSH premiere in London yesterday was never going to be the usual red carpet parade of a normal film debut, but it went from good to fantastic when two proper McLaren F1 cars arrived.

You know what seems to improve every single movie trailer ever created? That's right! Lego bricks! And when you completely re-do the trailer for RUSH in stop-motion and Lego bricks, the end result is hilarious.

Excited about RUSH? What about the Viper GTS-R? Here they're combined on the Viper's livery. Remember, you can see it at the Jalopnik Film Festival first.

Do you want to see Ron Howard's new F1 epic RUSH before anyone else? What about the rally documentary Easier Said Than Done? Do you want to play Gran Turismo 6 early? Then I'm excited to announce you'll be able to do all that and more at the first ever Jalopnik Film Festival, presented by Gran Turismo 6.

The folks at Universal slid us this this new Rush teaser, focused on the actors learning about the F1 cars their characters drive in the film. Watch and enjoy. And be stoked. The movie? It's good.

Excited about the upcoming Rush movie? So are we! And this vantastic Renault Estafette from the set can be yours even before it hits the screens.

With Ron Howard's new movie, Rush, about the 1976 Formula One season, coming out next month, we're starting to learn more about the characters behind the film. And trust me, they really were characters.

Ron Howard's Rush is one of the most anticipated movies about the 1976 Formula One World Championship that will be released this fall. This new trailer is amazing. Watch it and try not to get goosebumps.

The Rush trailer? Good stuff. The film? Even better. I saw it at a screening in New York on Wednesday. It was the final cut of the film, and trust me, you have reason to be excited about it. I think it's the best racing movie, and not just because of the car porn. They all have that in spades. No, this is about the…

Even more giddy goosebumps than the first trailer.