However there are some which are definitely worth watching. Some of the ten films listed here you may have seen, but if you haven’t check them out!

1. Senna

This is a remarkable 2010 British documentary film that depicts the life and death of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna, directed by Asif Kapadia. The film’s narrative focuses on Senna’s racing career in Formula One, from his debut in the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix to his death in an accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, with particular emphasis on his rivalry with fellow driver Alain Prost. It relies primarily on archive racetrack footage and home video clips provided by the Senna family, rather than retrospective video interviews, and has no formal commentary.

2. Bullitt

This great film may have been made in 1968 but decades on, the infamous car chase scene with Steve McQueen is known as one of the grittiest, heart-pumping car chases in film history. The key was reality because it all looks absolutely real and plausible.

Bullitt drives a 1968 Mustang GT, and it was this movie that added something to the Mustang myth. For the chase, two identical Mustangs were pitted against two identical black, 1968 Dodge Chargers that played the bad guys’car.

3. Days of Thunder

A stock car driver gets his chance to compete in NASCAR. The automotive version of Top Gun, and another Tom Cruise spectacular. Wheel to wheel all the way to the chequered flag, there are plenty of gasp moments in this 1990 film which attracted criticism from some NASCAR quarters, partly for focusing too much on the “rubbing”manoeuvre —ramming your competitor’s bumper with yours during a race.

4. The Fast and the Furious

Not the most original of ideas for a film admittedly, but the street racing scenes in this 2001 film are terrific, and Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker are likeable leads. Many sequels followed, but it’s the original that remains the best. Hit the nitrous oxide and count the gear changes.

5. Cars

Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles, this 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman (in his final non-documentary feature), Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond and John Ratzenberger.

6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Probably the most endearing caricature of a car, ever. The hero in this 1968 film was based on the aero-engined racing Chitty Bang Bang, built and raced by Count Zborowski at Brooklands in 1921. At the time, it had a Mercedes chassis and a 23-litre, six-cylinder Maybach engine. It reached a speed of 100.75mph in its debut appearance in the Brooklands Short Handicap.

It’s safe to say that there’s no other car on this list quite like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

7. Mad Max (and Mad Max 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road)

OK there are three movies here but they are great! This Australian dystopian action multimedia franchise was created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy and began in 1979 with Mad Max which starred the then little-known Mel Gibson.

This was followed by Mad Max 2 (also known as The Road Warrior).

Fury Road didn’t have Gibson in it and came out two years ago. Shooting took place in Namibia and stars British actor Tom Hardy as Mad Max, and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa.

8. The Love Bug

The Love Bug (sometimes referred to as Herbie the Love Bug) is a 1968 American comedy film and the first in a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions that starred a pearl-white, fabric-sunroofed 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie. The movie follows the adventures of Herbie, Herbie’s driver, Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), and Jim’s love interest, Carole Bennett (Michele Lee).

9. Easy Rider

This 1969 American motorcycle road movie was written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, and produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers (played by Fonda and Hopper) who travel through the American Southwest and South after selling a large score of cocaine. And it has a great soundtrack with the likes of The Band, The Byrds, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Steppenwolf.

10. On Any Sunday

This documentary on motorcycle racing features stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen.

Considered to be one of the best ever motorcycle sport documentaries ever made, this 1971 film was nominated for an Academy Award. Bruce Brown, the director, successfully reflected the lives of various types of motorcycle enthusiasts that were racing in motocross, desert racing and the Grand National in the early 1970s.

This article was featured in the May 2017, RG Motor Express Magazine, now RG Motor.

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Art and culture

The St. George’s Foundation has a permanent exhibit of Bermuda landscape murals painted in the 1930’s by Emile Antoine Verpilleux for the Anderson family of Ford Motor Company.

These large paintings depict an era long ago and are not only of value as works of art, but are of historical and education interest.  These murals have been restored and are exhibited at The World Heritage Centre, St George. This exhibit will be ongoing until further notice. Opening hours will be from 10am until 4pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome. For more information, contact The World Heritage Centre on 297-5791.

Books

We’ve started a new review section on rgmags.com, with Robyn Bardgett our reader-in-chief.

