Video: MADISON COUNTY!

Strong trailer for new indie slasher film.  Looks like a bit of good fun for fans of the genre.  We like their attempt to create a new slasher villain.   Though the name “Damien” seems an unfortunate  choice due to its association with The Omen series.   Here’s a brief plot rundown:

Madison County is about a group of college students that travel to a remote, mountain town called Madison County to interview the author of a tell-all book on the accounts of the grisly murders that happened in the town over two decades ago. Upon their arrival, the author is no where to be found and the townspeople state that they’ve “not seen him in years.” They also deny that Damien Ewell, the notorious murderer, ever existed and that the murders never happened. As the kids start to dig around to get their own answers, they come to find that the stories, and Damien, maybe more real than the townspeople are letting on.

Clearly not the most original movie.  But the makers seem to understand the parameters of the genre.

French Ad for SCREAM 4!

Wes Craven shared this photo on his Twitter stream.   He offers the following translation:  “In 2 months you will once again be AFRAID at the cinema!”  We must admit Scream 4 is one of the few movies we’re looking forward to this year.

The Monkey from Mars!

The year was 1953.   The Rock and Roll craze was a few years off.  Less than half the U.S.  population had television sets.  But one obsession seemed to grip the entire country:  Flying saucers.  They were the subject of movies, television shows, comic books, songs, magazines and books.  And everyone seemed to want to believe the whole thing was true.

So it’s not surprising that when young Atlanta barbers Edward Watters and Tom Wilson, and their friend Buddy Payne, wanted a bit of attention they honed in on this new phenomena.  And they perpetrated one of the more elaborate hoaxes in UFO history.

It began when the young men acquired a monkey carcass in the summer of 1953.   (How it came into their possession is unknown.)  They thought the unfortunate creature already resembled an alien life form, but felt they could help it along by a few adjustments.  So they chemically removed the creature’s fur, cut off it’s tail, and dosed it with green dye.  Voila!  Monkey from space.

For some pranksters, this would be enough.  But these Georgia boys decided to take it further.  On July 8, they chose a stretch of road on the northern outskirts of Altanta and staged a UFO landing site.  With a blow torch, they cut a circular pattern in the pavement.  And then they flagged down a police car and told their story to officer Sherley Brown.

The rest follows after the jump …

Another Ratings Drop for “The Cape”!

Another there hasn’t been an announcement, cancellation of “The Cape” is all but certain.  Last night’s episode just underlined this.  The episode dropped another tenth of a point, realizing a rating of 1.1 with the 18-49 demo.  However, we’re still enjoying the program.  And will enjoy it to the bitter end.