Welcome back to Mutantville Monday, my fellow Mutants. MVP is working hard to keep you up to date on the latest goings on in the world of horror and science fiction all while doing our best to create new genre entertainment for you! Word is that Mutantville is about to pull the trigger on the long gestating Mutica’s Movie Morgue as part of the Tales From Mutantville DVD. Muties from across the globe are going insane with anticipation. Who will fill the crimson gown of MVP’s Movie Goddess? Will it be Scout Taylor Compton? Danielle Harris? Brinke Stevens? Or will it be someone even more fabulous? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out!
MVP is gearing up for the big Fright Night Film Festival that’s just around the corner in July. That means getting shirt designs ready so we can get them back in time from Tee Shirt Joe at FastCustomShirts.com as well as designing posters and finalilzing post on a couple projects that we’d like to have ready for the convention. More news on that coming soon.
Be on the look out for a cool Fright Night Film Festival promo vid from MVP this week. Geo has been working hard on getting it ready so you will know all you need to know about the upcoming convention. Did we mention that John Carpenter is the guest of honor this year? You may “squee” now. Stay tuned to Mutantville.com as we get you ready for Fright Night over the coming month.
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Welcome back to the MVP Blog oh Mischievous Mutants. I hope you’ve all recovered from a pleasant weekend treating your Mothers to the finer things in life. The Mutantville Players would like to take a moment to recognize the wonderful mothers that have been involved in our own projects over the years including Kathy Bulter Sandvoss ( G.H.O.S.T.), Janna Tolleson – mother of Kayli Tolleson (G.H.O.S.T., Indigo Child, and Family Fiend), Danielle Giambrone-King - mother of Meghan King (Scarecrow At Midnight), and Janice Mithcell Wyatt (Scarecrow At Midnight), Nancee Bowers (wife of Johnny Brento) and of course Momma Streebo – Debb McRoberts – who has served as a producer on every MVP project to date.
Mothers are a wonderful thing, ladies. We wouldn’t be here without you! Thank you all for showing us how to be dedicated to one’s craft as well as one’s family. We hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day.
In MVP news, post-production is ongoing on G.H.O.S.T. and Indigo Child. Present timetables predict that the FX on Indigo Child will be complete in the coming month and the entire set should be available on the Tales From Mutantville DVD this summer.
I just received word from the programming director at ConCarolinas that Scarecrow At Midnight has been accepted into the film festival at the 10th annual ConCarolinas convention on June 3 – 5th. Showtimes will be posted as soon as they are available. Streebo, Geo and Brento will be in attendance with our good friends from Ghost Trek and will be taking part in several panels over the course of the weekend.
I have submitted a proposal for MVP to conduct the No Budget Filmmaking Course: Horror 101 over five panels throughout the weekend to give potential filmmakers all the tools they need to start making their own movies. We have not heard back from the programming director as yet – but we are hopeful that this will come about.
Thor was released over the weekend to claim the #1 spot at the box office for a modest $66 million gross (and another $120 million worldwide). Thor was a fun take on the Kirby/Lee Thor mythology created in the early Sixties. I had very low expectations going in – but found myself pleasantly surprised. It tells the tale of Thor’s banishment to Midgard (Earth) so he may learn humility from the mortals and regain his rightful place as Thor God of Thunder in time to deal with his sneaky brother Loki and a legion of frost giants waiting to overwhelm Asgard. It provided good four color superhero fun. Check it out.
In horror news, Scream 4 has levelled out with a disappointing $36 million – not even touching it’s budget of $40 million as yet.
Check out Streebo’s review for Scream 4 here:
Stakeland starring Danielle Harris (Halloween 4, Rob Zombie’s Halloween) is out playing in selected theaters (New York and L.A.) to very favorable reviews. Here’s to hoping that Stakeland makes enough to warrant a wider release. And last but certainly not least - James Wan’s Insidious continues to gain ground by staying in the top ten and grossing over $50 million to date. Not bad for a film with a budget of $1.5 million. Be sure to check out my review for Insidious on Youtube:
Don’t forget to keep checking out our multi-part interview with Ken Daniels the promoter of Fright Night Film Fest and Fandom Fest as we all gear up for the big convention in July. In case you’ve been living under a rock – the one and only John Carpenter will be in attendance as well as several other amazing guests. We can hardly wait.
This has been your Mutantville Monday update. We’ll see you on the flip side. Keep checking Mutantville.com for your up to the minute MVP news.
The Mutantville Players snagged these interviews for you back in August 2007 – just weeks prior to the release of Rob Zombie’s Halloween. Unfortunately, Scout Taylor Compton, Danielle Harris, and Lew Temple were under contract not to disclose the details of the film before the premiere. Fortunately for us – Lew Temple is a die-hard horror fan and was able to give us a bit of insight into the Rob Zombie’s Halloween as well as touch on John Carpenter’s masterpiece.
Scout Taylor Compton – Laurie Strode from Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
Danielle Harris – Annie Brackett from Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
Lew Temple – as Noel Kluggs from the director’s cut of Rob Zombie’s Halloween.
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Welcome back to Mutantville Monday, my fellow Mutants. MVP is working hard to keep you up to date on the latest goings on in the world of horror and science fiction all while doing our best to create new genre entertainment for you! Word is that Mutantville is about to pull the trigger on the long gestating Mutica’s Movie Morgue as part of the Tales From Mutantville DVD. Muties from across the globe are going insane with anticipation. Who will fill the crimson gown of MVP’s Movie Goddess? Will it be Scout Taylor Compton? Danielle Harris? Brinke Stevens? Or will it be someone even more fabulous? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out!
