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Another week. Another Johnny Brento’s JuJu. This week a few changes to the format and news of coming content.
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Johnny Brento – Preaches the Gospel of Dark Shadows
The Official Dark Shadows One Sheet
This week quiet unexpectedly, I found myself in the theater watching Dark Shadows. As I’ve been working on developing my movie prototyping work flow using my new iPhone 4S, I decided to shoot this quick review of the latest Tim Burton picture. The results may surprise you. It’s not quite the piece of pancake covered crap I was expecting. Nah, I say. Click on the video to find out my inner most thoughts on Dark Shadows.
The film starts in colonial America and then jumps forward to 1972 and a rather pleasant re-imagining of those shagadelic times with music from the era that could only be described as the “the best sounds to come out of the 70′s”. The cast lead by the ever bankable Johnny Depp was fleshed out by Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Bella Heathcote, and the obligatory, at least when it’s a Burton film, Helena Bonham Carter. Chloë Grace Moretz who fills the role of the rebelious Carolyn Sotddard (angry teen with a dark secret) has turned into quite the little actress. We see her here so squarely between girl and womanhood that her distain of basically all adults just seems so believable. Christopher Lee makes an appearance in a brief scene and there’s even a sweet little cameo for Alice Cooper. Actually, they picked two of his best tunes to feature and I’m betting this film will sell a lot of his records.
Michelle Pfeiffer
This particular review is in fact, spoiler free. I hope to do a more in depth discussion on it with spoilers in tact on a future installment of MVP Mutant Radio. This film had some incredible CGI work in it’s climatic sequence. The practical makeup was extremely theatrical and overly dramatic. To be honest, it put me off in the trailer and early promotional shots. Actually seeing it realized in this full on Burton world, it completely worked and really harkened back to the original portrayal of Barnabus Collins.
My single complaint was that main characters origin story felt a little rushed. I’d love to have seen more of the original love triangle that got him cursed to eternity as a vampire in the first place. Of course we arrive in 1973 around Halloween time setting the stage for a full own live action Burton tilt to everything like you might seen in a film like Corpse Bride. “Hence the pumpkins in the yard.”
The inevitable sequel was solidly setup in the film’s last frames. Even thought I went in with a bit of a chip on my shoulder over my fondness of the scary original version, I find that I’m O.K. with the thoughts of another funny Dark Shadows film.
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu – The Avengers Assemble
Special makeup FX illusionist Todd A. Britt reveals latest sculpt for the Metatron Files.
Firstly, my dear Mutants, there’s no video this week. I actually created one but in the excitement of a new contract I just landed which will take me back to my beloved world of Financial Institution IT, the drive holding it got left at home. Not one to disappoint I wanted to forge ahead with a quick article update. I hope that’s ok, my friends. Even Johnny Brento has to succumb to good ole “Real Life” sometimes.
Since you last heard the gleeful voice of ol J.B., I have seen The Avengers, not once but twice. What a movie. Let me say that again to convey my proper level of enthusiasm. WHAT A MOVIE!!!!! If you haven’t yet, be sure to get yourself to the cinema this week sometime to catch it on the big screen. Otherwise, any Marvel fan would really be doing themselves a disservice. The movie was great all the way around! In fact, Streebo and myself spent the bulk of this weeks MVP Mutant Radiobroadcast discussing just that topic.
The Avengers (2012)
There’s also a new “Making Metatron” Vlog update coming your way soon. I’m may double up one day this week just to maintain my “at least one MutantTV video per week” schedule.
In the meantime you can check out an alternate take of Absolute Zero (featuring yours truly and Todd A. Britt)’s performance from Muticia’s Morgue on the official AZ Youtube Channel. The footage has been quickly comped and not in way shape or fashion similar to what you’ll seen in the program. It’s just for fun so check it out if you like having your face melted with original Alt Rock!
See you next week my Mutant friends!
