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POSSIBLE MOTIVES IN HUDSON KILLINGS EMERGE: Argument between Julia Hudson and ex-husband rooted in unpaid car payments.
*The Chicago Tribune quotes a police source who said the motive in the killings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew could be related to ongoing disputes between the suspect and his estranged wife, Julia Hudson, and her family.
One of the arguments centered on missed car payments, sources said.
William Balfour, 27, remains the focus of the triple-homicide investigation. Hudson's mother and brother had kicked him out of their Englewood home in the past, sources said.
Julia Hudson also told police that Balfour had threatened the family. A source said Balfour told Julia Hudson he would kill her if he found out she had a boyfriend, despite the fact that he had other girlfriends.
Officers said Balfour was cooperative during questioning on Friday night, but he stopped talking when police suggested he take a lie detector test.
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Balfour's girlfriend has contradicted his alibi and police have caught him in at least one other lie during questioning.
Police had been tracking Balfour through his cell phone and arrested him Friday at his girlfriend's house. A neighbor of the girlfriend says a man he believes to be Balfour - wearing a white hooded sweatshirt - was seen pulling up to her home at around noon on Friday, and got out of the car "carrying what appeared to be a bottle of liquor."
Balfour has not been charged in the slayings. He remains at Stateville Correctional Center, where officials transferred him Sunday morning, saying that because he was a suspect in the slayings, he violated conditions of parole for a 1999 conviction for attempted murder.
The Associated Press has uncovered documents showing that Balfour was arrested for drug possession in June, but state officials didn't revoke his parole. Parole records obtained by The AP also indicate that Balfour missed a meeting with his parole agent on Friday, the day Jennifer's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donerson, and 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson were murdered and her nephew went missing. Julia's son, 7-year-old Julian King, was found shot to death in a stolen SUV parked in a nearby neighborhood. All three deaths have been ruled homicides.
DEATH OF HUDSON'S NEPHEW RULED HOMICIDE: Plus, prayer vigil held; Paula Abdul releases statement; Dreamgirls casting postponed.
*Chicago police are ruling the death of Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew a homicide after the Cook County Medical Examiner announced Tuesday that he died from "multiple gunshot wounds."
Julian King's body was found early Monday in the rear of a stolen SUV parked in a neighborhood about 10 miles from his home. The likely time of death was not announced, so it remained unknown whether he was killed at the same time as his grandmother and uncle were, or after being abducted.
Lynette Louden, 47, said she called police about the SUV across the street from her home on Chicago's West Side after her family's Chihuahua started barking at it early Monday. Some neighbors said they hadn't seen the vehicle before Monday, but Louden said it had been there since at least Saturday.
The discovery of King's body concluded a search that began Friday, when Hudson's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donerson, and 29-year-old brother, Jason Hudson were found shot to death at the home they shared.
On Monday afternoon, Jennifer Hudson was among seven family members and close friends who cried and held hands as they identified King's body from a live image on a television screen at the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, reports the Associated Press.
No one has been charged in the slayings, however, Julian's stepfather, William Balfour, is being held on a parole violation and is referred to as a person of interest in the case. Balfour has been estranged from the boy's mother, Julia Hudson,
Meanwhile, a candlelight vigil was held Monday night outside the Englewood home where the two bodies were found. Hundreds of people sang, held hands and cried as they contributed to an expanding memorial of stuffed animals, balloons and flowers. Among the songs sung by mourners was a rendition of Hudson's hit single "Spotlight."
"American Idol" judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson have all expressed sadness over the tragedy.
"This is a horrific tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers go out to Jennifer and her entire family," Abdul said Monday. "The time I had to get to know Jennifer and forge a wonderful friendship with her while she was on 'Idol' was very special to me, and I personally can't imagine a greater loss for any family."
Multiple engagements lined up this week to promote her new self-titled album and her latest film, "The Secret Life of Bees," were all canceled Friday as her family tragedy unfolded.
An open casting call at the Apollo Theater for the 2009 national tour of Dreamgirls, which was set for this coming Saturday, has also been cancelled out of respect for Hudson. The entertainer won an Oscar for her portrayal of ousted girl-group singer Effie White in the 2006 film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical.
