l haven’t done one of these in a while, maybe for a couple of reasons. First, these shows are usually held at The Parthenon in Nashville, and in recent years, parking for the event has been moved to a distant and inconvenient location. Second, driving in Nashville traffic, especially on the weekends, is now something l try to avoid at all costs. Except for infrequently doing a radio show on Music Row, there is very little that can attract me to drive in Music City any more.
But this year, it’s my understanding that the grand Greek structure and area is undergoing some construction, so a new location was found. And as it turned out, that spot was not far from my home. So l fired up the Miata, drove some nice country roads over to Brentwood, and spent some time wandering about these classic and classy British motor cars. Continue reading →
On October 19, 1982, John Z. DeLorean is arrested, charged with 8 felonies related to cocaine smuggling. Within this date, his company, DMC, shut down. He would eventually be acquitted and set free, due to the fact that it was basically entrapment. Well over 35+ years have passed since these events took place and it’s only now that we’re finally getting proper motion pictures of the man and what happened to him and his company.
Earlier this year, I
caught wind of a John DeLorean documentary, but I didn’t follow up on it,
given that I knew that type of film wouldn’t be shown in my local theaters. I
just hoped I would be able to find it for rent online and not used as exclusive
content with a relatively obscure streaming service (I still haven’t seen
Charlie Sheen’s No Man’s Land because
of this). On a boring Saturday night, while scrolling aimlessly through a
certain Internet giant’s movie recommendations, I came across an overpriced
rental with only a 24 hour watching period a 2019 John DeLorean film. It
had to be the same one, right?
Who knew there were two
John DeLorean motion pictures released in 2019? I’ve since taken care of watching
both.
Framing John DeLorean
is a documentary that delves into the man who created the company that produced
the iconic DMC-12 sports car… and despite his efforts to keep it going, doomed
it: John Zachary DeLorean. This former automotive giant’s story has been told
before, usually as a summary to the DMC-12 or as just a punchline. Time has
definitely been kind to him (and even more so to his car), but there’s so much
to the man that it’s surprisingly hard to put him on film, which is what Alec
Baldwin found out while researching the role for scene recreation.
On October 19, 1982, John Z. DeLorean is arrested, charged with 8 felonies related to cocaine smuggling. Within this date, his company, DMC, shut down. He would eventually be acquitted and set free, due to the fact that it was basically entrapment. Well over 35+ years have passed since these events took place and it’s only now that we’re finally getting proper motion pictures of the man and what happened to him and his company.
Sleazebag Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis) is on trial. It has
nothing to do with getting caught earlier in his life with a plane-load of
cocaine or tax evasion. He’s testifying against neighbor, in-a-way-business
partner and friend-of-sorts John Z. DeLorean (Lee Pace). To think it all
started because Jim’s car, a Pontiac GTO, which John once had a hand in developing,
grabbed his attention while Jim worked on it…
John is a famous, successful and dashing man full of passion
and conviction who believes that his new car company will succeed. While unable
to be of any use financially for John’s DeLorean Motor Company startup, Jim
managed to befriend him. He even gave John the suggestion to move his
operations overseas to save some money. In time, Jim will open to John about
his less-than-stellar past.
l haven’t done one of these in a while, maybe for a couple of reasons. First, these shows are usually held at The Parthenon in Nashville, and in recent years, parking for the event has been moved to a distant and inconvenient location. Second, driving in Nashville traffic, especially on the weekends, is now something l try to avoid at all costs. Except for infrequently doing a radio show on Music Row, there is very little that can attract me to drive in Music City any more.
It Rolls. 