Although there are few specifics about the shooting locations, early reviews confirm that Route 66 plays a fairly prominent role in the new film by Chinese director Wong Kar Wai, "My Blueberry Nights," which premieres at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Emmanuel Levy is the first to submit a review to Rotten Tomatoes, and … Continue reading Reviews trickle in for “My Blueberry Nights”
Day: May 11, 2007
Launching Pad has a new owner
In December, we were the first to report that the Launching Pad Drive-In on Route 66 in Wilmington, Ill., was for sale. This restaurant is a Mother Road icon because of a 28-foot-tall fiberglass statue Gemini Giant, the only one of its kind. Today, the Naperville Sun reports that Morey Szczecin of Channahon is the … Continue reading Launching Pad has a new owner
Ummm … wrong
I found this news item tonight from the Inland Press-Enterprise about the San Bernardino County Fair, which is right off Route 66 in Victorville, Calif. But the article goes awry here: Serafini boasts that it is the last remaining county fair on the historic transcontinental highway [my emphasis]. Its closest contender is a fair in … Continue reading Ummm … wrong