Nevermore Film Festival 2011 with Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Thank Muticia it’s Fridayyyyyyyy!!! Welcome back to another edition of Fridays with MVP! We’ve had another action packed week here at Mutantville.com so sit back, buckle in and chomp on your bit because we’re taking off!
To recap the past week, we didn’t make it into Nevermore, but we did get accepted to ConCarolinas. Post-production is wrapping up on G.H.O.S.T. and Tales From Mutantville both of which will appear on DVD soon. The Nevermore Film Festival is next month and no doubt they will have a stellar lineup. I know already that Ti West’s Innkeepers is playing and I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. One month later, Mad Monster Party hits Charlotte and there are a lot of great events planned for it some of which have yet to be revealed – but I’ve heard things. . .
Congratz to our buddies Robert W. Filion, Michael Sharpe and Christopher G. Moore who all had films accepted into Nevermore this year! I’m sure that Dummy, Deviling and Flush With Fear will help make for a very strong short film lineup. I look forward to seeing them all on Saturday. Of course you know this means war. . .
Ok – enough about them. Let’s talk more MVP. But first – the leap!!! Continue Reading…
It comes as little surprise to long time Mutantville Players to hear that Clive Barker is Streebo’s favorite horror storyteller. Clive Barker’s work was an influence on me long before I ever realized that I was a true fan and horror geek. Perhaps this influence started with Hellraiser II: Hellbound as I was lucky enough to join a friend who had advance passes to see the movie in the theater.
Hellraiser II: Hellbound would mark only my second venture into horror at the movies and boy did I pick a crazy movie as my sophomore viewing. My mind was simply overwhelmed by the mix of occult madness, flayed villains, otherworldly Cenobites and a near endless variety of unpleasant people committing atrocities on themselves and others. I did not know then but from that moment on I was irrevocably hooked on horror.
Later that same year, I would finally see the original Hellraiser on VHS at a friend’s house. Despite the fact that there is less time spent in the otherworld in Barker’s directorial effort – I found Hellraiser to be much more disturbing than it’s sequel. The perverse love triangle between Julia, Frank and Larry AND the Cenobites if you want to take it that far got under my skin in a way that standard stalk and slash fare could not. The body mutilation and the S&M subculture that is seen in the film also represented a darker set of desires for Barker’s characters than that of the typical teenage babysitter fare.
Welcome to a new blog spot on Mutantville.com called Fanboy Lurker. We’ve decided to share a look at some of the wacky things that happen in the world of fandom. Fanboy Lurker will offer you a weekly look at the best gossip, random news and internet flame wars that you can find this side of the OK Corral.
Resident Evil Retribution is back to stink up theaters in 2012!
The latest teaser trailer for Resident Evil Retribution has hit the web. If you’re a fan of this series which Streebo is not – then you’ll dig it. If you think it’s a steaming pile of dog crap then why not go watch The Wicker Tree trailer instead?
Despite the gray wet fog that sedated most of the state – MVP had another productive weekend. We started the weekend right by going to see Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining in 35mm at Retrofantasma on Friday night. Brento was able to work on The Metatron Files preproduction and while Streebo put the finishing touches on the final version of the script for episode one.
The final script for the first episode of Muticia’s Movie Morgue went out to actors over the weekend and was well received. More news on that as things develop in the coming month. There was a lot of activity behind the scenes as we got word that our films did not make the cut for this year’s Nevermore Film Festival.
Not to be deterred we were happy to find out that MVP has been accepted as guests to this year’s ConCarolinas convention in June. MVP will host a special screening at ConCarolinas but we’ll keep that under wraps until the full details are worked out. There’s also something really big and crazy coming to Charlotte very soon that MVP is going to be a part of but until there is an official announcement, we will just have to keep mum about it. Trust me when I say it is very cool.
Get thre rest of your Monday morning MVP fix after the leap! Continue Reading…
Chinese New Year is this Monday, so we focus on A Chinese Ghost Story or Sien nui yau wan this week. A Chinese Ghost Story was directed by Siu-Tung Ching and stars Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Ma Wu and Elvis Tsui. You may notice that Elvis Tsui was in last week’s focus The Seventh Curse. He’s a busy guy…he’s been in 120 films and TV series. The original novel for A Chinese Ghost Story was written by Songling Pu and was adapted for screen by Gai Chi Yuen, who is also known for The Legend of Drunken Master with Jackie Chan and Once Upon a Time in China with Jet Li.
No you didn’t misread the title. It does indeed say Stanley Kubrick Saturday. Last night, Streebo made the pilgramage out to Retrofantasma at the Carolina Theatre to see Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining in 35mm.
To honor this momentous event in which Streebo experienced his first Stanley Kubrick theatrical viewing with a packed theater – we are changing Scary Movie Saturday to Stanley Kubrick Saturday for one day! Ironically – we’re going to feature a Stanley Kubrick film that he didn’t get the chance to direct. He did however produce the movie and design it before handing it over to Steven Spielberg.
Stanley Kubrick circa Eyes Wide Shut
Spielberg initially refused to direct the project feeling unworthy of directing a Stanley Kubrick film. After Kubrick passed in 1999, Spielberg took up the task of seeing A.I. through to completion in honor of his friend. So that leads us to today.
Streebo got to experience the glory of The Shining in 35mm last night so we’re going to celebrate with some Kubrick today. I couldn’t find any other Stanley Kubrick films posted on Youtube so A.I. it is. In true guerrilla filmmaking spirit we’ve tied it all together to honor the occasion.
Here’s to the greatest filmmaker of all time – Stanley Kubrick. This is A.I.Artificial Intelligence on Stanley Kubrick Saturday!
Nightbreed stars coming to Charlotte for first convention appearance!
It was announced this past week that the stars of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed Craig Sheffer and Anne Bobby are coming to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Mad Monster Party convention this March. Sheffer and Bobby have been added to an already stellar lineup which includes Rutger Hauer, Angus Scrimm, Bill Mosley, Derek Mears, Brad Dourif, and so many more. Check out the official lineup over at the website or Facebook fanpage.
Rumors are swirling that the promoters aren’t finished with the special announcements yet. Keep checking the official website for daily updates. MVP plans to be at the convention so we hope to see you there!
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or Sien nui yau wan this week. A Chinese Ghost Story was directed by Siu-Tung Ching and stars Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Ma Wu and Elvis Tsui. You may notice that Elvis Tsui was in last week’s focus The Seventh Curse. He’s a busy guy…he’s been in 120 films and TV series. The original novel for A Chinese Ghost Story was written by Songling Pu and was adapted for screen by Gai Chi Yuen, who is also known for The Legend of Drunken Master with Jackie Chan and Once Upon a Time in China with Jet Li. 
