did was to leave
the mother of his children, but his current girlfriend Sharla (Gina
Gershon) is no prize, either.

To save himself
from retaliation by his dealer, Chris decides to kill his mom and
collect on her life insurance policy, with Ansel as his not
particularly effective accomplice. Neither man is up to doing the
deed himself, though, so they enlist the services of Joe (Matthew
McConaughey), a Texas police officer who moonlights as a hitman. Joe
normally only takes a job with the cash of front, but after meeting
Dottie he agrees to take her as collateral until the insurance money
comes in.

The
film is based on the first play by screenwriter Tracy Letts, whose
previous collaboration with director William Friedkin resulted in the
psychological thriller BUG,
a personal favorite of this reviewer. KILLER JOE
is a very different animal altogether.Lettsappears toWeather Forecast

Exceptional choice: Blankenship thought about not competing to winning a championship

Press Photo by Royal McGregor
Killdeer's Riley Blankenship competes in bull riding during the Dickinson High School Rodeo on May 27 at the Dickinson State University Outdoor Arena. Blankenship, who didn't plan on competing in high school rodeo this season, finished as the bull riding champion in the North Dakota High School Finals Rodeo.

Before the start of the North Dakota High School rodeo season, Killdeer's Riley Blankenship had thoughts about not competing at all.

He was going to focus on making money at professional bull riding events.

All it took was a little push from Dunn Center's Jake Benson for Blankenship to commit to the high school rodeo season.

"(Riley) wasn't planning on doing high school rodeo this year, because he