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Movie Meltdown is part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network. Explore more of our shows at weirdingwaymedia.com.


402059]]>enTV & FilmThe Oddity Studioshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8a992bff7f36c358777a34b451ded33a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/movie-meltdown--7310693Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:59:27 +0000Bryan RenfroBryan Renfroinfo@weirdingwaymedia.comWe 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...
Movie Meltdown is part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network. Explore more of our shows at weirdingwaymedia.com.


402059]]>true3e5dda70-e8a1-5100-8543-12e305b43dc576212ed0-c367-11f1-adb6-e5069f788ad7episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clayface-kulture-meltdown--76065258Clayface starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76065258Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:59:21 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode Chris and Bryan discuss James Watkins’ Clayface starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie. Clayface starring Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie. ]]>8732batman,bodyhorror,clayface,clayfacemovie,dcu,dcuniverse,gotham,horror,horrormovie,jameswatkins,matthagen,mikeflanagan,movie,naomiackie,tomrhysharries,villaintrue17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fun-size-halloween-meltdown-horror-club--76019226The Meltdown Horror Club are doing things a little different for our Halloween episode… as we’ll be discussing Josh Schwartz’s Fun Size. And yes - there is A LOT to talk about with this movie. 

And while we are endlessly entertained by the humping chicken, we also bring up… Rotta the Hutt, Stranger Things, The Substance, Sadie Sink, grade A peanut butter, Jane Levy, Can't Hardly Wait, Def Jam records, inappropriate things done around a small child, Victoria Justice, eating candy for dinner, body horror, blastin’ some Groban, cool kids vs kids in bands, Halloween streaking, weird casting, Spider-Man with his arm ripped off, Riki Lindhome, tp-ing an apartment, sour spooky treats, Victorious, Thomas Middleditch, Superbad, peanut butter cup pancakes, Nickeloden, Bad Grandpa, why do you even have a musket, Pirates of the Caribbean, Demi Moore, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the morning after moment, cargo pants, and what kind of kids movie is this?!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76019226Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:54 +0000Bryan RenfroThis year, a truncated version The Meltdown Horror Club are doing things a little different for our Halloween episode… as we’ll be discussing Josh Schwartz’s Fun Size. And yes - there is A LOT to talk about with this movie.  And while we are...The Meltdown Horror Club are doing things a little different for our Halloween episode… as we’ll be discussing Josh Schwartz’s Fun Size. And yes - there is A LOT to talk about with this movie. 

And while we are endlessly entertained by the humping chicken, we also bring up… Rotta the Hutt, Stranger Things, The Substance, Sadie Sink, grade A peanut butter, Jane Levy, Can't Hardly Wait, Def Jam records, inappropriate things done around a small child, Victoria Justice, eating candy for dinner, body horror, blastin’ some Groban, cool kids vs kids in bands, Halloween streaking, weird casting, Spider-Man with his arm ripped off, Riki Lindhome, tp-ing an apartment, sour spooky treats, Victorious, Thomas Middleditch, Superbad, peanut butter cup pancakes, Nickeloden, Bad Grandpa, why do you even have a musket, Pirates of the Caribbean, Demi Moore, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the morning after moment, cargo pants, and what kind of kids movie is this?!]]>7447classichorror,comedy,film,funsize,funsizemovie,halloween,halloweenmovie,horrorclub,horrormovies,janelevy,joshschwartz,meltdownhorrorclub,movie,moviemeltdown,nickelodeon,spooky,spookyseason,teencomedy,trickortreat,victoriajusticetrue18666fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crystal-lake-part-2-kulture-meltdown--75992629The Kulturecast ventures back into the creepy woods as we discuss episodes three and four of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75992629Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:23:47 +0000Bryan RenfroThe crossover series with The Kulturecast ventures back into the creepy woods as we discuss episodes three and four of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.The Kulturecast ventures back into the creepy woods as we discuss episodes three and four of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.]]>5468a24,bradcalebkane,callumvinson,cardellini,crystal,crystallake,daniellekotch,fridaythe13th,gwendolynsundstrom,horror,jasonvoorhees,lake,lindacardellini,pamelavoorhees,peacock,series,slasher,williamcatletttrue16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/godzilla-minus-one-kulture-meltdown--75935041The Projection Booth podcast to discuss Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75935041Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:00:57 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we are joined by Mike White of The Projection Booth podcast to discuss Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One.The Projection Booth podcast to discuss Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One.]]>6391action,film,godzilla,godzillaminusone,godzillaminuszero,gojira,kaiju,kaijumonster,kulturemeltdown,mikewhite,monster,monstermovie,moviemeltdown,projectionbooth,scifimovie,thekulturecast,toho,tohogodzillatrue15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crystal-lake-part-1-kulture-meltdown--75918222The Kulturecast now crosses over into the streaming world as we discuss the first two episodes of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75918222Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:53:26 +0000Bryan RenfroThe crossover series with The Kulturecast now crosses over into the streaming world as we discuss the first two episodes of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.The Kulturecast now crosses over into the streaming world as we discuss the first two episodes of Peacock’s Crystal Lake series starring Linda Cardellini.]]>731713th,brad,caleb,callum,cardellini,catlett,crystal,danielle,friday,gwendolyn,horror,kane,kotch,lake,linda,peacock,series,the,vinson,williamtrue14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nell-campbell-unsung-cinema--75779848Nell Campbell. Actress, singer, dancer, entrepreneur… Little Nell is a pop culture icon that has lived an amazing life. And she’s spent so much of her time talking about playing Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this time we mix things up and discuss her early career, as well as some of the other films she’s been in over the years. And all before we round things out discussing George Sluizer’s 1988 film The Vanishing. 

And while we each continue to do our own thing, we also delve into… Federico Fellini, Roger Daltrey’s torso, Jules et Jim, Jubilee, Phyllis from The Office, tap dancing, 400 blows, Satyajit Ray, Shock Treatment, kindness is everything, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, The Golden Egg, Summer of Secrets, Akira Kurosawa, Richard O'Brien, selling a milkshake at the right soda fountain in Hollywood, Jim Sharman, the shadow cast, Ken Russell, he kept looking at me with two different pairs of spectacles, Lisztomania, Ringo Starr paying for lunch, François Truffaut, science fiction, Derek Jarman, French new wave cinema and making out with Adam Ant.  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75779848Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:07:31 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we welcome Nell Campbell. Actress, singer, dancer, entrepreneur… Little Nell is a pop culture icon that has lived an amazing life. And she’s spent so much of her time talking about playing Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this...Nell Campbell. Actress, singer, dancer, entrepreneur… Little Nell is a pop culture icon that has lived an amazing life. And she’s spent so much of her time talking about playing Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this time we mix things up and discuss her early career, as well as some of the other films she’s been in over the years. And all before we round things out discussing George Sluizer’s 1988 film The Vanishing. 

And while we each continue to do our own thing, we also delve into… Federico Fellini, Roger Daltrey’s torso, Jules et Jim, Jubilee, Phyllis from The Office, tap dancing, 400 blows, Satyajit Ray, Shock Treatment, kindness is everything, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, The Golden Egg, Summer of Secrets, Akira Kurosawa, Richard O'Brien, selling a milkshake at the right soda fountain in Hollywood, Jim Sharman, the shadow cast, Ken Russell, he kept looking at me with two different pairs of spectacles, Lisztomania, Ringo Starr paying for lunch, François Truffaut, science fiction, Derek Jarman, French new wave cinema and making out with Adam Ant.  ]]>2180adam,ant,curry,daltrey,horror,jim,jubilee,ken,lisztomania.,o'brien,picture,rhps,richard,rocky,roger,russell,sharman,shock,show,treatmenttrue18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-luck-have-fun-don-t-die-kulture-meltdown--75635839The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75635839Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:13:06 +0000Bryan RenfroThe crossover series with The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. ]]>76782025,comedy,die,don't,fiction,film,fun,good,gore,haley,have,lu,luck,matthew,richardson,robinson,rockwell,sam,science,verbinskitrue13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/primetime-kulture-meltdown--75475668Primetime. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75475668Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:02:49 +0000Bryan RenfroThe crossover series with The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Lance Oppenheim's Primetime. Primetime. ]]>8248a,alex,bokeem,bridgers,catch,chris,gisondo,lance,merritt,oppenheim,pattinson,phoebe,predator,primetime,robert,skyler,to,wever,winter,woodbinetrue12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seasonal-differences-shifting-fandom--75449573Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and discuss the things we saw, the people we met, and the ways being a fan of pop culture continues on.  

And as we heroically run toward the convention, we delve into… Jennifer Stone, Thrashin', American Horror Story, Pumpkinhead, They Will Kill You, Dead Man's Wire, The Amazing Digital Circus, Obsession, Backrooms, finding old music, The Skateboarding Hall of Fame, Emma Roberts, modern pop culture, generational differences in fandom, Wizards of Waverly Place, Gus Van Sant, a Conan the Barbarian fueled fever dream, getting into new bands, so many ears and tails on girls, Escape from New York, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Double Dare, Delicate Condition, The Evil Dead, Dacre Montgomery and you stretch for the fall not the ride. 

For more on the convention, go to: lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75449573Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:01:30 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we hit the road to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and discuss the things we saw, the people we met, and the ways being a fan of pop culture continues on.   And as we heroically run toward the convention, we delve into… Jennifer...Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and discuss the things we saw, the people we met, and the ways being a fan of pop culture continues on.  

And as we heroically run toward the convention, we delve into… Jennifer Stone, Thrashin', American Horror Story, Pumpkinhead, They Will Kill You, Dead Man's Wire, The Amazing Digital Circus, Obsession, Backrooms, finding old music, The Skateboarding Hall of Fame, Emma Roberts, modern pop culture, generational differences in fandom, Wizards of Waverly Place, Gus Van Sant, a Conan the Barbarian fueled fever dream, getting into new bands, so many ears and tails on girls, Escape from New York, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Double Dare, Delicate Condition, The Evil Dead, Dacre Montgomery and you stretch for the fall not the ride. 

For more on the convention, go to: lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>3718american,and,comic,convention,dead,horror,jennifer,kill,lexington,man's,pumpkinhead,stone,story,the,they,thrashin,toy,will,wire,youtrue18665fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resident-evil-kulture-meltdown--75425808The Kulturecast joins forces with Movie Meltdown to form a new bastardized show... Kulture Meltdown! Join us as we discuss Zachary Cregger's Resident Evil. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75425808Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:12:09 +0000Bryan RenfroIn this new crossover series The Kulturecast joins forces with Movie Meltdown to form a new bastardized show... Kulture Meltdown! Join us as we discuss Zachary Cregger's Resident Evil. The Kulturecast joins forces with Movie Meltdown to form a new bastardized show... Kulture Meltdown! Join us as we discuss Zachary Cregger's Resident Evil. ]]>10584barbarian,cregger,evil,film,game,kids,kulturecast,meltdown,movie,movies,resident,the,u'know,video,weapons,whitest,zacharytrue11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lobster-man-from-mars--75311401Lobster Man from Mars. 

And as we cover the benefits of having a fire pole in your house, we also address… Rick and Morty, Mile End Kicks, President Curtis, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Rock Lobster, Billy Mumy, Time Bandits, a guy in a gorilla suit, Tony Curtis, there’s a fine line with his comedy, Deborah Foreman, Barbie Ferreira, Dan O’Bannon, The Producers, Dr Demento, you can see the string, Billy Barty in a turban, the evil bunny men from Neptune, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Vindicators, Alexandre O. Philippe, RCA discs, Fred Schneider, being in the movie to cover your child support, film noir speak, E. G. Daily, Robot Monster, Old Faithful, playing with a ghost dog, 78/52, Walter Hill, VHS box art, space bat #2, Terry Gilliam, and caring about a monkey.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75311401Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:01:18 +0000Bryan RenfroWe’re shaking things up this episode… as we’re coming to you from a new location… and a new feed. So listen as we discuss a lot for random pop culture as well as Stanley Sheff’s 1989 movie - Lobster Man from Mars.  And as we cover the benefits of...Lobster Man from Mars. 

And as we cover the benefits of having a fire pole in your house, we also address… Rick and Morty, Mile End Kicks, President Curtis, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Rock Lobster, Billy Mumy, Time Bandits, a guy in a gorilla suit, Tony Curtis, there’s a fine line with his comedy, Deborah Foreman, Barbie Ferreira, Dan O’Bannon, The Producers, Dr Demento, you can see the string, Billy Barty in a turban, the evil bunny men from Neptune, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, Vindicators, Alexandre O. Philippe, RCA discs, Fred Schneider, being in the movie to cover your child support, film noir speak, E. G. Daily, Robot Monster, Old Faithful, playing with a ghost dog, 78/52, Walter Hill, VHS box art, space bat #2, Terry Gilliam, and caring about a monkey.]]>66491989,and,barty,billy,curtis,deborah,end,foreman,from,kicks,lobster,man,mars,mile,morty,movie,rick,sheff,stanley,tonytrue1811fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/linus-o-brien-unsung-cinema--75045563Linus O'Brien, the son of Richard O'Brien and director of the documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”. So listen as we learn what it was like to grow-up immersed in the early days surrounding “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and how all that made Linus the perfect person to put together this exploration of his father and the legacy that he has created. And then of course we jump into an entirely different strange journey with a discussion of Spike Jonze’s - "Being John Malkovich".

And while we attempt to deal with our own body dysmorphia, we also address…  John Cleese, Shock Treatment, Dori Hartley, The Royal Court Theatre, Saint George and the dragon, Tim Curry, being opinionated, Charlie Kaufman, people telling their Rocky stories, puppeteer, a weird premise, the human condition, Bill Wyman, disheveled suits, Cameron Diaz, movies that have fantastical elements, Digital Dreams, one of the best things about being human, John Cusack, leading the ticketgoers to their seats, Robin of Sherwood, firing on all cylinders, Catherine Keener, a creepy and foreboding vibe, how naturalistic it felt, Charlie Sheen, and don’t dream it… live it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75045563Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:12:03 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we talk with Linus O'Brien, the son of Richard O'Brien and director of the documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”. So listen as we learn what it was like to grow-up immersed in the early days surrounding “The Rocky...Linus O'Brien, the son of Richard O'Brien and director of the documentary “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”. So listen as we learn what it was like to grow-up immersed in the early days surrounding “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and how all that made Linus the perfect person to put together this exploration of his father and the legacy that he has created. And then of course we jump into an entirely different strange journey with a discussion of Spike Jonze’s - "Being John Malkovich".

