Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 155 This week we welcome our first special guest co-host to the coffee shop! Join us as we get caffeinated and have an awesome conversation with actress Jess Weixler . (Though she is quite humble about it) she was dubbed “The New Indie Queen” by The New Yorker and has starred in “The Lie”, “Peter and Vandy”, “The Big Bad Swim”, “Alexander the Last” and will (hopefully not)...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 154 We are back, and the holiday party continues, as we cover a few geek activities, and “very special“ installment of the ever popular Marlena Moment . Then we watch the beloved holiday classic that is “ Black Christmas “. As the Sofa Theater discussion kicks in we discuss, ‘The Bob Clark Thing’ - about a massively influential director that left his mark on cinema history...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 153 Join us as we kick off our holiday party and anniversary celebration in this the 4th annual Movie Meltdown Holiday "Special". In our usual way we embrace all holidays… well, at least we give them as much reverence as we do Christmas. Plus we enjoy a festive beverage, hear from some of the listeners and occasionally talk about movies. And while Misty does her holiday Kr...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 152 This week we are back as we discuss the Universal classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Dave joins us again this week, and he's not only a big "Creature" fan (who brings cool toys!!), but in the past he has worked with members of the cast Julie Adams, Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning! And at some point before we discuss the Halloween Candy Conspiracy , we also mentio...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 151 This week a full crew settles into the coffee shop for another edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek featuring one of our favorite segments The Grind . This time around we discuss the impact of the disappearance of brick and mortar video stores. From nostalgia to new technology to building a community of movie fans we address the whole situation. Plus while we try to d...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 150 This week we continue to loiter around a hotel room as we discuss ‘Geek Activities’ and reminisce about the details and interactions of the day. The most exciting of which is our Sofa Theater session of the week, the lush and sweeping Somewhere in Time , which features special guest co-host actor Doug Jones !! Star of Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy 1 and 2, Fantastic Four: R...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 149 This week we head to some random convention and crash Randy and Lisa's hotel room. Plus we talk to legendary actor JOHN SAXON !! All that in addition to movie news as well as our usual witty and/or ridiculous banter. And while we decide whether or not werewolves like kiwis, we also discuss… Star Trek 2, Frozen, Elijah Wood, Winchester at GraceLand, P2, Family Circus, S...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 148 This week, after a round of Geek Activities , we sit down and talk with comedian and sound effects master Michael Winslow ! Then we revisit the 80's comedy stylings of " Police Academy ". But how does it hold up to our modern mindset? And though it may feel like we are caught in Joe Dante‘s Inferno , while we are there we still manage to discuss… Dexter, Tree of Life,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 147 This week features special guest co-host Emma Caulfield . Star of the web series “Bandwagon“, the feature film “Darkness Falls” and a little show you might have heard of called “Buffy the Vampire Slayer“. In honor of this week’s movie, we start off swapping movie scars from our childhood. And we forgo most standard “professional” questions and go straight for the geeky...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 146 This week we do our best impression of a gourmet coffee show on PBS, as we roll into a one-two punch of Marlena Moments . All that before discussing this week’s Sofa Theater feature - “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”. Loaded with an impressive cast, anti-consumerism messages and a gorilla flipping you off. (I think we have our work cut out for us.) Plus a “One from the...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 145 We're back for our creepy third annual Halloween festival filled with candy, spooky noises and the Halloween "classic" - Trick OR Treat . While we ingest gallons of Ghoul-Aid , we bitch about current Halloween costumes, we reminisce about The Maze of Molestation and introduce someone's new best friend Winchester and his dour disposition. Plus a One from the Vaults memo...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 144 Your favorite caffeinated movie geeks are back!! Hopped up on a new blend, we break out our usual rundown of geek activities and ridiculous comments. And if that wasn’t enough, we follow that up with our exclusive interview with comedy legend - Lily Tomlin ! It was amazing to get a chance to talk with her, as we discuss - the early days, her film career, overcoming adv...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 143 Our coverage from ScareFest continues with our crew's geek activities, plus we talk to actor LANCE HENRIKSEN as he discusses his new biography, “ Not Bad for a Human “. And we welcome our special guest actor/comedian PAT KILBANE (Mad TV, Semi-Pro and author of the book “ The Brain Eaters Bible ”) as he joins us for this week's Sofa Theater discussion on ALIENS . And at...