Drive trailer gets our right foot all twitchy

Once in a while, in between the Fast and Furious movies, we pine for some real old-school car chases on film--whether they involve police, murderers or other race-car drivers. Le Mans comes to mind, along with Bullitt, or anything by John Frankenheimer. And if a car-centric movie wins a few indie awards, that's all the better.

Next month, a car-guy film called Drive is set to hit theaters, starring Ryan Gosling as the wheelman. It's the classic story--he's a stunt driver with some pro racing experience by day and an illegal wheelman at night.

Drive won at the Cannes Film Festival for best director and was nominated for the Palme d'Or, which is sort of a "best in show" award.

The first trailer gives a glimpse of the basic story of the movie and Gosling's character, before he shows off some fancy moves in a 5.0 Ford Mustang. He makes it clear that he doesn't participate in the dirty part of the job, only the getaway. There's also a part where he dons a lifelike mask for a movie role, which is sure to be foreshadowing.

The second trailer has the wheelman waiting in the getaway car for some thugs to finish their job. Once they're in, police swarm while Gosling's character tries to slip out of the net. The scene gets tense when the criminals creep in right behind the police before making an escape.

The movie heads to theaters on Sept. 16.

By Jake Lingeman