christina ricci-related stories
Posted May 7th 2008 6:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Video, Animation, Reality-Free
I enjoyed Speed Racer when I was a kid. I haven't seen it in 25 years or so and I'd probably be horrified now by what my youthful tastes were back then, but I remember liking the race scenes and what the car could do. I remember wanting my first car to be one that would have buzzsaws come out of the front and a big lever that would come down underneath the car that would make it jump over other cars. That last feature doesn't seem like it would work to me, now that I think about it as an adult.
Anyway, the live-action version with Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, and Matthew Fox opens this Friday. And the early buzz is that it's not going to do as well as they were hoping it would.
Continue reading Do you plan to see Speed Racer? - VIDEO
Posted Apr 13th 2007 2:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Celebrities
Much like the new Underdog movie, the Wachowski brothers' bigscreen adaptation of the popular Speed Racer cartoon will not be animated, but considering the Wachowskis were behind the Matrix trilogy, one assumes the new film will be both visually stunning and not especially "heavy" storywise. Of course, it's not as if the original cartoon was all that deep, either, so in many ways this is a good match. If they do it right, it could be the perfect no-brainer, popcorn matinee.
Continue reading Ricci joins Speed Racer movie - VIDEO
Posted Dec 22nd 2005 2:35PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Talent, Grey's Anatomy

Not only is Christina Ricci making a guest appearance on
Grey's Anatomy, she's doing it on the most
important night of the year for the hospital drama. ABC is airing her episode directly after the Super Bowl on February
5th. It's a huge opportunity for
Grey's Anatomy. Obviously, ABC wants the episode to not only hold onto some of
the huge audience from the big game, but also to create new, regular viewers of the show. ABC is keeping the plot of the
program under wraps, only saying that Ricci arrives at Seattle Grace Hospital "not as a patient, but as someone in
a life-and-death situation." O-kay. February's appearance marks the third television acting appearance for Ricci
in recent memory, including a stint on
Ally McBeal and a guest spot on
Joey.
Personally, I
think ABC is holding a contest to see who is tinier, Ellen Pompeo or Christina Ricci? I'm going to have to go with Ellen
Pompeo on this one, since Christina Ricci still looks like a healthy person.