"Our prayers and thoughts are with Ms. Hudson and her family at this tragic time," producer John Breglio said Monday. "Due to this horrific tragedy, we feel this is not the time for a talent search for a role that is so closely connected with Ms. Hudson."
Casting for the national Dreamgirls tour will now begin at the Apollo on Nov. 22.
JULIA HUDSON POSTS MESSAGE ON MYSPACE: Jennifer's sister talks about loss of son Julian; says 'now he's protecting me.'
*Jennifer Hudson's sister Julia has turned to her MySpace page to post a message about the murders of her son, brother and mother.
The undated post in the "About Me" section appeared Tuesday, one day after police confirmed that her 7-year-old son, Julian King, had been found dead in the backseat of a car on Chicago's West Side.
"When I started my MySpace, all of the above was true," Julia Hudson wrote, referring to an earlier post in which she wrote about having one child, being "always bored" and loving to have fun. It also says, "My sister is Jennifer Hudson, yes the Jennifer Hudson."
"I guess it's time to update this," she continued. "Now because I chose to do what was natural to me and love someone, it cost me my beautiful family. It cost me my beautiful, loving, supporting mother Darnell, my true blue baby brother Jason — I love you baby — and last but never least, my only son Julian, my innocent baby one that was sheltered from all the evil in the world because we loved him so much."
Julia Hudson concluded the post by writing, "His lil soul is at ease. I take comfort in knowing that Julian is with my mother and my brother and most of all, the Lord, and now he's my angel, he's protecting me."
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO 112?: Former member Michael Keith drops bombshell in EUR exclusive.
*Getting straight to the point, accusations of theft have led to the breakup of one-time platinum-selling R&B quartet 112.
Once Sean "Diddy" Combs' pride and joy under his Bad Boy label, the Atlanta-based group soared to success in 1996 with the release of their self-titled debut album and first single "Only You."
As the teens grew into young men, their material entered into adult-themed territory as well; exemplified by the 2001 hit "Peaches and Cream" and their last big single in 2005, "U Already Know," after signing to
Def Soul in 2002.
Then suddenly, they were gone.
During an interview with former group member Michael Keith to promote his new self-titled solo album, the singer told EUR's Lee Bailey that the group broke up last year after he and Marvin "Slim" Scandrick fell out with another member of the band.
"I had to leave because I found out that a certain member of the group took my publishing check," Keith told Bailey. "It was made clear that it was intended for myself and another member, Slim."
Keith said he won't name names, but he fully expects the guilty party
- either Quinnes Parker or Daron Jones - to come forward and defend himself once this story breaks.
"I'm all about trust," says Keith. "And once you lose that trust with me man, it's just time for me to make a move and focus on my solo career. Everybody else was focused on their solo careers, the outside endeavors, and I just decided it was time for me to make that change and go into solo mode, Michael Keith mode."
Keith said the group was not without its infighting throughout the years. Equating it to a marriage, he says, "We did have our arguments, we did have our disagreements, but all in all we saw that the bigger picture was to maintain the brand, maintain the group."
But the singer says he drew the line when his trust was broken.
"Because I am such a trustworthy person, and I teach my son the value of being a trustworthy person, once you negate all that, it's something there that's irreconcilable in my opinion. I've put so much of myself into 112 and into the brand and into these guys. For it to be a situation that boils down to simply money, that's something I can't forgive."
Keith said it was his business manager who discovered the missing money, and the two are "weighing out" a decision to file charges.
"I'm gonna be honest with you, it's hard. It's hard being with these dudes for the amount of years I was with these dudes and to take legal action," he said. "It's something that I just couldn't fathom. But it's a business. This is a music business. And when something is done wrongly, you've got to be a better businessman. You've gotta handle it."
LL COOL J QUITS THE JANET JACKSON TOUR: Rapper blames it on 'scheduling conflicts.'
*Just as Janet Jackson's traveling Rock Witchu show was getting back on its feet following postponed dates, opening act LL Cool J announced he has quit the tour due to unnamed "scheduling conflicts."
Reps for LL made the announcement late Monday, reports the Associated Press. His exit comes after Jackson, 42, was forced to cancel a string of earlier concerts because of a bout of migraine-associated vertigo. She recently resumed while being treated for the illness, which is characterized by dizziness, imbalance and other symptoms.
