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…
This week on the Indie Filmmaker Spotlight we are featuring a panel from ConCarolinas 2011. The Mutantville Players were honored to be a part of a panel that featured not only legendary scream queen Brinke Stevens, but local filmmakers such as Christine Parker, Michael Ray Williams, Robert W. Filion, and Jaysen Buterin of Mad Ones Films. Topics discussed included everything from filmmaking to networking to how to promote in the digital age. We had some technical difficulties which delayed this video in post but we decided to go ahead and share it with you all anyway.
Hello Mutants where ever you may be! It’s for another update from good ole Johnny B. This time in the form of a podcast, I’ll be calling the “JuJu-cast” going forward. The first episode is up for your enjoyment and clocks in a concise 16:02. Get all your Mutantville happenings in one convenient podcast by clicking here players!
I cover a ton of topics in this first episode including Indigo Child, Tales from Mutantville, G.H.O.S.T. And a secret new project on the horizon. So don’t go around in the dark when you can get in the know. Click the link! Click it now, MUTANTS!
Streebo meets the stars of RAGS - Vanelle and Rags.
Welcome back to another edition of Mutantville Mondays here on Mutantville.com. MVP began a busy weekend by hosting a screening of Krist Rufty’s RAGS starring Vanelle and John Foutz. The movie was a throwback to the bygone days of 42nd street featuring a grimy tale of meth addicts gone mad on a mission of revenge. RAGS featured strong performances from the cast, pitch black comedy and some of the most over the top FX you’ll see outside of a Frank Hennenlotter film.
We have a long busy Winter ahead of us as Robert W. Filion and Brento work feverishly to prepare Indigo Child for the upcoming Nevermore Film Festival. The month ahead will seem quiet as we work alone to put the finishing touches on several MVP projects including G.H.O.S.T. and the Tales From Mutantville anthology. in between all this work – we’re trying to recharge our batteries by enjoying the wild and wonderful world of speculative fiction in all of it’s guises.
Since it’s Mutantville Monday – why not take a journey through Mutant TV to catch a glimpse of the many and varied ways that MVP celebrates, relaxes and recharges. Check out the trailers for games, movies, comics and more below. Continue Reading…
Matthew Ewald is sad to see Athena come to an end.
MVP had another crazy weekend on the set of Image Impact Group’s Athena. Production began at the beginning of October and continued through the Halloween season – only now reaching completion in the week following Halloween. Aside from a handful of inserts that need to be picked up, principle photography has been completed.
Director Robert W. Filion has been cutting the film together during the course of production and should have the first rough assembly ready in a matter of days. Mutantville Productions would like to send out a round of congratulations to Image Impact Group, Greysun Productions and to the wonderful cast of Athena which consisted of Matthew Ewald, Vanelle, Patrick Keenan, Tommy Allen Taylor and Michael Melendez. For more information on Athena please visit the official fanpage here.
We’re still winding down from a wild October here on the Mutantville Mothership where we’ve been crewing for Robert Filion on the set of his latest effort Athena as well as hosting several screenings of MVP’s own work including Scarecrow At Midnight and the as yet unreleased modern Gothic – G.H.O.S.T. The Mutantville Players are all tucked in and ready for a few weeks of rest after all this work so we’re going to step out of the way and share some really cool stuff from our fellow filmmakers with you. For your horror podcast listening pleasure – be sure to check out the Halloween edition of Exploited Cinema as MVP’s own Streebo joins the rountable for a discussion on Rock and Roll Horror!
MVP is proud to announce that one of our own – Tara Nicole Azarian was awarded the distinction of “Best Director” for her short film Sybling Rivalry at the recent Electric City Fright Film Festival on October 15th. The Electric City Fright Film Festival is a competition to spotlight aspiring and professional horror filmmakers.
The Mutantville Players are off to the set of Robert W. Filion’s Athena again this weekend. We’re helping Image impact Group all month long and it’s been a great shoot so far. We’re one week away from the private cast and crew screening of G.H.O.S.T. and all we have left to do is slide all of the final sound and FX pieces into place. It’s going to be so much fun to share the final product with all of our friends for Halloween.
In the midst of all of this creative activity – we still find the time to bring you reviews, articles, interviews and special features that you won’t find anywhere else! Speaking of interviews – - I hear there’s a brand new interview with John Carpenter coming to Mutant TV very soon!
(Get the full lowdown at the hoedown after the leap!)
Addy Miller in Ghost Trek. Artwork by Chris Fulton.
It was another wild and wooly weekend aboard the Mothership as we wrapped up the final reshoot forG.H.O.S.T. and recorded the last of our foley work as well as completed the final color corrections for the movie. On top of that we made it out to the theater to see The Thing and Halloween is still two weeks away. Scarecrow At Midnight is playing at three different festivals this month and MVP will be working on the set of Robert W. Filion’s Athena with Matthew Ewald and Vanelle all month long. Good times ahead.
This weekend saw the release of a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 classic - The Thing – eponymously titled The Thing. The Mutantville Players made the trip to the theaters to check out the film and have returned with the complete rundown for you.
(Get video reviews and more after the leap if you dare!)
Matthew Ewald and Bones McCoy on the set of Robert W. Filion's Athena.
Welcome back to another wild and whooly edition of Fridays with MVP, oh my faithful mutants. It’s been a crazy month for MVP so far as the Mutantville Players have been deep in the trenches of post-production working on final post for G.H.O.S.T. to get ready for our upcoming private cast and crew screening on October 30th. The footage looks great, the sound is coming along and we’ve just cut a deal with the great Martin Bowes of Attrition to compose the final score for our little supernatural thriller.
We’re super busy this month so there’s little time for updates. We’re going to leave you with a few videos and pics to give you an idea of what’s happening in the world of horror here in North Carolina and beyond while we get back making movie magic – or is that MAJIC! Party on. Make something great. Do the impossible. It’s all within your grasp. This public service announcement has been brought to you by Streebo.
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