How Eddie Griffin Destroyed The Economy By Crashing A Ferrari Enzo

CNBC's "House of Cards" documentary finally proves what we've suspected for some time, Eddie Griffin crashing Daniel Sadek's Ferrari Enzo for Redline caused the sub-prime mortgage crisis. See, we told you to Save The Enzos. [Jalopnik]

Breaking! Hollywood Plots To Destroy 'Redline'!

A Defamer operative just forwarded us this MySpace distress signal issued by Redline producer Daniel Sadek, alerting the world to Hollywood's coordinated efforts to prevent future maverick filmmakers from stepping outside their outdated, exclusionist system and spending $55 million of their own money to impress their out-of-work actress girlfriends. Even if the nefarious forces aligned against our producing hero do manage to poison the internets against Redline and contribute to the disappointing opening weekend we all fear is coming, they can't kill its vital, fast-cars-and-loose-women-in-skimpy-underthings spirit, which will live on through its truly stunning web presence. More »

'Redline' Producer Spends $55 Million So That His Girlfriend Can Finally Play A Character With A Name Again

If you're like us, the first time you achieved "awareness" of Redline— the fancy-cars-go-really-fast flick that will likely have a hammerlock on eighth place at the box office this weekend—was when onetime Undercover Brother star Eddie Griffin totaled a $1.3 million Ferrari Enzo at a promotional event for the still-obscure movie, an accident so spectacularly fortuitous as to invite uncharitable theories that it was staged. Today's LAT once again thrusts the independently financed and distributed film into our consciousness (we'd forgotten about its existence the moment we were told that cinematic treasure Griffin was going to be OK), noting that at first blush, the whole thing might seem like just an excuse for a bored millionaire to show off his collection of absurdly expensive automobiles, but upon digging slightly deeper, we'd all discover the project was conceived in love, not merely ego: More »

Jalopnik Morning Mourning: Pics of the Dead Redline Enzo

Let me first dispel a few myths. Most important, the car actor Eddie Griffin crashed into a wall, and that is now garishly on display in front of the Grauman Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, is indeed 100% Ferrari Enzo Ferrari. There is no doubt. I touched it. I smelled it. I took about 75 pictures of the poor thing's riven carbon fiber body and chassis. (See below for the fatal scars and wounds that will never heal.) You budding conspiracy theorists out there (Hi Tom Anderson!) had best call Art Bell. Number two, people who visit Hollywood Boulevard on vacation with their kids are not sane in any way. And finally, Hollywood has no shame. Less than none. Make the jump to find out how much less. [Jalopnik]