Load the family into the VW bus; hop into your jalopy; rev up your Thunderbird: New Mexico film historian Jeff Berg presents a motion picture road trip along Route 66!
“Made On Route 66” is a new compilation series showcasing movies made along the Mother Road; it will play exclusively in independent theaters situated along (or near) Old Route 66, from New Mexico through Arizona and will make a stop in Sedona at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Monday, Sept 29 at 4:00 p.m.
The show will screen clips from beloved movies (‘The Grapes of Wrath’, ‘Rain Man') and buried treasures, such as 'Damnation Alley' and 'Starman' and several other Arizona, New Mexico and California-made films as well. Berg provides behind-the-scenes anecdotes along with tongue-in-cheek and critical insight along the way and audience participation is strongly encouraged.
Additional featured film clips will include ‘How the West Was Won’, ‘Easy Rider’, ‘Route 66’, ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Mars Attacks!’, among many others. It will truly be a nostalgic trip down memory lane on one of the most famous and celebrated (and well-traveled) roads in the world.
Jeff Berg is a Santa Fe, NM-based freelance writer, film reviewer, and New Mexico film historian. He was also a board member and event planner for the Mesilla Valley Film Society in Las Cruces, NM for 12 years and the Assistant Manager of the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.
For the past four years, he has traveled around New Mexico from corner to corner presenting his noted film clip series which features clips of movies made in New Mexico, doing live narration for each show.
As a writer, Berg's work has appeared in numerous regional publications including New Mexico and True West Magazines, Film Comment Magazine, Desert Exposure (Silver City, NM), and the Santa Fe New Mexican. He recently sold a book on the history of New Mexico-made movies as well.
“Made On Route 66” will be touring through Albuquerque, Gallup, NM, Holbrook, and Winslow before making its stop in Sedona on Monday, Sept. 29 at 4:00 p.m.