“Devil Girl,” a thriller movie shot on Route 66 in and around the Mojave Desert town of Amboy, Calif., is slated for a limited release beginning April 11, producer and co-screenwriter Tracy Wilcox said in an e-mail.

The film will be screened at midnight on April 11 and April 12 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 at 8000 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, Calif. If reaction to the film is good, it may receive a somewhat wider release afterward, Wilcox said.

“Devil Girl” will be released on DVD on June 3. It will be available for purchase at major retail outlets, as well as the “Devil Girl” Web site.

In addition to Amboy, “Devil Girl” also was shot on Route 66 in Groom, Texas, and St. Louis.

Here’s the synopsis:

Fay is a small town girl on a road trip to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. When her muscle car breaks down during a drag race, she finds herself stranded in a creepy desert town along Route 66. In order to make enough money to repair her car, she resorts to exotic dancing, and before she knows it her road trip has become a nightmare. Trapped and desperate, she discovers the locals: a neurotic drug-abusing clown, an overzealous preacher, and a sexy woman with horns and a tail.

Here’s a trailer for the film:

The Navajo Nation is set to construct its first casino along Route 66 near Church Rock, N.M., near Gallup, and hopes to have it open by July, reports the Navajo Times.

Here are more details about the casino:

The Navajo Nation’s first casino will feature 400 slot machines, seven stations for table games and 14 bar top game machines, according to a report from the Navajo Gaming Enterprise director.

Director Robert Winter said the casino, slated for construction in Church Rock, N.M., will contain 56,658 square feet of which nearly 15,400 will be devoted to gaming space. The surrounding lot will accommodate 600 cars including employee and valet parking. [...]

Included in Winter’s report were schematic pictures that detailed where the casino will be built, along Old Route 66 just west of the turnoff to Red Rock State Park.

Early estimates had construction cost at about $25 million.

The casino would include a 100-seat sports bar, food court and retail shops. The Navajo Nation Council voted in January to approve alcohol sales at designated casino sites provided the drinks are served with a meal.

The Navajo was one of the last holdout American Indian tribes against gambling.