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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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01:19:36

The Andre Gower Squadcast

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/12/16

Movie Meltdown - Episode 466 This week we break away from our regular coverage of Louisville Supercon for a “very special episode” with actor and filmmaker Andre Gower. Listen as Andre talks about growing up in the entertainment industry. How he ended up in Monster Squad... with a role that should have changed his life (eventually- it did). And the amazing fan reaction and support over the years that lead him to direct his film Wolfman’s Got Nards: A Documentary. And while we get into a heated

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01:22:57

Science Fiction Quadruple Feature

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/12/10

Movie Meltdown - Episode 465 This week we are coming to you “live” from Louisville Supercon as we talk with a quartet of sci-fi legends. Join us as we talk with Sam Jones (Flash Gordon), Ricou Browning (The Creature from the Black Lagoon), Patricia Quinn (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and John Wesley Shipp (The Flash). In this Meltdown-verse crossover event, we join forces with George Buehler (The WBKI FANatic), to discuss our other interactions with guests like… Kevin Conroy, Alice Cooper, Loren

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05:44

Dark Hallways and Giggling: The Malevolent Story

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/12/05

Movie Meltdown - Episode 464 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this week's exclusive episode, we kick off the new Meltketeer Horror Club with Olaf De Fleur's Netflix film Malevolent starring Florence Pugh. And as we realize, even if we sew our own mouths shut, we would still address… Buster Keaton, Dogs… the Series, The Birdcage, very clean torture aprons, what are your rules for ghost in this universe, Peter Bogdanovich, sickly and basement weird, hitting certain notes because it had to, if you

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01:28:08

Cinematic Meandering with Ann Hall

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/11/26

Movie Meltdown - Episode 463 This week we welcome Dr. Ann Hall, Chair Comparative Humanities at University of Louisville, who not only teaches about film, but has also been a movie fan pretty much her whole life. So together we embark on our usual conversational trajectory as we bounce around from topics like… the old Hollywood publicity machine to favorite holiday movies. We also address the role of women in film in general to more specifically - the role of women in horror films. Plus a lot of

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01:20:51

Apostle: The Mechanics of Religion?

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/11/19

Movie Meltdown - Episode 462 This week we discuss the 2018 Netflix release Apostle, a period piece that is arguably a horror film about religion or at least religious cults. The film stars Dan Stevens, Lucy Boynton, Michael Sheen and was written and directed by Gareth Evans. And as we take turns poking each other with sticks, we also cover… Suspiria, Haunting of Hill House, Riverdale, Twig Head, an unexpected cave exposition, be prepared you guys… do some planning, they turned up the creepy and the

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02:00:31

Branding and Revisiting Film Properties

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/11/12

Movie Meltdown - Episode 461 As theaters are continually flooded with familiar titles and on-going series, we discuss the way that audiences see this process and potentially some alternate perspectives on the subject. And while we set the bar a little higher for ourselves, we also bring up… A Star Is Born, Suspiria, Halloween, A Simple Favor, BoJack Horseman, Our Town, Blumhouse Productions, Pet Sematary, honor the original, Roger Corman, painters, American culture, Mark of the Vampire, and the

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02:09:32

Michael Myers: Judgment Day

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/11/04

Movie Meltdown - Episode 460 This week we sit down for an extended discussion of David Gordon Green's Halloween. The latest in the series is sort of an attempt to be both a sequel and a reboot... but does it end up being successful at either? And while we try to decide if we ourselves are suffering from PTSD from watching so many horror movies over the years, we also address… Tales from the Hood 2, survivor guilt, Fright, Judy Greer, new Loomis, Rob Zombie, comments from the audience, creepy

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10:40

Bad Movie Breakdown

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/10/28

Movie Meltdown - Episode 459 (For our Patreon supporters.) After rounding out our showcase of "bad movies" for a live event at the public library, Tracy and Bryan sit down to not only recap some of their choices but also to discuss what makes a bad movie "bad". And more importantly, the perspective that makes people want to watch movies that certain other people would consider to be terrible. And while we cover things that are both beautiful and hideous all at the same time, we also address… John

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01:48:19

Our DESCENT into Halloween Madness

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/10/22

Movie Meltdown - Episode 458 Our Halloween madness fully sets in as we lower ourselves into the caves of insanity that are Neil Marshall's The Descent. And as we break down all the fun of being a wendigo, we also mention… Carrie, Pet Sematary, like weird but I’m into it, Flannery O'Connor, it all comes back to tuberculosis, The VVitch, The Shining, Mammoth Cave, rods through the face, they show him in his beast-personality, it’s just darkness into darkness, boom… bam… Doug Jones, Game of Thrones,

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01:25:50

Spooky Nostalgia

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/10/14

Movie Meltdown - Episode 457 This week we hang out in the spooky outdoors as we reminisce about some of our favorite Halloween costumes, collecting VHS tapes, the first time watching a horror movie and even trying to make our own movies. And as we weave through enough tangents to de-rail even the Terror Train, we also cover… Drive-in Theater, Siskel and Ebert, Michael Myers mask, tracking lines, the box with the slide, here’s blood and some jingle bells, Spotlight, super 8, mom and pop video stores,

