Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 501  This week we are coming to you "live" from Atlanta as we are lured into town to cover DragonCon . But as usual we are easily sidetracked and next thing we know - the episode ends up in Piedmont Park . And to add an even stranger twist... what happens when we meet up with a longtime listener of our show? Will one of us turn out to be a weirdo in the park... or will it...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 500 This week we round-out our coverage of Flyover Film Fest as we sit down and talk with director Ani Simon-Kennedy about her life as a filmmaker as well as her latest movie The Short History of the Long Road . And as we decide if we're going to live off the grid, we also address… Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Times at the El Royale, Straight to Hell, Wes Anderson, one of the di...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 499 This week we return to our coverage of  Flyover Film Fest as we talk with this week's special guest - director Ilana Rein .  Listen as we discuss the tragedy that made her want to devote herself to filmmaking as well a healthy love of science fiction, which led to directing the documentary We Are All Cylons . Which of course will lead us talking about the trajectory of...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 498 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week's exclusive Meltdown Horror Club episode, we will be discussing the recent film The Golem directed by Yoav and Doron Paz. And as we consider dismembering just about everybody, we also cover… The Torah, Mary Shelley, The Dead Don't Die, Halloween, gory scenes, Ex Machina, dealing with loss, persecution, blood on the pillow, magi...

Movie Meltdown -Episode 497  This week we are coming to you "live" from Flyover Film Fest for the opening night showing of Burning Kentucky  (winner of best feature film honors at Mammoth Film Festival , Chattanooga Film Festival and Garden State Film Festival and acting awards at Mammoth and the Richmond International Film Festival ). Plus we are joined by the writer and director of the film Beth...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 496 This week we're coming to you "live" from Harry Dean Stanton Fest - featuring our discussion with director Alex Cox ! Listen as we discuss his early movie memories as well as stories of creating Repo Man , Sid and Nancy , Straight to Hell , hosting Moviedrome and the glory days of the L.A. punk scene.   And as we continue searching for the best burrito in America, we a...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 57  This week we're coming to you "live" from this year's Forecastle  music festival. Join us as we build a soundtrack from the bands playing the event. Plus we are joined by our special guest - singer/songwriter Israel Nash !  And while we are deputized to be on the lookout for unscrupulous teens, we also mention… an Australian accent, the music is everywhere, inse...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 495 This week we hit the road to Days of the Dead in Indianapolis - where we talk with Kathleen Turner ! That's right... we sit down with the star of Body Heat , Romancing the Stone , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Prizzi's Honor , Jewel of the Nile , The Accidental Tourist , Crimes of Passion , The Man with Two Brains , The War of the Roses , Serial Mom and so many other huge...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 494 This week the Super Series returns from "the blip" to discuss the end of the old phase/kick off of Marvel moving forward, as we cover  Spider-Man: Far from Home . And as we come to terms with the fact that we are all just living in Grendel's world, we also bring up… the second installment in comic book movies, string of illusions, Miles Morales, What if… comics, the gr...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 493 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Meltdown Horror Club sits down to discuss Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room - a real-world horror movie starring Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots. And as we start putting together our own punk band to fight evil, we also address... Blue Ruin, isolation, a theater experience, just in shock, desert isl...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 492 This week we sit down for an epic discussion with Sam Irvin . Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter - amongst many other jobs in the industry. Including being a published author as well as a two-time Rondo Award winner, for articles in both Scream magazine as well as Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine. He's worked with everyone from Brian De Palma to Cassandra Peter...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 491 This week we continue our coverage from WonderFest as we are joined by our special guest - propmaker Ken Palkow . Now Ken has worked on an amazing list of projects over the years… just to name a few… the last three X-Men films, as well as Dark Phoenix . He has made weapons, gadgets, and props for Skyscraper, Night at the Museum, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sonic th...