As of press time, no replacement for LL had been announced. Jackson's next concert is scheduled for Saturday in New York.
ABC CHOOSES 'DAISIES' OVER OBAMA: Network will air original programming tonight instead of the Barack Obama ad.
*At 8 p.m. tonight, ABC and the CW will be the lone broadcast networks not running the half-hour ad from Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Instead, ABC will air its struggling series "Pushing Daisies," while the CW will counter program with its usual show in the time period, "America's Next Top Model."
The Obama campaign bought a half-hour of airtime on NBC, Fox and CBS on October 9, spending about $1 million per network, according to the Hollywood Reporter. But, ABC was absent from the list, and the network refused to explain its programming intentions. One source said ABC offered the airtime, but the Obama campaign, for whatever reason, declined to buy an ad.
Cable networks airing Obam's 30-minute special on the economy include BET, TV One, MSNBC and Spanish-language network Univision.
Meanwhile, Obama's half-hour program had yet to be delivered to networks as of press time Tuesday. Sources said the ad is almost certainly taped, rather than a live telecast, and can be submitted as late as this morning.
KOBE BRYANT GETS HIS TOM CRUISE ON: New 'Guitar Hero' ad reenacts famous scene from 'Risky Business.'
*A quartet of world class athletes across four separate sports do their best Tom Cruise-in-"Risky Business" impersonation in a new commercial for the video game "Guitar Hero World Tour Edition."
Directed by Brett Ratner, the spot features NBA star Kobe Bryant, MLB standout Alex Rodriguez, Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps and skateboard legend Tony Hawk.
All four are dressed in crisp pink button-down shirts and white socks as they reenact Cruise's classic lip-synching scene from "Risky Business." Bryant sings the lead, A-Rod and Phelps are on guitar, and Hawk skateboards onto the scene with a drum set to perform Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll."
View the commercial below/here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCyfKWu4YQ0
DANITY KANE DROPS THIRD MEMBER?: Shannon has reportedly left the building; plus, Diddy plans album of Auto-Tune vocals.
*WENN is reporting that Sean "Diddy" Combs' pop group Danity Kane has lost its third member in less than a month after singer Shannon Bex decided to bounce.
The group, put together by Combs for his reality TV series "Making The Band," is now down to two remaining original members after singers Aubrey O'Day and D. Woods' were fired by the mogul in the finale of "Making the Band 4" earlier this month.
According to New York's Z100 radio host Elvis Duran, Bex said she opted to cut ties with the group because of constant bickering between remaining members and Diddy.
Diddy, meanwhile, is reportedly planning to release an album filled entirely with songs enhanced by the Auto-Tune vocal effect popularized by T-Pain. In fact, the mogul said he is collaborating with T-Pain to develop more unique ways to utilize the contraption.
“It’s electro Hip-Hop soul,” Diddy told InTouch Weekly about the as-yet-untitled project. “T-Pain gave me permission to use the vocoder, the Auto-Tune, and he showed me various tricks that nobody knows but him and myself.”
Ever since T-Pain resurrected the Auto-Tune from two years ago from its groundbreaking run with Roger Troutman in the early 80s, the device has become a must-have in hip hop by such artists as Lil Wayne (“Lollipop”), Kanye West (“Love Lockdown”), Snoop Dogg (“Sexual Seduction”), and G Unit (“Rider Pt. 2”).
SAMUEL L. JACKSON JOINS CALI'S PROP 8 BATTLE: Actor speaks out against ballot initiative seeking to ban gay marriages.
*Samuel L. Jackson is among numerous celebrities who are urging California voters to oppose Prop. 8, a ballot initiative that seeks to overturn California's legalization of same-sex unions.
According to E! Online, the "Soul Men" star recorded a radio spot Monday pleading with voters to oppose the proposition.
Jackson joins other stars who have taken a stand against Prop. 8, including Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg, Ellen DeGeneres, Barbra Streisand, Molly Ringwald and Fran Drescher, as well as Pete Wentz and his Fall Out Boy bandmates.
JENNIFER LOPEZ INKS PACT WITH UNIVERSAL TV: Entertainer and her production company sign first-look deal.
*Singer/actor Jennifer Lopez and her Nuyorican Productions company signed a first-look deal with Universal Media Studios to develop a slate of new TV programs, reports Variety.