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02:00:01

It’s the Pumpkin Spice of Horror

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/10/07

Movie Meltdown - Episode 456 As the daylight starts to slip away… we gather together for a grand discussion on all things horror… and sort-of horror… and Halloween and of course - pumpkin-spiced. And as we kick off the season by seeing how many Smarties we can eat, we also bring up… the slow retail shuffle, A Quiet Place, Heredity, folk horror, The Mummy, Runaway, monster in the woods, mariachi band of the undead, Brazil, the last great epic Francis Ford Coppola movie, a cornucopia of underwear, a

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59:10

Hellbent with Nicholas Vince

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/10/01

Movie Meltdown - Episode 455 This week as we return to our wrap-up of ScareFest, we are also joined by actor/writer Nicholas Vince to discuss the horror movie Hellbent directed by Paul Etheredge. And as we ask the burning question - how old is Nathan Fillion? We also mention... Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, pumpkin-spiced something or other, what’s up with Cameo, John Schneider, Book of Monsters, Larry Wilcox, reverse-engineering filmmaking, if you’re young and pretty, a three-way

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01:25:18

ScareFestin’ with Shawnee Smith

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/09/23

Movie Meltdown - Episode 454 This week we begin our coverage of ScareFest as well as talking with actress Shawnee Smith about a wide array of things like... the Saw franchise, The Blob, Summer School, dancing orphans, Meathead, the Olympics and hanging out with John Candy. Plus we discuss Creepshow 3, not spoiling movies back in the day as well as a rundown of the many different people we've met at conventions over the years. And as we cover the most jarring moment of your life, we also cover…

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08:53

Just a Little Evil

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/09/17

Movie Meltdown - Episode 453 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we hang out and watch the Netflix original feature Little Evil. And while we pin down just which one of the cast is usually I’m jacked up on Robitussin, we also discuss… Truth or Dare, Clueless, a coked-up unicorn, Party Down, Sally Field, she’s just oddly likable, Ray Wise’s birthday party, Space Truckers, iZombie, stunt programming, Meredith Salenger, Sock and Sam, a bus-load of dead kids… I’m sticking with it, every movie needs

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01:05:25

Success through Survival with Jeff Kober

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/09/09

Movie Meltdown - Episode 452 This week we sit down with actor Jeff Kober to learn the secrets of not just life... but also to surviving in the entertainment industry. And while we decide which celebrities we plan to pretend to have a relationship with, we also bring up… La La Land, China Beach, Devon Sawa, Taserface, Tank Girl, dark endings, that was my target audience, The First Power, Debra Granik, Beauty Mark, James Remar threw a bottle at my frickin’ face, I followed a woman to California,

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01:37:02

Attack of Catherine Mary Stewart and Lance Guest!

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/09/03

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 54 This week we welcome special guest co-hosts Catherine Mary Stewart and Lance Guest as we play and discuss some songs featured in their movies over the years as well as some of their favorite soundtracks. So join us as we put together one of the weirdest things to ever be committed to the airwaves, we also discuss… African dance, the orgy scene, showing up on her doorstep, shopping and shooting guns, if you're a hippy… and you’re living in a park in

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01:07:19

Hanging out at The Bastion is Truly Outrageous

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/08/27

Movie Meltdown - Episode 451 This week we hang out at The Bastion and talk about movies... and other random things. And while we try our best to not get shived, we also bring up… We are Still Here, visiting abandoned places, Jeremy Irons sleeping in a teepee, golden harvest, hanging out in old prisons, The Bissman Building, The Amulet of Sauron, cell 13, the delightful and ever-so-stalkerish Lisa Marie, The Shawshank Redemption, it's no longer oozing it's no longer yellow, Dead Last, possessed

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13:09

Movie Pitch Trade-off

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/08/20

Movie Meltdown - Episode 450 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we get together to trade pitches from some unusual movies we've watched lately. Who has the more alluring project?? Listen and find out for yourself... And while we try to decide who has the weirder semi-post-apocalyptic future, we also discuss… Streets of Fire, Future Cops, Christopher Robin, Immortals, Mozart in the Jungle, The Disaster Artist, Babylon 5, Ray Harryhausen, double tweed-on-tweed green with a bow tie, if you point

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01:34:38

Mental Illness in Movies (or Nora’s Crazy Episode)

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/08/12

Movie Meltdown - Episode 449 This week we welcome our friend Nora to lead an over-all history and general discussion about the way mental illness is portrayed in the movies. So join us as we hit some key films over the decades as well as some unusual personal favorites on how we look at “crazy people” and therapists on the big screen. So as we work toward finding the most healthy way to deal with what we’re messed up about, we also mention… Isle of Dogs, he got a road trip out of it, he wanted to

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01:11:29

Brett Simon: Flyover Filming

Movie Meltdown ·

2018/08/05

Movie Meltdown - Episode 448 This week we wrap-up Flyover Film Fest as we sit down with director Brett Simon to discuss his latest feature Better Start Running. Brett has devoted many years to studying film, art practice and creative writing as well as teaching film history, film theory and video production at UC Berkeley. As well as building a successful career as a commercial and music video director for bands like The Killers, Hoobastank and Queens of the Stone Age. So listen as we discuss

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