Filmmaker Ester Brym has put together a slide show of 366 photos when she was shooting footage on the Mother Road for her upcoming documentary, "Autumn of Route 66." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHlSJ3hUzc More about the project can be found at Brym's blog here. A poster for the film can be found here. She plans to release the … Continue reading Kicks on 366
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What are Route 66’s most important attractions?
Filmmaker Ester Brym is producing a documentary about Route 66. The footage has been shot, but she's trying to edit the movie to a manageable length. She wants input from people who've actually traveled the Mother Road to provide opinions on what they think are the "most important" attractions. Instructions and an e-mail address are on the … Continue reading What are Route 66’s most important attractions?
The man behind the Cadillac Ranch
Here's a short video documentary by filmmaker Todd Kent about Amarillo tycoon Stanley Marsh 3, who led the creation of Cadillac Ranch and other whimsical art installations in the region. The film is a few years old, but it was just posted on YouTube today.
Stamps of Pixar characters coming in August
Five U.S. postal stamps featuring characters from Pixar Animation Studio will be coming this summer, including Lightning McQueen and Mater from the Route 66 movie "Cars" and the upcoming "Cars 2." According to a U.S. Postal Service release: The Send a Hello stamps, which go on sale Aug. 19, are a natural outgrowth of the … Continue reading Stamps of Pixar characters coming in August
Holiday road
Here's a new slide-show video of Route 66 sights in Arizona and California. Appropriately enough with Christmas fast approaching, Lindsey Buckingham's 1981 hit song "Holiday Road" is part of the soundtrack. The song is best-known for being included in the movie, "National Lampoon's Vacation."
DVD review: “Route 66: Ten Years After”
The documentary "Route 66: Ten Years After" was meant as a travelogue. But, unexpectedly, this flawed but fascinating 52-minute film winds up also as an emotional journey. In 1999, veteran writer Tim Steil and young photographer Jim Luning traveled together from Chicago to Santa Monica to gather material for a new Motorbooks International publication. The … Continue reading DVD review: “Route 66: Ten Years After”
An advance review of “Cars 2” — sort of
Nanna Torhild of CC2K claims she saw a "super secret" advance screening of the Disney-Pixar animated film "Cars 2," which won't hit theaters until summer 2011. Torhild said "Cars 2" was "good, but never feels Pixar good." But before you set your expectations lower, this caveat sticks out like a proverbial sore thumb: Since it’s … Continue reading An advance review of “Cars 2” — sort of
More details emerge of Billy Connolly’s Route 66 trip
A few weeks ago, it was reported that well-known Scottish actor, musician and comedian Billy Connolly would host another television travel series, this time on Route 66. Today, more details came to the surface in The Guardian newspaper of London and other British media. Connolly's trip will start in May. It will be a four-part … Continue reading More details emerge of Billy Connolly’s Route 66 trip
Bottletree Ranch creator is subject of documentary
Elmer Long, creator of the Bottletree Ranch along Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif., has been filmed for a documentary, "Elmer's Factory," by Christopher Lee of Onward Films. Here's the trailer: Here's the summary of the film: Elmer's Factory (2010) is a portrait of bottle tree artist Elmer Long, whose colorful Bottle Tree Ranch along … Continue reading Bottletree Ranch creator is subject of documentary
Teaser clip of Route 66 documentary
Chris Tres of France traveled the Mother Road a few months ago to film a documentary about America's culture and music. Here's a teaser clip from the footage; you might see a favorite roadie or three: Here's the description of the video, translated from French by Google Translate: Teaser of the film "In the Footsteps … Continue reading Teaser clip of Route 66 documentary