Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 417 This week are coming to you "live" from Derby City Comic Con as we sit down with actress Ingvild Deila. At the moment Ingvild may be best known as the motion capture actress to portray Princess Leia in Rogue One, but we feel that someone this charming and intelligent is poised to become a superstar in her own right. So listen as she tells us stories of growing up in Norway, her approach to acting and just how that led her to end up in huge films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Rogue One. And while we uncover the seedy origins of snozberries, we also discuss... A Ghost Story, Green Room, They, Rear Window, Blade Runner 2049, this feeling of dread, that's when it hit me... like a brick wall, working with Robert Downey Jr., It, a little bit of duct tape, Marc Blucas, the dot process, pool reading, stunt pie, Patrick Stewart, warrior zen monk mode, night terrors, Ethan Embry, I'm just mo-capping it today, David Lowery, Norway, you don't get hits with class, an exercise in empathy...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 416 This week we welcome our special guest James Katz. James is the former President and founder of the Universal Pictures Classics Division. He has worked in many different areas over the years including - film distribution, publicity, marketing and working as a producer and as executive producer on several films. But more then anything, James has made a monumental impact on film history through his preservation and re-release of five Alfred Hitchcock’s films in the early 1980s. The success of those films led to other restorations classic films like Spartacus, My Fair Lady, and Lawrence of Arabia. So listen as we hear stories from his humble beginnings working as a photographer and creating press kits, all the way through his journey to eventually change the way studios view and care for their film libraries. And while we bend birches to and fro, we also bring up... Paul Bartel, color timing, he's really a chemist engineer film nerd, Herbert Coleman, 70mm, the last print that David

Movie Meltdown - Episode 415 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we settle in for our annual Halloween party... and this time it's at a house that has actually been exorcised!! So listen as we tell scary stories about demons and marriage and Tom Cruise. (Those may or may not all be the same story.) Then grab some candy and join us for this creepy holiday edition of Sofa Theater and an in-depth discussion of Tales of Halloween. Trick or treat... support the show! - https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 414 This week we are coming to you "live" from ScareFest as we discuss October fun, seasonal foods and lame childhood memories. Plus we welcome this week's special guest Bill Corbett to join us not only for this week's Sofa Theater segment - but also for coffee and doughnuts. Listen as we discuss Mystery Science Theater 3000, how he became Crow T. Robot, moving into Rifftrax, as well as this week's movie - Attack the Block. And while we try to figure out how to decode ghetto slang and hardcore regional dialects, we also discuss... Barry Bostwick, a real live wolf, Nick Frost, Billy Jack, DMV vs. BMV, irregular heartbeats, blacker then black, kind of wedged ourselves between the viewer and the movie, trapped in time, Captain Spaulding Land, the lack of girls in my vicinity, The Graduate, fancy bendy straws, budding criminals, the Balrog, south London, me and a Zip-lock bag, Tom Laughlin, Ghost Brothers, framed underwear, John Boyega, cow innards, the Joker bro-code, bad sugar ratio, w

Movie Meltdown - Episode 413 This week we are coming to you "live" from The Kentucky Theater for the kick-off of Harry Dean Stanton Fest and the red carpet premiere of Lucky. And we are glad to welcome this week's special guest John Carroll Lynch, an impressive actor in his own right as well as the director of Lucky. We also discuss Fargo, Zodiac, The Invitation, The Founder, the disenfranchisement of America and the real reason people are joining cults. And as we get caught in an elaborate Rube Goldberg plot, we also bring up... Frances McDormand, throwing dinner rolls, the American success story, flashing it's beautiful lights, to play the whale to his Ahab, the wife monologue, Grumpy Old Men, an otherworldliness, our sense of drama, Marilyn Manson, a day or so of his regular life, The Sopranos,matching your story to the appropriate format, maintaining their chapterness, he plays with a lot of sentiment in his movies... and yet there's always this fist that hits you right in the face, Saving Mr. Banks, Dav

