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Movie Meltdown

We are a movie-themed podcast! Each episode is filled with a dealer"s choice of interviews with interesting actors, filmmakers and other guests as well as lengthy discussions of specific movies. Plus our own brand of ridiculous humor with conversations about trends in Hollywood and changes in the film industry.

tv & film

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01:41:00

Live from Videodrome

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/09/24

Movie Meltdown - Episode 503 This week we're coming to you "live" from Videodrome as we continue with our Atlanta adventures. We visit with the staff of this impressive video store and reminisce about the glory days of video stores as well as what it takes to keep a business like this running today. Plus we discuss this week's movie - Police Story starring Jackie Chan. And while we find out that the cow-print nightmare that was Moovies - was a real thing, we also mention… John Woo, Scandinavian

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01:24:46

Rose McIver and the Dragon Con Life

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/09/16

Movie Meltdown - Episode 502 This week our Atlanta adventures continue as we talk to iZombie’s Rose McIver as well as give a general wrap-up of this year's Dragon Con. And along the way, we try to decide just how much this modern, pop-culture friendly world has affected the lives of the different generations of fans. And while we try to figure out just which one of us is the token weirdo, we also cover… A Christmas Prince, David Bowie, Scoops Ahoy, that's how you relate emotionally to the world,

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01:45:01

Saturday in the Park with John

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/09/09

Movie Meltdown - Episode 501 This week we are coming to you "live" from Atlanta as we are lured into town to cover DragonCon. But as usual we are easily sidetracked and next thing we know - the episode ends up in Piedmont Park. And to add an even stranger twist... what happens when we meet up with a longtime listener of our show? Will one of us turn out to be a weirdo in the park... or will it just end up leading to a lot of geeky movie talk?! Only one way to find out... And as we get sucked into

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01:22:03

Ani Simon-Kennedy and the Short History of the Long Road

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/09/02

Movie Meltdown - Episode 500 This week we round-out our coverage of Flyover Film Fest as we sit down and talk with director Ani Simon-Kennedy about her life as a filmmaker as well as her latest movie The Short History of the Long Road. And as we decide if we’re going to live off the grid, we also address… Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Times at the El Royale, Straight to Hell, Wes Anderson, one of the directors of the Tribeca Film Festival, Darius Khondji, shifting landscape of how people watch movies, van

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01:10:39

Ilana Rein: Filmmaking, Science Fiction & our Fusion...

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/08/26

Movie Meltdown - Episode 499 This week we return to our coverage of Flyover Film Fest as we talk with this week’s special guest - director Ilana Rein. Listen as we discuss the tragedy that made her want to devote herself to filmmaking as well a healthy love of science fiction, which led to directing the documentary We Are All Cylons. Which of course will lead us talking about the trajectory of humanity and our connection to technology. And finally, we come to her most recent film, Perception - a

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06:12

Creating the Golem

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/08/20

Movie Meltdown - Episode 498 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week's exclusive Meltdown Horror Club episode, we will be discussing the recent film The Golem directed by Yoav and Doron Paz. And as we consider dismembering just about everybody, we also cover… The Torah, Mary Shelley, The Dead Don’t Die, Halloween, gory scenes, Ex Machina, dealing with loss, persecution, blood on the pillow, magical surrealism, Solomon Kane, the neighbor lady, the beast, ancient gynecologist, Friday the 13th,

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01:01:42

Flyover Burning Kentucky

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/08/12

Movie Meltdown -Episode 497 This week we are coming to you "live" from Flyover Film Fest for the opening night showing of Burning Kentucky (winner of best feature film honors at Mammoth Film Festival, Chattanooga Film Festival and Garden State Film Festival and acting awards at Mammoth and the Richmond International Film Festival). Plus we are joined by the writer and director of the film Bethany Brooke Anderson as well as one of the stars of the movie Augie Duke. And while we finally pin down

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01:19:34

Alex Cox at Harry Dean Stanton Fest

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/08/05

Movie Meltdown - Episode 496 This week we’re coming to you “live” from Harry Dean Stanton Fest - featuring our discussion with director Alex Cox! Listen as we discuss his early movie memories as well as stories of creating Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, hosting Moviedrome and the glory days of the L.A. punk scene. And as we continue searching for the best burrito in America, we also address… Cisco Pike, Mysterio, Echo In The Canyon, Crawl, The Mattei Affair, Samuel L. Jackson, a

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01:26:12

Attack of Forecastle 2019!