The exclusive two-year pact was announced Monday by Universal Media Studios co-chairman Ben Silverman.
The relationship reunites Lopez with NBC, where she headlined a concert special earlier this decade. Lopez, who runs Nuyorican with producing partner Simon Fields, also developed a sitcom at NBC based on her experiences growing up in the Bronx and guest starred several times on "Will & Grace."
Under Lopez and Fields, Nuyorican has been busy expanding its TV development, having sold a small screen version of the Lopez feature "Maid in Manhattan" to ABC, as well as the project "Amigas" to Disney Channel.
More recently, Lopez sold a show to TLC that was set to chronicle her life as she launched a fragrance. That project, developed under the cable network's previous administration, is not moving forward as a series but may still be in the works as a special.
In other J.Lo news, Natalie Portman has replaced the actress in the upcoming film "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits," a Don Roos-directed adaptation of an Ayelet Waldman novel. David Molner, managing director of Screen Capital Intl. and chairman of Incentive Filmed Entertainment, said Portman’s signing salvages a film that was thrown into jeopardy when Lopez abruptly dropped out.
The story revolves around a young woman who finds the key to recovering her marriage in her relationship with her precocious stepson. The film will begin shooting in Manhattan on Nov. 10.
AMAZON LISTS RELEASE DATE FOR EMINEM CD: But Interscope says no street date has been scheduled.
*Amazon.com is listing Dec. 23 as the release date for Eminem's new album "Relapse," however, his label Interscope insists a street date has yet to be scheduled, reports Billboard.com.
The rapper recently spoke about the album in an interview on his Sirius satellite radio station, Shade 45. He also played a song from the set, titled "I'm Having a Relapse."
"For the last five months I've been working pretty much straight with (Dr.) Dre. There's going to be a lot of material, more so than I've had on an album with him producing before," Eminem told BBC Radio last week.
Eminem's last studio album was 2004's "Encore," which has sold 5.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
COMMON TO DROP NEW ALBUM IN DECEMBER: 'Universal Mind Control' was originally due in July.
*Five months after Common's new album "Universal Mind Control" was scheduled to arrive in stores, Geffen will finally release the disc on Dec. 9, Billboard reported Tuesday.
Two songs, "Announcement" and "Universal Mind Control" both of which feature Pharrell Williams, have already been released. The album also includes two fresh songs, "Gladiator" and "Inhale."
Among other changes to the album since its original release date, "Punch Drunk Love" now features Kanye West rapping the catchy chorus "Am I crazy, or was you giving me the eye?" Also, "Sex 4 Sugar," which Common previously described as a conversation with a dancer, now has faster drums. "Everywhere," which was formerly called "Runaway" and set to feature Santogold, now sports a dreamy layered chorus, sans Santogold, over a guitar riff similar to Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield."
The album's production is still split between the Neptunes and OutKast cohort Mr. DJ. West has not contributed any production to "Universal Mind Control."
Here is the track listing for "Universal Mind Control":
"Universal Mind Control"
"Punch Drunk Love" featuring Kanye West "Make My Day" featuring Cee-Lo Green "Sex 4 Sugar"
"Announcement" featuring Pharrell Williams "Gladiator"
"Changes"
"Inhale"
"What a World"
"Everywhere"
OBAMA BITS: Senator to appear tonight on 'Daily Show'; Michelle visits Jay Leno; Mamas for Obama launch ads in swing states.
*Sen. Barack Obama will make his fourth appearance as a guest on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" tonight (Oct. 29) at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). The Democratic presidential candidate will appear via satellite from Florida where he continues his campaign with less than one week until Election Day. His last appearance on “The Daily Show” was on April 21, the eve of the Pennsylvania Primary. He also visited the program on Aug. 22, 2007 and Nov. 7, 2005.
*During her appearance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Monday night, Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, spoke about their daughter Malia's reaction to the Illinois senator's half-hour ad buy tonight across three of the five major networks. Michelle said Malia asked her dad, "'You're going to be on all the TV? Are you going to interrupt my TV?'" The Illinois senator assured her that her favorite programs would not be affected. "He said, 'No, we didn't buy time on Disney and Nick.' And she said, 'Oh, good.' And she got up and walked away. She was just like, 'Don't mess with my TV,'" Michelle laughed.