Movie Meltdown - Episode 412 This week we visit the Cincinnati Comic Expo and discuss some of the goings-on at the event, as well as this week's Sofa Theater feature: Karyn Kusama's The Invitation. Plus we ask... what's up with all the indie movies about cults this Millenium? And while we marvel at the wonders of the passé fidget spinners, we also discuss... Patchwork, fake Fall, The Gifted, new Blade Runner, Code Red, commandeered someone's cosplay sword, coyote murder, Ragnarok posters, I love movies... I love lists, John Carroll Lynch, riding a land speeder into Jurassic Park, Pom Klementieff, Mr. Bones candy, Kel Mitchell, getting a new vehicle, we're filling in the blanks, Daphne Zuniga, I hate Winter with a furious passion, Logan Marshall-Green, straddling a wheelchair, The Wiz, Stephen King, inflatable tyrannosaurus, if your costume needs an assistant, Wallace Shawn, stitching girls together, getting a wing to the eye, impractical costumes, each loser where they are now, stay spooky, Pom Klementieff ,

Movie Meltdown - Episode 411 This week we return to our coverage "live" from Fandomfest as we sit down with our special guest... Paul Michael Glaser! We discuss everything from Fiddler on the Roof to Starsky & Hutch. We go into his different roles over the years from acting to directing to writing. And we talk about his time working with the likes of Norman Jewison, Milton Katselas and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Plus along the way, we begin to examine the way that the new generation approaches fandom. And while we try to decide just what is the purpose of fear in our lives, we also discuss... A Cure for Wellness, Band of the Hand, degrees of incompletion, the journey is about discovering how you do it, education and reading, it was a pretty interesting ride, oh it's in the water, the way fandom is changing with the new generations, experience my creativity, old school classic complete insane Saturday matinee horror, the beancounters, a bit of a cartoon, Kazaam, Chrystallia and the Source of Light, you had at

Movie Meltdown - Episode 410 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Louisville as we discuss some run-ins with the guests plus a few of our recent viewings... all before settling into this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Blackcoat's Daughter. The long-awaited first feature directed by Osgood Perkins and starring our beloved crazy-head Emma Roberts and Lucy Boynton. And while we seek professional help for our obsession with enamel pins, we also bring up... The Santa Clarita Diet, The Belko Experiment, American Horror Story, tattoo convention, Battle of the Network Stars, using a pay phone, taped to his handler, doing taxidermy, P.J. Soles, Lynchian, in the hotel room, a slow burn, Rose McIver, baby Groot, crazy and a bitch, separating the director's personal lives from their films, her new offering, Rosemary's Baby, let me put on some pants, unhinged, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, why you wearing Linda Blair's shoes, Ernie Hudson, I've seen this window sill for way too long now, Micha

Movie Meltdown - Episode 409 This week we welcome our special guests - director Harris Doran and actress Catherine Curtin (Orange is the New Black) to discuss the making of their film Beauty Mark. Plus we reminisce about a recent visit to Hollywood Forever Cemetary and remember a few films that have been shot in our neighborhood over the years. And while we address the ups and downs of shooting in a "regular" town, we also discuss... Anastasia, being an astronaut, the Stephen King shuffle, having acted having thought having written, pumpkin shaped Peeps, 28 Days Later, Charlie Chaplin Studios, Elizabethtown, my mom needed a place to put me in the afternoons, heading toward Halloween, so much of the world of... art is this extended family, you can rebuild again, The Shining, when I went into acting it was a job choice, view of the Hollywood sign, Harry Potter, diving into the belly of the beast, Charlie number three, Rose Red, The Goonies, iconic morning shot, the next Baryshnikov, Pennywise, and they left wi

Movie Meltdown - Episode 408 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we continue with our Super Series exclusively for our Meltdown Club members, as we discuss Logan - the grim finale to the Wolverine story arc. And with such a radically different approach to comic book movies, we look at how this film affects all the previous movies featuring Wolverine? And in general... are we ok with heroes that kill? Plus we examine our thoughts on The Defenders and our first impressions of the new version of The Tick. And as we all realize we're falling apart, we also we also discuss... stabbing guys in the head, Daredevil, that complexity of morality, Sigourney Weaver, I have to be a grown-up, how many episodes, Dumbledore, Netflix shows, Las Vegas, show up and die in one movie, being a sociopath, she never showed her power, Stranger Things Season 2, Jessica Jones, Shane, there's no hope, Thanos, combat he feels comfortable with - socializing...that's a challenge, Deadpool, normcore, some analytical version, Legion, bi