And while we attempt to deal with our own body dysmorphia, we also address…  John Cleese, Shock Treatment, Dori Hartley, The Royal Court Theatre, Saint George and the dragon, Tim Curry, being opinionated, Charlie Kaufman, people telling their Rocky stories, puppeteer, a weird premise, the human condition, Bill Wyman, disheveled suits, Cameron Diaz, movies that have fantastical elements, Digital Dreams, one of the best things about being human, John Cusack, leading the ticketgoers to their seats, Robin of Sherwood, firing on all cylinders, Catherine Keener, a creepy and foreboding vibe, how naturalistic it felt, Charlie Sheen, and don’t dream it… live it.]]>3627being,curry,horror,john,jonze,journey:,linus,malkovich,o'brien,of,picture,richard,rocky,show,spike,story,strange,the,timtrue17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neil-marshall-unsung-cinema--75035208Neil Marshall. Whether you were introduced to him through "Dog Soldiers" or "The Descent". Whether you saw "Doomsday" or "Centurion"… however you came to know this director - it was an impressive undertaking. Because over the last twenty five years he has not only directed movies, but worked tirelessly as a screenwriter, editor and producer on his own projects while also lending his talents to other collaborative projects on both film and TV. So we’ll learn more about Neil’s early influences all before discussing one of those inspiring movies - Russell Mulcahy’s "Razorback".

And while we realize that a horror movie could be beautiful, we also mention… a zombie, action, sci-fi thing, magical light sources, wonderfully surrealist moments, Highlander, story boarding stunt and special effect sequences, The Cars That Ate Paris, having access to the kit, it's not Crocodile Dundee that's for sure, cinematographer Dean Semler, shot in story order, Terry Gilliam-esque, Mike Johnson, the Universal classics, had to make it… nobody else was gonna, Picnic at Hanging Rock, a wacko performance of two psychopaths, Michael Fassbender, Starlog, an expensive mechanical pig, in the Highlands of Scotland, Star Wars, it all kind of made some insane logic to me, werewolf movies, I miss the filters, Ridley Scott, you can't go wrong with a good monster, Raiders of the Lost Ark, spray-on foam, Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer, seared itself into my mind, what the hell are these things going to look like, and I believe in the razorback.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75035208Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:00:36 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we talk with filmmaker Neil Marshall. Whether you were introduced to him through "Dog Soldiers" or "The Descent". Whether you saw "Doomsday" or "Centurion"… however you came to know this director - it was an impressive undertaking....Neil Marshall. Whether you were introduced to him through "Dog Soldiers" or "The Descent". Whether you saw "Doomsday" or "Centurion"… however you came to know this director - it was an impressive undertaking. Because over the last twenty five years he has not only directed movies, but worked tirelessly as a screenwriter, editor and producer on his own projects while also lending his talents to other collaborative projects on both film and TV. So we’ll learn more about Neil’s early influences all before discussing one of those inspiring movies - Russell Mulcahy’s "Razorback".

And while we realize that a horror movie could be beautiful, we also mention… a zombie, action, sci-fi thing, magical light sources, wonderfully surrealist moments, Highlander, story boarding stunt and special effect sequences, The Cars That Ate Paris, having access to the kit, it's not Crocodile Dundee that's for sure, cinematographer Dean Semler, shot in story order, Terry Gilliam-esque, Mike Johnson, the Universal classics, had to make it… nobody else was gonna, Picnic at Hanging Rock, a wacko performance of two psychopaths, Michael Fassbender, Starlog, an expensive mechanical pig, in the Highlands of Scotland, Star Wars, it all kind of made some insane logic to me, werewolf movies, I miss the filters, Ridley Scott, you can't go wrong with a good monster, Raiders of the Lost Ark, spray-on foam, Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer, seared itself into my mind, what the hell are these things going to look like, and I believe in the razorback.]]>29291984,australia,australian,centurion,dean,descent,director,dog,doomsday,film,marshall,movies,mulcahy,neil,razorback,russell,semler,soldiers,thetrue16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/garret-dillahunt-unsung-cinema--75035119Garret Dillahunt. A chameleon-like performer who has spent the last few decades not only working with some of the biggest names in the business, but also turning in phenomenal performances along the way. So we’ll discuss his decision to get involved in acting as well as some key films along the way. All before we round things out with an examination of Jerry Schatzberg’s "Scarecrow". 

And while we make plans to hop a freight train and see America, we also cover… Deadwood, print journalism, Ride a Wild Pony, Gene Hackman, different approaches to acting for different people, The Last House on the Left, Tommy Lee Jones, being a trucker, Vilmos Zsigmond, a cartoonist, working with the Coen brothers, Eileen Brennan, Lou Grant, Army of the Dead, how to make your plays actor-proof, Roger Deakins, Ann Wedgeworth, Winter’s Bone, Ryan Gosling, playing Jesus, Raising Hope, Al Pacino, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Any Day Now, Jerry Schatzberg, Badlands, Aaron Paul, a real calvinistic approach to acting, No Country for Old Men, reading, Alan Cumming, Disney animated movies, Ella Purnell, Oliver Sherman, Richard Lynch, comic books, Cormac McCarthy, and being a cork in the ocean.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75035119Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:50:05 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we talk with actor Garret Dillahunt. A chameleon-like performer who has spent the last few decades not only working with some of the biggest names in the business, but also turning in phenomenal performances along the way. So we’ll...Garret Dillahunt. A chameleon-like performer who has spent the last few decades not only working with some of the biggest names in the business, but also turning in phenomenal performances along the way. So we’ll discuss his decision to get involved in acting as well as some key films along the way. All before we round things out with an examination of Jerry Schatzberg’s "Scarecrow". 

And while we make plans to hop a freight train and see America, we also cover… Deadwood, print journalism, Ride a Wild Pony, Gene Hackman, different approaches to acting for different people, The Last House on the Left, Tommy Lee Jones, being a trucker, Vilmos Zsigmond, a cartoonist, working with the Coen brothers, Eileen Brennan, Lou Grant, Army of the Dead, how to make your plays actor-proof, Roger Deakins, Ann Wedgeworth, Winter’s Bone, Ryan Gosling, playing Jesus, Raising Hope, Al Pacino, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Any Day Now, Jerry Schatzberg, Badlands, Aaron Paul, a real calvinistic approach to acting, No Country for Old Men, reading, Alan Cumming, Disney animated movies, Ella Purnell, Oliver Sherman, Richard Lynch, comic books, Cormac McCarthy, and being a cork in the ocean.]]>4662al,country,deadwood,dillahunt,garret,gene,hackman,hope,house,jerry,last,left,no,on,pacino,raising,scarecrow,schatzberg,thetrue15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justine-nelson-unsung-cinema--75034846Justine Nelson star of the new film “Turn It Up!”, a sci-fi horror film about an indie rock band that opens a portal between dimensions. Then we round out the episode with a discussion of Joachim Trier's "The Worst Person in the World". 

And while we reminisce about dorky childhoods, we also bring up… Renate Reinsve, photography, Backrooms, chemistry between actors, Like Crazy, physical things are a representation of our lives, questionable teachers, Gwenlyn Cumyn, practical effects, The Boxcar Children, the exploding head, animation, how she's interpreting her everyday life, personalized memories, Jonathan Craig, Sentimental Value, a heartbreaking film, slice of life, younger generations having easy access to all media, we're all so human and we make mistakes, ignorantly confident, new directors changing the industry, Ace of Wands, shift through their ugliest parts, being overwhelmed, dealing with the goo, Mind Fudge, the pursuit of the most healthy outlook… is to try to find that, Kris Siddiqi, it's not all so literal, Joan Jett records, tiny specific details, Hacks, and when have you crossed a line in your relationship?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75034846Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:43:29 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode with talk with actor Justine Nelson star of the new film “Turn It Up!”, a sci-fi horror film about an indie rock band that opens a portal between dimensions. Then we round out the episode with a discussion of Joachim Trier's "The Worst...Justine Nelson star of the new film “Turn It Up!”, a sci-fi horror film about an indie rock band that opens a portal between dimensions. Then we round out the episode with a discussion of Joachim Trier's "The Worst Person in the World". 

And while we reminisce about dorky childhoods, we also bring up… Renate Reinsve, photography, Backrooms, chemistry between actors, Like Crazy, physical things are a representation of our lives, questionable teachers, Gwenlyn Cumyn, practical effects, The Boxcar Children, the exploding head, animation, how she's interpreting her everyday life, personalized memories, Jonathan Craig, Sentimental Value, a heartbreaking film, slice of life, younger generations having easy access to all media, we're all so human and we make mistakes, ignorantly confident, new directors changing the industry, Ace of Wands, shift through their ugliest parts, being overwhelmed, dealing with the goo, Mind Fudge, the pursuit of the most healthy outlook… is to try to find that, Kris Siddiqi, it's not all so literal, Joan Jett records, tiny specific details, Hacks, and when have you crossed a line in your relationship?]]>36942026,actor,band,comedy,film,horror,it,joachim,justine,nelson,person,rock,sam,sci-fi,scott,the,trier,turn,up,worsttrue14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/syd-heller-and-olivia-delaurentis-unsung-cinema--75034539Syd Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis. Writers, actors, producers, directors and the hosts of "Syd & Olivia Talk Sh*t". Listen as they share stories from their crazy ride only to round things out with an even crazier endeavor - a lengthy discussion of Corbin Bernsen’s "Christian Mingle".

And as we also try to decide if we’re all pining for the sea, we also delve into… the auditioning process, Lacey Chabert, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Stephen Tobolowsky, The Haircutters, Hannah Montana, a story of aliens attempting to fit in on Earth, Ice Cube and the War of the Worlds, just not the right chin, Love on a Leash, well-written fan fiction, this is nothing there's no conflict here, putting love into a hate-watch, planning your bad movie in memorium, he woke up from an egg this morning, dog voice part, Pure Pure Syd, do you guys have a leaf blower, Morgan Fairchild, cute stories from your mom, digitally exploding our heads, wait… I do need Skyrizi, Steak and Cake, a giant metal trash can, secret Christians, our Kelly, Owl City, being completely landlocked, her Christian senses are tingling, and Papa warned me it would be my undoing.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75034539Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:32:53 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we welcome Syd Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis. Writers, actors, producers, directors and the hosts of "Syd & Olivia Talk Sh*t". Listen as they share stories from their crazy ride only to round things out with an even crazier endeavor -...Syd Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis. Writers, actors, producers, directors and the hosts of "Syd & Olivia Talk Sh*t". Listen as they share stories from their crazy ride only to round things out with an even crazier endeavor - a lengthy discussion of Corbin Bernsen’s "Christian Mingle".

And as we also try to decide if we’re all pining for the sea, we also delve into… the auditioning process, Lacey Chabert, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Stephen Tobolowsky, The Haircutters, Hannah Montana, a story of aliens attempting to fit in on Earth, Ice Cube and the War of the Worlds, just not the right chin, Love on a Leash, well-written fan fiction, this is nothing there's no conflict here, putting love into a hate-watch, planning your bad movie in memorium, he woke up from an egg this morning, dog voice part, Pure Pure Syd, do you guys have a leaf blower, Morgan Fairchild, cute stories from your mom, digitally exploding our heads, wait… I do need Skyrizi, Steak and Cake, a giant metal trash can, secret Christians, our Kelly, Owl City, being completely landlocked, her Christian senses are tingling, and Papa warned me it would be my undoing.]]>5656&,2014,and,bernsen,chabert,christian,corbin,delaurentis,heller,lacey,mingle,morgan,movie,olivia,sh*t,stephen,syd,talk,tobolowsky,youtubetrue13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/w-earl-brown-unsung-cinema--74885580W. Earl Brown to reminisce about just a few of his many projects over the years and then round out the episode with a discussion of Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids".

And as we marvel at the wisdom of Grogu, we also address… Scream, Deadwood, There's Something About Mary, Ibsen's Ghosts, The Last of Us, Bloodworth, Amanda Arcuri, Preacher, Hacks, David Pasquesi, Excessive Force, Kris Kristofferson, Wes Craven, Steve Earle, Rookie of the Year, I had to wear a cowl walking between sound stages, John Sayles, Timothy Olyphant, James Earl Jones, Jon Favreau, we didn’t know that we were capturing lightning in a bottle, The Mandalorian, Nick Castle, Provinces of Night, I think storytelling is a sacred part of existence, Star Wars, Shane Taylor, I’ll never forget that feeling, Pedro Pascal, John C. Reilly, Mannix, Cannon, Morena Baccarin, the NDA was 14 pages long and Sheriff Country.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74885580Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:50:21 +0000Bryan RenfroThis episode we’re talking with W. Earl Brown to reminisce about just a few of his many projects over the years and then round out the episode with a discussion of Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids". And as we marvel at the wisdom of Grogu, we also...W. Earl Brown to reminisce about just a few of his many projects over the years and then round out the episode with a discussion of Miguel Arteta's "Cedar Rapids".

And as we marvel at the wisdom of Grogu, we also address… Scream, Deadwood, There's Something About Mary, Ibsen's Ghosts, The Last of Us, Bloodworth, Amanda Arcuri, Preacher, Hacks, David Pasquesi, Excessive Force, Kris Kristofferson, Wes Craven, Steve Earle, Rookie of the Year, I had to wear a cowl walking between sound stages, John Sayles, Timothy Olyphant, James Earl Jones, Jon Favreau, we didn’t know that we were capturing lightning in a bottle, The Mandalorian, Nick Castle, Provinces of Night, I think storytelling is a sacred part of existence, Star Wars, Shane Taylor, I’ll never forget that feeling, Pedro Pascal, John C. Reilly, Mannix, Cannon, Morena Baccarin, the NDA was 14 pages long and Sheriff Country.]]>4237deadwood,film,interview,mandalorian,movies,scream,sheriffcountry,starwars,thelastofus,theressomethingaboutmary,wearlbrowntrue12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/milana-vayntrub-unsung-cinema--74884085Milana Vayntrub as we discuss her work in a couple of different films and then round out the episode with a discussion of Jeff Tremaine’s "Bad Grandpa". 

And as we reminisce about connecting with the TV as a child, we also mention… Werewolves Within, Bad Shabbos, Project Hail Mary, Method Man being charming, an example of human psychology, wearing out a VHS, Polly Pocket, improve shows, Catherine Curtin, going fishing, Johnny Knoxville, how do I get out of this, Beethoven, waitressing, resting in a body of water, Kyra Sedgwick, the Jackson five, special effects make-up, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Polly Pocket, injuries and concussions, Catherine Keener, betraying your morals and integrity, frustrated and enraged Charles Grodin, social media strategy, David Paymer, a prosthetic face, Meghan Leathers, the beauty pageant, Ryan Gosling and a great message about killing somebody on Friday night.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74884085Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:27:45 +0000Bryan RenfroWe welcome our guest Milana Vayntrub as we discuss her work in a couple of different films and then round out the episode with a discussion of Jeff Tremaine’s "Bad Grandpa".  And as we reminisce about connecting with the TV as a child, we also...Milana Vayntrub as we discuss her work in a couple of different films and then round out the episode with a discussion of Jeff Tremaine’s "Bad Grandpa". 

