Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 45.1 - Velcome to our creepy Halloween Extravaganza. Join us for an effects-laiden episode of spooky sounds and geeky movie talk, including, but not limited to... Smacking Gwyneth Paltrow, Where the Wild Things Are, sci-fi pulp mags,The Hills Run Red, being disappointed in the Sky Captain, Black Christmas, Drag Me To Hell, wading in feathers for a week, Matt Helm, the new low of Lindsey Lohan, being attacked by leaves, Ultra Man, the new Jack Ryan, Sinestro, a new Thelma and Louise, Ryan Reynolds wears a dress,  subscribing to Tiger Beat, remaking Red Riding, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Jackie Earl Haley, Alec Baldwin's bad call, movie cross dressing is over!, marathoning True Blood, Nightwatch confusion, Chris Pine, a super horse?, the lost art of movie rip-offs plus all the HORRORS of watching The Disney Channel (and liking it!!) This eyeball is kind of squishy inside?

Movie Meltdown - Episode 44.2 - Join us this week for a post apocalypse road movie - Damnation Alley. After World War 3, the weather has gone INSANE!!! So our heroes pack up and decide to head out across the country looking for possible survivors. Not only do we remember just how much we loved the vehicle in this movie. But we may have stumbled across what humans are ultimately searching for, and perhaps we've figured out just what caused Generation X kids to be slackers. Movie Meltdown - Uncovering the secrets of the universe, one movie at a time. He kicked a scorpion! 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 43.2 - This week we head out to the theater to see ZOMBIELAND. Plus feedback and even a little Q and A with Columbus and Tallahassee. Sorry folks, we're closed for zombies. The moose out front should have told you...

Movie Meltdown - Episode 43.1 - What do fighting robots, Whip it!, Kill Bill 3, evolved squids and octopi, an alien substitute teacher, Fruit Brute, Corey Feldman committing suicide, Michael Bay, Scream Blacula Scream, Crank 2, Hatchet, the best trailer of all time, half of her body transforms into a tank, The Day of the Dead remake, Cap’n Crunch Halloween Crunch, the creepiness of Dead Girl, The Tooth Fairy, naked British chicks, Point Break, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, the endless fight in They Live and The Ramones all have in common? Episode 43.1 of Movie Meltdown that’s what! - Plus we take a look at the new book Hammer Glamour and a new session of Video Boxes that Warped my Brain! Cthulhus can't drive tractors!

Movie Meltdown - Episode 42.2 - In this session of Sofa Theater we find ourselves with many things to say about Rob Zombie's The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. If you like animated boobies, constant obscenities and mindless dialog - boy, do we have the movie for you! I think we decided this reference-filled flick does actually deliver - All the Sudsy Powers of Hell! Different doesn't necessarily mean good.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 42.1 - A recap of the past week of activities and movie news involving John Waters, the scourge of Hollywood - Diablo Cody, a hot dog makes her lose control, 13 Ghosts, Bai Ling, Highlander, Night of the Living Dead: Origins, David Cronenberg, Matthew Lillard, Night Gallery, stealing screenplay ideas from your kids, The Haunted Mansion, Roman Polanski, Sweet Valley High, Das Boot, Kendra, They Live, George Clooney playing Ronald McDonald, bears and cubs, the true horror of Boo Berry, Hugh Hefner, Arthur Ferrante, trying not to creep out Danielle, The House on Haunted Hill, Trashfiend, Spy Kids 4, directors commentaries, Children of the Corn, Scream 4, lumpy face, 35-year old teenagers, broken DVD's from Netflix, Barbie Banzai brought to life, Crank 2, Ace Frehley, more of The Fly, and the punishment of living in France. Plus a new entry in our running series - Movie Fan Freakshow! Live in fear of... THE PUFNSTUF PEDOPHILE Please monitor your intake of Monster cereals.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 41.2 - Join us for our new running series One from the Vaults, where we listen to an actor's take on the movie before we delve into it ourselves. This week we hear from Billy Dee Williams about the Sylvester Stallone/Rutger Hauer terrorist vs. cop movie – NightHawks. Then we give our own thoughts on this action/thriller. Including spoiler discussions that are a real “drag”. Plus response from a listener on the film and on the categorizing of movies.   Warning: This movie may keep you off the Roosevelt Island Tram. 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 41.1 - Aside from this week's top movies and latest news we also give a special tribute to Patrick Swayze. PLUS our exclusive interview with the man himself - BILLY DEE WILLIAMS - If that wasn't cool enough, we also discuss... Halloween 3D, Henry Gibson, Cliff's Edge, the not-so-popular Megan Fox, Patrick Lussier, Jim Carroll, Head Nazi of the Illinoise chapter, Matt Damon, Silent Hill 2, Mary Travers, The Beast, Clint Eastwood, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Orry Main, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Lando on Robot Chicken, Aniston vs. Fox, Ridley Scott and an apocalyptic plague of bloodthirsty vampire test subjects. Bodhi's headed out to face the ultimate wave.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 40.2 - In this episode we discuss SARS WARS: Bangkok Zombie Crisis. A special movie from Thailand that features anime, explosions, Asian schoolgirls, tickle torture, gore, guns, zombies, transsexuals, pseudo-lightsabers, a bear with a shotgun, Dr. Fishnets, swordplay, a giant zombie snake and an old man in Sponge Bob underpants.        - Plus our interview with voice actor Tom Kane. From trailer voice-overs, to playing Yoda and Prof. Utonium, to being the voice of the Oscars - Tom has done some impressive work.   Let us show you how to use an elevator in a hip way.     