Movie Meltdown - Episode 407 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest as we sit down with our special guest... Sean Gunn! These days he's playing Kraglin, as well as the on-set Rocket Raccoon, in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, but we also discuss growing up in his family full of (what turned out to be) writers and performers. We delve into his early film roles working in the Troma Entertainment world and address possibly his most recognizable role as Kirk from Gilmore Girls. And we pin down the specifics involved in his role as Rocket. And as we decide whether or not we want to go up in the St. Louis arch, we also bring up... Tromeo and Juliet, Guns 'n' Roses, dangerous ambition, the wax museum, the arborators of what was cool, California Split, Baby Driver, PG Porn, under an overpass, Taxi driver, I don't know why the wet bandits weren't at the crucifixion, The Clash, being afraid has no value to you, The Godfather, doing it on a different scale, sex, drugs and punctuality, a mad scientist

Movie Meltdown - Episode 406 This week we welcome special guest - director Tyler MacIntyre to talk to us about his latest feature Tragedy Girls. Plus we discuss his first film Patchwork, the finer points of being an editor in addition to being a director... and just what draws fans to the horror genre. And along the way, we also discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Memoirs of an Invisible Man the sometimes forgotten film directed by John Carpenter. And while we reminisce about some of our favorite old mom and pop video stores, we also discuss... tax incentives, CG effects, getting toxic waste spilled on you and getting telekinetic powers, The Howling, Sam Raimi, They Live, in the back of a hot tub place, half a building, the audience is going in with a certain set of expectations, it's a very level playing field, serious and emotional and primal, Stripes, Martin Pensa, Dead Alive, Fletch, sophisticated horror films, a high-concept horror shell, Sam Neill, VHS hits that I watched as a kid, and then when

Movie Meltdown - Episode 405 This week we return to the Flyover Film Fest for their Taste of Flyover festivities. Plus we sit down with Ana Asensio the writer, director and star of Most Beautiful Island (winner of Grand Jury Award at South by Southwest this year). We also recap the night where we ate food from Chef Edward Lee's recipes as well as saw Peter Byck's One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts and Fermented directed by Jonathan Cianfrani. Plus our thoughts on recent viewings of War for the Planet of the Apes and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. And while we watch movies while eating chicken and waffles, we also we also discuss... John Cassavetes, Dekalog, Kimchi on a deviled egg, truthful filmmaking, it's anthropological is what it is, meatloaf balls, living the life he wants to live, Krzysztof Kieslowski, telling interesting stories along the way, studying films that I love, Noah Greenberg, edamame, Matt Reeves, cheese and bacteria, there were mistakes being done, Luc Besson, doing kickflip

Movie Meltdown - Episode 404 This week we kick-off our coverage of the Flyover Film Festival as we sit out on the veranda and talk with director Vincent Grashaw. Vincent's latest feature And Then I Go just made its worldwide premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival before coming to Flyover. We discuss the challenges of getting his latest drama made and the way he tries to approach its sensitive subject matter. We also address his early films as well as his previous feature Coldwater and about his crazy experiences working on and producing the indie hit Bellflower. And while we come to terms with the fact that some of us never grow out of that awkward stage, we also bring up... Film Festivals, Arman Darbo and Sawyer Barth, the power of friendship, Get Out, shooting on-location, nothing to do with the industry, The Beguiled, back to school sales, I like to read other people's stuff and fall in love with it, someone stole my pencil, The Thin Red Line, Sunday night uneasiness, It Comes at Night, a very sub

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 45 This week we are coming to you "live" from Forecastle music festival. Where we hang out and build a soundtrack from the great line-up of bands on hand. Plus we sit down with our special guests *repeat repeat. They are an amazing band from Nashville who deliver spooky, surf-tinged pop with undeniable punk rock roots. We discuss not just their musical origins, but also what movies they loved growing up as well as some of their favorite songs featured on a soundtrack. And while we load up on dirty mac 'n' cheese, we also mention... The Last Unicorn, Return to Oz, Back to the Future 2, Big Fish, Tom Everett Scott, Cage the Elephant, Lana Del Rey, Baby Driver, amazingly... geniusly... different, Dick Dale, scientific weird kind of thing, our Walk the Line moment, Idiocracy, Micheal J. Fox is so cool, every kid alive at that point wanted that, it kind of started the spooky, The Pixies, crazy part where I'm screaming into the mic, Lil' Leslie Mann, hanging off the back o

