Barstow Station and other stretches of Route 66 in Arizona and California will be featured in a documentary currently being shot by the Tokyo Broadcasting System, according to the Desert Dispatch in Barstow, Calif. Barstow Station serves as home to the Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum. Yoko Honda, the location and production manager for the … Continue reading Barstow museum featured in Japanese documentary
Category: Movies
More details released for “Cars 2”
More details about the Disney-Pixar movie "Cars 2" were released today by Disney and picked up by a variety of media outlets. First, here at left is the official poster for the 2011 film. FirstShowing.net also posted an official photo from the movie. And, according to Collider.com, here is the official synopsis of the movie: … Continue reading More details released for “Cars 2”
Promotional trailer for Coliseum documentary
Jim Marcacci and Bruce Logsdon of Sound & Image Videography are producing a documentary about the history of the colorful Coliseum music venue in Benld, Ill., which is on an older alignment of Route 66. Sound & Image has just released a 9-minute promotional video. You'll see a lot of good memorabilia and information. The breadth … Continue reading Promotional trailer for Coliseum documentary
Good tribute, sloppy publicity
Today, I found this news release about a parade and tribute to the late actor Steve McQueen today in Los Angeles: The Jules Verne Festival and the City of Los Angeles are proud to announce the Kick-Off to the Steve McQueen 30th Anniversary Celebration. On Sunday November 7th, four days before the Official Tribute event, … Continue reading Good tribute, sloppy publicity
Another thriller is filmed at Roy’s
Roy's, the venerable old motel and cafe in the middle of the Mojave Desert in Amboy, Calif., has been used as a setting for many horror and thriller movies. The latest is "Beneath the Dark," directed by Chad Freehan and starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Josh Stewart. The film is receiving limited release this weekend. Here's … Continue reading Another thriller is filmed at Roy’s
Cars Land reaches construction milestone
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
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