$RACE Lazzarini Design Studio is not looking to the sky or future for its latest flying vehicle concept. Instead it’s drawing on a decidedly more earthbound source for inspiration: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) designed F1 race cars from the 1950’s. Dubbed the FD-One, the Rome-based design firm’s new concept is a 2-seat flying car with a distinctly retro-futurist vibe. […]
$LGF, $VIA, $CMCSA, $DIS, $AMZN ‘Doctor Sleep‘ snoozed in $14.1-M, ‘Playing With Fire‘ Topped ‘Last Christmas‘ in the weeknd’s 2nd upset. Veterans Day weekend is light at the NA box office as the new movies disappointed. The World War II epic Midway may have topped the chart with a better-than-expected $17.5-M from 4,086 theaters in a surprise […]
$RACE Charles Leclerc and The Scuderia sent the Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) fans wild, as they packed out the Monza circuit in the thousands to watch the Maranello Outfit take the Chequered Flag at this track for the 1st time since Y 2010. This was Charles’ 2nd F1 win, 8ht days after his 1st at Spa. He […]
$RACE The Italian Grand Prix: Pole position to Charles Leclerc at Monza Sunday, Charles Leclerc will start the 90th Italian Grand Prix, the 70th as part of the F1 World Championship, from Pole position, after posting a time of 1’19”307 at the wheel of #16 SF90, beating Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas into 2nd and […]
$RACE It was a complicated Friday at the Italian Grand Prix for all the teams, as it was a case of keeping an eye on the weather to get as much dry running as possible to prepare for Saturday’s Qualifying, when it is expected to be dry. But, the forecast for the race Sunday is […]
$RACE Those odds will guarantee the grandstands will packed with Ferrari’s Tifosi cheering on Messrs Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel to victory. Charles Leclerc earned his maiden F1 victory in Belgium last Sunday, and the Ferrari driver is 6-4 favorite to go in again in this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Having missed out on […]
$RACE Facts: Ferrari is one of the most valuable brands in the world. Ferrari: the Italian supercar maker and F1 racing operation is worth $30-B at this writing. Unlike many of its rivals, Ferrari is a racing operation 1st and car company 2nd. Ferrari was founded as a racing team with the sale of road cars […]
$RACE The European season draws to a close this weekend with the Italian Grand Prix where Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) puts on the show. Below are the Key reasons going racing at Monza is such a popular event, as follows: Ferrari’s tifosi We mention passionate fans regularly in this section, but the tifosi could have a full […]
$RACE The 2 biggest stock market myths are “stocks that go up must come down,” and “stocks that have deep dived are due to rebound.” The truth is that some stocks deep dive never rebound, and investors are stuck trying to catch a falling knife, as the Wall Street adage goes. Other times stocks can […]
$RACE On 4 September in Milan’s Piazza Duomo come to celebrate the 90th Italian Grand Prix to be held at the Monza circuit and 90 years of The Scuderia The 2 names that have made history in the motoring world, the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and Scuderia Ferrari are getting together for 2 important anniversaries. […]
$RACE Sebastian Vettel was told to move aside for his team mate, Charles Leclerc during the Belgian Grand Prix. And so when he knew a win was not on the cards, he says his focus switched to racing for the Team. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was very impressive throughout the Belgian Grand Prix weekend continuing that super pace […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will line up on the front row of the grid for the 64th Belgian Grand Prix, having dominated Qualifying Saturday at the Spa-Francorchamps track. “Come on baby!” said Charles Leclerc as took a stunning pole position for Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix, the Monegasque a staggering 3 quarters […]
$RACE On the 1st following this Summer’s break we saw all go off smoothly for Scuderia Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), as the team got through its planned program over the course of the FP’s for the Belgian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the season. Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel completed 98 laps between them over the […]
$RACE F1 is back for 2-H of the season today at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, which hosts the 13th round of the season Sunday. Sebastian Vettel returns to the scene of his last F1 victory in Belgium this weekend, with Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) well-placed to take the chequered flag Sunday. During the mid-Summer break Scuderia […]
$RACE F1 is back now for a run of 9 races in 14 weeks all around the globe. This racing starts at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix and takes the season to its conclusion in Abu Dhabi on 1 December. In that frame there is a lot to sort out; some scores to settle, recoveries […]
$RACE 2-H of the Summer season kicks off with Spa and Monza, the 2 most extreme tracks on the F1 calendar in terms of their reward for horsepower and low drag. In terms of wing choices, the teams will generally opt for their low-downforce packages at Spa, but then an even lower 1-off package for […]
$RACE On 4 September in Milan’s Piazza Duomo come to celebrate the 90th Italian Grand Prix to be held at the Monza circuit and 90 years of The Scuderia The 2 names that have made history in the motoring world, the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and Scuderia Ferrari are getting together for 2 important anniversaries. […]
