Below is an cute video of feeding time for Violet, the red tail hawk that has been nesting on a ledge at NYU library with her new baby hawk. That's the good news. The bad news is the swelling on Violet's leg from a wildlife band has gotten increasingly worse in the last week and there is now a plan to try and fix it.
Bird experts from the Bronx Zoo are planning to come in today and, with a baited trap, get Violet into their hands so that they can remove the band and treat her leg which seems to be infected. Hopefully this will do the trick. But if not, then they will take Violet and her baby up to the Bronx Zoo where the eyeass will be raised in captivity, away from it's mother. Apparently, without the nest she built and instincts that come with it, Violet might not take care of her own kid. Bizzare but fascinating. And absolutely adorable too....
May 11, 2011
The Genre Mash-Up Goes Hollywood
This summer marks the start of a new mini-trend in H'wood; the extreme genre mash-up. This concept started in the book world a few years ago with a novel called "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies
", which had a big YA following. This was followed by many imitators and sequels and, of course, Hollywood took notice. This summer, a funny "little" movie (meaning it's not based on a comic, toy, or TV show) called "Cowboys & Aliens" is kicking things off with a bang it seems. At least the trailer seems to indicate that.
Yesterday's TIMES reported on the next wave, specifically a movie about Abraham Lincoln's secret life as a vampire hunter. Despite the sound of it, this is not some scrappy weird indie but a huge weird studio effort that FOX has put together for summer '12. The title? Well, it's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" of course and has all sorts of history in it as well as the fact that the 16th president liked to slay the occasional blood-sucker.
I'm not sure if this genre has already jumped the shark with this title. But, if it hasn't, you can expect many, many more like it.
", which had a big YA following. This was followed by many imitators and sequels and, of course, Hollywood took notice. This summer, a funny "little" movie (meaning it's not based on a comic, toy, or TV show) called "Cowboys & Aliens" is kicking things off with a bang it seems. At least the trailer seems to indicate that. Yesterday's TIMES reported on the next wave, specifically a movie about Abraham Lincoln's secret life as a vampire hunter. Despite the sound of it, this is not some scrappy weird indie but a huge weird studio effort that FOX has put together for summer '12. The title? Well, it's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" of course and has all sorts of history in it as well as the fact that the 16th president liked to slay the occasional blood-sucker.
I'm not sure if this genre has already jumped the shark with this title. But, if it hasn't, you can expect many, many more like it.
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