So far she’s given The Music Shop, by Rachel Joyce, three out of five stars, and The Pictures, by Guy Bolton four out of five. Other titles worth a look include Munich, by Robert Harris, and The Last Black Unicorn, by Tiffany Haddish.

Read Robyn’s in-depth reviews here. All books are supplied by the Bermuda Bookstore.

Films

April isn’t always a great month for movie releases, but there are a couple due out that should be worth seeing. If not, you can always wait for May, when the latest Star Wars spin-off comes out.

Amy Schumer returns to the big screen as Renee Bennet in, I Feel Pretty (April 27). Schumer’s character is an ordinary woman who struggles with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy on a daily basis wakes from a fall believing she is suddenly the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. With this newfound confidence she is empowered to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, but what will happen when she realizes her appearance never changed?

For something a little more adult, Blockers (April 6) will give parents and their older children a laugh, although it will be awkward if you watch the film together. John Cena, of WWE fame, is one of a group of parents who discover their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity on prom night. Cue a one-night operation to stop the teens sealing the deal.

Things get better in May with the release of the latest Marvel installment as Avengers: Infinity War (May 4) hits the big screen, while the month ends with Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25). Surely that should have been the other way around?

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Bermuda Food Tours

A new way for visitors to explore the island’s culinary delights, Bermuda Food Tours is a new way for small groups to eat, drink and explore Hamilton.  Local tour guides will take you to some of the city’s most interesting attractions and eateries. www.bermudafoodtour.com

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Looking for something to do this weekend? Then why not check out the BODHI company’s production collectivelyHER at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium.
The performance, which will be held in aid of the island’s single mothers, features Bermuda’s first and only all female-adult professional dance company.

Made up of women from all walks of life, the troupe strives to empower and encourage themselves and other women through dance.

Part of the proceeds from the show will go towards sponsoring a single mother and her family for the holiday season. Tickets can be found at ptix.bm, and the evening begins with cocktails at 7.30pm.

Books

We all have that one family member or friend that simply loves to read. It does not matter what it is, be it a trashy beach read or the next Booker Prize winner, nothing escapes their clutches. Here, then, are some suggestions for what to buy the book worm in your life.

Roomies, by Christina Lauren, is the story of a marriage of convenience that becomes decidedly inconvenient when the two main protagonists, Holland Bakker, a New Yorker, and Calvin McLoughlin, a musician in the country illegally, discover they actually like each other.

For something with a little bit more action in it, the End Game, by David Baldacci, is the fifth novel featuring Will Robbie and Jessica Reel, two government assassins who find themselves facing a domestic threat they never saw coming.

Gadgets

If you’re a techie on the move and looking to add to your green credentials then look no farther than this, the OjO Smart Electric Commuter Scooter.

With a top speed of 20mph (32km/h), and a range of 25 miles with one charge, it might not be ideal if you live in Somerset or St George’s, but it will make getting around town a breeze. It also doesn’t need a licence.

Check out brostrick.com for a look at some of the best tech gifts of 2017.

Movies

Do you care that the next installment of Star Wars is just around the corner? We think you probably do.

There isn’t much longer to wait before we find out if Luke Skywalker is (spoiler alert) Rey’s father. Or how about a mammoth plot twist where it turns out Rey is actually a Solo and Kylo Ren is her brother? Mind blown.

This works if you consider that Luke and Princess Leia were siblings, and as Leia’s son it is not beyond reason that Ren also has a sister. Even if it’s wrong, it’s not the wildest Star Wars theory out there at the moment.

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is due on our screens on December 15, but until then here are several other films that will demand your attention.

For every Look Who’s Talking in John Travolta’s résumé there is a Pulp Fiction, and fortunately this Christmas is one of the good ones. Gotti, out December 15, charts the rise of notorious mob boss John Gotti with Travolta in the title role.

If you’re looking for something a little more family-friendly, then Downsizing (December 22), a Matt Damon comedy, or The Greatest Showman (Christmas Day), with Hugh Jackman, are both worth a look.

This article was featured in the December 2017, RG Winter Magazine.

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