And as we reminisce about connecting with the TV as a child, we also mention… Werewolves Within, Bad Shabbos, Project Hail Mary, Method Man being charming, an example of human psychology, wearing out a VHS, Polly Pocket, improve shows, Catherine Curtin, going fishing, Johnny Knoxville, how do I get out of this, Beethoven, waitressing, resting in a body of water, Kyra Sedgwick, the Jackson five, special effects make-up, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Polly Pocket, injuries and concussions, Catherine Keener, betraying your morals and integrity, frustrated and enraged Charles Grodin, social media strategy, David Paymer, a prosthetic face, Meghan Leathers, the beauty pageant, Ryan Gosling and a great message about killing somebody on Friday night.]]>3940bad,film,grandpa,hail,interview,johnny,knoxville,man,mary,method,milana,movie,movies,project,shabbos,vayntrub,werewolves,withintrue11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-s-your-mummy-promo--74801820f450ba31-10b7-4a68-8b00-278d533bd852Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:35:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 663 The Meltdown Horror Club shows up just long enough to throw out a movie threat, which inadvertently leads to a polarizing question… what's your favorite mummy movie? And as our recorder dies and kills the rest of the...654true1810trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-maddest-family-reunion-ever-told--74801823d9cc0d14-f076-44da-883f-c4f9579b2cceMon, 27 Jul 2026 08:59:48 +0000Bryan Renfro Movie Meltdown - Episode 662 Join us for an epic Merrye family reunion… of sorts. This episode has been years in the making, as we visit a never before heard interview we did with the legendary Sid Haig! We not only get a blast from the past...9598true189fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-skin-will-be-eaten-promo--7480182185996c7a-8289-4a62-b1e8-bb5ed74a20d2Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:23:21 +0000Bryan Renfro Movie Meltdown - Episode 661 The Meltdown Horror Club vicariously travels to an uncharted Caribbean island to discuss Del Tenney's cult film I Eat Your Skin. And while we strap a GoPro to the cat, we also cover… Hokum, Widow's Bay, The Wretched, Send...917true188trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meltdown-memories--74801824d4cf1aba-f6d2-4294-a7f0-0565ce56e36fWed, 01 Jul 2026 22:04:09 +0000Bryan RenfroThese are just a few clips from interviews with some of the amazing guests we've had on the show over the years. And stay tuned for even more terrific guests in the future!1688true183000bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-jane-and-the-lost-city-of-eerie-indiana--74801839https://thathorrorcon.com  ]]>5e18e730-ed7b-40d1-86b9-f39c76740a87Fri, 22 May 2026 06:04:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 660 Join us as we hang out after Louisville Horror Con and discuss Eerie, Indiana, Tod Browning, legal cannabis, and the questionable decision to watch Jane and the Lost City.  And while we try to decide how inappropriate it...https://thathorrorcon.com  ]]>4929true187fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/takeout-from-the-die-ner-promo--74801842804d1461-73ba-4037-9308-a907c0b2890aThu, 07 May 2026 09:39:49 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 659 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The Horror Club metaphorically convenes at a remote diner to eat burgers and discuss Jem Garrard's 2025 film Takeout. And as we create our own Mandela Effect, we also delve into… The Monkey,...1184true186trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nostalgia-world--74801827lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>22bad1fa-7d90-4ad8-ab47-2786f7e28e8bThu, 16 Apr 2026 06:44:42 +0000Bryan Renfro Movie Meltdown - Episode 658 Join us as we discuss our day at the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and talk about celebrities, watching movies and things from back in the olden days.  And while we give you an old man skate club update, we also...lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>5817true185fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-gives-me-purpose-and-direction-in-life--748018547a996fa3-fec1-4f05-a670-9c1a0a4af43eWed, 01 Apr 2026 08:18:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 657 Sam Drog returns for another of our on-going movie talk therapy sessions. And as we make recommendations that most people don't get, we also mention… Sinners, the X film series, Blue Moon, Is God Is, Honey Don't!, Picnic...9518true184fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lot-of-things-we-thought-about-scream-7-promo--748018704a2b3063-8e6e-4f9f-8525-23c55ec27d23Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:14:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 656 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The Horror Club once again comes together to discuss the latest installment in the Scream series, this time directed by its co-creator Kevin Williamson. And as we attempt to recover from...1550true183trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voices-in-your-head-promo--748018815009b759-71f4-4169-9ed2-f380c460d9d8Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:25:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 655 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Do listen to the voices in your head, as long as they are the Meltdown Horror Club, as we discuss Don't Listen directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández.  And while we smack our flashlights that...1153true182trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-state-of-the-media--74801834fec0e2ea-fb11-4bfe-b983-a6ec1e7a3cd5Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:13:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 654 Sam Drog returns as we use this moment in time to stop and take a look at the state of the media that we love. We examine things like… kids watching black and white movies, shooting movies vertically, the look of Super 8...8768true181fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-night-gooey-night-promo--748018770b234286-d5e2-4b0e-a213-036b2d64cedbFri, 02 Jan 2026 04:44:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 653 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") It's the Naked Lunch Holiday Special! Or is it a Kafka-fueled metamorphic nightmare?! Or is it just an excuse for lots of bugs and goo?! Whatever the reason, the Meltdown Horror Club gathers...931true1716trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loaded-with-predators--74801890a809d691-a537-4547-894b-553d171d3b85Mon, 01 Dec 2025 03:51:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 652 This episode Sam Drog returns as we discuss the new movie Predator: Badlands, but not before we give a recap of every Predator movie that has come before. It's an extensive look at the franchise as a whole and how things...8646true1715fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/murder-by-jake-promo--748018499ea920bd-7da8-477a-bbe1-4c43c5885d53Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:44:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 651 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather around the table with the beloved family members of the Horror Club as we celebrate Thanksgiving Jake-style. Together we discuss the state of the holiday season as well as the...990true1714trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-wanna-see-a-dead-body--74801825https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>352589f5-4606-4fea-baca-2d7021224e1dFri, 07 Nov 2025 07:09:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 650 Join us as we recap our day at Scarefest, discuss things we've watched lately and reminisce about going out to look for dead bodies.  And as we reveal the best way to break your ribs, we also bring up… Billy Wirth, Legacy...https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>3232true1713fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hauntingly-yours--748018329f15346d-0543-43d2-b8fa-46b65dbf5e24Sun, 26 Oct 2025 02:18:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 649 On this special holiday spooktacular we discuss Haunt directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. And as we try to avoid tattooed weirdos, we also delve into… Clown in a Cornfield, Bring Her Back, 28 Years Later, monster...6622true1712fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kill-creepy-kid-kill-promo--7480184672f4b5e8-a401-4f85-b644-e50bb3e1a8eeThu, 16 Oct 2025 01:44:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 648 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Mario Bava's Kill, Baby... Kill! And as we bask in the weird fog, we also address… Final Destination Bloodlines, Death of a Unicorn, Weapons, No Such Thing, vintage...882true1711trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-your-favorite-dinosaur--748018384bad0eec-d330-42d5-89c7-4483c09a7ed4Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:41:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 647 Join us for a prehistoric-packed episode as we welcome special guest "Dino" Don Lessem. He is an author, journalist, and was a scientific advisor for Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park! Not to mention building giant, robotic...5612true1710fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loud-upsetting-promo--74801862d4f4adf1-8836-480d-8a40-2768bba31984Mon, 18 Aug 2025 02:55:48 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 646 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss the 2022 film Soft & Quiet, written and directed by Beth de Araújo. And while we critique certain people's pie skills, we also cover… Barbarian, Sinners, Naked...991true179trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wonderprom--74801858https://www.wonderfest.com/]]>37b9b793-7361-463a-8151-a11d2b363c2aWed, 09 Jul 2025 08:52:37 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 645 This episode we're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we hang out and talk about movies, toys, models and eventually a bonus, full horror club discussion of Fear Street: Prom Queen directed by Matt Palmer.  And while...https://www.wonderfest.com/]]>6279true178fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-into-the-pit-promo--748018863a5f3343-fe48-455b-805d-5ea8ae742fc9Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:59:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 644 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") A talking teddy bear, a hole full of murderous beasts, a random ghost and a horned up 12-year-old with boundary issues… what could go wrong? Find out as we discuss Lew Lehman's 1981...845true177trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chicken-jockey-and-the-robotic-companion--74801884311fca0a-a30f-4993-847d-b9103d930908Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 643 Sam Drog returns as we try to decide just what it is that's trying to kill Hollywood. And while we try to mimic the Magnum P.I. lifestyle, we also address… Minecraft, Andor, The Studio, The Da Vinci Code, Gods of Egypt,...8310true176fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dead-and-confused-promo--74801867f23a4440-77ef-43e5-87a3-b20da041a246Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:49:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 642 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Listen as the Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss Dead & Buried directed by Gary Sherman and featuring James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson and Robert Englund. ...677true175trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drop-in-the-convention-with-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world--74801874lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>8104bc78-90aa-40f6-9ae5-685bb132d781Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:51:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 641 Join us as we drop in to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and talk about celebrities, cool merchandise, watching movies and how returning to skateboarding as an adult makes you the most interesting man in the world. ...lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>5842true174fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-videodrome-is-the-message--7480187332dcd832-61fd-4009-9b96-1068c648de01Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:03:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 640 This episode, Sam Drog returns as we try to wrap our heads around just how ahead of its time David Cronenberg's Videodrome truly was back in 1983. And as we plug into the network of idiots, we also bring up… the...9207true173fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monster-in-a-box-promo--7480184109f6a09d-2851-4eac-88d3-fbf5bad1df69Fri, 14 Feb 2025 03:49:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 639 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The horror club gets together to discuss ghosts, monsters and the immigrant horror stories contained in Santiago Menghini's No One Gets Out Alive. And while we try to figure out which...1157true172trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-all-you-can-eat-buffet-of-beetlejuice--748018896809063a-a3ee-4321-bfa4-7c5c0c3d4e76Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:08:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 638 This episode Sam Drog returns and we discuss Tim Burton's return to his early feature with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. We remember our response to the original and dig into the characters and plotlines of the new entry.  We...6671true171fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-silent-night-trip-to-grandma-s-house-promo--748018486aa60de3-f218-4ea2-a846-9199cdd558d9Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:07:22 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 637 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather around the empty dinner table at Grandma's house as The Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss the 1989 holiday "classic" - Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! And...1000true1620trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hooray-for-thanksgiving-pizza-promo--74801869716a024e-d643-45fe-bda5-d7a0548fc168Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:04:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 636 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Come celebrate the holiday as we make pizza and discuss Eli Roth's Thanksgiving. And while we try to pick our favorite unnecessary pizza toppings, also cover… The People Under the Stairs,...1346true1619trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tote-bag-full-of-laserdiscs--74801876https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>e7f70eee-cd2f-4f8d-bb27-cb0a94e7124dFri, 08 Nov 2024 09:59:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 635 Join us as we recap our day at Scarefest. And as we make a point to not annoy celebrities at their table, we also bring up… Clive Barker, Don Coscarelli, The Midnight Meat Train, Rose McGowan, cenobite girl, Cyborg, The...https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>3574true1618fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-party-with-the-devil--748018930417ca87-ccff-4c74-8619-d7c787dc2cd1Mon, 28 Oct 2024 03:01:06 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 634 Come join the party… as we celebrate Halloween by watching Late Night with the Devil, directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes and starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss and Ingrid Torelli.  And while we toast...7099true1617fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crow-back--7480184513c612dd-d382-4f2a-b942-df2ea3f5ccdfFri, 11 Oct 2024 03:42:09 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 633 This episode Sam Drog returns as we delve into our own history with the original movie The Crow, give a recap of all the failed incarnations in-between and then get into an honest discussion of our thoughts on the new film...9497true1616fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/release-the-she-beast-promo--74801872b95ca8b1-6f6f-473f-9987-5b5d13eab011Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:47:01 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 632 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as the horror club discusses She Beast, directed by Michael Reeves and starring Barbara Steele, John Karlsen and Ian Ogilvy. And while we try to decide our favorite thing about Ghost...1251true1615trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shift-it-with-max-neace--748018997b4823f4-84f8-4755-8c76-4a24289e3da7Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:05:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 631 This episode we sit down with Max Neace, a writer, director and producer originally from our neighborhood. So listen as we find out how he took his interest in film from shooting YouTube videos to getting his own feature...4766true1614fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bava-and-black-lace-promo--7480189142a8cdb0-7fa1-4ce1-b3ed-85cd1f00c3c8Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:52:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 630  (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The Horror Club is back with Mario Bava's giallo classic - Blood and Black Lace. And as we narrow down where we want to put our secret bookcase/door, we also bring up… When Evil Lurks, The...761true1613trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bucket-of-book-club--74801851210a5292-b208-4a0e-bd58-40bcc85ae53dTue, 30 Jul 2024 07:32:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 629 Sam Drog returns… and this time we kick things off with a book club discussion on how reexamining children's books as an adult can ruin your life. Or perspective of it? Then eventually we also discuss some movies we've...6474true1612fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-return-of-alice-promo--74801882561631c3-f8ea-43f1-9ce0-3661d8b86936Fri, 12 Jul 2024 02:27:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 628 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") After taking care of our nuptials we are finally back to discuss our previously announced (quite a while ago) feature - Alice, Sweet Alice. And as we recap how we may have gotten lost and...604true1611trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/married-to-the-toy-lifestyle--74801894https://wonderfest.com/]]>dee84063-160f-4446-8317-d5b599f954ffThu, 13 Jun 2024 06:17:59 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 627 We're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we hang out and talk about toys and marriage… and possibly even a few movies.  And while we're confused about converting things to the metric system, we also mention… getting...https://wonderfest.com/]]>3496true1610fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebel-moon-2-the-wheat-giver--748019128d02ecc7-3001-49ab-9ae3-6f93ba059a08Tue, 21 May 2024 04:24:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 626 Sam Drog returns… and this time I'm not sure we truly represent both sides of the argument as we discuss Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver.  And as we bust into a large box of Wheat Thins, we also cover…...9933true169fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-drive-me-so-crazy--74801888dc34e062-f61e-4aa1-a427-473531936592Sun, 05 May 2024 06:53:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 625 After going to see Melissa Joan Hart and Caroline Rhea's new, live performance, we discuss that… and then just go ahead and discuss Melissa's 1999 movie Drive Me Crazy.  And while trying to decide if we trust ourselves to...7261false168fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-s-no-escape-from-the-bronx--748019071a251d7f-5a00-4d69-b7e1-e35dc204a63fThu, 11 Apr 2024 06:57:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 624 We're back to round out the Enzo G. Castellari trilogy as we discuss Escape From the Bronx.  And while we carefully construct an exact miniature version of our future city, we also delve into… Dune 2, Sydney Sweeney,...7349true167fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-con-is-on--74801864lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>ea736ad9-916a-4669-bb5a-5fc730550489Fri, 22 Mar 2024 02:07:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 623 Join us "live" from Lexington as we discuss our day at the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention!   And while we assemble and eat our Mr. Bones candy, we also address… Julie Brown, crocheting, Tim Jacobus, American...lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>5214true166fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bottoms-up--74801918c3f1d6fa-e88b-4217-8502-fdc6a72195acThu, 07 Mar 2024 07:25:20 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 622 This episode we discuss the recent comedy Bottoms directed by Emma Seligman and starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. And while we take turns punching each other in the face, we also mention… Mad Max: Fury Road, The...6410true165fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2023-oscar-nominees--74801908f38353bc-13aa-4005-a87c-44b0a11d6fa6Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:08:19 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 68  Composer Erich Stem once again joins us as we play and discuss all the 2023 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. And as we try to decide if we are really into serialism or total...8281true165fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/far-from-the-madding-cows-promo--7480188563f0f54e-4f31-42c4-a7f7-7f8fe4b5516dThu, 08 Feb 2024 03:04:21 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 621 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The horror club returns to discuss the 2007 horror/comedy The Mad directed by Johnny Kalangis and starring Billy Zane.  And while we try to decide who can just kinda get it, we also bring...509true164trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebel-moon-head-cheese--74801892f8066ec2-f348-4188-af18-0a864299dc5eMon, 22 Jan 2024 10:17:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 620 Sam Drog returns… as we adamantly argue both sides of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.  And while we're trying to pick out our favorite Trapper Keepers, we also delve into… Indiana Jones and the Dial...6480true163fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/as-good-as-it-s-gonna-get--74801855d518a1c0-bd80-44ea-8027-3957f6177a01Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:05:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 619 Sam Drog is back! Listen as we discuss Family Switch, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, Flash Gordon, A Christmas Story: The Musical and so much more. And while we continue to work on our how's it going response, we also...7142true162fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/warriors-check-your-brain-at-the-door--74801919938642a2-aca6-4d38-ac7c-303de502d6afMon, 08 Jan 2024 06:39:43 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 618 This episode we discuss Enzo G. Castellari's 1983 post-apocalyptic "classic" Warriors of the Wasteland aka The New Barbarians.  And as we strap on our bubble armor, we also mention… As Above so Below, Skinamarink, Please...5782true161fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-night-meltdown-night-too-promo--74801868ba5f22c5-d70e-45bc-b575-be19523ea153Thu, 28 Dec 2023 04:23:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 617 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather around the yule log as The Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss the 1987 holiday "classic" - Silent Night, Deadly Night 2. And as we all practice our festive maniacal laugh,...873true1525trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pilgrim-houseguests-promo--7480191075562c7b-3c0a-40a5-bdd9-580e9868e51aTue, 05 Dec 2023 04:01:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 616 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") There's no place like Movie Meltdown for the holidays, and this year the horror club comes together to discuss the 2019 movie Pilgrim directed by Marcus Dunstan. And as we make Thanksgiving...224true1524trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-marvelous-ms-marvels-from-marvel--74801906fc72ae54-44f5-460c-b3f6-cfa514678d0dTue, 21 Nov 2023 09:21:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 615 Join us as we return to the Super Series and discuss Nia DaCosta's The Marvels. And as we try to decide just what makes a good movie versus a limited series, we also delve into… Secret Invasion, Loki, The Automat,...7316true1523fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scarefest-run--74801878https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>3311db49-286e-4dc9-bc68-59a4400e7b67Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:52:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 614 Listen as we're heading back from Scarefest and all the fun that trip entailed. And while we reserve the right to pullover at any point to look for different Boo Buckets, along the way we still address… Tyler Labine, Van...https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>3853true1522fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-s-got-the-curse-promo--74801897e8357049-c004-4b68-bb73-aca38ef05830Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:35:39 +0000Bryan RenfroEpisode 613 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this Halloween "special" we discuss Ginger Snaps, so prepare yourselves for a bloody celebration. And while we present our own special accessory montage, we also mention… The Fall of the House of Usher,...510true1521trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/audio-madness-promo--74801856ec94a4ff-255f-4424-99c2-032cbacf08a3Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:54:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 612 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as the horror club watches and discusses the 80s slasher Silent Madness. And while we are pretending real hard that we were watching the 3D version, we also cover… Barbarian, Gravity...828true1520trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tom-sizemore-is-bottom-feeder-promo--74801920ad915e46-5efd-4c57-b4ed-f2ff092712b2Thu, 14 Sep 2023 03:09:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 611 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This meeting of the horror club we're discussing the Tom Sizemore creature feature Bottom Feeder directed by Randy Daudlin. And as we take a break from attracting crows and training them to...611true1519trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fighting-deadly-nostalgia--748019245bc69f89-1dad-4198-ae6b-e1e7ed0e6b49Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:44:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 610 We continue talking with Sam Drog as the old men try to not get bogged down in the ever alluring... deadly nostalgia. And while we realize it's never been better, we also delve into… Barbenheimer, the writer's strike,...7778true1518fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jabbering-hominids--74801915dd326905-abb3-453a-9859-efc351ca56f5Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:26:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 609 Sam Drog is back! And of course, almost immediately he and our host turn into a couple of hominids jabbering about movies.  And while we figure out the exact science of teleportation with or without side effects, we also...5962true1517fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-zen-of-harry-dean-stanton-fest--74801903c2dd26b1-f463-4705-bb0c-1dd60b9a0eefWed, 09 Aug 2023 11:15:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 608 Join us for a wrap-up of this year's Harry Dean Stanton Fest - featuring a discussion with biographer Susan Compo. And while we remember our favorite moments with Sean Young, we also mention… Warren Oates, Young Doctors in...3719true1516fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drop-deadcon-promo--748018591a5fe6a9-3133-4174-8253-70892186b534Thu, 27 Jul 2023 07:57:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 607 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This time around the horror club gets together to discuss Deadcon directed by Caryn Waechter. And while we come to terms with the fact that we are not social media superstars, we also cover…...836true1515trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-the-way-with-emily-swallow--74801865https://www.instagram.com/bigeswallz/ For more on PopCon, go to: https://popcon.us/  ]]>957b952c-4c51-4ab3-9a4c-53c065f9414dMon, 10 Jul 2023 05:09:09 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 606 This episode we talk with Emily Swallow who you may know as The Armorer in The Mandalorian. Join us as we discuss how she got into acting, favorite movies, seafaring ghosts, the challenges of acting in costume, the...https://www.instagram.com/bigeswallz/ For more on PopCon, go to: https://popcon.us/  ]]>4364true1514fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fans-of-the-lost--74801935https://wonderfest.com/]]>7aded00d-b0c2-48bb-990e-5d49f3268051Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:04:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 605 This episode we're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we're joined by our guest co-host Bill, who among many things is a "Land of the Lost" aficionado. Plus we also talk with one of the stars of "Land of the Lost" -...https://wonderfest.com/]]>5116true1513fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-not-so-classic-horror-story-promo--74801923fc4c45b5-12f2-490e-8d47-094c18295a79Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:03:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 604 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") The Meltdown Horror Club returns to discuss A Classic Horror Story directed by Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli. And while we realize we prefer not knowing what the hell was going on most...1104true1512trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/achtung-scooby-gang-promo--7480188004f1fef4-f2ec-49f6-ae1b-01de2e436bdaMon, 29 May 2023 12:23:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 603 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we discuss the Austrian horror film The Strange House aka The Scary House directed by Daniel Prochaska. And while we address the finer points of slugs versus snails, we also...643true1511trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rocket-s-journey--74801942130a5a3c-17f6-4ff2-9953-fad9fd845920Mon, 15 May 2023 06:28:59 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 602 The Super Series returns with our discussion of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3... along with many other tangents. And while we realize, we ourselves are crackling with cosmic energy, we also cover… Mrs. Davis,...8726true1510fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-the-hell-was-going-on-in-the-bronx--74801954d0917ac6-58f6-4329-9524-5122d365c5f3Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:15:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 601 Join us as we venture into the grindhouse world of 1990: The Bronx Warriors directed by Enzo G. Castellari.  And while we mistakenly get off at the wrong stop on the subway, we also bring up… No Exit, Knock at the Cabin,...7745true159fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cult-of-the-beaver--74801895lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>9b03eff1-7ef5-474a-8d0e-320f74735371Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:38:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 600 Join us as head to the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention and while we hang out there we also delve into… Crying Freeman, bronze age horror comics, Jason Lee, Future Man, bringing back video stores, Clueless, SubUrbia,...lexingtoncomiccon.com]]>3718true158fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-ghost-face--748019400572dcd9-14ca-4370-abad-800e9ddfb50cFri, 24 Mar 2023 08:46:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 599 The Meltdown Horror Club returns to ask - what's your favorite scary movie... franchise? Listen as we discuss Scream 6 directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett. And as we discuss Jenna Ortega's plans for world...7481true157fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-moment-captured-in-time-and-wax-promo--74801900500125e5-342f-42f7-a774-79eb2426d0d9Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:57:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 598 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss House of Wax, the 2005 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Elisha Cuthbert, Jared Padalecki, Chad Michael Murray and Paris Hilton. And while we order our...609true156trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ant-man-the-kang-era-begins--748019041a280321-efe0-4a6d-bfbc-36787f1b5717Sun, 26 Feb 2023 08:58:28 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 597 This installment of The Super Series we discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as well as a lot of other topics along the way.  And as we dig into our own mental Video Archives, we also cover… a retired Wolverine, Brian...9092true155fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2022-oscar-nominees--74801943b8a36e17-4bcf-4ae8-a318-f78c507bc96fWed, 15 Feb 2023 09:41:28 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 67 This episode we are once again joined by composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2022 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score.  And as we work our way toward our own fifty year...7828false154fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/permanent-derail--7480192289cacd99-f1f1-45d4-ba87-c58047c4eda4Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:48:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 596 Join us as we visit with a couple of long lost co-hosts who may think they are trying to derail the conversation. But the secret to our show is... we were never on the rails at all.  And while we try to unravel the mystery...6613true153fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snooze-or-die-promo--74801945993588a2-e16b-4d68-b92c-1f10ebe2d0a7Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:41:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 595 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Choose or Die, the 2022 film directed by Toby Meakins.  And while we wait for our ancient video game to load up, we also address… Alice in Borderland, The Texas...813true152trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-maze-of-our-cinematic-minds--748019461b661a81-beb3-4937-9858-7f2400d1b425Fri, 06 Jan 2023 06:33:22 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 594 Join us as we continue on our labyrinthian discussion of different films and filmmakers. And once we realize we're actually just hiding in the round rack of life, we also mention… Dawn of the Dead, Invaders from Mars,...5931true151fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-litany-of-cinematic-crimes-and-triumphs--74801925b627749d-029d-416a-a28a-4a0bc7272202Thu, 29 Dec 2022 02:38:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 593 This episode our host is virtually reunited with one of his favorite people - a character by the name of Sam Drog. Sure he's an enigma and a potential threat to humanity… but he's also a film lover and a hell of a lot of...4618true1428fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-night-meltdown-night-promo--74801926ac4af22a-135d-41a4-a798-528c24a25b85Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:06:57 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 592 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Bust out the hot cocoa and Christmas cookies and settle in as we discuss the controversial holiday horror "classic" Silent Night, Deadly Night. And while we try to decide just how to put...903true1427trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-pare-on-the-streets-of-fire--74801951cd8982d1-ca78-4358-a04d-95a84e24bb63Fri, 09 Dec 2022 04:09:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 591 This episode we sit down with actor Michael Paré and discuss his impressive and lengthy career. Plus we also rundown some of our personal favorites of Michael's movies.   And as we dig into the films of John Carpenter in...3949true1426fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marvel-forever--748019418430c127-2d41-4b7f-91ea-9d537904ccc5Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:19:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 590 We're back with another Marvel Super Special as we discuss Ryan Coogler's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - as well as many other Marvel properties.  And while we try to decide what constitutes the end of a phase, we also...6932true1425fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maybe-it-is-cranberry-sauce-promo--748019345ee69e24-66c6-49b4-a09f-87385e2730ffSun, 20 Nov 2022 02:26:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 589 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Gather your family around the table and your listening device - as we discuss the Thanksgiving "classic" BLOOD RAGE!  