The Cars Land complex at Disneyland Resort, patterned after the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the movie "Cars," reached a milestone Friday when a final steel supporting beam was fastened to the Cadillac Range, according to the Orange County Register. The Cadillac Range is a fictional mountain range patterned after the Cadillac … Continue reading Cars Land reaches construction milestone
Category: Movies
Feature film uses Kingman locations
A full-length feature film, "Johnny Christ," has just wrapped filming in several locations around the Route 66 town of Kingman, Ariz., reported the Daily Miner. Much of the film by writer/director Mark Maggiori was shot in the nearby ghost town of Chloride, but other locations as well: In addition to Chloride proper, Slack said the production … Continue reading Feature film uses Kingman locations
“Cars 2” teaser trailer released
Disney-Pixar released a 30-second teaser trailer to "Cars 2" on Wednesday night. Here it is, starring Mater and Lightning McQueen: It's the sequel to "Cars," which came out in 2006. Much of the first film took place in the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, and set off a wave of new travelers to the … Continue reading “Cars 2” teaser trailer released
“The Glory Road” trailer
The Lost Dogs country-rock group posted this today ... a trailer for their upcoming "The Glory Road" documentary about their tour of Route 66. No release date has been set for the film. In the meantime, you can peruse the band's new "Old Angel" album, which contains 15 songs inspired by the Mother Road.
Admiral Twin rebuild effort raises $25,000 so far
The good news is that $25,000 in donations have been collected to rebuild the Admiral Twin Drive-In theater in Tulsa after its outdoor screen burned down Sept. 3. The bad news is that an architect estimates that building a new double screen will cost up to $250,000, according to an article today by KRMG radio … Continue reading Admiral Twin rebuild effort raises $25,000 so far
“Beauty Bend”
Here's a terrific short documentary about neon lighting along Route 66 in New Mexico. Most of the neon lights you'll see are in Albuquerque. Longtime Route 66er Johnnie Meier also makes an appearance.
Fontana Americana
Andrea Rico and student filmmaker Tiffany Petitt have produced this good-looking video about Route 66 in Fontana, Calif., along with footage from Route 66 Rendezvous in nearby San Bernardino.
The cutest little town in Carburetor County
Roy Martinez Jr. began in January 2009 to build a miniature version of the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted from the hit 2006 animated film "Cars," as part of a model train set. Except for some shrubbery and foliage he'll add later, Martinez reports that his own version Radiator Springs is … Continue reading The cutest little town in Carburetor County
Scenes from a desolate desert
Ry Cooder's slide guitar score from the movie "Paris, Texas" -- and these desert photos, many from Route 66 -- cast a desolate but lovely mood in this video.
Thoughts on film
Jim Luning, director of the "Route 66: Ten Years Later" documentary that will screen Thursday at the Portage Theater in Chicago, was interviewed on the Steve and Johnnie Show on WGN radio about the film this week. ---