$RACE Last year Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) finally opened its own design centre, having for years seen outside Italian design houses lead the styling of its models. Ferrari head of design Flavio Manzoni says that a large in-house team is now essential due to the complexity of the design process and the need for multiple designs to be integrated […]
$CMCSA, $DIS, $SNE DOA’s: ‘Blinded by the Light’ and ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, ‘Angry Birds 2′ and ’47 Meters Down 2’. Universal’s raunchy tween pic Good Boys laughed its way to the Top of the NA box office chart with $21-M from 3,204 theaters. The film marks the 1st time that an R-rated comedy has placed # […]
$LGF The Hollywood studio that brought us “The Hunger Games,’’ “Mad Men’’ and “John Wick’’ is now facing an existential Question. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.(NYSE:LGF) has lost more than 60 % its market value over the last year as the once-idolized filmmaker struggles to find new mega-hits and tentpoles. On Top of that, recent mergers […]
$DIS, $IMAX Superheros rule the big screen these days, and biggest worldwide opening of all time for a female-fronted film is Captain Marvel, and the 2nd-largest for a comic book adaptation. Captain Marvel in it box office debut hauled in $455-M in worldwide ticket sales, including $153-M in NA In North America, Marvel and Disney’s […]
$RACE UK-based Niels vRoij design studio is working on a Ferrari Breadvan Hommage that’s being created for an enthusiast of the original long-roof version of the Ferrari 250 GT SWB. The design studio has released the 1st sketches of the 1-off creation, which is going to be based on a Ferrari 550 Maranello. The process will include a […]
Box Office: ‘The Predator’ #1 with Soft $24-M Opening $LGF, $TWX, $FOX, $SNE, $VIA ‘White Boy Rick’ debuts to lite numbers, while Paul Feig’s black comedy ‘A Simple Favor’ . Shane Black’s reboot The Predator led the weekend at the domestic box office with $24-M, Top the chart but behind estimates from Fox marketing. Overseas the movie […]
Box Office:’Crazy Rich Asians’ Earns $25.2-M for $34-M 5-Day Launch $SNE, $TWX, $VIA Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Mile 22’ saw muted action, Kevin Spacey’s ‘Billionaire Boys Club’ Dead on Arrival But, Jon M. Chu’s romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians led the weekend box office 3-day North American debut of $25.2-M and a 5-day open of $34-M. The Warner Bros. […]
Disney’s (NYSE:DIS) Fox Bid Gains Momentum $DIA, $FOX, $AMZN, $NFLX Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) is in the lead to acquire much of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FOX) media empire. The Murdoch Family, which controls Fox, prefers a deal with Disney because it would rather be paid in Disney than Comcast stock, and expects a potential […]
TWC’s Board Has “86’d” it’s Co-Fonder Harvey Weinstein $DIS The Weinstein Company’s (TWC) board of directors has voted to remove Harvey Weinstein from the studio, leaving control of the company in the hands of brother, Bob Weinstein, and COO David Glasser, it was announced in a statement from the company Sunday. “In light of new […]
China to Build $2-B Film Studio & Industry Park China’s government has announced plans to build a $2-B film studio, in the latest example of a national push to expand its cultural influence. State media reported that the studio in the southwestern municipality of Chongqing will include a theme park and tourist facilities. Construction will […]
The Rolls-Royce Boutique is an “Experiential” Showroom in Dubai $VLKAY The 1st-ever Rolls-Royce Boutique was recently launched in Dubai, UAE as an experiential showroom for the luxury automotive brand. The boutique spanning more than 7,000 sqf is stationed at the center of Dubai’s City Walk,that it is right in the heart of state-of-the-art culture, fashion […]
Disney (NYSE:DIS) See Best Year Ever At Box Office $DIS The Hollywood studio is home to the 4 Top-grossing films of the YTD: ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Finding Dory’ and ‘The Jungle Book.’ Disney is celebrating another milestone at the global box office, driven by superheroes, talking animals and The Force. With 2 months […]
Wanda’s Wang Jianlin Unveils $8-B Qingdao Studio $AMC, $CKEC Wang Jianlin, the chairman of China’s Dalian Wanda Group, unveiled plans for a massive $8.2-B production facility in Qingdao at a recent gala. Wang also detailed a plan to incentivize production at the sprawling studio complex by rebating up to 40% of a production’s costs. The […]
Wanda Group in Talks for Minority Viacom Interest $VIA, $CBS, $$AMC Chinese real estate and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has held talks with Viacom Inc (NASDAQ:VIA) about acquiring a minority stake in its Paramount Pictures unit, according to 2 people familiar with the situation. Wanda’s interest adds new urgency to deliberations over Paramount’s future, […]
Box Office: The Secret Life of Pets takes $103.2-M $CMCSA, $DIS, $FOX Family audiences cannot to get enough of animated family films about animals it seems. Zac Efron and Adam Devine’s ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ beat expectations with a $16.6-M domestic opening Illumination Entertainment and Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets debuted to […]
Cannes: Thailand Unveils Plans for Film & TV Production Cash Incentives Saturday, Thailand unveiled plans for Film and TV production cash incentives during an event held in Cannes. Thailand will offer a 15% cash rebate on all in-Country production spending beginning in Y 2017. Every production with a local spend over $1.5-M (50-M baht) will […]
Katzenberg Agrees to Sell Dreamworks Animation $DWA, $CMCSA Dreamworks Animation (NASDAQ:DWA) CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has found a buyer for his film studio. The Glendale, California animation company has reached an agreement with Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to be sold for than $3.8-B, sources confirmed late Thursday evening. The acquisition would fold DWA into an entertainment conglomerate that […]