And while we consider whether we want to sample turkey meat powder, we...1179true1424trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-time-of-our-lives--74801938https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>49610373-66d6-4d69-ba34-704feb23b8eeTue, 08 Nov 2022 09:25:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 588 This episode we head to Lexington for Scarefest and hang out talking about movies, actors, costumes and the ever-changing convention scene. And as we rewatch that videotape that fell behind the entertainment center, we...https://scarefestweekend.com/]]>2663true1423fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-never-ends--748019762fa05296-4205-4107-bc49-f0fc6bf48e45Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:17:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 587 Join us for our annual "spooky soiree" as we discuss the usual seasonal fun as well as our take on David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends. And while we try to decide just what the phrase "more nougat than normal" really...8106true1422fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-horror-finale-songs--748019957537e9e1-fd39-4542-b1ba-82bc47ef2c4bMon, 17 Oct 2022 09:35:27 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 66 As we are well into spooky season, we thought we would play and discuss some of our favorite songs that round out different horror movies. As we try to figure out the best horror song hat trick, we also delve into…...9836true1421fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oh-yeah-and-ghosts-promo--74801883c5e93640-f6db-45b1-aa24-775e4042bc45Mon, 10 Oct 2022 04:46:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 586 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Things Heard & Seen, the 2021 film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. And while we continue our investigation of the pumpkin...586true1420trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-tim-cappello--74801944e0cc214f-c44c-417a-a761-5996bb0df22cMon, 19 Sep 2022 07:51:53 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 65 Join us "live" from The Whirling Tiger as we talk with Tim Cappello. He's an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, a singer, a songwriter and a man who will forever be known as - the sexy sax man from "The Lost Boys". ...5620true1419fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ask-me-about-mary-shaw-promo--748019394ad44279-6d54-4bb0-9824-032528863947Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:20:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 585 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This session of the horror club we discuss Dead Silence, the 2007 film directed by James Wan. And while we reminisce about special times with Donnie Wahlberg, we also cover… Tourist Trap,...690true1418trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-finale-songs--748020026daa8a5d-2ef7-414d-b40f-0585247b561aThu, 25 Aug 2022 10:34:20 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 64 Join us for a soundtrack episode as we discuss finale songs and/or our favorite songs that play during the closing credits. "There are songs… that do get stuck in my head as a credit song. And I will hear it and...7761true1417fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/character-fest-with-sy-richardson--74801887harrydeanstantonfest.org For Sy by Sy The Journey of a Character Actor: lulu.com/spotlight/syrichardson1 For more on The Kentucky Theater: kentuckytheatre.org]]>c95a1ec9-5091-4ea4-a26e-14a67a75ebf6Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:48:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 584 This episode we are coming to you "live" from Character Fest as we talk with actor Sy Richardson. And as we realize our unlimited capacity for twinkly lights, we also bring up… The State Theater, a family reunion, Tim...harrydeanstantonfest.org For Sy by Sy The Journey of a Character Actor: lulu.com/spotlight/syrichardson1 For more on The Kentucky Theater: kentuckytheatre.org]]>3411true1416fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/allison-anders-at-harry-dean-stanton-fest--74801999harrydeanstantonfest.org For more on The Kentucky Theater: kentuckytheatre.org]]>40181d65-e863-41e1-9cb2-139f2109642fSun, 24 Jul 2022 13:13:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 583 Join us "live" from The Kentucky Theater for this year's Harry Dean Stanton Fest with special guest - director Allison Anders. And as we try to decide if we've had too much coffee, we also delve into… Wim Wenders, the...harrydeanstantonfest.org For more on The Kentucky Theater: kentuckytheatre.org]]>3597true1415fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-n-thunder--7480196668a5d595-7ce4-440b-9c31-5525724f146eSun, 17 Jul 2022 16:45:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 582 The Super Series continues as we discuss Taika Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder. And as we try to decide if we ourselves would work better as a limited series or as a theatrical film, we also address… Ms. Marvel, Miek,...7073true1414fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fresh-look-at-the-dating-world-promo--74801967fa480adb-526a-487c-9d7c-7e999fb04bf1Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:56:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 581 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we're discussing Fresh, the 2022 film directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. And as we realize it's best if people just stay away from each...599true1413trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wonderfest-with-nicholas-meyer--74801956https://www.nicholas-meyer.com/ For more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>60dc0644-8597-424a-8dfa-d143133cc7bdWed, 15 Jun 2022 02:59:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 580 This episode we're coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we visit with friends and look at amazing models. All before we are joined by director, author, screenwriter, producer - Nicholas Meyer. He's the creative mind...https://www.nicholas-meyer.com/ For more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>5769true1412fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-night-for-a-fright-promo--74801996 "'Cause you were killing vampires right and left."]]>7b445f4c-151a-49e7-96b4-34a05ca7ef06Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:23:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 579 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we discuss Fright Night, the 2011 movie directed by Craig Gillespie and featuring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and our... "'Cause you were killing vampires right and left."]]>497true1411trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-raimi--748019496099d9ab-77a1-4271-ada0-beba0a879b8aWed, 18 May 2022 08:56:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 578 Join us as we discuss Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… and all things Marvel.  And as we order up a round of pizza balls, we also delve into… Moon Knight, Drag Me to Hell, Steve Ditko, Elizabeth...8092true1410fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bloodhellfest-promo--7480199781576dae-07ab-4aea-91eb-9a5c524dd3a0Fri, 06 May 2022 09:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 577 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood Fest directed by Owen Egerton and starring Zachary Levi. Yep...  Zachary Levi. 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Hole Jr. This movie is about a man and a woman... and another woman, and a doll, and a cult... and a witch?...785true147trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-batman--7480190912bf5dfc-3de6-4a77-8a32-8d41ed8b84a6Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:48:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 574 This episode our dynamic duo returns to discuss Matt Reeves' The Batman. And while we wait patiently for our red phone to ring, we also bring up… The Eternals, Richard Kind, Year One, The Court of Owls, the lighting,...7411true146fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2021-oscar-nominees--7480197060ebd50c-2632-4ab7-8938-0dc06b34944fSun, 27 Feb 2022 19:15:24 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 63 This episode we welcome back composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2021 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score.  And as we decide who has just thrown in a B-side from their...6696true145fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scream-and-scream-again--748019028e88619e-86c7-49d2-ace6-6cc91925a158Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:02:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 573 So the Meltdown Horror Club was so excited to discuss the new Scream movie - we decided to put together a bonus horror club episode - available to everyone! So join us as we discuss the new "requel" directed by Matt...7623true144fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alternate-valentine-s-movies--7480197518c983ab-b4bf-49cf-83b9-9e37e5c79c51Tue, 01 Feb 2022 04:46:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 572 Get yourself a heart-shaped box of candy and join us as we discuss some alternate (questionably) romantic movies to watch for Valentine's Day.  And as we try to decode our special love messages from Reeses, we also...6261true143fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-k-word-promo--74801898ff283b2b-9ad6-467e-be29-f713a0fa8380Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:35:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 571 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Kuntilanak - aka "The Chanting Revisited". This 2018 film directed by Rizal Mantovani tells the story of a sinister mirror and a creepy witch. And as we get a small...857true142trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-way-home--74801916fdb641d8-2806-4f94-bf0c-7ffe8177d1b6Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:34:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 570 This episode we return to the Super Series with a vengeance as we discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home and all things Marvel.  And as we work to make sense of the alternate universe we now live in, we also bring up… Hawkeye,...8723true141fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hidey-holes-and-eyeholes-the-black-christmas-story-promo--748019615f2946bf-acff-406f-9964-c1a0cd0a1189Sun, 26 Dec 2021 17:10:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 569 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we round out our holiday party with the Horror Club feature - Black Christmas. The 2006 remake/sequel directed by Glen Morgan is an alternate and gorier take on the college co-eds...675false1329trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/santa-s-sinister-six--748019912a9f095c-76eb-4fed-ac15-c9b12724ef26Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:41:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 568 Our holiday festivities continue as we discuss six Christmas movies we've recently watched. Some are more disturbing than others… you be the judge as to which you find the most ridiculous.  And while we get involved in...6261true1328fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-onslaught-of-holiday-movies--74802033d7b79e97-881c-4b1c-820e-31bdbe90ddcbSun, 05 Dec 2021 20:17:24 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 567 Grab yourself some cocoa and join us for a roundabout discussion of holiday movies. From the mainstream staples to the insane amount of recent independent entries - to some of the forgotten Christmas "classics".  And while...5379true1327fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thankskilling-3-energy-vampire-movie-promo--74801917c8f69a78-417a-420d-8460-005d9538166fThu, 25 Nov 2021 10:13:44 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 566 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this "very special" holiday episode, we gather around the table to give thanks for all the different movies we've watched in the past. And this year we watched ThanksKilling 3 - Jordan...946true1326trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-1982--748020081cc3b00d-b5b6-49ce-a801-a553c4d4796cTue, 09 Nov 2021 09:26:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 565 This episode features the return of George aka "The Fanatic" as we look back at 1982 and all the monumental films that came out that year.  So put on your Flynn's Arcade T-shirt, grab your Reese's Pieces and get ready from...8568true1325fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-torches-and-pitchforks-promo--7480193369eb9390-900b-4d99-a222-843835209391Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:04:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 564 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") While our October party continues, join us as we discuss the latest entry in the partially rebooted Halloween franchise -  David Gordon Green's Halloween Kills. And along the way, we come up...655true1324trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-episode-october-built-promo--7480198712538bdc-afa9-4309-a42e-4b2fd04bc072Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:19:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 563 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we kick off our Halloween festivities with a discussion of The Houses October Built directed by Bobby Roe. And as we test our candy endurance, we also mention… Hider in the House,...864true1323trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-a-day-for-the-dollman--74801952http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>65b19f39-37d1-4de6-877f-192ceed1bc52Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:30:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 562 This episode we head back out into the world as we visit the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention. 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And as we realize we are our own counter-culture, we also address… Two Sentence Horror Stories, I...606true1320trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fear-of-the-olden-times-of-1666--74801978e83e4fb8-3dab-4520-acd4-5cd5277743a1Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:52:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 559 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we round out the trilogy as we watch and discuss Fear Street: Part 3 - 1666 directed by Leigh Janiak.  And as we recount the tales of the goods and the fears, we also mention…...551true1319trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fear-summer-camp-in-the-70s--74802007https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>b067cc07-0be8-4b3a-a7f4-d9e1d26d628bFri, 13 Aug 2021 02:47:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 558 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we head back to the 70s as we discuss Fear Street: Part Two - 1978, directed by Leigh Janiak. And as we find solidarity with the outcast kids, we also cover… Sadie Sink, Capri...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>450true1318trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-for-fear-street-in-the-90s--74801984https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>92a1eac6-7161-4b55-96b2-082389af2488Wed, 04 Aug 2021 03:34:53 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 557 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we kick off our discussion of the new Fear Street trilogy of terror as we discuss Fear Street: Part One - 1994 directed by Leigh Janiak.  And as we slip into the tales of the...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>546true1317trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tie-me-serial-killer-down-sport--74801901https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>c0c58a7b-d938-47c8-9c9b-07052360380cFri, 23 Jul 2021 03:07:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 556 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this episode, we welcome back Dick Starr as we return to the outback to discuss Wolf Creek 2. The 2013 Australian horror film is still co-written and directed by Greg McLean, so how does...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>562true1316trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/race-you-to-the-ghoul--74801905https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>78d6153f-721e-447a-abaf-21f2b0690a80Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:28:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 555 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode the Horror Club reconvenes to discuss The Ghoul - the 1975 movie directed by Freddie Francis and starring Peter Cushing, John Hurt and Veronica Carlson.  And while we brush up...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>725false1315trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frankenstein-pride--74801921https://wonderfest.com/]]>3e2b7e22-1382-457b-b83b-fa54f39c0944Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 554 For this special bonus Horror Club episode, we return to WonderFest to talk with Sam Irvin. Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter, author and the film historian who recently provided the audio commentary for...https://wonderfest.com/]]>5501false1314fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-re-just-puppets-thrown-back-into-the-world--74801957https://wonderfest.com/]]>fe0ee31d-a680-4633-ab06-b26bbca2c65cWed, 16 Jun 2021 04:45:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 553 We finally venture back out into the world - and thankfully it's for our coverage of WonderFest! 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And as we quickly try to scooch right past you, we...4426true1310fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-on-or-around-dracula-s-castle--74801913https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>b1149440-aed9-407e-9912-d7b5eab16a93Thu, 29 Apr 2021 02:42:06 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 549 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood of Dracula's Castle, the 60's-era horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring John Carradine and… well, John Carradine.  And while we plan ahead and make...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>831false139trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2020-oscar-nominees--748019278f7234bc-553c-4606-b470-12ea2881ab1bSun, 11 Apr 2021 20:38:34 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 62 Even in a year as strange as this past one, we didn't want to miss the chance to play and discuss all the 2020 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. 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Join us as we discuss 2005's Wolf Creek as well as post-millennium horror movies and all the different things that...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>6113true134fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fantasy-video-store--748019321e6de36e-e682-4295-a250-5f34dcda962aTue, 09 Feb 2021 04:36:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 544 This episode we create our own Fantasy Video Store filled with a staff made up of film characters. Inspired by a weird dream, this concept may be the greatest idea ever... or pure insanity. You be the judge. And while we...5752true133fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/satan-s-little-orphaned-incestuous-coat-thief--74801947https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>0c0db77f-c242-47cc-965f-7a6b01a0b400Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:24:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 543 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss the 1976 film Satan's Slave directed by Norman J. Warren. 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But then we chose The Town That Dreaded Sundown... and we...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>5567true131fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-quarantine-songs--74802041c263773b-6412-4ae1-b9a2-11f6511ca3b7Mon, 28 Dec 2020 12:14:46 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 61  This episode we get together (sort of) to suggest some songs from movies that express the feelings of this year's lockdown as well as give us some hope for the future. And along the way... we try to find a little...6306true1232fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-extremely-black-christmas-of-2020--74801958https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>0e000cf5-5e7f-40bf-8de9-d22cfcc8d829Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:58:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 541 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this festive holiday episode, we discuss Sophia Takal's 2019 film Black Christmas starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady and Cary Elwes.  And while we try...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>677true1231trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-time-for-a-face-off--748020036c8923a0-82ee-4f42-ad4b-5aac8bc3973bTue, 08 Dec 2020 03:29:24 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 540 This episode we make good on our previous idea/threat to take two actors and switch their roles and essentially their careers. Ridiculousness ensues. And as we have a few surprise surgeries, we also cover… The Meg, Mandy,...5478true1230fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cleaver-for-some-brides-to-be--748019603b0f7df1-fcd9-40fd-89ea-84648e9a5d44Tue, 01 Dec 2020 03:19:01 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 539 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Hatchet for the Honeymoon directed by Mario Bava. And while we each have a creepy, younger version of our prior selves following us around watching our every move, we...459false1229trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fun-times-with-the-babysitter--7480196549f4fa49-9156-4449-a202-21bd8ee13beaTue, 17 Nov 2020 11:44:22 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 538 This episode we discuss "The Babysitter: Killer Queen". This recent comedy/horror is the sequel to the first Babysitter movie we discussed a couple of years ago. The cast returns for this second outing, but does the movie...4196true1228fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/distracted-by-the-real-world--7480192870da462a-be21-4455-ac3e-f5922ca25f2bFri, 06 Nov 2020 03:57:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 537 This episode we welcome back a couple of cast members for our first real-world recording since the world shut down! And there's plenty to catch up on. And while we're perusing all the stuff we also mention… Thrashin',...4228true1227fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poltergeist-3-carol-anne-carol-anne--748019713993ab31-6d2d-4939-b933-c522ff39cd42Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:50:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 536 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us in the high rise as we round out our Halloween festivities discussing Poltergeist 3. And while we continually change the subject to avoid the film at hand, we also cover… Gary...593false1226trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/poltergeist-ii-skydiving-on-the-other-side--74801964bf522a04-546e-429d-ac4e-f35678094610Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:10:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 535 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") We're back!! And this episode we continue our Halloween celebration as we discuss Poltergeist 2: The Other Side. The sequel to the massively popular original features the return of JoBeth...592false1225trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-a-poltergeist-kind-of-halloween--74801973004bb156-c579-4982-a470-d30296a77c65Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:33:15 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 534 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Join us as we kick off our month-long Halloween celebration! First, we brave the frightening endeavor that is - a Zombie Skittles taste test! Then we jump headfirst into the pool full of...753false1224trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sam-drog-and-the-demon-lover-diary--7480202892e3f4c1-2676-43a8-8b8e-ffcac97653c6Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:59:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 533 This episode we talk with the famous (or infamous) Sam Drog about a lesser-known documentary - Demon Lover Diary. In the wilds of Michigan, three unsuspecting filmmakers get themselves in over their heads as they sign on...9351true1223fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-heads-in-a-duffel-bag--74801972e5619ee2-c41d-4b63-ad74-4e148f46b193Tue, 08 Sep 2020 03:33:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 532 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this exclusive Horror Club episode, we discuss Elle Callahan's 2018 film Head Count. And while we admit to ourselves that we all kind of want to move into an old funeral home, we also...243false1222trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-all-the-star-wars-fans--74802001fd0b0f7f-5cb7-4d12-89ea-8a958f58406eMon, 31 Aug 2020 02:53:26 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 531 When a certain co-host that hadn't seen "The Rise of Skywalker" finally sits down and watches it… well, it opens up a whole new can of sandworms. So listen as we dig into J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson and the overall arc of...4589true1221fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cannon-film-canon--74801980http://www.cannonfilmguide.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide/  And Twitter: https://twitter.com/CannonFilmGuide]]>0a031391-866d-41d3-a65f-78b56e435ed7Fri, 21 Aug 2020 03:23:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 530 This episode we talk with Austin Trunick, author of "The Cannon Film Guide", an in-depth series of books about the legendary 1980s B-movie studio, The Cannon Group.  And as we discuss the art and influence of Menahem Golan...http://www.cannonfilmguide.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide/  And Twitter: https://twitter.com/CannonFilmGuide]]>4725false1220fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rollin-with-the-girl-on-the-third-floor--748019855643fe16-6b3d-4fdd-b1e2-d22490af13f1Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:08:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 529 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Travis Stevens' Girl on the Third Floor starring Phil Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn and Sarah Brooks. Plus we kick-off our new segment... 20 Ways to Die!! And while we...544true1219trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terror-beneath-the-sea--748020428b1b1317-66c7-47d5-a06a-baa54eb5ee0cThu, 30 Jul 2020 03:46:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 528 This episode we return to our running science fiction series to discuss "Terror Beneath the Sea"! A strange Japanese/American co-production from 1966 featuring sea creatures, an evil plot to take over the world... and a...6210true1218fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rick-and-morty-the-movie--7480203854cf0abb-18ea-4287-9860-defe1cdb74a7Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:44:43 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown: Episode 527 This episode we ask the disturbing question - what if they made a live-action Rick and Morty movie? We attempt to come up with casting options, choices for directors and we delve into the overall themes of the show and how...5084true1217fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-perfection--7480202279928955-3dd3-460a-bc91-c9b8e06590f5Fri, 10 Jul 2020 03:33:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown: Episode 526 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") First off... we bring you a special announcement about our new running series!! Not only does it have a super geeky tie-in - but it allows everyone to get involved!   And then... The Horror...701false1216trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fixing-the-crystal-skull--74801998a755bf85-f260-4c58-9cec-f4b2e6104d43Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:20:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 525 This episode we try to see if it's possible to - fix the Crystal Skull. The fourth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise has frustrated fans since it's initial release. So we start with our on-going recasting...4569true1215fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/battle-of-the-castings--74802026aa707186-726a-4e15-a520-98267fdc1d65Fri, 19 Jun 2020 02:00:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 524 We recently posed the question, If they made a live-action "Battle of the Planets" movie - who gets cast as the leads? So we settle in for a discussion about different options... from big-budget blockbuster choices to more...5677true1214fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-world-interaction-with-a-bear-hug--74801937bbb109f8-aa13-49fc-b819-d94e40580ac0Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:41:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown: Episode 523 As we ease back into the real world, we sit down... in the same room… and have a discussion. Weird? Sure... but we try to overcome our adopted anti-social nature and discuss just some of the things we've been watching while...3668true1213fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-turning-maybe-we-should-unpack-these-things--74801930https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>d246f619-39f6-45d3-ac1f-01f1674f74beWed, 03 Jun 2020 02:51:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown: Episode 522 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") We're back!! The Meltdown Horror Club rises from the quarantine crypt! And we kick things off with a recent horror outing... as we discuss the 2020 release of "The Turning" directed by Floria...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>313false1212trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geek-activities-quarantine-edition-4--748020304ef8f42a-479b-4f9e-808d-d6cd7db7f97bMon, 18 May 2020 02:07:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 521 The geek activities check-in continues as we virtually visit with Sam Drog and see what he's been up to and what he's been watching in these unusual times.  And as we realize most of what we say qualifies as a headline for...9480true1211fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geek-activities-quarantine-edition-3--748020247b6c6f7c-d908-487d-822b-eb899550d657Mon, 04 May 2020 03:42:06 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 520 This episode we continue our running check-in series as we visit with Dick Starr for a discussion about the world around us, life choices and the movies we watch along the way.  And as we peek out of our compound through...9426true1210fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geek-activities-quarantine-edition-2--748020294ae66f2b-3433-4a5e-9510-c6a3bbe24d07Thu, 23 Apr 2020 04:20:35 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 519 We're back to check in with some different Meltdown regulars... to see what they've been up to during the quarantine. And as we have candy for dinner (since there are no rules when no one is around to see), we also bring...7030true129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geek-activities-quarantine-edition--748020218bd4e797-1c10-40d8-b630-be7c3425a1ddMon, 13 Apr 2020 04:52:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 518 Since everyone is trapped at home, we decide to stay in touch during these weird times with a new quarantine edition of one of our old favorite discussions... geek activities.  While we return to our standard operating...5348true128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gerald-s-game-needs-a-safeword--7480200450feb499-f927-4a04-adc9-8ce041928e6eSun, 05 Apr 2020 16:55:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 517 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode the Horror Club attempts to reconvene in our new, semi-post-apocalyptic world. What is left in this new existence? What horrors will we discover? And will there still be...296true127trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-s-nothing-to-do-in-outer-space--748019693066171c-e53f-4bc8-a5ad-15e7eee14440Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:41:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 516 Settle in for an extensive discussion of the sci-fi "classic" - Battle Beyond the Stars. And this is a film that definitely gives us a lot to dig into, considering the movie is produced by Roger Corman, written by John...12132true126fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shake-it-like-a-polaroid-picture--74802015https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>aebd163e-05a4-4976-a939-2434d76aac25Sat, 07 Mar 2020 18:15:35 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 515 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This Horror Club episode we discuss "Polaroid", the 2019 film directed by Lars Klevberg. 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Plus we discuss our Sofa Theater feature - Crawl starring Kaya...8349true121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-of-skywalker--7480198171dd9a2b-31ff-40f8-963c-b4d3541c4ef4Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:18:37 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 511 This episode we celebrate Life Day and the final chapter in the Skywalker saga... The Rise of Skywalker. Join us as we discuss the finer points of this latest movie. How effective it is as the last movie in this most...9528true1148fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-billy-dee-williams--748019745a7b2ede-e43b-4e55-afe3-da1ef987ba9fThu, 12 Dec 2019 09:16:50 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 59 As the world is about to be reintroduced to Lando Calrissian on the big screen, we thought what better time than to talk with Billy Dee Williams about his crossovers into the music industry. And of course, along the...4657false1147fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/here-comes-jonah-ray-to-talk-about-art-and-friendship--74802005https://www.instagram.com/jonahray/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonahray]]>0ff54220-5573-49a1-bdd7-8a865c457a6eMon, 02 Dec 2019 03:02:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 510 This episode we talk with Jonah Ray about art, friendship, movies, comedy, music and Mystery Science Theater 3000. And while we try to convert people to our pop culture religion, we also mention… Joel Hodgson, Mel Brooks,...https://www.instagram.com/jonahray/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonahray]]>5111true1146fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thanksgiving-with-kristy--74801993https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>390b7aa6-b56e-4bfb-8201-1bf84146485bWed, 27 Nov 2019 04:07:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 509 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") Welcome to the Horror Club exclusive... Meltdown dysfunctional family Thanksgiving celebration! Featuring not only dinner of mostly traditional foods, but also a full discussion of the...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>439false1145trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/colonel-tony-moore-lean-into-something-weird--74802044http://coloneltonymoore.com/]]>69b2de58-0f31-4623-9045-b005d9402f6bThu, 14 Nov 2019 05:57:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 508 This episode we're joined by special guest Tony Moore. Now you probably know Tony as the co-creator of The Walking Dead comic series. Or if you are more of a comic fan, you also may know his titles like Battle Pope, Fear...http://coloneltonymoore.com/]]>5253false1144fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talkin-bout-nerdy-stuff--74801979
Support independent artists! Like Ryan Case: https://www.patreon.com/thecasefamily138 and Dick Starr: dickstarr.net]]>de80c4c20bc14a3db3e3e303aa72dc0aTue, 05 Nov 2019 03:52:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 507 This episode we welcome back previous guests and terrific artists in their own right - Ryan Case and Dick Starr. And as usual... once we're hanging out together, almost immediately we'll be... talkin' 'bout nerdy stuff. ...
Support independent artists! Like Ryan Case: https://www.patreon.com/thecasefamily138 and Dick Starr: dickstarr.net]]>5775true1143fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-my-nightmare-cinema--74802016b9806a2f72bc4a5987f03b4d48ad78ceTue, 29 Oct 2019 01:53:49 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 506 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode our Halloween party continues as we discuss the 2018 horror anthology Nightmare Cinema. Directed by Joe Dante, Mick Garris, David Slade, Ryuhei Kitamura, Alejandro Brugués and...382true1142trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halloween-murder-party--74802023https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>b5609606bdde4e5a90b93c2cd0b13ef5Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:29:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 505 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode, our Halloween party becomes a murder party - as we discuss Jeremy Saulnier's 2007 film of the same name Murder Party. And as we kick-off our own pagan celebration that centers...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>358true1141trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scarefest-with-thom-mathews--74801990https://thescarefest.com/]]>f5362037acae43afa7e81b92c46d0821Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:43:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 504 What better way to kick-off our October/Halloween fun than with our recent trip to Scarefest? Plus we talk with actor Thom Mathews about being part of the horror world starring in beloved films like The Return of the...https://thescarefest.com/]]>5560true1140fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-bourbon-and-beyond--74802047https://bourbonandbeyond.com/]]>05d4df21a44e4e5e8967c87e9f3e6a2dWed, 02 Oct 2019 04:27:07 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 58 This week we're coming to you "live" from Bourbon and Beyond music festival, as we build a soundtrack from the show's musical line-up. And while we use music to mark the passage of time, we also address… The Blob,...https://bourbonandbeyond.com/]]>6018false1139fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/live-from-videodrome--74802049https://www.facebook.com/VideodromeATL/ -  https://twitter.com/VideodromeATL - https://www.instagram.com/videodrome_atl/]]>c4464a1ea0c34a1d9e828a5598b75c55Tue, 24 Sep 2019 03:57:24 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.facebook.com/VideodromeATL/ -  https://twitter.com/VideodromeATL - https://www.instagram.com/videodrome_atl/]]>6060true1138fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rose-mciver-and-the-dragon-con-life--74802046https://www.dragoncon.org/]]>fdf9f53207f940868c5f3d8fda99dfaeMon, 16 Sep 2019 03:21:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.dragoncon.org/]]>5086true1137fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saturday-in-the-park-with-john--74802051b02a4f8596314fccb2a832923028ead0Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:17:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...6301true1136fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ani-simon-kennedy-and-the-short-history-of-the-long-road--74802018https://www.shorthistorylongroad.com/  And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/ ]]>29fd5ec719a44197904f089dd505c79bMon, 02 Sep 2019 05:27:49 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.shorthistorylongroad.com/  And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/ ]]>4923false1135fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ilana-rein-filmmaking-science-fiction-our-fusion-with-tech--74801992https://www.perceptionamovie.com/ And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>0d6473830ae9405c8543d53bf73303f7Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:13:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.perceptionamovie.com/ And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>4239false1134fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/creating-the-golem--74802011https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>ec1693e467974276b70ac6a053fc902dTue, 20 Aug 2019 02:47:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>372true1133trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flyover-burning-kentucky--74802036  https://www.facebook.com/BurningKentuckyMovie/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burningkentuckyfilm/

