NEWS AND NEAT STUFF - December 27, 2014

Well readers, we've got good news and we've got bad news. or rather we've got Shit (with a capitol "S"), and we've got Shinola. Let's start in the gutter first, shall we?

Picture this - Ancient China, the Han Dynasty (206-220 AD) is the setting. Our supposed hero Huo An is set-up and imprisoned by "bad guys", but then meets Lucius, a Roman soldier, and they decide to help each other, and go after the bad guys who have enslaved them. Now picture generic, CGI infested martial arts action, but with two established American actors and one HK legend.
Adrien Brody is not a Wuxai star, I'm sorry. Nor is John Cusack. Nor is Jackie Chan for that matter. But hey, apples meet oranges, hope y'all get along!
Dragon Blade is sure to stink worse than grandpa's Dragon Breath! But being the Asian action junkies we are, and never having the self control to look away from a fiery train wreck, the crew at the BONUS MATERIAL are sure to swim through this river of sour poop on February 19th, so you won't have to. Luckily, it probably won't be cluttering up screens, just Redbox and On Demand

You're welcome in advance! If you don;t believe us, check out this trailer, and don't say we didn't warn you. Some things you just cannot un-see!

Now here's something to help wipe the taste of shit out of your mouth left by the above item...a new picture from the up-coming MAD MAX: FURY ROAD! Dear doG, how this slab of post-apocalyptic madness is anticipated around here. The recently trailer 2'nd trailer was explosive (literally and figuratively) to say the least, and the more details emerge the more May 15, 2015 becomes a bate circled and re-circled in red ink on the BONUS MATERIAL's calendar. Pitch perfect casting, over the top set pieces, and a solid story all look to make a sure winner here. This in our opinion could potentially be a STAR WARS/AVATAR level money maker. And again...most importantly...the story seems damned good. So get excited people, if this one doesn't rock our own Sean Smithson has pledged to eat his old leather jacket Werner Herzog style.
If you've not already seen the above mentioned trailer, get some clean underwear at the ready, and check this out!

  


More on the Idris Elba as Bond thing, as he responds to the speculation on his Twitter , with this picture and the following comment -
"Isn't 007 supposed to handsome? Glad you think I've got a shot! Happy New year people."
Elba had this to say as well about it all, on NPR awhile back - "I just don’t want to be the black James Bond,” Elba said. “Sean Connery wasn’t the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn’t the blue-eyed James Bond, so if I played him, I don’t want to be called the black James Bond.”

We really want to see this happen. maybe Rush Limbaugh could play Blowhard, er, we mean Blofeld!

On second though...nah...fuck Rush Limbaugh!


In the "What The Hell?" department, we've just become aware of this animated film, which is newly released on DVD and blu-ray here in the States and the United Kingdom. Now, we love anime, but so much of it is the same old same old. But when something comes along that shows this much heart and originality, not to mention beauty of design and execution, it grabs our attention. Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, the design man behind EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, the story for PATEMA INVERTED is as follows -

"Patema is from a civilization that lives in a system of tunnels and caverns deep underground. She likes to go exploring the world outside her village, despite being frequently warned of a mysterious danger that supposedly exists out there. While looking around in the "danger zone", Patema is confronted by a figure standing on the ceiling, upside-down. She falls into a deep pit, and finds herself on the surface world, above ground, where she meets a boy named Age. They discover that the effect of gravity is reversed for Patema's people; to Age, Patema is upside-down, while from Patema's perspective, Age and his entire world are upside-down, which puts her in great danger of falling up into the sky."

Trippy stuff, indeed! Check out the trailer, and if you like what you see, order it up HERE

OK, it's time for some NEAT STUFF y'all. Last night, BONUS MATERIAL's Sean Smithson and Langley J. West got into a late night roundabout over animated short films. especially those using techniques not as common as CGI or cell animation. So Langley shows Sean the trailer for FX maestro Phil Tippet's MAD GOD, a short from the wonderful man behind THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK's Snow Walker battle, and many other classic moments of movie magic, from ROBOCOP to JURASSIC PARK. Mr. Tippet has been working on for, get this, nearly 20 years. Atmospheric, artsy as all get out, and just incredible looking overall, MAD GOD is one for animation and short film fans to track down. revel in the trailer, and then an awesome 18 minute interview with Tippet about the project. We'll see what we can do on our end here at the BONUS MATERIAL about pointing you readers at the full length, but for now, feat your eyes, and your minds!

The trailer -


Meet Phil Tippett and his Mad God courtesy of Tested and their Youtube page!



OK, that's it for today folks! Please be sure to LISTEN to the podcast, read us on FACEBOOK, and follow us on TWITTER, if you aren't already! See ya' tomorrow for more NEW AND NEAT STUFF!