UltimateDisney.com has posted a bunch of screen shots from the upcoming Disney-Pixar "Cars" DVD, including a scene from the "Mater and the Ghostlight" short (shown above). Check 'em out. The Ghostlight, incidentally, is based on the real-life Spooklight near Route 66 at the Missouri-Oklahoma-Kansas border. The street date for the DVD version of the hit … Continue reading “Cars” DVD screen shots
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DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
I'm not a big cars person. Growing up on a farm, it was necessary to know how they work and what to do if something went haywire. But I never cared much about vehicles except ensuring that they got from Point A to Point B. So I was struck by how much I enjoyed Christopher … Continue reading DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
KOZK-TV of Springfield, Mo., and KOZJ-TV of Joplin, Mo., part of Ozark Public Television, will broadcast the locally produced "Route 66: Missouri's Mother Road" at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Here's a description of the program: Missouri enjoys a rich and special place in Route 66 history, folklore and culture. Route 66: Missouri’s … Continue reading Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
“Route 66” indie film put on hold
A few months ago, it was reported that Andrew Horton, director of the Film and Video Studies program at the University of Oklahoma, was about to begin shooting an independent film, "Route 66." This was the reported premise: The film is about Panos, a Greek soap opera star fulfilling his dying father’s dream to journey … Continue reading “Route 66” indie film put on hold
There’s another Route 66 festival going on
In case you're too far east to check out the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, your other option this weekend is the Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. The Springfield Journal-Register reports that the festival is expected to break the attendance record of 80,000 people and the record of 400 vehicles registered. … Continue reading There’s another Route 66 festival going on
Route 66 Film festival is this weekend
The Illinois Route 66 Film Festival is set for this weekend at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield. Here's the schedule that's in the Springfield Journal-Register. The films run the gamut and aren't always about the Mother Road. But here are the ones that are, both during the Audience Choice Documentaries segment at … Continue reading Route 66 Film festival is this weekend
Illinois Route 66 museum will get a mural
The Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac will have a new mural painted later this month, reports the Pontiac Daily Leader. The artist doing the painting will be Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, who is the unofficial inspiration to Fillmore, the VW minibus in the hit summer movie "Cars." Waldmire's artwork … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 museum will get a mural
Chucky getting his kicks?
My search engine caught something I didn't expect. Chucky, the doll who's caused murder and mayhem in a bunch of horror movies, apparently has some sort of Route 66 connection in one of his films. In this news release touting the release of "Chucky: The Killer DVD Collection," it provides this summary to one of … Continue reading Chucky getting his kicks?
Eisler Bros. store gets the Hollywood treatment
Scott Nelson and his Eisler Bros. Store on old Route 66 in Riverton, Kan., has seen some interesting visitors in the past few years. The people of Pixar Animation Studios made several visits at the store while researching Route 66 for their "Cars" movie. More tidbits about Pixar and the movie can be read in … Continue reading Eisler Bros. store gets the Hollywood treatment
New die-cast cars from “Cars”
ToyWiz.com is taking orders for the new batch of die-cast toy cars from the Disney-Pixar film "Cars," including these new ones: A Radiator Springs version of Lightning McQueen. A young Mater (in teal color). A young Doc Hudson (in the Hudson Hornet logo). A yellow Ramone. The Ferrari. A two-pack of "Toy Story's" Buzz and … Continue reading New die-cast cars from “Cars”