Pumpkinhead glow in the dark print from Cinema Overdrive.
We received our weekly update from Matt at Cinema Overdrive this past week and were pleasantly surprised to see that they have two new prints available for your edification. Horror geeks get ready to cream your shorts because this week Cinema Overdrive has not one – but TWO brand new prints for you based on the classic B-movies Alligator and Pumpkinhead. What better time to feature them than on a special edition of Collector’s Corner. Check out the prints after the leap.
The Mutantville Players would like to send out a greasy palmed salute to the boys over at Exploited Cinema. Jdog and Bat32 are celebrating the one year anniversary of their show and they’ve put together an unbelievable six hour long extravaganza that is guaranteed to blow your grease stained socks off. Dare I say – for adults only – and greasy ones at that.
Join the fun as Bat32 and Jdog host a call in portion to talk to the fans in addition to a massive four hour roundtable discussion on Rock and Roll Horror plus original music from The Changeling’s new band, trailers, songs, and an extended chat with Teeshirt Joe from Fast Custom Shirts.
The Roundtable features Axl from Profondo Cinema, Jdog and Bat32 of course and MVP’s own Streebo. There was much talk of horror, spandex and the horrors of too much hair spray as we discussed everything from Hard Rock Zombies to Rock and Roll Nightmare aka The Edge of Hell starring the King of Muscle Rock Jon Mikl Thor, to the Roger Corman produced Slumber Party Massacre II to Skippy’s epic metalpiece – Trick Or Treat to the VHS Vault for the obscure slasher gem Hack-O-Lantern. Needless to say if you’re looking for some great Halloween Horror listening with more bad heavy metal than you can stomach then this is THE show you’re looking for.
MacReady like Streebo surveys the wreckage of the prequel fallout.
In the interest of being fair and balanced like Fox News here aboard the Mutantville Mothership I thought we would take a look at some more reviews for the prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic The Thing. I posted my review of The Thing (2011) here and on Youtube and have been fielding comments from across the web about the film ever since. It is interesting to note that not everyone shares my enthusiasm about the film. In the interest of showing all sides of horror fandom, I’ve decided to share some comments from the trolls and haters that I’ve gathered from across the internet.
(Find the trolls under your bridge after the leap!)
“CHUD.com isn’t the best movie website in the world but it’s damn good!”
Chud.com is giving you a chance to win tickets to the advance screening of the Fright Night remake. Before we get to that – we have one hell of a disclaimer to get out there first!
Fright Night (1985) directed by Tom Holland and starring Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys and Roddy McDowell is an undisputed modern vampire classic! Coupled with Lost Boys, Fright Night served to bring the vampire myth out of the dusty castles and into shiny suburbia! If you grew up in the 80′s and saw Fright Night – it’s impact on you will be undeniable and indelible!
Fright Night panel at Fright Night Film Fest 2010.
In honor of the the upcoming Tales From Mutantvilleshoot with MVP’s own Muticia the Movie Goddess, the producers at Mutantville Productions thought this would be a good time to take a look at the history of horror hostesses through the ages. It would take a book length essay to properly cover this subject, so for the purpose of this discussion, we’re going to keep it simple. We’ll take a look at the roots of Horror Hostess-dom starting with it’s originator - Vampira, then we’ll take a look at the rise of Elvira into 80′s pop culture stardom, and lastly we’ll visit our good friend and self-made horror hostess extraordinaire – Miko Macabre.
The origins of the horror hostess are as murky as the smoke filled stages they haunt. There is some dispute as to whether the woman named Maila Elizabeth Nurmi was born on December 21, 1921 or on December 11, 1922. What is not in dispute is that she would one day find inspiration in the character of Morticia Addams from Charles Addams’ The Addams Family comic strip and create the persona of Vampira.
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According to the rumor mill – the new downloadable content from Call of Duty Black Ops will feature zombie in the legendary Area 51! Over the years, Area 51 has long been a favorite of conspiracy theorists who fantasize about UFOs, aliens and Nazis drilling their way to the Hollow Earth below – when in reality it’s probably just the spot where the military burns nuclear waste like a redneck burning plastic trash in his back yard. Well you’re about to find out what is going on when the new Black Ops content goes live!
