Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 78.1 We start off with our wrap-up of our annual trip to WonderFest , included and/or we discuss… Zack and Miri make a Porno , Iron Sky , Naomi Watts as Marilyn Monroe?, Rockin’ with Th’ Empires , Wyvern , The House on Sorority Row , Zacherley: The Cool Ghoul, Lou Ferrigno and the gender neutral person, Robert Englund genetically engineering wasps, a great Edward and Bella...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 77 This episode Bryan is joined by co-host Freddy from "Night of the Living Podcast", as we launch our new on-going series - Project: POE. A look at Edgar Allen Poe's influence on film and pop culture overall. This first episode we kick things off with Stuart Gordon's "The Pit and the Pendulum" starring Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs and Oliver Reed. Plus a lengthy discuss...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 76.2 This week we head Out on the Town to see the new release,  A Nightmare on Elm Street ! So how did this highly anticipated movie turn out? And how does it compare to the original Wes Craven classic? Plus we showcase some fun Freddy music from Bryan's vinyl collection. And we get feedback on Triangle , The Black Waters of Echo's Pond , and an interesting explanation for...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 76.1 Shake it up and you will hear about… Turning into Alan Rickman, vampire Chloe Moretz, making a Farmville movie, Boondock Saints 2, The Off Season, does anybody care about Stephen King these days?, having coffee with Amanda Bynes, Ong-bak, a pre-prequel for Alien, The Ring in 3D!, weird Julie Benz, getting a chest-piece tattoo to celebrate BoobQuake, Teen-tastic!, Neve...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is  The Wraith ! We enjoy the cool race scenes, we're amused by the "special" group of villains, we cringe at the cheesy dialog and we're awestruck by the hotness of a young Sherilyn Fenn. Plus we discuss the importance of music in a movie, the confusion of this movie mixing ghosts and sci-fi, plus a high-brow departure as we have a PO...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.1 In our usual meandering fashion we discuss getting excited for Boobquake and missing Saturday morning cartoons, in addition to… Zombie singing, getting hit on by a dork, more of being creeped out by Seagal’s sex scandal, Bad Boys 3 , our best slam yet on Kristen Stewart, When Good Ghouls Go Bad , cartoons for kids or adults?, Kuma’s Corner in Chicago, Takashi Miike, T...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 74.2 Join the gang as we discuss this week's Out on the Town feature - Kick-ass! We talk about the realities of attempting to be a super hero, what this movie means to the studio system, plus Bryan tears up while watching Hit Girl annihilate people.  “Here Mr. Bitey..." WARNING: Super-spoilers at large!!  

Movie Meltdown - Episode 74.1 Aside from discovering we seemingly have a new national anthem, we also discuss… Recording in the new studio, dropping your beer bottle in the movie, Joss Whedon leads The Avengers , shifting boxes, Flu Bird Horror , The Runaways , Seth MacFarLane and his teddy bear, Scarlett Johansson, loving Axl Rose, Steven Seagal’s sex scandal, casting Kurt Cobain, guest stars Rob...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 73 This week, midway into the move to the new studio, we stray off course from our planned films and give you a two for one b onus - with a parking lot review of the new release The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and a duo Sofa Theater discussion on the "classic" western Lust in the Dust starring Divine and Tab Hunter.  Plus a One from the Vaults story from Courtney Gains and...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 72 We return this week to our Tales from the Cryptids running feature: The Bigfoot Files ! This episode is co-hosted by Rick (aka Samurai) from “ The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnight Cinema ” as we discuss our feature: Sasquatch aka The Untold . This 2002 film stars genre favorite Lance Henriksen and well, some other people, in another tale of Bigfoot, a plane crash and a mys...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 71.2 The Easter Eggstravaganza continues with this week's Sofa Theater feature - the frightening tale of NIGHT OF THE LEPUS!!   Plus bunny finger painting, Janet Leigh, DeForest Kelley, meticulously made miniature sets, bunnies vs. cows, lighting stuffed animals on fire and what's the gamey-est meat??  “Ok we get it, it’s big f-ing bunnies! Don’t show us this over and over...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 71.1   Not only do we give our take on HorrorHound Weekend in Indy but many other tangents that include... Captain American, having breakfast with Sid Haig, avoiding hugging kids, Peeps s’mores, re-watching Clash of the Titans, Johnny Depp’s schizophrenia, George Romero, The Great Escape, eating monkey brains, Green Day, sanitizing yourself from other geeks, Dark Shadows,...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.2 This week's  Sofa Theater  feature is The 'burbs . Joe Dante looks at that creepy house that exists in every neighborhood. Plus the voyeuristic nature in us all and the weird world that is The 'burbs!   