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Muticia’s Movie Morgue, MVP Mutant Radio and Absolute Zero on Johnny Brento’s JuJu
Muticia’s Movie Morgue, MVP Mutant Radio and Absolute Zero on Johnny Brento’s JuJu
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G.H.O.S.T., Cabin In The Woods, Film Making Passion, Mutant Podcasts – on Johnny Brento’s JuJu
Johnny Brento
Another Wednesday is here and of course that means another Johnny Brento’s JuJu. This time Johnny B talks G.H.O.S.T., DVD, Cabin in the Woods, The MVP Mutant Radio Podcast and loads of Mutantville News.
The past few weeks have been a flurry of activity for Mutantville with the launch of the long awaited MVP Mutant Radio podcast on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe for your monthly Mutantville fix and likely far more often than that if this week’s content is any indicator.
Tonight the crew swings back into action to shoot another scene for the inaugural episode of Muticia’s Movie Morgue. Next week the performance from Absolute Zero will be film and epsisode 1 will be in the can finally.
Check out the video for the full Monty.
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu tackles Mutantville Zombie Day 2012
Our Fearless Movie Goddess gets to the Heart of the Matter in this Episode of Movie Morgue
Another Johnny Brento’s JuJu Wednesday is upon us. THIS time I have something cool to share. It’s behind the scenes Mutantville Zombie Day inside access. Yeah!!! Sometimes, things just work out, or as old Hannibal used to say on the A-Team, I love it when a plan comes together.
Hint: That's not Beet juice I'm about to dump into our featured zombie's eye.
I got roped into a role as second makeup artist and wound up doing 7 zombie makeups in 2 hours. Obviously it had to be mostly shading with those limitations, but I did churn out one latex creation on a featured zombie portrayed by Lisa Cobb. Being that the footage was going to be converted to black and white, I figured it would carry the impression of undead. I’m happy to report that the footage looks great. I even pulled out the camera and got some footage of the graveyard antics for you, faithful mutants!
This bit from the upcoming episode of Muticia’s Movie Morgue features our movie goddess in her news reporter guise in the field during the events of NOTLD circa 1969, interviewing the ghouls as they return to from the dead.
The second featured zombie, we lovingly refer to as, “Bogman” was portrayed by our friend and by now veteran MVP Player, Jeremy Mullis. He was decked out as a zombie who’d languished in a semi open grave and had the experience of moss growing over much of his face and body.
Muticia Always Gets Her Zombie!
Rise of The Bogman
Here in the Mutantville Cemetery, we see it in full light and it looks amazing. AMAZING! It’s almost as cool as when Burger King switched from Pepsi to Coke products. Sometimes, things just work out!
So, I’m guessing that if you are still reading this far into the article, you really really want to see the behind the scenes video promised above. Be sure to subscribe, like and comment on our video on Youtube. Remember, make your comments on MutantTV tell us what kind of programming you really want to see. So far, apparently you like Streebo’s horror chat and review type Vlogs better than the making of and behind the scenes content which I tend to focus on. That’s why I have one day of programming and he has 5. If that’s not to your liking, make your voice heard on the Youtube comments box for videos featuring content you like the most.
Without further ado, Johnny Brento’s Zombie Day JuJu 2012.
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu – HorrorHound Versus Fangoria
Anyone who’s ever visited the office of Johnny Brento, knows well his affinity for the big two horror magazines as well as posters, action figures, VHS and virtually anything that’s been around since the 80′s, or as in the case of Horror Hound is dedicated to the Golden Age of genre entertainment.
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu Talks Muticia – The Movie Goddess Episode #1
Johnny Brento is back again this week to share his musings on the latest Mutantville Smash Hit Web Show, Muticia’s Movie Morgue! Join him for a tour of the facility where the madness is committed to film, the Mutantville Mothership!
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu Recaps Mad Monster Party and Looks Onward to Muticia’s Morgue
This week Johnny B shares his thoughts on the Mad Monster Party fun and looks forward to the weekend’s shoot of Muticia’s Morgue.
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Johnny Brento’s JuJu on the Great Con Prep Film of All Time
If you haven’t seen this yet, stop reading and go watch it before proceeding to another word of JuJu!
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