Movie Meltdown - Episode 40.1 - We recap our trip to ScareFest, plus we discuss lots of movie news and going-ons. And just who are the mysterious Potatohead and Ceiling Eyes?? Tune in to find out, plus just how their adventures involve... - Oscar-winner Roger Corman, the new B.A. Baracus, filling The Duke's big shoes, Army Archerd, Ghost Adventurers, the fun and excitement that was Ken Foree, Sorority Row, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dee Wallace, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Day of the Triffids, Tyler Perry's (insert movie name here), James Gunn, kicking a GhostHunters ass, a bootleg ghetto copy of Big Wolf on Campus, Halloween vs. Christmas, Larry Gelbart, talking to E.T.'s mom, watching Movie Meltdown, Halloween 4 and 5, Two on a Guilletine, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Bryan's crushin' on Danielle Harris, Greg minus the Dharma, UltraMan, 9, working without studio head interference, gleeking on chicks, a surreal car ride with Ken Foree, the man in black that doesn't get resolved, Sprockets, Guillermo del Tor

Movie Meltdown - Episode 39.2 - This week we return to the Sofa Theater to watch Stan Winston's PumpkinHead. Plus comments about the movie recorded live at Fright Night and all the rest of our antics you've come to love. Or at least listen to.  It’s the most hideous ping pong ball I’ve ever seen!   

Movie Meltdown - Episode 39.1 - This episode we riff on... Marvel vs. Disney, The Punisher, Kirsten Dunst and hot canines, Cowboys and Aliens, Jonah Hex, Iron Man, Lobo vs. Guy Ritchie, BFF's Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr., Paul W.S. Anderson, Elizabethtown memories, Sword of the Stranger, PG-13 vs. R, Beavis and Butthead nostalgia, Milla kicking The Three Muskateers asses, steam-punk renaissance, kryptonite hoochies, Halloween 3D?, Loomis is mostly dead, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, Rambo fights illiteracy, reuniting the Coreys, Island of Terror, Sherlock Holmes and watching quite possibly the worst movie ever. - And we feature the second half of our interview with Tom Woodruff Jr. Where we discuss how he become involved in the Alien franchise, playing PumpkinHead and about taking on the role of director in his own film projects. Doesn't EVERYBODY own a custom-made Gorilla suit?

