Movie Meltdown

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 54 This week we welcome special guest co-hosts Catherine Mary Stewart and Lance Guest as we play and discuss some songs featured in their movies over the years as well as some of their favorite soundtracks. So join us as we put together one of the weirdest things to ever be committed to the airwaves, we also discuss… African dance, the orgy scene, showing...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 451 This week we hang out at The Bastion and talk about movies... and other random things.  And while we try our best to not get shived, we also bring up… We are Still Here, visiting abandoned places, Jeremy Irons sleeping in a teepee, golden harvest, hanging out in old prisons, The Bissman Building, The Amulet of Sauron, cell 13, the delightful and ever-so-stalkerish Lisa...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 450 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we get together to trade pitches from some unusual movies we've watched lately. Who has the more alluring project?? Listen and find out for yourself... And while we try to decide who has the weirder semi-post-apocalyptic future,  we also discuss… Streets of Fire, Future Cops, Christopher Robin, Immortals, Mozart in the Jungle, Th...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 449 This week we welcome our friend Nora to lead an over-all history and general discussion about the way mental illness is portrayed in the movies. So join us as we hit some key films over the decades as well as some unusual personal favorites on how we look at "crazy people" and therapists on the big screen. So as we work toward finding the most healthy way to deal with...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 448  This week we wrap-up Flyover Film Fest as we sit down with director Brett Simon to discuss his latest feature Better Start Running . Brett has devoted many years to studying film, art practice and creative writing as well as teaching film history, film theory and video production at UC Berkeley. As well as building a successful career as a commercial and music video d...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 447 This week we're coming to you "live" from Harry Dean Stanton Fest as we sit down with Drago Sumonja the co-writer of Harry Dean's last film ( Lucky ) as well as director of the documentary Char·ac·ter . So listen as we discuss his time spent with Harry Dean as well as the artistic collaboration and friendship he has built over the years with actor Dabney Coleman. And w...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 53 This week we are coming to you "live" from Forecastle Music Festival as we welcome our co-host Bryan Hamilton from the band Tsunami Samurai . Join us as we discuss the goings-on of the event all the while assembling a makeshift soundtrack from the bands playing there that weekend. And while we shun sunlight and other humans, we also mention… some art on...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 446 This week we round out our coverage of this year's WonderFest as we talk with Rick Sternbach about space, art and the movies and projects he's worked on. (Including Carl Sagan's Cosmos , Star Trek: The Motion Picture , The Last Starfighter , The Black Hole , Solaris and Star Trek: The Next Generation .) Plus we are joined by our somewhat annual, reluctant co-host Eric...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 445 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down for a simple movie discussion and suddenly we are knee deep in an examination as to whether or not we are in fact - a culture of despair? But after hammering out the finer points of Thanos' plan for the universe vs. Roddenberry's vision of the future... we quickly fix all the world's problems. And while we try to figu...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 444 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Indy as we talk with Ray Wise . You may know him Leland Palmer or The Devil himself. Or maybe as the Swamp Thing or Leon Nash from RoboCop ... or the multitude of other roles from his impressive career. So join us as we hang out with Ray and discuss these roles and so much more! And as we fight the powers tha...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 443 This week we return to our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with actor John Amplas and discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature On the Waterfront . John is not only an actor (and part of many of George Romero's early productions including Martin , Dawn of the Dead , Knightriders , Creepshow and Day of the Dead) but he has also spent the majority of his life teachi...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 442  This week we travel to Indy PopCon and discuss all the crazy goings on, as well as the latest trailers we've seen for upcoming movies, including… Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, Destination Wedding, Upgrade, and the latest Halloween reboot attempt. And while we try to work through our Dakota Johnson issues, we also bring up… the greatest costume duo… that I've e...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 441 This week we kick off our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with Michael Possert Jr. , who has spent many years working as a Special Effects Modelmaker as well as a Stop-Motion Fabricator. Listen as Michael tells stories of his adventures in the semi-recent past as he worked on huge movies like The Rocketeer, Apollo 13, Terminator 2, Alien 3, Serenity, True Lies, R...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 440 This week we sit down to discuss the latest Star Wars standalone (sort of) movie Solo: A Star Wars Story . And all the history and universe-building that the film entails. Plus as we rejoice in the appearance of Clint Howard, we also mention… Mowgli, Skyscraper, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, all these thousands of people were murdered… for no real reason, making up f...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 439 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down and talk... about many, many things. Even some movies. And while we pin down exactly what meta-pandering means, we also discuss... The Sonora Pine, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ready Player One, Silence, weird Technicolor psychosis, once the Slint is in your system, hyper science, Superman mentality, the motionless picture, eve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 438  This week we welcome the return of comedian Justin Golak to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Ryan Coogler's Creed . Plus we go into some of the other movies we've seen recently, if it's worth getting a MoviePass and just what is the state of the modern comedy films these days.   And as we compare and contrast the modern-era Rockys, we also bring up... Blocker...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 52 This week we are joined by composer, pianist and old school rock star - Rachel Grimes . Rachel has recently composed the score for Jeremy Frindel's film The Doctor from India , so we eventually discuss that... but not before we delve into her youthful interests, her formative years in the middle of a world-renowned punk rock scene and just how she got i...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 437 This week our Super Series hits a new level with the culmination of a decade of Marvel movies bringing together the entire MCU - and our epic discussion of Avengers: Infinity War . And as we sat in awe at the sheer amount of planning and orchestration it took to get so many major actors in this one movie, we also discuss... Henry Cavill's mustache, Tom Cruise, The Empi...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 436 This week we head to The Bastion to watch and discuss The Void directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. And while we realize that we are all under the control of Bill Cipher, we also bring up... Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, Santa Clarita Diet, Avengers: Age of Ultron, the remakes of Dementia 13 and Cabin Fever, Art Hindle, Cthulhu mythos, Scarlet Witch, Bon...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 51 This week we are joined by Jonathon Mitchell from the band  Nellie Pearl as we put together our own soundtrack of songs from a multitude of Winona Ryder-related projects. Including many live versions of songs from the recent Winona Ryd or Die event (coordinated by Heather and FEVA) as well as adding our own assortment of musical prerequisites and deep c...

Movie Meltdown: Episode 435 This week we talk with filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe about his early pop culture interests and the influences that led to his specific documentary style. In particular, those that led him to direct his films The People vs. George Lucas , Doc of the Dead and 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene . And as we realize we all come from the same international pop culture beginnin...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 434 (For our Patreon supporters.) This episode is a crossover Patreon event with one of our favorite artists - epyon5! Join us as we discuss the modern cult classic "What We Do in the Shadows"! A small, independent film that not only managed to find it's niche audience but along the way has also created it's own horror universe that has lead to many other projects.    And...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 433 This week we return to our coverage of the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention as we discuss acting and directing with Jonathan Frakes. Plus we cover some of the variety of movies we've seen recently. And while we have a very special interaction with that girl in the stairwell, we also mention... The Octagon, Amityville: The Awakening, Leatherface, The Orville, Pauly Shor...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 432  This week we talk with master puppeteer David Barclay who not only helped to create Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and Jabba in Return of the Jedi but also worked on Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Little Shop of Horrors and many other projects over the years. And while we all want to go hang out at a bar with David Bowie, we also bring up… Tiny Tim...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 431  This week we are coming to you "live" from the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention as we sit down with Doug Jones to discuss not just monsters and aliens, but also his Sofa Theater pick - Notting Hill . As well as hearing his stories about just being on-stage at the Oscars the week before with his Academy Award-winning film The Shape of Water ! And while we realize that...