Film

A new Mad Max film starring Australian actor Chris Hemsworth will be the biggest movie “ever made in New South Wales,” it was claimed today. As with the first four Mad Max films – Mad Max 1 in 1979, Mad Max 2 in 1981, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985 and Mad Max Fury Road in 2015 – the next instalment, said to be a prequel, will also be directed by Australian George Miller.

I know that Jaws isn't known specifically as a 'car' movie, but the 1975 thriller saw Amity Police Chief Brody patrolling the seaside town in a rather unique vehicle. It was a 1974 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Convertible, in a delightful 'jersey caramel' colour scheme. Granted, it wasn't a proper convertible – instead just a standard Blazer with the fibreglass hard-top removed – but it was pretty cool all the same.

Australia's first indoor drive-in cinema has arrived in Melbourne. The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has teamed up with Village Cinemas to host a series of events called the 'MCEC Drive In(Door) Cinema', which will run until 26 January 2021. The huge indoor space at the convention centre means each screening can accommodate up to 174 vehicles – rain, hail, or shine.

Ford v Ferrari has taken home two Oscars at the 92nd Academy Awards, but not for acting or accuracy. The film, which took some liberties with the truth and timeline in telling the story of the famous battle between Ford and Ferrari at Le Mans in the 1960s, instead won awards for 'Film Editing' and 'Sound Editing' at the 2020 Academy Awards.

Not content with doing slightly better than daydreaming about hoverboards, Lexus has turned its attention back to the silver screen. This latest turn, the 'SkyJet', was designed for the upcoming sci-fi film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, by French writer and director, Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy).