In the grand-scheme of TV-to-movie translations, I've gotta admit: The idea of "Speed Racer" seems only slightly better than "The Honeymooners" and a few notches beneath even "Aeon Flux." Honestly, the show is beloved for the same reasons that doomed "Thunderbirds" - it's a tongue-in-cheek guilty pleasure, remembered for repetitive plot lines and laughably bad, low-budget visuals.

But here's the twist: The more we learn about what the Wachowski Brothers' are doing with their version of the Sixties anime series, the more it sounds like Speed really could become a demon on wheels.

"I just finished with the Wachowskis...I just came from Berlin where I was doing 'Speed Racer,'" Susan Sarandon told us over the weekend, talking about the flick that has her playing Speed's mother opposite John Goodman as the dad. "I can't even understand [what they're doing]. But I worked with the chimp, so that was really worth it." Read more...

There's been a bit of chatter lately -- courtesy of a John Turturro interview in ESPN Magazine -- about a "Big Lebowski" sequel of sorts. It seems we might not have hear the last of Turturro's notorious bowling ball licking Jesus character. At least that's what he hopes (and so do we). So where does Steve Buscemi stand on a "Lebowski" sequel? He told us he's all for it, but since his character is dead (remember what happened to poor Donnie's ashes?) he has another concept in mind for the Coen brothers. "You could have the prequel to 'The Big Lebowski'" Buscemi said. So whose story would this be? Buscemi's got it covered. "It could be the life of Donnie the surfer because remember, he not only bowls, he surfs."

That's all well and good, but when is Steve going to show up for one of those "Big Lebowski" festivals that are getting increasingly popular? Watch Buscemi's hilarious and completely unambiguous answer below.