And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>30371db831804dd189b3c80d1bcb6108Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...  https://www.facebook.com/BurningKentuckyMovie/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burningkentuckyfilm/

And for more information on "Flyover Film Fest", go to: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>3702true1132fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alex-cox-at-harry-dean-stanton-fest--74802017https://www.harrydeanstantonfest.org/]]>8f99d9ec669149198295ad6c63d33a68Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:51:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...https://www.harrydeanstantonfest.org/]]>4774true1131fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-forecastle-2019--74802000http://forecastlefest.com/  For more about Israel Nash, go to: http://www.israelnash.com/ ]]>44f183bc72ab4344aca4ebaff952c8aaSun, 28 Jul 2019 17:46:12 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack 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...http://forecastlefest.com/  For more about Israel Nash, go to: http://www.israelnash.com/ ]]>5172true1130fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/road-trips-with-kathleen-turner--74802027
For more on upcoming Days of the Dead shows, go to:  https://www.daysofthedead.com/]]>58bfad2262cb4578bc7438989ada28eeSun, 21 Jul 2019 18:39:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...
For more on upcoming Days of the Dead shows, go to:  https://www.daysofthedead.com/]]>6211true1129fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spider-man-far-from-home--74802045336586990f4f49439796c8eef9cca042Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:35:25 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...5923true1128fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/green-room--748020100a83a72260c94baab69675a807a099b6Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:05:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...346true1127trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sam-irvin-living-the-dream-of-every-monster-kid--74802055https://wonderfest.com/]]>be8db60b312c431dac3925c37bf0fb58Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:59:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...https://wonderfest.com/]]>7181true1126fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-s-got-the-props-ken-palkow--74801994
And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>c6e98ce3efc44a69b9bd347cd4a702e9Sun, 23 Jun 2019 22:45:48 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>4668true1125fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daren-dochterman-new-movies-new-opportunities--74802031
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 Values, Seven, The Grinch, The Chronicles of Riddick, Exorcist III, Freaked and so many others.