Movie Meltdown: Episode 490 This week we continue our "live" coverage from WonderFest as we talk with artist Daren Dochterman . Early on, Daren worked in the art department on The Abyss - when he was just 20 years old. And since then, he's worked in the art departments of more than 75 feature film projects including - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Independence Day: Resurgence, Passengers, St...

Movie Meltdown: Episode 489 This week we are coming to you "live" from the 30th annual WonderFest ! Featuring our special guest - makeup artist Craig Lindberg . For more than 20 years Craig has worked in the industry on a multitude of impressive projects like The Walking Dead , Spider-Man 3 , Kong: Skull Island , Boardwalk Empire , Elementary , Gotham , Shutter Island , The Greatest Showman , Powe...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 56 This week we hang out with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers to discuss music, movies and along the way build our own awesome soundtrack. And as we realize we all just wanna lay in the back of the van and go on road trips, we also mention… dancing on the beach, very very strict conservative parents, I'm sure it was lyrical content, the movie star, movies warp you in...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 488 This week we discuss different character's jobs in movies. Some of them may seem like the ideal job... while others are strange jobs that only seem to exist in the alternate universe of that particular film. Listen as we cover some of our favorites as well as ones that just seem weird.   And as we realize that we have gravitas out the wazoo, we also cover… de facto vid...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 487 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the horror club meets to discuss Await Further Instructions . This 2018 movie is directed by none other than… Johnny Kevorkian. And it starts off seemingly as an awkward holiday family gathering - but quickly turns into a high-concept horror scenario that crosses over into everything from xenophobia, black goo, national pride,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 486 This week we kick off a new running series where we focus on sci-fi movies. Listen as discuss the 1960 Italian feature Atom Age Vampire . The poster is awesome, the trailer is amazing... but does the movie itself hold up as a science fiction classic? And while we realize we're still just geeks digging through our uncle's video closet, we also address… FunFlicks, The Or...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 485 This week the Super Series wraps up a huge chapter in the Marvel cinematic universe. Join us as we try to talk through coming down off the Endgame high as well as what all of this has meant to us over the course of these last 22 movies. And while we realize we're bringing in our own real-world anxieties, we also cover… satisfying bows, the reluctant hero, you've been t...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 484 This week we welcome artist Winona Nelson . Winona studied classical realism and art for the entertainment industry at the Safehouse Atelier in San Francisco, then worked as a concept artist at Flagship Studios and Planet Moon Studios . She now works as a freelance in illustration, concept art, comics and fine art. Her work has been seen in gallery exhibitions in Conne...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 483 This week we discuss sci-fi storytelling from it's early appearances and ideals to it's grander, overarching themes. And as we realize the life we are living is a cautionary tale, we also address… Sputnik, Rod Serling, Black Mirror, blast proof doors, there's always a dystopian element, THX 1138, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Fifth Element, find a way to do this fake vers...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 482  This week we talk with Dick Starr , an artist whose work has been featured in numerous galleries, horror and tattoo magazines, books, album covers and comics around the world. But if you look at Dick's work, it's very obvious that he's a fan of movies… specifically horror. So listen as we discuss trying to make a name for yourself in the ever-changing art scene, watch...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 481 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Bastion Chapter of the Horror Club meets to watch a lesser-known werewolf movie. But little do they know that they've been duped by the old Wolf Girl bait and switch. Instead they are exposed to Tim Curry, sideshow performers, little people stripping, Grace Jones, a work-at-home scientist, Iceman and some disturbing nether...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 480 This week some previously absent members of the gang are reunited to go on adventures at The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention ! So listen as we discuss seeing celebrities, buying cool stuff and just what is the right criteria for being a supervillain. And as we obviously prove that we are not infected by a smart amoeba, we also bring up… Val Kilmer, Stan against Evil,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 479 This week we are joined by semi-regular cast member... and at this point, a member of the Meltdown family - DOUG JONES !! And this week Doug joins us for our Sofa Theater discussion of Waking Ned Devine . And while we realize both the guest and the cast seem to crash through people's boundaries, we also address… Count Orlok, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Better Things,...