I'm trying to track down and post more clips of Vimeo videos. Click here to see the 26-minute Episode 1 of "Route 66 -- The Marathon Tour" from Greene HD Productions. The 14-part series is airing each Saturday on the American Life Network. You can also acquire "Route 66 -- The Marathon Tour DVD Set" … Continue reading Wearing of the Greene
Category: Movies
Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
Deep into a story from Indian Country Today about an Oklahoma film company acquiring the rights to a novel about major-league baseball's first American Indian player is this: Mike (Marshall) has been involved in Oklahoma television for more than 20 years as a production manager and field producer. He has produced more than 200 hours … Continue reading Oklahoma firm producing film about Cyrus Avery
More from the Steil-Luning Route 66 trip
Here's another fresh video from Tim Steil and Jim Luning's "Route 66 -- Ten Years Later" trip last month.
Another critic of “Great American Road Trip”
I got this e-mail today from Kathleen Miller, a longtime member of the Illinois Route 66 Association and co-editor of the association's The 66 News magazine: Is the Great American Road Trip on Route 66 really that great? Over the past two weeks NBC broadcast a television show called “The Great American Road Trip.” They … Continue reading Another critic of “Great American Road Trip”
Problems with DVDs reported in “Route 66” set
It looks like another botched rollout for the DVDs of the original "Route 66" television series. TVShowsOnDVD.com reports that an exclusive early release of the Season 3 of "Route 66" by Best Buy has playback problems. The site reports: We've received numerous complaints that discs 5-8 will not play in a DVD, and thanks to … Continue reading Problems with DVDs reported in “Route 66” set
Gull wing gathering
A group of DeLorean car owners from Oklahoma recently went to POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla. One of them even had his DeLorean decked out to resemble the time-traveling car from the "Back to the Future" films. Awesome.
“Coyotes”
This is cowboy singer Don Edwards, performing his song "Coyotes." The tune gained considerable attention when it was used in the Werner Herzog film "Grizzly Man." I found "Coyotes" to be an appropriate soundtrack to the desert Southwest of Route 66 country.
His own Radiator Springs
Inspired by the "Cars" movie, Roy Martinez Jr. of La Habra, Calif., is building a train-model set of the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. Here are some photos he e-mailed: Martinez says he's spent about 400 hours building the set, and he isn't done. He needs to add detail work, finish Fillmore's building, … Continue reading His own Radiator Springs
“Cars” Web site gets a tune-up
"Cars," the hit Disney-Pixar movie from 2006 that takes place prominently on Route 66, recently gave its Web site an extensive face-lift. (Warning: The site will almost certainly require a high-speed Internet connection.) Above is a screen shot of the site. The new "Cars" site features lots of goodies, including streaming of three excellent short … Continue reading “Cars” Web site gets a tune-up
“Route 66” producer dies
Mort Abrahams, a producer for the "Route 66" television show during the 1960s, died of natural causes at age 93 at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., reported the Hollywood Reporter. Abrahams was reportedly the show's producer in 1962-63. According to the IMDB.com, he produced the acclaimed episode, "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing," in which … Continue reading “Route 66” producer dies