*Mamas for Obama, a grassroots organization formed by mothers in Los Angeles, launched their first advertising campaign, which includes more than a dozen original ads with the common theme, "The Republicans Need a Time Out!" The ads will air until the election on major cable networks in swing states. They began running Monday in Florida. The spots, with titles like "Bad Behavior," "Cookies," "Family Values" and "Prayer," feature kids and moms and appeal to a woman's most maternal instinct: to make sure that the world she leaves to her kids will be safe, just, and inclusive.
Click here to view the ad: http://www.YouTube.com/MamasforObama
ITTY BITTY BITS: Gabby Union in Ghana; MiJac prepares for tour?; Tyler Perry rep denies diva behavior.
*Actress Gabrielle Union traveled to Ghana recently as part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's mission delegation trip designed to help reduce the rate of breast cancer among women in the country. She also joined Ghana President John Kufuor for a dedication ceremony at the new HopeXchange Medical Center, a state-of-the-art breast cancer diagnostic and treatment facility in Kumasi. Nearly 70 percent of all Ghanaian women who have breast cancer don't see a doctor until the disease is in advanced stages. Essence spoke to Union about her trip abroad, how breast cancer has affected her own life, and why this issue is so important to her. Click here to read:
http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/gabrielleinghana
*WENN is reporting that Michael Jackson is currently planning a 30-date world tour to begin in 2009. Britain's The Sun newspaper quotes a source who claims to have overheard the King of Pop discussing it Thursday during a visit to an antiques store in Hollywood. "Michael said he wasn't doing a Vegas residency but was going on a world tour, taking in 30 cities next year," the source said. "He said he wanted to do it for his kids. He wants them to see what he does, and he wants to take them on the road. He said he was on his way to Los Angeles to finalize the details."
*The New York Post's Page Six is quoting a source from the set of TBS's "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" who claims the filmmaker is a diva. "Tyler makes everyone on his staff - the crew and cast - call him 'Mr. Perry' to his face. He won't respond to anyone who calls him Tyler," said the source. However, a rep for Perry told Page Six: "That's totally preposterous. I call him Tyler. Some people do call him 'Mr. Perry,' but it's out of respect."
SPORTS BITS: Ty Willingham fired; Larry Johnson charged; Deuce McAllister investigated; 49ers deny Condoleezza rumor; Barkley on CNN.
*Tyrone Willingham has been forced to resign as head coach of the Washington Huskies football team at the end of the season. Athletic director Scott Woodward made the announcement two days after the Huskies fell to 0-7 with a 33-7 loss to Willingham's former team, Notre Dame. Willingham was under fire for failing to restore Washington to national prominence. He's 11-32 overall in his four seasons. "We didn't win enough football games. That's it," Willingham said. "Hopefully, we've done all the other things right, (and) it's a good strong program for someone to jump into and do things." With a year left on his contract, Willingham will receive a $1 million buyout.
* Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, already facing possible suspension by the NFL, was charged Monday with simple assault for spitting his drink in a woman's face at a Kansas City club. Several hours later, the Chiefs indicated the two-time Pro Bowl player would not suit up for the foreseeable future. Johnson also faces a Dec. 4 court date for another incident that occurred last February when he allegedly pushed a woman's face in another Kansas City nightspot. This most recent alleged incident at a Kansas City nightspot on Oct. 10, marks the fourth time in five years Johnson has been accused of assaulting a woman. He was deactivated for the past two games for breaking team rules.
*New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister confirmed Sunday that he's one of six to eight players under investigation by the NFL for violating the league's drug policy by taking a weight-loss diuretic that is considered a masking agent for steroids, reports the AP. The Denver TV station Fox 31 reported last week that six to 10 players had tested positive for Bumetanide, a pill that decreases the amount of water retained in the body by increasing urination. It causes the kidneys to get rid of unneeded water and salt from the body into the urine. Defensive end Will Smith of the Saints and defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Vikings have also been identified in various reports — citing unidentified sources — as one of the players. Under the NFL's steroid policy, a player testing positive for the first time can be suspended for four games.