And as we dust off our moviolas and steenbeck editing tables, we also bring up… Black Mirror, Sesame Street, Star Trek: The Animated Series, James Cameron, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Lee Unkrich, Screaming Mad George, Winona Ryder or Bella Thorne, why I was scared, redressing of locations, Ron Cobb's designs, Wizard of Oz, he gave me a pad of tracing paper, various signage, leader of the Necromongers, all done by Letraset, Jay Roach, hanging out with Wednesday Addams, Planet of the Apes, doing storyboards, all the soup cans, I knew them when they were goofballs, Dirk Benedict's shirt, matching the full-scale to the miniature, gags for Thing, because a lot of the times... I'm showing them - what they don't want, I completely turned away from any sort of school art classes - for that reason, I'd be more surprised if she didn't lick it, USC, every new movie gives you a new opportunity to do something different, Balok, art classes are not intended for artists, Christian Slater, record album covers, Star Wars, Close Encounters, Superman, the fight to stay employed, I don't know if she talks some of her words, The Talosians, HAL was born there, using toxic waste as it's engine, Mina Harker, Jack Warner's old desk, if Neve Campbell and Hayley Atwell had a baby, a 2000 mile buffer, the Starchild and Oscar the Grouch's trash can. "I would be perfectly content to sit in my room and draw and listen to records… and I'm pretty much exactly the same way now." For more on Daren's career, go to: http://betafive.com And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>b76c24995454458f9cce1870a7203d0eMon, 17 Jun 2019 01:48:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 Values, Seven, The Grinch, The Chronicles of Riddick, Exorcist III, Freaked and so many others.