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 142 This week features the first half of our coverage from ScareFest including an interview with LEA THOMPSON!!!! Which really just becomes a vocalization of Bryan’s big, sappy, teenage crush on Lea. A flame that is still burning to this day. Mushy and embarrassing? Yes. Does it stop him? No. Luckily Lea is a kind and understanding sort who takes pity on this poor fool and...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 141 Join us this week as we bring you our geek activities and this week's Sofa Theater feature: Charley Varrick. An interesting and under-seen movie directed by Don Siegel that features... a bank robbery, Joe Don Baker, an airplane vs. car chase scene, Joe Don Baker, explosions, Joe Don Baker, great supporting characters, Joe Don Baker, and a slightly disturbing James Bond...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 140 We’re back! With the ridiculous news we’ve all come to know and loathe. Plus the return of The Grind where we answer the question “What cliches in movies drive you crazy?” And as we coolly stride away from the explosion, we mention…Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas, it’s so Nabokovian, the fourth wall, George Foreman Grills, being a famous spy, hacking in movies, robots are th...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 139 This week we go “off -the-rails” with ridiculous discussions that may or may not have anything to do with this week’s Sofa Theater feature: The Thing with Two Heads ! Plus we wrap up with a truly heroic Marlena moment! And while we discuss the Faulknerian exercise of having two heads, we also mention…loving cake balls, Harold and Maude, Final Destination 5, Johnny Sued...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 138 This week we are back at our home base coffee shop for another addition of “The Caffeinated Movie Geek“. And yet somehow we still manage to get out of hand while talking about movies and other geeky activities. Plus we get a call from Reese Witherspoon!! Yes, THE Reese Witherspoon! Or we think so, hmmm?? You’ll just have to hear this one. Plus any episode that works in...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 137 This week we continue on our trip to Chicago with our first ever roadtrip edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek , as we visit "Bleeding Heart Bakery". Home of punk rock pastries and co-owner Vinny, who joins us for this week's Sofa Theater feature: Stake Land . And along the way we meet Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket) , Paris Themmen (Mike TeeVee) and Julie Dawn Cole (Ve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 136 The Meltdown Gang returns to Chicago for our annual trip to Wizard World/Comic Con . All in an effort to hang out with one of our favorites... Noah Hathaway , also known as Atreyu!! Later we grab some super burgers at Super Dawgs and recap the day! All before snuggling into bed for this week's storybook adventure TROLL! And while we take photos of costumed dorks, we al...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 135 This week's version of " The Caffeinated Movie Geek ", makes us examine our own teenage years and romantic endeavors as we discuss the indie fea ture " The Myth of the American Sleepover ". Plus while we crossover into the age of enlightenment as we drink coffee all day, we also mention…wanting to be Sherlock Holmes, Freaks and Geeks, taking over the Earth, working in...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 134 This week we are back at the Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest with more crazy stories from our table, plus we interview our special guest - director Albert Pyun ( The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg, Captain America )! Plus he sits in for our Sofa Theater feature: 2001: A Space Odyssey . Plus in between the times Robert Carradine keeps bum rushing the mic, we discuss…...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 133 Join us live from Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest where we immediately meet The Fonz (Henry Winkler), then we hang out and watch the passers-by, as well as a quick session with C. Thomas Howell and one of the crew tells not one - but two babysitter stories from their childhood. You wouldn’t think you could hear a cooler story then the first one…until you hear the sec...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 132 Coming to you live from the 10th Annual Lebowski Fest , we hang out (mostly in the parking lot) and discuss movies and other geeky activities. Then we interview James Hoosier , aka Liam from “ The Big Lebowski “!!! Then in our usual askew fashion our movie discussion this week is… Raising Arizona . But not before a One from the Vaults memory from William Forsythe himse...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 131 So our road trip to “Days of the Dead” continues as we recap all the happenings of the day, and well as bust into this week’s mobile Sofa Theater feature: Drive Angry . Plus we sit down and talk to Marc Price and the adorable PJ Soles !!! And while reminiscing about the cookie story, we also address… Tom F. Wilson, Nicholas Cage, he best be f-ing sharing them cookies,...