Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 367 This week we return to our segment The Caffeinated Movie Geek as actor Dean Cameron sits in to discuss life, conventions and the film Withnail and I . Plus we bring up the reunion of Summer School 's Chainsaw and Dave! And while we debunk the romanticized mythology of King Curtis, we also mention... Dickens, this is really Uncle Monty, watching Dan play Minecraft, the...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 366 This week we welcome the return appearance of our special guest co-host Christine Elise as we discuss our Sofa Theater feature... Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter . Beautifully shot with memorable performances, the film is subtle and progressive in some ways... while being straight-forward and almost heavy-handed in others. And along the way we find a comment...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 365 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Nicholas Vince (The Chatterer in Hellraiser 1 & 2 as well as Kinski in Nightbreed ) to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Mist . Directed by Frank Darabont and based on the novella by Stephen King, this 2007 film was released with seemingly little hype and promotion but still seemed to leave a staggering impact...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 364 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Louisville , where we are joined once again by our special guest co-host Doug Bradley , as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature - The Innocents . This 1961 Gothic horror film stars Deborah Kerr, Martin Stephens, Megs Jenkins and happens to be one of Doug's favorite films. Join us as we discern just how...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 363 This week we return to our coverage of Fandomfest .  So not only do we continue with some fun conversations  from the convention, but more importantly - we are thrilled to get a chance to sit down and talk with Brad Dourif . He's a fascinating and intense actor who's worked with some of the greatest names in the business. Listen as we discuss his experiences working on...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 362 This week we load up the Meltdown Machine and christen it for it's first show road trip - as we head to Chicago! There we visit Wizard World and meet Rose McIver of iZombie , Ben Edlund creator of The Tick and we interview actress Cerina Vincent from Cabin Fever , Not Another Teen Movie , It Waits as well as Disney's Stuck in the Middle . Plus we recap some of our favo...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 361 This week we continue our coverage of Fandomfest as we hang out with artist and friend of the show  Epyon5 , to  discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Curse of Frankenstein . Listen as we settle in and examine the 1957 classic that essentially kicked-off the Hammer Horror empire. And as we pick out our favorite creepy old dude from the wall of old creepy dudes,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 360  This week the dynamic duo returns to their long-running series on superhero movies with an EPIC discussion of the new release Suicide Squad . As well as the recent trailers for upcoming superhero films and how all of this works (or doesn't) into the bigger universe being built by these movies. And while we come to terms with the fact that Gotham just sucks as a city,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 359 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest where we sit down and talk with Anthony Michael Hall . We find out how he got into the business and what led him to iconic roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Edward Scissorhands and so many more! Plus we discuss some other interesting activities from the weekend...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 358 This week we are coming to you "live" from the Flyover Film Festival where we talk with actor Nick Offerman and director Laura Dunn about the choices that helped guide them through their careers as well as creating and promoting the documentary - The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry . Not only will we hear about Laura's approach to documentary film-making, but we'll a...

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 38 This week we are coming to you "live" from the Forecastle music festival as we welcome Justin (a.k.a. Angryblue) and Rachael to sit-in and help play some music, as well as discussing movies and their experiences at the fest over the weekend. And while someone seems to think everything is bad-ass, we also discuss... Big Gigantic posters, Richard Moll, Qu...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 357 This week Bryan is joined by... well Bryan. Bryan Johnson that is. You may know him as a comic book writer, or a podcaster, or a character on Comic Book Men or maybe just as Steve-Dave. But this week we sit down to talk with Bryan about the strange way he got involved in movies, how he ended up writing and directing his own movie Vulgar , his interest in cryptids and t...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 356 This week we return to our coverage of WonderFest for a terrific interview with Kirk Thatcher . He's done so many impressive things in his career that we can't even begin to cover everything. But we certainly address a lot of interesting points in his life - whether it's almost playing the rancor monster in Return of the Jedi , or working on music videos with a very yo...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 355 This week we welcome two guest co-hosts, as the stars of Night of the Comet reunite to put together this special episode. Join us as we sit down with Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart and discuss not only their classic movie, but also what it's been like to be adopted sisters all these years. Then we settle in for this week's Sofa Theater feature, the 1940 Georg...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 354 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Jackie Kashian to talk about comedy, her podcast The Dork Forest  as well as this week's movie Holiday . This 1938 film directed by George Cukor may seem like just another classic era, romantic comedy. But as Jackie reveals, if you look a little deeper - you discover a commentary about money, freedom, politics, the family...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 353 This week we are coming to you "live" from WonderFest where we sit down with director William Malone to discuss his movies Scared to Death , Parasomnia , House on Haunted Hill  as well as the notorious Creature ! Plus his work on Tales from the Crypt , Freddy's Nightmares and Masters of Horror . And we hear out about growing up as a monster kid, making masks and findin...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 352 This week we are coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we are joined by our adopted cast member Eric Chu (conceptual designer for SyFy's retooling of Battlestar Galactica ), to discuss the different approaches to building a sci fi universe. From Battlestar to Star Trek to Star Wars... just what are the differences in each of the universes? And how do the creators and...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 351 This week we sit down to discuss our thoughts about the new movie X-Men: Apocalypse . How it ranks in this current trilogy, how it compares to the old trilogy, and just what this means for future X-Men movies. And as we're panning for movie gold, we also discuss... Kid Flash and Jesse Quick, Bryan Singer, Tom Hiddleston, the bellhop from Four Rooms, the origin of all r...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 350 This week we are joined by comedians Kyle Kinane and Joyelle Johnson to discuss movies, comedy and growing up with California envy. And while we realize that we just argue with the internet, we also discuss... freak show television, every idea has been done, Stripes, Big Trouble in Little China, Gone with the Wind, Rad, Lucas, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Signs, George Lucas,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 349 This week we sit down with Mary Ann herself - Dawn Wells ! That's right, we talk with everyone's favorite castaway as we learn more about not only her years on the island but also her early days getting into the business, being a contestant in the Miss America pageant, being cast in some interesting movie roles along the way as well as her new book "What Would Mary Ann...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 348 This week we prepare for Civil War! Or at least a lengthy discussion of the movie Captain America: Civil War,  as well as how it fits into the Marvel universe, how it compares to "Batman v Superman" and what this means for super hero movies in the future. And as we try to decide if we are the geeks of yesteryear, we also delve into... Doctor Strange, Guardians of the G...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 347 This week we'll be talking with our very special guest... writer/director Mick Garris . He's had quite an interesting run in Hollywood, and we get his take on how it all came together... and his thoughts on what are some pretty fascinating experiences. And as we realize there was no light at the end of the tunnel, we also discuss... Son of Kong, Richard Matheson, Steve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 346 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host comedian Jessimae Peluso , as we crash a wedding, look things up on Google and talk movies. And eventually we round things out by discussing this week's Sofa Theater feature: Hush . The 2016 movie about a deaf author alone in the woods being hunted by a deranged masked killer. And as we think of six new domains to cl...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 345 This week we recap some recent viewings, before we discuss the Kubrick-inspired, scheming action comedy - Moonwalkers starring Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint. And while we decide just where we fall on the spectrum of the conspiracy, we also mention... Eye in the Sky, Zootopia, Creed, falling asleep to Forensic Files, Knight of Cups, Scandal, a natural physicality, Jessic...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 344 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host Jenna Busch to discuss Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . You'll know Jenna from her amazing list of geek-oriented accomplishments. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Legion of Leia and has hosted and written for sites like Nerdist , ComingSoon.net , IGN , AOL , Huffington Post and more. She co-hosted Cockta...