And as we dust off our moviolas and steenbeck editing tables, we also bring up… Black Mirror, Sesame Street, Star Trek: The Animated Series, James Cameron, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Lee Unkrich, Screaming Mad George, Winona Ryder or Bella Thorne, why I was scared, redressing of locations, Ron Cobb's designs, Wizard of Oz, he gave me a pad of tracing paper, various signage, leader of the Necromongers, all done by Letraset, Jay Roach, hanging out with Wednesday Addams, Planet of the Apes, doing storyboards, all the soup cans, I knew them when they were goofballs, Dirk Benedict's shirt, matching the full-scale to the miniature, gags for Thing, because a lot of the times... I'm showing them - what they don't want, I completely turned away from any sort of school art classes - for that reason, I'd be more surprised if she didn't lick it, USC, every new movie gives you a new opportunity to do something different, Balok, art classes are not intended for artists, Christian Slater, record album covers, Star Wars, Close Encounters, Superman, the fight to stay employed, I don't know if she talks some of her words, The Talosians, HAL was born there, using toxic waste as it's engine, Mina Harker, Jack Warner's old desk, if Neve Campbell and Hayley Atwell had a baby, a 2000 mile buffer, the Starchild and Oscar the Grouch's trash can. "I would be perfectly content to sit in my room and draw and listen to records… and I'm pretty much exactly the same way now." For more on Daren's career, go to: http://betafive.com And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>4423true1124fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/craig-lindberg-the-magic-s-in-the-makeup--74802048https://www.instagram.com/craiglmkup/ And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>6ac6181d8daa4a198b6079e8add039d8Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:28:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.instagram.com/craiglmkup/ And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>5421true1123fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-sarah-shook-and-the-disarmers--74802040https://www.disarmers.com/ ]]>58f0c3b629644f1f9f2728111eb5cb33Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:16:35 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack 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...https://www.disarmers.com/ ]]>4540true1122fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/movie-jobs--74802014b3db6d311b9e4061a0d8ac3c989595baMon, 27 May 2019 02:53:48 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...6343true1121fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-do-what-the-tv-tells-you--748020135ac811a631d94884a97519236d3a726bMon, 20 May 2019 03:35:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...296false1120trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monster-isotopes--748020257887dbed779346c896a04d4afce1adb2Mon, 13 May 2019 03:11:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...8026true1119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/endgame-post-snap-therapy-session--748020324a65cb2862f84ec094bccd2218a1e020Mon, 06 May 2019 02:42:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 485 This week the Super Series wraps up a huge chapter in the Marvel cinematic universe. Join us as we try to talk through coming down off the Endgame high as well as what all of this has meant to us over the course of these...8290true1118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winona-vampires--74802020http://www.winonanelson.com/]]>05a0c951489e4c679bf55ac8a226d1b7Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:29:35 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 484 This week we welcome artist Winona Nelson. Winona studied classical realism and art for the entertainment industry at the Safehouse Atelier in San Francisco, then worked as a concept artist at Flagship Studios and Planet...http://www.winonanelson.com/]]>4135true1117fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-future-is-now--74802052c15d5312ec554e0d9cb0596f0342148bMon, 22 Apr 2019 03:57:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 483 This week we discuss sci-fi storytelling from it's early appearances and ideals to it's grander, overarching themes. And as we realize the life we are living is a cautionary tale, we also address… Sputnik, Rod Serling,...6035true1116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dick-starr-art-movies-and-jerky--74802050
For more on the artwork of Dick Starr, go to: https://dickstarr.net/]]>5b38343931da4f11b21683696b970876Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:10:15 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 482  This week we talk with Dick Starr, an artist whose work has been featured in numerous galleries, horror and tattoo magazines, books, album covers and comics around the world. But if you look at Dick's work, it's very...
For more on the artwork of Dick Starr, go to: https://dickstarr.net/]]>7394true1115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-old-wolf-girl-bait-and-switch--748019886425c6d3f0bf4e579ea69689fcf6a236Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:12:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 481 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Bastion Chapter of the Horror Club meets to watch a lesser-known werewolf movie. But little do they know that they've been duped by the old Wolf Girl bait and switch. Instead...272true1114trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shut-up-and-go-on-adventures--74802012http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>88f1d60654104523978802c51f67120bMon, 01 Apr 2019 08:25:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 480 This week some previously absent members of the gang are reunited to go on adventures at The Lexington Comic & Toy Convention! So listen as we discuss seeing celebrities, buying cool stuff and just what is the right...http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>6526true1113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waking-doug-divine--748020355d82a7afc41a47e8808d5fae409d042fMon, 25 Mar 2019 00:41:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 479 This week we are joined by semi-regular cast member... and at this point, a member of the Meltdown family - DOUG JONES!! And this week Doug joins us for our Sofa Theater discussion of Waking Ned Devine. And while we...5194true1112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/captain-marvel--7480205343777e86fc694d92a2b016a7ee2c3ca1Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:41:44 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 478  The "Super Series" is back as we come out of our post-snap hiatus to discuss Captain Marvel. And as we begin to wonder if ever we were somehow involved in "the Budapest thing", we also mention… Grendel's insatiable,...7563true1111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-idiocracy-of-muggles--74802317542ad2d2ae3d4aee83da137b1ee20c3cMon, 11 Mar 2019 03:41:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 477 This week we ask the question - can you turn any "property" into a theme park attraction? And as we realize that this is all an interesting psychological experiment - being conducted on us, we also cover... Newt Scamander,...6116true1110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-meltdown-awards--74802336764fa64d3e594914b8fd6b37f8ca3789Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:03:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 476 It's the annual award ceremony of The Meltdown Awards! Listen as we discuss all the nominees and announce the winners from the 2018 films and performances voted on by our listeners! And as we make use of our dollhouse...6585true119fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ve-seen-the-future-and-it-will-be--748023198e08fa4eb7ac4805b01af550d93f5463Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:34:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 475 This week we start off talking about the current convention culture and how artists fit into that situation - or don't... and eventually, we end up discussing the differences in the generations and how that all affects the...5721true118fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-up-your-heart-and-let-this-dead-girl-in--7480232966f7a88df6f34fb7b52b527d681ee1dbMon, 18 Feb 2019 04:13:06 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 474 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the horror club reconvenes to discuss André Øvredal's 2016 film The Autopsy of Jane Doe starring Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch and Olwen Kelly. And as we realize we are all living in a...267false117trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meltdown-s-lament--74802399213cc4bf235147eaaf8137fc4cd42661Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:54:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 473 This week the Meltdown Gang decides to hang out and discusses some of the things they've watched lately. And while we plan our upcoming puppet musical, we also cover… Bad Times at the El Royale, Russian Doll, Green Room,...3698true116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2018-oscar-nominees--74802377b5f47334c2fe4564b500ab9a4631924aMon, 04 Feb 2019 05:58:17 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack 55 This week we are joined once again by composer Erich Stem as we play and discuss all the 2018 Oscar nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score.  And while we try to decide how many tracks feature...6670true115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/straight-talk-dead--7480234265544e8f523f40f090775f667f5aca36Mon, 28 Jan 2019 01:20:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 472 This week we return to our annual series The People Who Died… as we pay tribute to just some of the celebrities we lost in 2018. Including some personal stories of our own interactions with a few of the dearly departed....6476true114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buster-scruggs-and-j-todd-anderson--74802380https://storyboardsbyjtoddanderson.com]]>c3bdfc6e89f44410b2b611c47f628ce9Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:44:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 471 This week we kick things off with special guest J. Todd Anderson, the man who has been drawing storyboards for EVERY Coen Brothers movie since Raising Arizona! Then the Meltdown Gang sits down to discuss the most recent...https://storyboardsbyjtoddanderson.com]]>6046true113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geeky-lasagna--74802323ac4a545ef7c54e8d91a3cb9521578510Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:42:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 470 This week the Meltdown Gang gets together to create an audio culinary dish made of stacked layers of movie geekdom. Listen as we add layer after layer of geeky content... like a good lasagna. And eventually, we'll discuss...4362true112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/90s-kid-delirium--7480239843702df0a23b4b6aaeabd9cd8cecae66Tue, 08 Jan 2019 03:37:25 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 469 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This week the Meltketeer Horror Club reconvenes to discuss the 2018 psychological horror film Delirium starring Topher Grace, Patricia Clarkson and Genesis Rodriguez.   And while we realize...384true111trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-new-vision-of-the-future--7480232686343c130d5d434a8649ee2e3d8fbdb2Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:49:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 468  This week we return to our epic sci-fi conversation that started in last week's episode. And as we realize we are immersed in a 70's cinematic, futuristic nightmare, we also address... Nomi Sunrider, Battlestar Galactica,...4803true1052fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/janitors-of-the-galaxy--74802385
"The movie like... tied its own shoes together, so to speak, and just tripped over itself."]]>6feec909f7204afd841a0eec055aa106Mon, 24 Dec 2018 04:05:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 467 This week we dive headfirst into a sci-fi conversation that geeks from any galaxy will appreciate. And as we realize we're changing the future... one rivet at a time, we also mention… crawling around the Jefferies tubes,...
"The movie like... tied its own shoes together, so to speak, and just tripped over itself."]]>5138true1051fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-andre-gower-squadcast--74802345https://thesquaddoc.com/ And follow the movie: https://twitter.com/thesquaddoc and https://www.instagram.com/thesquaddoc/
For more on Louisville Supercon, go to: https://louisvillesupercon.com]]>4680b27ec60b4df98bfe06cd49cbdf04Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:02:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://thesquaddoc.com/ And follow the movie: https://twitter.com/thesquaddoc and https://www.instagram.com/thesquaddoc/
For more on Louisville Supercon, go to: https://louisvillesupercon.com]]>4776true1050fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/science-fiction-quadruple-feature--74802386https://louisvillesupercon.com Follow WBKI: Louisville's CW at: https://www.facebook.com/CWBKI]]>a4fcc5a28b8f48c2890ea87ad0718216Mon, 10 Dec 2018 03:49:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://louisvillesupercon.com Follow WBKI: Louisville's CW at: https://www.facebook.com/CWBKI]]>4977true1049fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dark-hallways-and-giggling-the-malevolent-story--74802331544d926727284221a4fc0e7a1f46faefWed, 05 Dec 2018 04:21:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...344true1048trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cinematic-meandering-with-ann-hall--748023461f8880539f2e4975a4792579f4b6bafeMon, 26 Nov 2018 02:42:26 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...5288false1047fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/apostle-the-mechanics-of-religion--74802356abcf3b782e02480fb7191a32da2f1441Mon, 19 Nov 2018 02:43:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...4851true1046fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/branding-and-revisiting-film-properties--748024158c889b1da8574f3fa03a9dbc9c740477Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:44:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...7231true1045fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-myers-judgment-day--748024094993b91f8414466cacf804a10b06aa98Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:46:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...7772true1044fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bad-movie-breakdown--74802330fc4600aa2c6c4959985b2846e45d7874Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:56:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...640false1043trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-descent-into-halloween-madness--74802414d3c345bf55014f6c9978b852a0f68b21Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:36:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...6499true1042fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spooky-nostalgia--7480240478c056f150194654b7a36427e4fa884aSun, 14 Oct 2018 14:52:20 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...5150true1041fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-the-pumpkin-spice-of-horror--748023746fbc3fffda884606a75e8808b7a5dcc9Sun, 07 Oct 2018 18:56:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...7201true1040fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hellbent-with-nicholas-vince--7480242395f0bf606c12414c98933d0db2b3907dMon, 01 Oct 2018 04:34:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...3550true1039fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scarefestin-with-shawnee-smith--74802383http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>686cc440edaf41e299e623fce39736f8Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:04:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>5118true1038fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-a-little-evil--748024009f0166cf9f214382be45294c7ba8a491Mon, 17 Sep 2018 02:22:44 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...533true1037trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/success-through-survival-with-jeff-kober--74802392https://jeff-kober.com/]]>7880629d89c945eb81010444c43a5335Sun, 09 Sep 2018 23:26:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://jeff-kober.com/]]>3925true1036fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-catherine-mary-stewart-and-lance-guest--748024207053516eb2df4ec09284acd7d86ac922Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:10:19 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack 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...5822true1035fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hanging-out-at-the-bastion-is-truly-outrageous--74802402921f413a4f0141e99accee961057a94fMon, 27 Aug 2018 04:05:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...4039true1034fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/movie-pitch-trade-off--748023750bcca30df39b47bb97ffe5fb1c30adcdMon, 20 Aug 2018 08:38:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...789true1033trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mental-illness-in-movies-or-nora-s-crazy-episode--74802432e1fb13219f1d46d9b7ed3fa94342fe7eSun, 12 Aug 2018 21:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...5678true1032fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brett-simon-flyover-filming--74802421http://betterstartrunningmovie.com/ For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>350ac5c5625b46b8b534fd5905bd98d1Sun, 05 Aug 2018 21:08:59 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...http://betterstartrunningmovie.com/ For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>4289false1031fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drago-sumonja-documenting-life--74802349https://www.harrydeanstantonfest.org/]]>4e9c08aaf36242a2ac132f4f9a4a054bSun, 29 Jul 2018 19:48:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 447 This week we're coming to you "live" from Harry Dean Stanton Fest as we sit down with Drago Sumonja the co-writer of Harry Dean's last film (Lucky) as well as director of the documentary Char·ac·ter. So listen as we...https://www.harrydeanstantonfest.org/]]>4135true1030fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-forecastle-2018--74802382http://forecastlefest.com/ For more on Tsunami Samurai, go to: https://www.facebook.com/TsunamiSamurai/]]>fe609e4fcfad4279b64dce72196b7b23Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:01:17 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 53 This week we are coming to you "live" from Forecastle Music Festival as we welcome our co-host Bryan Hamilton from the band Tsunami Samurai. Join us as we discuss the goings-on of the event all the while...http://forecastlefest.com/ For more on Tsunami Samurai, go to: https://www.facebook.com/TsunamiSamurai/]]>4401true1029fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rick-sternbach-drawing-rings-around-the-world--74802417https://www.facebook.com/rick.sternbach And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>9835ca97a31c4863bd783fa57aff4f44Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:30:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 446 This week we round out our coverage of this year's WonderFest as we talk with Rick Sternbach about space, art and the movies and projects he's worked on. (Including Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The...https://www.facebook.com/rick.sternbach And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>5425true1028fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-culture-of-despair--74802353
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the epic death and destruction of Avengers: Infinity War. You have been warned!

"There must be more that your nature is reflecting about the kind of cosmos that you're supposed to be living in then the sheer misery and despair of the world." Go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown and support the show!]]>9ed5b3c3bd234d9096a1f7fc486ebc17Mon, 09 Jul 2018 03:17:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 445 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down for a simple movie discussion and suddenly we are knee deep in an examination as to whether or not we are in fact - a culture of despair? But after hammering out the...
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the epic death and destruction of Avengers: Infinity War. You have been warned!

