Wine and...Movies - Speed Racer (2008) with Justin Decloux

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1st episode! Canadian filmmaker and podcaster extraordinaire, Justin Decloux (Impossible Horror, Teddy Bomb), joins us for an epic chat about the 2008 feature film SPEED RACER, directed by The Wachowski Sisters.

We cover the sisters' history leading up to the production of the film, plus our respective personal histories with the movie and the legacy it left in its wake.

We then each pair a wine with the movie (or non-wine - Justin is living the sober life due to health concerns, poor thing) and explain our reasoning for each.

Follow all of Justin's endeavors at:
https://linktr.ee/justindecloux

We especially recommend Justin's podcasts The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, No Such Thing as a Bad Movie, and The Important Cinema Club.

THE WINES! (and non-wines)
Grassini Winery, 2017 Equipo Red Blend, Santa Barbara
("Equipo" means "team", a blend selected by the vineyard workers every year.)
TECH SHEET (PDF)

2018 Leirana Albariño, Rias Baixas

Remedy Raspberry Lemonade Kombucha

All of the history regarding the Wachowskis and Speed Racer came from the following articles/resources:
https://www.cbr.com/ectokid-wachowskis-forgotten-marvel-hero
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/18/comment.features
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/assassins-wachowski-movie
https://collider.com/how-the-wachowskis-made-speed-racer-david-leitch-chad-stahelski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgxjR7PQO1c
https://collider.com/andy-wachowski-lana-wachowski-cloud-atlas-speed-racer-interview
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scalzi-on-film-speed-racers-long-road
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-wachowskis-jupiter-ascending-the-matrix-cloud-atlas

Chapters

• 3:00 Our Personal Histories with the Movie
• 17:28 How the Wachowskis Came to Speed Racer
• 25:48 Speed Racer 's Trailblazing Legacy
• 1:00:19 The Wines! (and one non-wine)
• 1:15:33 Wrap Up