Movie Meltdown - Episode 38 - This is it!! Movie Meltdown's BITCH SLAP Special! Featuring interviews with the stars of Bitch Slap - Erin Cummings and America Olivo. - Where else will you hear about a corporate bombshell, sandstorms in New Zealand, three and a half inch heels, gruesome things done with a rake, lots of cleavage, swooning over Ron Melendez, a stripper with a heart of gold, Eva Maria, Lucy Lawless, Pigpen from the Peanuts gang, baton twirling, Zoe Bell, an obnoxiously large gun and the longest and most intense chick-fight in cinema history! - Only here on Movie Meltdown's BITCH SLAP Special! Don't miss it! You do know what a wafflecrapper is don't you? 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 37.2 - This week we hit the theaters and see Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 and THE Final Destination. Plus feedback and new music from Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures.     Who doesn't like 3D 'splosions and dead bodies? 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 37.1 - As usual we delve into movie news and geeky conversations. But this time we round it out with a fun interview with actress (Friday the 13th, The Last Resort), singer (formerly in Soluna) and Playboy covergirl (June 2009) - America Olivo! Find out how she got into the business, hear about the other side of making a movie and listen to what it was like to go camping with Jason! - Plus we get sidetracked talking about... The Ballad of G.I.Joe, Hollywood's Twitter updates, Rob Zombie's Strategy, the Vinnie Jones workout plan, Werewolf by Night, do Vikings have sleds?, the Whip it one sheet, screwing up our own names, The Lather Effect, Pathfinder, collecting Tin-Tin, animated Spawn, lounging around The Four Seasons, who did Ione Skye get married to?, what happened to Bill Bellamy?, plundering the booty, a Latin girl group Monkees TV show, Eric Stoltz, watching the end of Battlestar Galactica, Megan Thumbs as Catwoman, making $600 million, miserable high school days, cutting Carniva

Episode 36.2 - Movie Meltdown - This episode we review Inglourious Basterds (including an alternate World War 2 spoiler area) and look at the over-all arc of Tarantino’s career. Plus lots of other random stuff, including feedback, upcoming movies and lots of fun Nazi songs (sing-a-long, if you want.) More basterds please.

Episode 35.2 - Movie Meltdown - The coverage from Fright Night Film Fest continues as we talk to Jack Daniel Stanley, winner of the Best Director award. Then we meet actor Ari Bavel and conduct a special interview with Dawn of the Dead's Mike Christopher and G. Joe Shelby. - And of course, all that interspersed with our smart-ass comments on what's going on around us. We can't help it, we're socially unacceptable. Either way, a great film fest and a fun show! 

Episode 34.2 - Movie Meltdown - Join us for our Sofa Theater feature - The Monster Squad. A movie from a simpler time when all kids had to worry about - was the Wolfman. - Well that, and non-pc name calling. And a family that's falling apart. And a scary German guy. All right, it's a still a pretty horrific world, but it's also loaded with nostalgia and the wonder of being a 12-year old kid that thinks monsters are cool. I guess, some of us never grew out of that phase. (German Accent) "Read Faster!"  

Episode 33.2 - Movie Meltdown - In this week's Sofa Theater session we discuss John Carpenter's CHRISTINE. An obsessive love story of a man and his vehicle. - We look at how this film differs from Carpenter's other work, comment on the car-on-car violence and even share some stories of our own obsessions with cars. - Plus we go over feedback (which includes a mild rant), discuss The Box, miniature golf and our upcoming secret mission. And maybe along the way you can figure out what exactly makes something musically Bad to the Bone! Also Beware... Misty's got evil in her chassis!  

Episode 33.1 - Movie Meltdown - As usual we cover Geek Activities, Gross Hollywood, What's the Buzz? and some how work in... Michael Mann, Funny People, inFAMOUS, Zac Efron, Kong: King of Skull Island, Public Enemies, Ray Harryhausen characters, Alice gets no respect, Aliens in the Attic came out?, DJ Caruso, Dylan Dog, Alien homeworld, trying to find your own version of Christine, Jack Sparrow robbing a bank, 500 Days of Summer, jonesin' for more True Blood, Godzilla Force, Dead Space, The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud, Gremlins 3, puppets vs. CGI, space jockey backstory, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, burning down the house, Suspiria, motion capture just doesn't look real, Alastair Sim, throwing off your brake shoe, Tetris - The Movie, Captain Blood, is digital supposted to be that dark?, the Theater of Death tour, Judd Apatow, "I'll take a flaming citron please", Blood Car, swashbuckler space fights, "I've always loved Karl Urban!", Castlevania, a Q-Bert sitcom?, "... and death is always cool."