Movie Meltdown - Episode 403 This week we are coming to you "live" from Indy PopCon... where we experience lots of different aspects of our geek pop culture. But most importantly, we make a date... to sit down and talk with Phil Lamarr. You probably know Phil from his ill-fated appearance in Pulp Fiction, or his years of working on MadTV, or his numerous characters on shows like Futurama, Justice League, Samurai Jack, Static Shock, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and so many others. Join us as we talk with Phil about growing up in L.A., about working with Quentin Tarantino, about getting into the voice-over industry, about saving Spider-Man from falling off a train, about crazy movie theories... plus his thoughts on the somewhat recent popularity of super hero movies. And while we hang out with our new found dragonfly friend, we also discuss... a yo yo festival, The Girl with All the Gifts, Before I Fall, Doctor Strange, Rick and Morty, enamel pins, Sam Raimi, he is dancing like nobody is watching, I was totally a

Movie Meltdown - Episode 402 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week the Meltdown Gang gathers together for another installment in the Super Series as we discuss the latest Marvel movie... Spider-Man: Homecoming. And we talk smack about the people in the suits, we also bring up... The Founder, the Iron Spider, sad-boy and old, The Gifted, Snowpiercer, M. Night Shyamalan, being a good dad, legit just got trolled, things affect you in different ways, film noir Batman, The Inhumans, stick the landing... fist pump, The Fantastic Four, beautiful artwork, Joss Whedon, have fun with your universe, Legion, Breaking Bad, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a really modern f'd-up Clockwork Orange, Unbreakable, tone is so different, an Alfred Hitchcock detective movie, he probably did something bananas, Jennifer Connelly, that's just good storytelling, amateur Photoshop jobs on movie posters, turn down the team, Airplane, I hope it has the spider legs in the worst way, doing whatever it takes and a block of web. Spoiler Alert: Lo

Movie Meltdown - Episode 401 This week we continue our coverage from WonderFest as we sit down and talk with artist Mark Maddox. Mark is a multiple "Artist of the Year" Rondo Award winner, and his artwork has been featured on the covers of The Art of Doctor Who Special, Screem Magazine (including the Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Universal Monsters, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and American Horror Story covers), HorrorHound Magazine, Moonstone Comics (including Kolchak: The Night Stalker Files), Little Shoppe Of Horrors, Undying Monsters, Mad Scientist Magazine, Airship27 Books, Hemlock Books, Thrilling Tales, Don Glut’s Frankenstein series for Pulp 2.0 Press and many more. We discuss just which movies and pop culture inspired him as a child, and how it came full circle to become the focus of his artistic career.  And as we are making audio cassette recording from the TV, we also mention... Dark Shadows, The Herculoids, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a pop culture family, a giant gorilla with wings, applied a d

Movie Meltdown - Episode 400 This week we continue our coverage from WonderFest as we sit down with Kim Smith and John Goodson. Both are technical masters who spent years working at LucasFilm's Industrial Light and Magic, and they have logged in many years building physical models as well as transitioning into digital effects as the industry began to change around them. And while we try to make sense of this vortex of time and mysterious things, we also discuss... Assassin's Creed, Riverdale, fantastic carpet, sculpting, The Rocketeer, finding the hook, a 33-foot Zeppelin, a stormy night shot, if you wanna eat... you better learn something different to do, making farm equipment, painting, Star Wars: Episode III, Michael Fassbender, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, very spooky sets, organically very technical, successful artist, whoa... no apple for you, sneak him on out of being dead, Scar's pretty awesome, I like his big sharky-grin, they want world peace but at the price of free will, an optical

Movie Meltdown - Episode 399 This week we are coming to you "live" from WonderFest where we are joined by this week's special guest... actor Brian Howe. One of the hardest working and most impressive actors in the business, Brian's been featured in Westworld, Catch Me If You Can, The Pursuit of Happyness, American Horror Story, Gran Torino, Annabelle, K-PAX, The Majestic, Déjà Vu, Evan Almighty, Lie to Me, Criminal Minds, Masters of Sex, House of Lies, The Newsroom, Nikita, Justified - and of course, he's one of the cast of regulars in the Larry Blamire films (The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Dark and Stormy Night, Trail of the Screaming Forehead, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again). And in between our bouts of clowning around and being a dork, we also bring up... Spielberg's shooting style, that was paramount to me, one of them practically Xeroxed her rolodex, anything I could do - I did, Tony Scott, laying the groundwork, a cast of small town lunatics, Larry Moss, Summer stock theater in the Poconos, Fay Masterso