Mutantville Productions would like to take a moment to show our support to the good people at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. Apparently, they were afflicted by the modern scourge of the movie theater – the self important smart ass girl that likes to text and use the internet during a movie. Well, the fine employees did what every self respecting theater should do and they threw the little brat out the door!
Bravo, Alamo Drafthouse. If MVP had the authority to throw texting twits out during the movies we would have done the same thing. Alamo Drafthouse, we salute you!
Bounce over to the Funny or Die! website and show some support for our good friends from Ghost Trek. Ghost Trek was written by the acclaimed writer of Kill the Music, Michael Plumides and co-directed by the Superman of Indie Film – Robert W. Filion and starring more reality television stars than you can shake a boomstick at including Johnny Fairplay, Gia Allemonde, Mikey B, Disco Inferno, Colt Cobana and little Addy Miller from television’s The Walking Dead!
Check out the clip on Funny or Die! by clicking here.
Show your support for indie horror by coming to see the premiere of Ghost Trek at ConCarolinas in two weeks!
If you’re in the Raleigh/Durham area then you have a magical night planned out for you at the movies with JAWS 2 and The Legacy at the Carolina Theatre in Durham! Be sure to swing by early, sign up for door prizes and grab a beer and prepare to be treated to two horror gems on the big screen in 35mm!
From the Retrofantasma Newsletter:
Hey everyone,
Just a reminder that RETROFANTASMA is tonight at 7:00 p.m. (sharp!) at the Carolina Theatre. Please arrive early, if you can. Both of tonight’s films are long and we need to start as close to 7:00 p.m. as possible in order that the second feature doesn’t start at 10:00 p.m. LOL
PLUS, we’ll be announcing the July-September RETROFANTASMA and RETROFANTASMA CLASSICS line-up tonight!
We’ve test-screened JAWS 2 and THE LEGACY and the prints are in MINT condition!
Come early and register for door prizes. We’re giving away a sealed 30th Anniversary 2-disc Collector’s Edition DVD of JAWS!
See you tonight!
Jim
Universal Pictures’ Rare Archives!
Friday, May 20
JAWS 2
(US, PG, 1978, 115 min)
7:00 p.m.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Four years after the great white shark terrorized the small resort of Amity, unsuspecting vacationers and water-skiers begin disappearing in all all-too-familiar fashion. Roy Scheider returns as Sheriff Martin Brody in this inspired sequel to Steven Spielberg’s classic frighfest!
THE LEGACY
(US, R, 1979, 102 min)
9:30 p.m.
When an American couple (Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott) have a car accident in the English countryside, the other driver offers to take them to his lavish country estate. The couple’s fear turns to terror when other houseguests begin dying in unspeakable ways! Now it’s clear the true master of the house is a supernatural force that will stop at nothing to find the rightful heirs for an unimaginable legacy.
Did you know…?
In conjunction with Universal Pictures, Retrofantasma is proud to present the last surviving 35mm prints of Jaws 2 and The Legacy. Like the first film, the production of Jaws 2 was troubled. Roy Scheider reluctantly returned to reprise his role as Martin Brody after having quit a role in The Deer Hunter two weeks into the production because of creative differences. Universal used Scheider’s failure to fulfill this contractual obligation to force him to appear in Jaws 2. Despite the production problems, Jaws 2 was the highest-grossing sequel in history until 1979 (beaten by Rocky II). It was also the most expensive film that Universal had produced up to that time, costing almost $30 million. It was the third highest grossing movie worldwide in 1978 with $187 million. Based on his work on The Legacy (and 1981’s Eye of the Needle), Director Richard Marquand attracted the attention of George Lucas and was offered the directorial chair of Return of the Jedi. Stars Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott fell in love while shooting the film and were married in 1984.
Gearing up to see Wes Craven’s Scream 4 this weekend? Then you need to find out all that you can before heading to the theaters. MVP has gathered the best of the behind the scenes videos from across the next and compiled them in one place to make it easy for you. Check it out. Then go see Scream 4 this weekend and let us know what you think!