Plus slightly hostile feedback yelling at Misty and Rodger. “Living on the cul-de-sac makes you f-ing crazy! ”   WARNING: Spoliers about "The 'burbs" and that strange...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.1   This week's geek activities and the buzz that some how ties to... Roller skating, Tim Burton’s next project, David Fincher and chess?, Cabin Fever 2 , beating Bill Paxton’s ass, the Thundercats trailer, choreographed dance moves on roller skates, the more final-er destination, when the horn breaks off the unicorn…, Pawn Sacrifice , eating paint chips, stalking Corey...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 69.2 This week's  Sofa Theater  feature is TRIANGLE . Christopher Smith's complicated new film may make your brain hurt, but it inspires the gang to follow a lot of tangent thoughts and come to conclusions we would have never thought of otherwise. Complex scenarios, plot devices, ever-present birds, Greek mythology, mysterious taxi drivers and Melissa George in a tank top...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 69.1     Toy Flashbacks!! Yes, as we are prone to do we get sidetracked (and excited by)   old  toys! Aside from that we also addess... getting us a new studio,  House of the Devi l, The Terror , Sharks in Venice , AquaMan working at a surf shop, Watchers , looking up to Gator, Sh ogun  Stormtrooper, the full monster monty, old Halloween costumes, d oc-a-men-ary, tit missl...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 68.2 The out of control party that is Oscar Meltdown 2 continues.... Plus this week's Sofa Theater feature:(Oscar winner Roger Corman's)  Frankenstein Unbound A scientist from the future? Interacting with novelist Mary Shelley? A real world Dr. Frankenstein? And just how does Michael Hutchence fit into all this? And who knew we would still have 'The Clapper' in the future....

Movie Meltdown - Episode 68.1   Join us for Movie Meltdown’s second annual Oscar Mayer party! Oscar night the only way Movie Meltdown knows how to do it - with lots of pork and snide comments. And the smart-assed remarks go to… The new Crazies , Kool-Aid milkshakes, Escape from L.A., Where the Wild Things Are , The Am azing Screw-On Head , Komodo vs . Cobra, John Hughes alumni, the essence Of Gill...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 67.2 This week's  Sofa Theater  feature is DAYLIGHT . First we delve into our One from the Vaults series and hear what actress Danielle Harris thought about shooting Daylight in Rome with Sly, Sage and the rest of the crew. Then a in-depth look at disaster movies, Stallone movies and heroism as a whole.   Plus the return of feedback from one of our regulars and more info o...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 67.1   A certain member of the gang, hit’s a breaking point, and makes a proclamation to change their life. So after that awkward moment, we talk about really important stuff like… Sean William Scott, Freida Pinto, paying real money for fake money, the challenge of looking Elvira in the eyes, George Lopez, designing tattoos, Clutch Cargo , stitching up some guys mouth, Kev...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 66.2 Come on down to the creek!! This week's  Sofa Theater  feature is BLOOD CREEK. Joel Schumacher brings us this take on a supernatural nazi zombie. But where does this movie fall on the Schumacher scale... near the top with The Lost Boys or all the way down to Batman and Robin?? Plus feedback from our supportive podcasting family and news of our upcoming Sofa Theater fe...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 66.1   This week we have deep discussions, that may or may not be bitchy about… The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema , Onechanbara , The Hurt Locker , The House on Sorority Row , Missle Command , Brian Posehn, The Outsiders: The Complete Nove l, more American Pie ?, Angela , What to do in Case of Fire , DinoCroc , dead Bill Murray, you can’t stop L.L. Cool J, The Mutant Chronicle...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 65 This episode we welcome back Steve (aka The Stranger in the Video Store ) to kick off our new independent film review segment. Steve gives us his take on the indie films Mantra and Zombie Cheerleading Camp . Keep in mind, the makers of these films specifically asked us to review these movies, so... you guys asked for it. We take no responsibility for what Steve says. He...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 64.2 This week we head Out on the Town to see " The Wolfman ". Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins star in this new update of a Universal classic. So how does this new furry feature measure up? Plus feedback from our listeners on  Legion , Dwayne Wayne, angel junk, Gunmen ,  Jello pudding and some Against the Dark memories. "He rips off his shirt at one point, and I'm lik...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 64.1   This week features random discussions on: Night at the Museum , Jack Ketchum , Elektra , Percy Jackson , Superman returns again , Judge Dredd , Lucky McKee , re-booting Burt and Dolly , Batman Begins , Nuclear Man , Offspring , hell big time , fighting the sequel slump , Chappelle in Superman 3 , Dante’s Inferno, selling the funny drunk in this day and age , more Pe...