This week on Trailer Park Tuesday we are featuring another indie gem the sexy black comedy Spades written and directed by the multi-talented Vanelle. Spades was conceived and shot for the Made In Charlotte Short Film Contest hosted by the Charlotte Film Community in the fall of 2010. Spades stars the lovely and talented Jodi Essex opposite the always charming Michael Sharpe fresh off his directorial debut with Monomaniacal as a couple that loves each other so much it hurts.
Check out the full trailer for Spades below and visit the official website for Magic Tribe Pictures by clicking here.
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Welcome back to another edition of Mutantville Mondays, my faithful droogies! We had another wild and productive long weekend in the editing suites of the Mutantville Mothership. Brento and I were locked inside the Editing Thunderdome for the entire weekend to battle it out with L-cuts, overlays and more after effects work than you can shake a boomstick at! Post-production is wrapping up nicely on G.H.O.S.T. in anticipation of a special screening for the cast and crew for Halloween.
It’s Fridaaaaayyyyyyyyy with MVP!!! We’ve had another wild week here on the Mutantville Mothership! Take a minute to get caught up on the MVP blog entries from Geo, Brento and myself or stop by Trailer Park Tuesday to see what is playing this weekend. Hitting theaters this weekend is the long awaited Kevin Smith horror film Red State which has been playing on VOD for the past few weeks.
Welcome back to another edition of Mutantville Monday, oh faithful Mutants! We’ve come through another long and productive weekend aboard the Mutantville Mothership so it’s time to give you a rundown on the latest happenings in the worlds of speculative fiction – as seen through the eyes of independent filmmakers. We have a steaming hot load of MVP News for you this morning followed by the Box Office Report with Contagion topping the charts and crazy rumors from around the web – so let’s get started!
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Welcome back to Mutantville Mondays my lovely mutants! We’re still terribly busy aboard the Mutantville Mothership so there’s little time for updates. In case you have been under a rock on the moon for the past week, the Mutantville Players just returned from the Fright Night Film Fest and Fandom Fest in Louisville, Kentucky. To celebrate we’ve decided to launch the new Mutantville Productions fanpage on Facebook.
Facebook changed the rules on groups over the past few months so we’ve decided that the fanpage is the best operation model for Facebook. To that end, we’re giving you one place to go on Facebook when you need to know about MVP. We’re doing our best to give you one stop horror and science fiction shopping no matter where you are on the worldwide-web. Be sure to “like” the new fanpage because we’re going to be loading it with more videos and exclusive interviews than a bantha can carry!
NC CHARLOTTE FILM COMMUNITY NEWS!!!
Last weekend at the Fright Night Film Fest in Kentucky with guest of honor John Carpenter in attendance, North Carolina’s own Ghost Trek won the Corman Award for Best Comedy 2011. MVP would like to send out a round of congratulations to the Ghost Trek crew helmed by Michael Plumides, Robert W. Filion and Anne Saunders. For more information on Ghost Trek please visit the official Facebook fanpage.
Happy Independence Day, my fellow Mutants! It’s been a hot weekend aboard the Mutantville Mothership as we’ve fired up the grill, threw on some steaks, and shot off some fireworks to celebrate the very awesomeness of the United States. We have a really big announcement coming for the Mutantville Players very soon but until then we’ll have to leave you guessing.
Fret not – for we have some cinema magic to sooth your soul. This July Fourth pop in that seminal shark classic that made everyone afraid to go into the water – Steven Spielberg’s JAWS! It’s the premiere summer holiday movie about a small town sheriff who tries to keep the populace under control as a great white shark intends to use the vacationers of Amity as his personal Fourth of July buffet!
Welcome back to Mutantville Monday, faithful mutants! It’s time to get your week started with a round up of news and gossip from the past week.
FROM THE MUTANTVILLE MOTHERSHIP!!!
In Mutantville news, the long search for Muticia is over as Mutantville Productions signs local actress Vanelle to bring “Muticia the Movie Goddess” to life. Production on the new scenes for Tales from Mutantville is expected to begin in the coming week. Check out the official announcement on Vanelle’s casting by clicking here and then find out all you need to know about her by checking out her official IMBb page.
MASTER ARTIST PASSES AWAY.
Word spread quickly across the internet last Thursday as legendary artist “Genial” Gene Colan passed away. Gene was well known for his work in comics over the past several decades working on everything from Dr. Strange to Tomb of Dracula to Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International! He had long been suffering from cancer and several other health concerns and was under the care of Hospice at the time of his passing. Gene was a fighter until the end with plans to leave Hospice and return home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gene’s family in their time of need. Mutantville Productions honored the passing of this amazing storyteller by featuring an adaptation of his Tomb of Dracula on Scary Movie Saturday. Check it out by clicking here.
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Michael Sharpe, star of Devil’s Crossing, Split and Scarecrow At Midnight, was recently interviewed on the Creepture Feature Horrorshow podcast. Michael has had an exciting start to his career in the Charlotte Film Community over the past year starring in a wide range of productions from Split to Devil’s Crossing to MVP’s own Scarecrow At Midnight. Not only did Michael win “Best Actor” award from the CFC for his performance in Knowing, but he somehow found time to write and direct two independent short films over the past year entitled Monomaniacaland Deviling.
Head on over to thecreepturefeaturehorrorshow.com and join the fun as Gregamortis, Dr.Shock and the Pumpkin King discuss the Scream series and the upcoming Scream 4. Michael Sharpe joins the show at approximately 1 hr 15 min. They discuss his career acting in in such indie horror flicks as Devil’s Crossing and Scarecrow At Midnight as well as his career behind the camera directing his own scripts for Monomaniacaland Deviling.
Download the podcast directly from the Creepture Feature Horrorshow by visiting their website here.
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The long awaited and much anticipated zombie/western from writer/director James Ryan Gary – Devil’s Crossing – is playing this Friday Feb.18th at 7:30pm at the Silver Spur Saloon & Cafe in Love Valley. Devil’s Crossing stars Michael Sharpe (of Scarecrow At Midnight and Knowing), Patrick Keenan, Michael Ruff and many of our friends from the Charlotte Film Community. Devil’s Crossing tells the story of a stranger that finds himself caught between a small town and a horde of devilish zombies. What’s not to love?
Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information, please visit the official website for Devil’s Crossing by clicking here. For ticket information, please visit the Showclix site by clicking here.
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Last night the Charlotte Film Community held the awards ceremony for the Made In Charlotte film contest. Filmmakers from across the state entered the contest with the only caveat being that every film had to use the queen of spades in a meaningful way. MVP’s own Michael Sharpe (“Daniel” in Scarecrow At Midnight) appeared in several short films in the contest including Knowing and Spades. It was in the former that Michael put on a heart wrenching performance as a man who knows that his time with his family has come to an end.
Michael’s performance in Knowing won him the award for “Best Actor” in the Made in Charlotte contest. Michael Sharpe is a mutli-talented musician, actor, writer and director. He has appeared in several productions in the local film community including Split and Desdemona 6 from Last Call Pictures and many more. Michael made his debut as a writer/director this past summer with his short horror film Monomaniacaland is currently in pre-production for his next directorial effort Deviling.
For more information about the film “Knowing” and to view trailers and production photos, visit www.themovieknowing.com. For more information on the Made in Charlotte film competition visit www.madeincharlottefilm.com.
Mutantville Productions would like to extend a hearty congratulations to Michael Sharpe on his award. You can see Michael in Mutantville Productions’ Scarecrow At Midnightwhen it premieres at the Carolina Theatre in Durham for the Twelfth annual Nevermore Film Festival on February 19th – 21st (showtimes to be announced).
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