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/07/28

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 57 This week we're coming to you ”live” from this year's Forecastle music festival. Join us as we build a soundtrack from the bands playing the event. Plus we are joined by our special guest - singer/songwriter Israel Nash! And while we are deputized to be on the lookout for unscrupulous teens, we also mention… an Australian accent, the music is everywhere, insect wings, Jennifer Carpenter, in glitter and bikini tops, a desert planet, ducks, put on your sunscreen,

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01:43:31

Road Trips with Kathleen Turner

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/07/21

Movie Meltdown - Episode 495 This week we hit the road to Days of the Dead in Indianapolis - where we talk with Kathleen Turner! That's right... we sit down with the star of Body Heat, Romancing the Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Prizzi's Honor, Jewel of the Nile, The Accidental Tourist, Crimes of Passion, The Man with Two Brains, The War of the Roses, Serial Mom and so many other huge films! Plus we recap a recent massive road trip from which a couple of the cast members have just returned

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01:38:43

Spider-Man: Far from Home

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/07/14

Movie Meltdown - Episode 494 This week the Super Series returns from "the blip" to discuss the end of the old phase/kick off of Marvel moving forward, as we cover Spider-Man: Far from Home. And as we come to terms with the fact that we are all just living in Grendel’s world, we also bring up… the second installment in comic book movies, string of illusions, Miles Morales, What if… comics, the green mist, Silver Surfer, the new Ben, Keanu Reeves, undercut the emotional connection, The Wizard of Oz,

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05:46

Green Room

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/07/09

Movie Meltdown - Episode 493 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Meltdown Horror Club sits down to discuss Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room - a real-world horror movie starring Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots. And as we start putting together our own punk band to fight evil, we also address... Blue Ruin, isolation, a theater experience, just in shock, desert island band, forgotten life-changing events, arsenal of weapons, slasher movies, cannot catch a break, been

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01:59:41

Sam Irvin: Living the Dream of Every Monster Kid

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/07/02

Movie Meltdown - Episode 492 This week we sit down for an epic discussion with Sam Irvin. Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter - amongst many other jobs in the industry. Including being a published author as well as a two-time Rondo Award winner, for articles in both Scream magazine as well as Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine. He’s worked with everyone from Brian De Palma to Cassandra Peterson and has had run-ins with amazing movie stars going all the way back to his childhood. So settle in

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01:17:48

Who's got the props? Ken Palkow

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/06/23

Movie Meltdown - Episode 491 This week we continue our coverage from WonderFest as we are joined by our special guest - propmaker Ken Palkow. Now Ken has worked on an amazing list of projects over the years… just to name a few… the last three X-Men films, as well as Dark Phoenix. He has made weapons, gadgets, and props for Skyscraper, Night at the Museum, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Sonic the Hedgehog, Underworld: Awakening, and even the Federation phasers, alien weapons, and medical gadgets for

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01:13:43

Daren Dochterman: New Movies, New Opportunities

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/06/17

Movie Meltdown: Episode 490 This week we continue our “live” coverage from WonderFest as we talk with artist Daren Dochterman. Early on, Daren worked in the art department on The Abyss - when he was just 20 years old. And since then, he’s worked in the art departments of more than 75 feature film projects including - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Independence Day: Resurgence, Passengers, Star Trek Beyond, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, TRON: Legacy, Iron Man 2, Addams Family

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01:30:21

Craig Lindberg: The Magic's in the Makeup

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/06/11

Movie Meltdown: Episode 489 This week we are coming to you “live” from the 30th annual WonderFest! Featuring our special guest - makeup artist Craig Lindberg. For more than 20 years Craig has worked in the industry on a multitude of impressive projects like The Walking Dead, Spider-Man 3, Kong: Skull Island, Boardwalk Empire, Elementary, Gotham, Shutter Island, The Greatest Showman, Power, Limitless, The Founder, The Magnificent Seven, The Deuce, War of the Worlds, The Tick and even on live

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01:15:40

Attack of Sarah Shook and the Disarmers!

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/06/06

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 56 This week we hang out with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers to discuss music, movies and along the way build our own awesome soundtrack. And as we realize we all just wanna lay in the back of the van and go on road trips, we also mention… dancing on the beach, very very strict conservative parents, I’m sure it was lyrical content, the movie star, movies warp you in a different way, Gorman Bechard, these little homemade speaker boxes, Werner Herzog, rolling numbers,

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01:45:43

Movie Jobs

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/05/27

Movie Meltdown - Episode 488 This week we discuss different character’s jobs in movies. Some of them may seem like the ideal job... while others are strange jobs that only seem to exist in the alternate universe of that particular film. Listen as we cover some of our favorites as well as ones that just seem weird. And as we realize that we have gravitas out the wazoo, we also cover… de facto video stores, Werner Herzog, on roller skates, a whiteout blizzard, we were a parade route for lunatics, it

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04:56

Just Do What the TV Tells You

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/05/20

Movie Meltdown - Episode 487 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the horror club meets to discuss Await Further Instructions. This 2018 movie is directed by none other than… Johnny Kevorkian. And it starts off seemingly as an awkward holiday family gathering - but quickly turns into a high-concept horror scenario that crosses over into everything from xenophobia, black goo, national pride, television devotion, religion and biomechanical invaders. And while we realize we all just want a turkey

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02:13:46

Monster Isotopes

Movie Meltdown ·

2019/05/13

Movie Meltdown - Episode 486 This week we kick off a new running series where we focus on sci-fi movies. Listen as discuss the 1960 Italian feature Atom Age Vampire. The poster is awesome, the trailer is amazing... but does the movie itself hold up as a science fiction classic? And while we realize we’re still just geeks digging through our uncle’s video closet, we also address… FunFlicks, The Orville, Larry Cohen, Veronica Lake, dressed up in a trench coat like she's a spy, Ursula K. Le Guin, she’s

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