Category: Movies

Roy Rogers Museum fails after moving from Route 66

San Bernardino County Sun features editor John Weeks reports that the Roy Rogers Museum, less than six years after it picked up and moved from its longtime Route 66 home in Victorville, Calif., has shut down in Branson, Mo., and all of its memorabilia will be auctioned in the coming weeks. Weeks writes: What a … Continue reading Roy Rogers Museum fails after moving from Route 66

“Cars” comic book relaunched

The hit 2006 movie "Cars" has been relaunched as a ongoing comic book series by Boom! Studios, according to a report by Newsarama. Boom! Studios had a four-part miniseries inspired by the film and its locale in the  fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. The miniseries got a good response, prompting the publisher to … Continue reading “Cars” comic book relaunched

Notes from the road

Since Paul Newman's death in 2008, speculation has run rampant on whether Disney-Pixar will revive his Doc Hudson character for the "Cars" sequel. Larry the Cable Guy, who portrayed Mater in the original "Cars," told the Whig Standard of Kingston, Ontario, that the Doc Hudson character has been essentially retired: "It's a shame he's still … Continue reading Notes from the road

Feeling chippy

Here's Alvin and the Chipmunks' version of "Route 66" by Depeche Mode. Yech. I suppose Alvin and the Chipmunks were amusing for five minutes or so when their "The Christmas Song" became a hit in 1958. But taking hit pop songs and simply speeding up the vocals in an attempt to amuse is just lazy. … Continue reading Feeling chippy

“Route 66 in New Mexico” documentary

KNME-TV in New Mexico has just posted on YouTube another documentary, shot in 2001, about Route 66. This one is 56 minutes long, and focuses on the Land of Enchantment.

Cruise the Neon Road

KNME-TV in New Mexico has just posted on YouTube its award-winning "The Neon Road" documentary from 2003. It's about 25 minutes, but well worth your time.

Film features mural painters in Pontiac

Scott McCoy, the former mayor of Pontiac, Ill., and owner of McCoy studios, has produced a documentary film about the Walldogs mural painters when they descended on the city last summer, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The title of the film is "Murals on Main Street -- The Story of Walldogs in Pontiac, Ill." The two-hour … Continue reading Film features mural painters in Pontiac

A chat with Michael Wallis

I talked with Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road" and more than a dozen other books, by phone Friday night from his home in Tulsa. Wallis was in an expansive mood, and talked about a few things that probably will be of interest to roadies: --- Wallis and Jim Conkle, … Continue reading A chat with Michael Wallis

The remaking of Tulsa’s Meadow Gold sign

Here's a cool excerpt from the film "Tulsa A to Z" about the refurbishment of the historic Meadow Gold neon sign, which can be found at near Peoria Avenue and 11th Street (aka Route 66). "Tulsa A to Z" is the latest edition from Jack Frank's acclaimed Tulsa history film series.