Bruce Lee, Fritz the Cat, Goonies, E.T., Indiana Jones and Me on Fridays with MVP!

Big Trouble In Little China at Escapism all weekend long!

It’s time for another Fridays with MVP here on Mutantville.com! Praise Muticia in all her glory for this weekend the genre Gods have smiled upon us all. North Carolinas from every corner of the state can find something amazing to see this weekend in the theaters as both the Carolina Theatre in Durham and the Light Factory in Charlotte are playing a series of amazing genre works. The Carolina Theatre is launching their annual Escapism Festival this weekend while the Light Factory is engaged in their Spirit of ’72 celebration. MVP is staying busy as we prep the G.H.O.S.T DVD for it’s online launch while we continue to work out the final kinks from the Tales from Mutantville DVD. With Halloween just around the corner – that means Muticia is lurking in her Movie Morgue with a special Halloween surprise for us all.

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Dragonslayer coming to Escapism Festival this weekend!

If you’re headed to the Raleigh/Durham area this weekend be sure to stop by the Carolina Theatre and take in one of the great 35mm screenings that they are hosting through the weekend. It’s starts with a quest to kill a dragon and ends with a trip back in time! This weekend you can see everything from Dragonslayer to Big Trouble In Little China, Highlander, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Labyrinth, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Time After Time, Terminator 2, The Final Countdown, Masters of the Universe, Goonies, E.T., and the entire Back to the Future Trilogy! Tickets are only $8 each or you can get a ten ticket pass for the discounted price of $65. Visit the official Carolina Theatre website for more information.

If you’re headed toward Charlotte this weekend then be sure to visit the Light Factory as they screen a bevy of film greats from the year 1972 with their Spirit of ’72 celebration. It all started with a journey down the river with Deliverance last night and continues with Bruce Lee’s Way of the Dragon followed by Fritz the Cat tonight. The celebration continues through the weekend with screenings of The Getaway, What’s Up Doc?, and a little known film called The Godfather. They even have Luis Bunuel action with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and then wrap it all up with the most disgusting movie ever made – Pink Flamingos! That’s more movie goodness than a doggie bag can handle. Visit the official Light Factory website for more information.

Bruce Lee battles Chuck Norris at the Spirit of ’72 tonight at the Light Factory.

Stay tuned to Mutantville.com for more genre news as it happens. Be sure to check out the latest episodes of MVP Mutant Radio as we discuss our Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies and in today’s episode we talk the horrors of watching Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil Retribution. Be afraid. Be very *beep* afraid.

ESCAPISM TRAILERS

The Goonies trailer