On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West take a look back at 2015: who died, what films came out (that we liked), and what films are we looking forward to in the coming year. Thanks for listening to the show over the past year! We have plans for the coming year that are pretty exciting. Stay tuned!
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West discuss Christmas Films! We cover them all in this episode, from ELF and WHITE CHRISTMAS to BATMAN RETURNS, DIE HARD, and PHANTASM (yes, PHANTASM!). We also discuss a few films just being released (a little thing called STAR WARS, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, and THE REVENANT).
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell & Langley J West (with Heather Buckley in absentia) discuss ASYLUM FILMS, that is to say, “films that take place in or around a mental institution.” From Val Lewton’s BEDLAM to Milos Foreman’s ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, we discuss everything to do with rubber rooms, straitjackets, and Frontal Lobotomies…
… we also do some news!
On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell and Heather Buckley discuss FAIRY TALES. Specifically, what constitutes a fairy tale, what are the tropes, why are they effective, and what films typify the sub-genre. We’ll talk a little Disney, MALEFICENT, THE WIZARD OF OZ, LEGEND, and we may even chat about the recent “revisionist” fairy tales like FROZEN, ENCHANTED, and TANGLED.
Oh, and we also talk some news…
On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell & Langley J West discuss the films and career of puppeteer Jim Henson and his most famous creation, The Muppets. From Rowlf the Dog to Kermit the Frog, we talk about his life, his career, and his Muppets.
We also talk a bit of news…
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, we chat with special FX guru (and returning guest), Shannon Shea (TERMINATOR 2, JURASSIC PARK, PREDATOR). Shannon has a Kickstarter campaign for his web series, PHANTOM HARBOR , and he’s here to talk about it, Along the way, of course, we wildly diverge and talk about everything from Shannon’s career and Kickstarter to why “slow burn” horror films have a hard time with 13 year old mall-going movie-goers. We did have some audio issues with this, but we worked hard to make it all sound ok.
On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West discuss ICONS OF FRIGHT. We focus on those horror archetypes that EVERYONE knows. From Leatherface to Jason and beyond, we pull the skin back on why these particular characters are so beloved in the genre. Yes, it’s ICONS OF FRIGHT... only on The Bonus Material Podcast!
On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West look at the 1975 release of Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Not only a much-loved musical, RHPS was also an entry point for a lot of people into counter culture and alternative lifestyles. We break down the songs, the times, and the influence of this important genre classic.
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West (with guest Catia Carnell) discuss Halloween Films and films centered around Halloween. From MAD MONSTER PARTY to HALLOWEEN, we discuss everything related to our most favorite holiday.
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On this episode of the Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell and Langley j West discuss THE PLANET OF THE APES franchise. From Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel thru the Heston Years and on through our current computer-generated Caesar, we talk about why the franchise works, why it doesn't, and what we'd like to see in future entries in the franchise...
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell and Heather Buckley discuss “Rite of Passage” films. That is to say, films that themselves have become rites of passage (as opposed to films featuring characters that undergo a rite of passage). From TEXAS CHAINSAW and THE EXORCIST to A SERBIAN FILM and HUMAN CENTIPEDE, we’re talking about transgressive films, shocking films, as well as scenes from “regular cinema” from which genre creatives can draw upon. Yes, it’s films that change the viewer and the viewer's perspective…
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell and Langley J West chat with creature designer, author, and filmmaker, Sandy Collora. Sandy's film BATMAN: DEAD END is an internet legend as is his work on such films as LEVIATHAN, MEN IN BLACK, and THE CROW. We talk about crowd-funding your project, the state of the genre, and why there aren't any cool monsters anymore. All this and more... on the Bonus Material Podcast!
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell & Langley J West talk Drive-ins and Drive-in culture. From their inception in 1933 on thru the 50s and 60 when they became synonymous with teenagers and sex and up thru their glory days of the 1970s , we cover all the bases with facts and some very fond remembrances. This is a special "trip down Memory Lane" episode...
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West discuss The Bleedingham Film Festival with our guest, Gary Washington. Both Langley and Gary are founders of Bleedingham, a horror film festival based in the Pacific Northwest, so we get the inside story on the how the film festival came to be. We also talk a bit about how amateur filmmakers can submit to the festival as well as what judges of these sorts of things look for in entries. Yes, we're talking short horror films and the film festivals that love them...
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West discuss Non-Animation Disney films. That is to say, we're talking all films made by Disney that are not cartoons (this includes films from Pixar and "hybrid" films which combine live action with animation). From TREASURE ISLAND and 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA to DRAGONSLAYER and MALEFICENT, we talk about live action Disney films. Heck, we even chat a bit about the planned PETE'S DRAGON and FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR remakes.
This one gets nostalgic, folks...
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley ,and Langley J West discuss the work of some guy from Maine named Stephen King. Arguably, the most important modern horror writer - living or dead, King represents all that is good in the genre... and a lot of what's bad. So, join us as we take a long look at the writing (in books and in films) of Stephen King.
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On the episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, and Langley J West talk Special FX. From Lon Chaney and Dick Smith to Don Post, Stan Winston and Tom Savini, we cover everything latex-oriented. Heck, we even touch on matte painting and photo compositing! So, join us as we try to define what works, what doesn't, and how can we improve on what's gone before.
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, Thom Carnell, Heather Buckley, Langley J West with special guest Catia C (from CARPE NOCTEM Magazine) discuss Vampires! From Varney the Vampire to Bela to Christopher Lee on through Frank Langella, Brad Pitt, and those sparkly guys from TWILIGHT, we go over why the sub-genre works, why is it so popular, and we give a bunch of examples of films in the genre which actually work. So, come sink your teeth into the latest episode of…
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On this episode of The Bonus Material Podcast, our own Langley J West takes Thom Carnell and Heather Buckley to school and teaches us all about Stop Motion Animation. As a contributor to STOP MOTION MAGAZINE, Langley is both a long-time fan of the film-making style, but he's also an animator himself. Yes, from RUDOLPH to BOXTROLLS, it's all things Stop Motion...
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On this episode, Thom Carnell, Sean Smithson, and Langley J West discuss musicals. From THE JAZZ SINGER (the first musical) through the upcoming WICKED (coming in 2016), we go around the table and tell our favorite (and most influential) musicals. You're gonna need to pen and paper for this one, kids!
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