The Disney·Pixar movie Cars drove audiences into theaters on this day in 2006, and after the success of their previous films, the folks at Pixar were revving up to bring new technology to their latest flick. Pixar has never been content to rest on its laurels—each film has challenged them in new ways, whether it …
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The turn 2 grandstands at Charlotte Motor Speedway—known in 2006 as Lowe’s Motor Speedway—were turned into an open-air theater on this day in 2006 for the world premiere of Disney·Pixar’s Cars. The seats faced four custom-built outdoor screens, measuring five stories high and 15 stories wide, with seating for 30,000. Before the premiere, the movie’s …
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Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 tale The Little Match Seller, The Little Match Girl is a 2006 Academy Award®-nominated animated short film, sans dialogue, that features a young girl who tries in earnest to sell matches on the snowy streets of Russia. After a day without success, the young girl curls up in a …
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On this day in 2006, Tarzan swung onto Broadway stages with Josh Strickland in the title role of the ape man and Jenn Gambatese as his loyal mate Jane. The lavish production at the Richard Rodgers Theatre featured a score by Phil Collins and was complete with lush, fanciful scenic, and costume design, intricate uses …
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After the supercalifragilistic success of Mary Poppins on stage in London, it seemed only natural for the story of the practically perfect nanny to fly on to Broadway. On May 8, 2006, it was announced that Ashley Brown would play the title role and Gavin Lee would star as Bert. Lee had originated the role …
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Stick It, a Touchstone Pictures comedy about competitive gymnastics, first leapt on to movie screens on this day in 2006. Independent 17-year-old Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is deft at defying both authority and the laws of gravity. Haley’s single dad finds it next to impossible to keep his teenage daughter in line (or simply at …
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On this day in 2006, Eight Below journeyed into theaters, telling a tail of friendship between eight amazing sled dogs and their guide, Jerry (Paul Walker). Stranded in Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on the planet, Jerry’s beloved sled dogs must learn to survive together until Jerry—who will stop at nothing—rescues them. Driven by …
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It was on this day in 2006 that a national craze began when High School Musical debuted on the Disney Channel and scored big! Within the first few months, its various telecasts were seen by 36.5 million total unique viewers. The film spawned another Disney Channel sequel, followed by a third, which was released theatrically. …
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In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ popular children’s book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a group of siblings playing hide-and-seek discover that a wardrobe is actually the entry point to a fantasy world called Narnia. Together, the four children venture into …
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The world premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was held on this day in 2005. London’s Royal Albert Hall was decked out to look like an ice palace, complete with artificial snow and iced pillars. The icy blue carpet replaced the traditional red carpet for the celebrities and …
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