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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The Hire

Back in 01 and 02 BMW released 8 short internet action films directed by top Hollywood and international directors. Each were designed to showcase the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles. All starred Clive Owen as 'The Driver'. The first season was produced by David Fincher (Fight Club, Seven) and the second by Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator). They are pretty cool so here they all are for you to check out.

Ambush Directed by John Frankenheimer (Ronin, French Connection)
The Driver escorts an elderly diamond buyer and outruns a pursuing van.

Chosen Directed by Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain)
The Driver protects a holy Asian child, a cat-and-mouse game ensues between them and numerous henchmen.

The Follow Directed byWong Kar-wai (In the Mood For Love)
The Driver is hired by a paranoid film celebrity (Mickey Rourke) to spy on his wife. Also stars Forest Whitaker.

Star Directed by Guy Ritchie (Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
The Driver is called by a producer to teach an obnoxious celebrity (Madonna) a lesson. *My personal fav

Powder Keg Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel)
The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer (Stellan Skarsgård), stranded in a Latin American conflict zone.

Hostage Directed by John Woo (Face/Off, Broken Arrow)
The Driver is hired to rescue a hostage, locked in a car trunk.

Ticker Directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin' Aces)
The Driver ferries a diplomat (Don Cheadle), carrying a mysterious briefcase, who is being pursued by militants. Ticker features brief cameos by Ray Liotta, F. Murray Abraham and Dennis Haysbert.

Beat The Devil Directed by Tony Scott (Top Gun, Man on Fire)
The Driver drag-races the Devil (Gary Oldman), in order to earn James Brown his soul. With Marilyn Manson

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