A spokesman for the San Francisco 49ers has denied an NFL Network report that claims the club is trying to hire Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as its team president. The league-owned TV network reported that an unnamed high-ranking 49ers executive was willing to explore hiring Rice after she had reportedly said she would love such a job. But 49ers spokesman Aaron Salkin told the San Jose Mercury News, "We have our office structure in place," and added "We don't respond to rumors." In January, Rice indicated she will return to Stanford University in January, putting her in the San Francisco area. Rice served as provost of the school from 1993 to 1999. The 49ers named Mike Singletary coach last week after firing Mike Nolan following a dismal 2-5 start.
*Former NBA star Charles Barkley spoke Monday to CNN's Campbell Brown about politics, race and his plans to run for governor in his childhood home state of Alabama. Click here to read a transcript of the interview:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/brown.barkley/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
NAACP SUES VA. GOV OVER NOV. 4 PLANNING: Virginia branch of civil rights group says state is 'inadequately prepared.'
*CNN is reporting that The Virginia branch of the NAACP sued Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and state election officials on Monday, claiming that the state is "inadequately prepared" for the record number of voters expected on Election Day Nov. 4.
The complaint, filed Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Richmond, says state officials have not set up enough polling sites to keep up with the turnout.
"The allocation of polling place resources is plainly irrational, non-uniform and likely discriminatory," the suit states.
It cites the 2004 presidential election, arguing that too few polling places in Virginia at the time led to long lines and forced some voters to turn away.
"To adhere stubbornly to inadequate levels of resources in the face of the increased registration and increased turnout will result in a meltdown on Election Day," the suit says. "Voters will face even longer lines than existed in 2004, and many more voters will lose their right to vote in this Presidential election than in the last."
Kaine's office confirmed receiving the lawsuit Monday, saying Virginia's Board of Elections will respond to it in court. Kaine is "confident that the Board of elections is taking the appropriate steps to mitigate lines on Election Day," said Delacey Skinner, a spokeswoman for the governor.
EUR DVD REVIEW: Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Irreverent Horror Comedy Arrives on DVD Right in Time for Halloween
DVD Review by Kam Williams
*General Lee Roy (Robin Watkins), a rank and file member of the Ku Klux Klan, also happens to be the CEO of American Chicken Bunker, a leading chain of fast food restaurants.
The General has decided to go forward with plans to build his next franchise atop a sacred Native American burial ground, ignoring some very vocal local opposition.
He proceeds to bulldoze the graveyard, unaware that disturbing the remains of the Tomahawk Nation will trigger freaky fallout no one could have ever anticipated.
For, the spirits of the ancestors magically merge with the fowl being served at the restaurant, turning the birds into a revenge-minded horde of man-eating zombies.
This is the point of departure of Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, an alternately hilarious and shocking, gender-bending, genre-mixing, musical horror flick which defies description at every turn. Thoroughly entertaining via everything from blood-curling screams to gruesome displays of vivisection to a topless lesbian revue to bodily function humor to politically-incorrect ethnic jokes, the movie saves plenty of time to deliver some deadly serious messages about consumerism, sexism, racism and animal rights.
Directed by the legendary Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger) the picture stars Jason Yachanin as Arbie, a recent high school grad who can’t afford to go to college. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Wendy (Kate Graham), promises to remain loyal while away at school, only to fall in love with a gay, activist classmate, Micki (Allyson Sereboff).
The plot thickens after Arbie applies for a job at the cursed new restaurant, and what ensues is a jaw dropping combination of silly, sexy and sadistic skits serving up a never-ending array of imaginative ways to knock off cast members in a high attrition-rate production.
A sophisticated splatter flick as likely to enlighten as to keep you in stitches.
Excellent (4 stars)
Unrated
Running time: 99 minutes
Studi Troma Entertainment
DVD Extras: Alternate happy ending, deleted scenes, music videos, trailers, filmmaking lessons, director’s commentary, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary, and much more.
To see a trailer of Poultrygeist, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VQxYMHX-YE
EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Oct. 29: Singer-actress Melba Moore is 64. Singer Randy Jackson of the Jacksons is 48. Rapper Paris is 42. Actress Gabrielle Union is 36.
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BLACK HISTORY
Oct. 29, 1947: President's Committee on Civil Rights condemned racial injustices in America in formal report, "To Secure These Rights." (Source: www.BlackFacts.com)
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