As expected, the world premiere of Pixar's Route 66-themed movie "Cars" will be at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. The film's wide release is June 9. The big difference, however, is the premiere will no longer be an invitation-only event. Instead, it's going to be a humongous bash, according to the news release. Paul … Continue reading “Cars” to premiere May 26 at racetrack
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New “Cars” posters
MonstersandCritics.com has several images of the newest posters from Pixar's upcoming movie "Cars," including the one above.
More Pixar “Cars” toys unveiled
I found this beauty of a Mattel playset, which portrays Flo's V8 Cafe from the Pixar "Cars" movie that will be released on June 9. 3000Toys.com already is taking orders on it for $24.95 (it's about two-thirds of the way down the page), even though it won't be delivered until June or July. I also … Continue reading More Pixar “Cars” toys unveiled
Another review of “Cars”
The movie gossip site, Ain't It Cool News, has a review from Sherlock Jr. of Pixar's "Cars" movie when it was shown at ShoWest in Vegas. It's a more mixed review than others that have been posted here, with a call for Pixar to perform more "judicious editing" of the film's middle section. You can … Continue reading Another review of “Cars”
Another report from the Vegas “Cars” screening
Joseph Kleiman of Jim Hill Media, which has reported plenty of juicy inside info about Disney and Pixar in recent months, was at the "Cars" screening a few days ago in Las Vegas. Read the whole thing, but this part is worth excerpting: "Cars," in terms of character animation, art direction, and story is Pixar … Continue reading Another report from the Vegas “Cars” screening
New “Cars” movie poster unveiled
It looks like Canmag.com has the scoop. Kudos to Pixar Animation Studios for putting what looks like all the film's characters on one page. And please take note of the Route 66 shield on the lower right.
“Cars” screening enthuses theater owners
Pixar Animation Studios gave a screening of its Route 66-themed movie, "Cars," to theater owners at a Las Vegas trade show Tuesday night. According to Reuters wire service, the theater owners were wowed. "I thought it was a great movie," said Kevin MacLeod, executive vice president of Empire Co Ltd's Empire Theatres, a Nova Scotia-based … Continue reading “Cars” screening enthuses theater owners
Slide show of “Cars” characters
Score one for Becky Ransom of the Big Texan Steak Ranch. She pointed out that the USA Today interview of Pixar director John Lasseter that I reported about a few days ago came with a 14-image gallery of all the major characters in "Cars." Check them out.
The man behind Mater
Yeah, many of you already know that Larry the Cable Guy supplies the voice of Mater the tow truck in Pixar's upcoming film, "Cars." But Joe Marusak of the Charlotte Observer reports that the character was inspired by Doug "Mater" Keever of Sherrills Ford, N.C. Keever has a small speaking part in the movie. He … Continue reading The man behind Mater
New “Cars” movie trailer is up
You can view it here. A really cool song is part of the soundtrack, too. 🙂 Pixar's "Cars" opens wide in theaters on June 9. UPDATE: I've added a couple screen shots so you could see this amazing world Pixar has created. The first is a shot of the Cozy Cone Motel, which is a … Continue reading New “Cars” movie trailer is up