Almost fifty years ago, a young woman named Marion pulled off a main road in California during a rainy evening and found herself at the Bates Motel. Shortly thereafter, while taking a shower, she was brutally stabbed by a knife-wielding maniac who turns out to be the motel’s owner, Norman. Toward the end of Hitchcock’s masterful “Psycho,” we learn that Norman Bates suffers from multiple personality disorder, in which both he and his mother reside within his damaged psyche.

Later this year, another psychological thriller will hit theaters, and according to one of its stars, “Peacock” may well remind audiences of Hitchcock's 1960 black-and-white mind-bender.

“['Peacock' is] what would happen if Bates had basically stayed alive and married himself,’” Josh Lucas told MTV News during a recent interview to promote his Tribeca Film Festival entry, “Tell Tale.” “It’s fascinating.” Read more...

So Terry gets a heart transplant. Only the heart begins mysteriously controlling his behavior. He starts going all evil! Turns out the dude who donated the heart was murdered! And if Terry doesn’t find out who killed the dead dude, he might get killed too!

Sounds like the set-up to some schlocky horror flick, right? But then you find out the film’s source material comes from 19th Century horror godfather Edgar Allan Poe. And the man sitting in the director’s chair is Michael Cuesta, whose credits include the devastating suburban drama, “L.I.E.” And the cast brings together Josh Lucas, Brian Cox and Lena Headey. Suddenly you’re very much looking forward to catching “Tell Tale,” which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, April 24. Read more...