"There must be more that your nature is reflecting about the kind of cosmos that you're supposed to be living in then the sheer misery and despair of the world." Go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown and support the show!]]>730true1027trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leland-the-devil-and-ray-wise--74802388
"We were just like kids in a candy shop, you know just having a great time. That's been one of my most fun experiences…"

For more on Days of the Dead in ALL their different cities, go to: https://daysofthedead.com/]]>7f5e4b8141c24d92a2f7bc0c3ac00fe2Mon, 02 Jul 2018 02:40:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 444 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Indy as we talk with Ray Wise. You may know him Leland Palmer or The Devil himself. Or maybe as the Swamp Thing or Leon Nash from RoboCop... or the multitude of...
"We were just like kids in a candy shop, you know just having a great time. That's been one of my most fun experiences…"

For more on Days of the Dead in ALL their different cities, go to: https://daysofthedead.com/]]>5212true1026fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-amplas-on-the-waterfront--74802422https://twitter.com/Jamplas

And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>ab11f91200134d3da3b9f19a4eee77e3Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:20:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 443 This week we return to our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with actor John Amplas and discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature On the Waterfront. John is not only an actor (and part of many of George Romero's early...https://twitter.com/Jamplas

And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>6201true1025fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-a-popcon-up-in-here--74802434https://indypopcon.com/https://indypopcon.com/]]>3a06937edb964f45ae7cb8a392536719Mon, 18 Jun 2018 03:14:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 442  This week we travel to Indy PopCon and discuss all the crazy goings on, as well as the latest trailers we've seen for upcoming movies, including… Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, Destination Wedding, Upgrade, and the...https://indypopcon.com/https://indypopcon.com/]]>4553true1024fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-possert-jr-and-some-time-traveling-adventures--74802440 https://www.michaelpossert.com/ And follow him on Instagram at:  www.instagram.com/circa1964 And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>f5c2b0e724d046b49d69a1e3d553c6cfMon, 11 Jun 2018 03:36:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 441 This week we kick off our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down with Michael Possert Jr., who has spent many years working as a Special Effects Modelmaker as well as a Stop-Motion Fabricator. Listen as Michael tells... https://www.michaelpossert.com/ And follow him on Instagram at:  www.instagram.com/circa1964 And for more on WonderFest, go to: https://wonderfest.com/]]>6140true1023fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-end-we-re-all-riding-solo--74802435ce1c370514b44fe2bb8b45b61700bc44Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:46:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 440 This week we sit down to discuss the latest Star Wars standalone (sort of) movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. And all the history and universe-building that the film entails. Plus as we rejoice in the appearance of Clint...7766true1021fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talking-never-escapes-me--74802424https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown and support the show!  ]]>4d59b1114e994615a32b21f3177fafccMon, 28 May 2018 11:57:02 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 439 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we sit down and talk... about many, many things. Even some movies. And while we pin down exactly what meta-pandering means, we also discuss... The Sonora Pine, Ursula K. Le Guin,...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown and support the show!  ]]>706false1021trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/creed-and-justin-golak--74802443
"...to me, this is the hardest move for a franchise to make."   For more info on Justin and his comedy, go to: http://justingolak.com/]]>319d996f85db4813931d8bc62b50cbdcSun, 20 May 2018 15:23:33 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 438  This week we welcome the return of comedian Justin Golak to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Ryan Coogler's Creed. Plus we go into some of the other movies we've seen recently, if it's worth getting a MoviePass...
"...to me, this is the hardest move for a franchise to make."   For more info on Justin and his comedy, go to: http://justingolak.com/]]>5852true1020fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-rachel-grimes--74802390http://rachelgrimespiano.com/ For more on the film The Doctor from India, go to: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/thedoctorfromindia]]>9f776ecf8754ab8f37226aaea6754972Mon, 14 May 2018 00:22:33 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 52 This week we are joined by composer, pianist and old school rock star - Rachel Grimes. Rachel has recently composed the score for Jeremy Frindel's film The Doctor from India, so we eventually discuss...http://rachelgrimespiano.com/ For more on the film The Doctor from India, go to: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/thedoctorfromindia]]>8761false1019fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-infinity-war-and-beyond--74802369203cdf657767421543a9cb2b91e8a902Tue, 08 May 2018 00:46:26 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 437 This week our Super Series hits a new level with the culmination of a decade of Marvel movies bringing together the entire MCU - and our epic discussion of Avengers: Infinity War. And as we sat in awe at the sheer amount...8736true1018fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slip-into-the-void--74802393 "If Clive Barker and Lovecraft had a little mutant child..."]]>d779b67e7de03f618bcbad82b6c96811Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:11:23 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 436 This week we head to The Bastion to watch and discuss The Void directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie. And while we realize that we are all under the control of Bill Cipher, we also bring up... Channel Zero:... "If Clive Barker and Lovecraft had a little mutant child..."]]>6449true1017fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-winona-songs--74802447http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/ For more on the Fair Event Vendors Alliance, go to: http://www.fairvendors.org/]]>2353a3f427a1bf4b918f06c2b30cc1fbMon, 23 Apr 2018 00:43:13 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 51 This week we are joined by Jonathon Mitchell from the band Nellie Pearl as we put together our own soundtrack of songs from a multitude of Winona Ryder-related projects. Including many live versions of...http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/ For more on the Fair Event Vendors Alliance, go to: http://www.fairvendors.org/]]>8280true1016fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexandre-o-philippe-documenting-film-itself--74802448http://www.exhibitapictures.com/]]>3414aaeb2414a627685fca707bf431a3Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:17:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown: Episode 435 This week we talk with filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe about his early pop culture interests and the influences that led to his specific documentary style. In particular, those that led him to direct his films The People...http://www.exhibitapictures.com/]]>4244false1015fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-we-do-in-the-shadow-cast--74802394https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown to support "Movie Meltdown". Check out epyon5's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/epyon5/ Follow epyon5 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epyon5/]]>039b779709c724fe1a395adc4ed84238Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:39:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 434 (For our Patreon supporters.) This episode is a crossover Patreon event with one of our favorite artists - epyon5! Join us as we discuss the modern cult classic "What We Do in the Shadows"! A small, independent film that...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown to support "Movie Meltdown". Check out epyon5's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/epyon5/ Follow epyon5 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epyon5/]]>576true1014trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jonathan-frakes-directing-and-discovery--74802450https://twitter.com/jonathansfrakes For more on "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>6b25bb20bfc3a7f6ef382b35df090d9bMon, 02 Apr 2018 00:31:06 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 433 This week we return to our coverage of the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention as we discuss acting and directing with Jonathan Frakes. Plus we cover some of the variety of movies we've seen recently. And while we have a...https://twitter.com/jonathansfrakes For more on "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>4271true1013fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-barclay-the-puppet-path--74802428http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/ "While I was away from lunch… Mark Hamill came in and bought a $1000 worth of the puppets I was demonstrating."  ]]>146f27b278b3bc5d866a42ddd290f985Mon, 26 Mar 2018 01:12:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 432  This week we talk with master puppeteer David Barclay who not only helped to create Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and Jabba in Return of the Jedi but also worked on Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, Who Framed Roger Rabbit,...http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/ "While I was away from lunch… Mark Hamill came in and bought a $1000 worth of the puppets I was demonstrating."  ]]>4205true1012fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dougie-s-cut-a-notting-hill-tale--74802445http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>698ffc6a8c6b23e7149dfd858ba5b526Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:01:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 431  This week we are coming to you "live" from the Lexington Comic & Toy Convention as we sit down with Doug Jones to discuss not just monsters and aliens, but also his Sofa Theater pick - Notting Hill. As well as hearing...http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>6344true1011fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oscar-meltdown-x--74802494e1e3280121a509da35b420be1d1cb22cThu, 15 Mar 2018 04:39:11 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 430 We're back with the 10th annual Oscar Meltdown celebration - plus we hand out The Meltdown Awards for 2017 films! So join us for a big mouthful of pork, as we also discuss... hoodies are all the rage this year, Sebastian...10428true1010fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-bob-schneider--74802431https://www.bobschneider.com]]>70682b310364aaca7da9840682f7c66bSun, 04 Mar 2018 03:21:47 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 50 This week we welcome our special guest - Austin-based singer/songwriter Bob Schneider. Bob has been making music since he was a kid and has spent the majority of his adult life writing songs and playing...https://www.bobschneider.com]]>5120true109fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-panther-party--748024129b4b4617093e04882ae350e9a5cd2dbcSun, 25 Feb 2018 16:19:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 429 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week the Super Series continues as we talk about Ryan Coogler's Black Panther. And as we come to terms with awkwardly sitting next to people, we also mention… animation style, Chadwick...302false108trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-memoriam-2017--748024013f38d99376ac3d8a05e5560477d54d0dSun, 18 Feb 2018 15:12:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 428 This episode we pay tribute to just some of the celebrities that we lost in 2017. And while we try to decide what our theme song and montage for our lives would be, we also discuss... a Blue Steel Selfie, he would write...8786true107fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-flobots--74802403http://www.flobots.com/ And follow Flobots: https://twitter.com/flobots and Jonny 5: https://twitter.com/Flobot5 on Twitter.]]>dcf9b1ed9ed9534b5aed7a3dc836b188Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:34:05 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 49 This week we welcome our special guest Jamie Laurie aka "Jonny 5" who you may know as the co-lead vocalist and founding member of the band Flobots.  And as we make Transformers out of paper, we also bring...http://www.flobots.com/ And follow Flobots: https://twitter.com/flobots and Jonny 5: https://twitter.com/Flobot5 on Twitter.]]>3953false106fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2017-oscar-nominees--7480245644dc70df148f84a3cc23bdbb7c011497Sat, 03 Feb 2018 04:47:02 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 48 This week we are joined by composer Erich Stem to play and discuss all the 2017 Oscar Nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. And while we try to decide if what they are going for is Oscary...8788false105fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/only-a-bright--74802405e01b382545f58a88fe31ef330dba3031Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:43:18 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 427 (For our Patreon supporters.)  This week's exclusive episode we discuss David Ayer's Netflix original movie Bright, a modernized fantasy starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace and Lucy Fry. And while we step up...205false104trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tom-arnold--74802471https://twitter.com/TomArnold]]>b786e397a0cfc09ca7911b31f6196854Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:19:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 426 This week we have a very special guest… comedian, writer, actor - Tom Arnold. Now, most of you out there are probably more or less familiar with Tom, and if so… you know that if nothing else – he has had one of the more...https://twitter.com/TomArnold]]>3678true103fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-re-all-lucky--7480248158e55f94b995d419b5a301e8301459d0Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:01:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 425 This is an episode years in the making... we sit down for not only a group discussion of Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man!, but we also talk with the star of the movie – MALCOLM McDOWELL! We get his thoughts on this often...8215true102fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-babysitter-s-here--7480244275c3b337dc2e4f4eedfaf3819361b4dfMon, 08 Jan 2018 01:47:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 424 This week we gather at The Bastion to watch the Netflix original movie The Babysitter. And before we're through we realize we are the ones that need adult supervision. And while at least someone is trying to defend McG, we...5952true101fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-are-things-so-heavy-in-the-present--7480242791464893a7c217086c701c1dc8dce1dfSun, 31 Dec 2017 22:12:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 423 This week we continue our massive discussion (started in episode 421) about many heavy topics that we face every day... and of course remakes. It's an odd combination that somehow comes together into a fun, yet poignant...7283true948fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-jedi-ok-not-really--748023966815d10123075a4267adde75124dd9deSun, 24 Dec 2017 15:48:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 422 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we once again gather for our Life Day celebration, which of course also means an epic discussion about The Last Jedi and the Star Wars universe as a whole. Buckle up your porgs… this...222true947trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-evils-of-humanity-by-way-of-remakes--748024104e8522d6ccb4c97140f97c50bc830350Mon, 18 Dec 2017 02:06:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 421 This week we sit down for another session of "Remake Roundabout" but along the way we spiral off into many different areas… some of which lead to us addressing the true evils of humanity. Who would have known?   And as we...6277true946fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-composer-erich-stem--74802437520a69d7a1400da12a0845288bc0543fMon, 11 Dec 2017 04:48:58 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 47 This week we talk with composer Erich Stem about the music he was influenced by, as well as the challenges you face when trying to break into the field as a working film composer. And as we discuss all the...7582false945fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-musical-cameos--74802426
And as we plan to time travel back just to hang out on Sunset Strip, we also discuss... the world's greatest guitarist, full-on Liberace, Del James, Edward Burns, I hate your face, take your megaphone and go home, occasionally he got offered weird things and showed up for 'em, preaching protesters, cumbersome and impractical, tacky ponytailed Liam Neeson, he's done so many movies... and so many songs, Wichita Lineman, playing for almost four hours, robots traveling into the future,  I watched that movie so many times, Stephanie Seymour's white dress, I know how she dies, it's not a good time to hang out with 90% of Hollywood, everything they are about is perfectly-suited for a sixteen-year old, four of the five skullheads were sitting in front of us, when Gilbert Gottfried joined the band, Roger Corman, out there on the highway saving lives, Clint Eastwood, scrunchy face, it was supposed to be a trilogy, looks like a troll, at the funeral, I will never understand or know that life of privilege, gunning for disco, there's a fish in the percolator, the strip club scene, fires a harpoon, living in that place where they overlap, Nuclear Danes, raising hell like reverends do, you just like Zack, I was in Row F, Joe Dante, when New Wave kicked in, Jim Carrey, a bloaty period, got in a fight with a roadie was sent to jail overdoased on drugs and then ended up in the hospital, her face just got attached to her bad career choices, it's a pillow cut and as if the world fell apart around him.

"...the whole point of the movie more or less is just to set-up situations where we can bring in actual, huge legends and just have them play a song."]]>9513b96c7191535399b57567660ba8b5Mon, 04 Dec 2017 01:13:06 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 46 This week we delve into some random picks based on cameos by musicians or bands in movies. It leads to quite an interesting playlist. And as we plan to time travel back just to hang out on Sunset Strip,...
And as we plan to time travel back just to hang out on Sunset Strip, we also discuss... the world's greatest guitarist, full-on Liberace, Del James, Edward Burns, I hate your face, take your megaphone and go home, occasionally he got offered weird things and showed up for 'em, preaching protesters, cumbersome and impractical, tacky ponytailed Liam Neeson, he's done so many movies... and so many songs, Wichita Lineman, playing for almost four hours, robots traveling into the future,  I watched that movie so many times, Stephanie Seymour's white dress, I know how she dies, it's not a good time to hang out with 90% of Hollywood, everything they are about is perfectly-suited for a sixteen-year old, four of the five skullheads were sitting in front of us, when Gilbert Gottfried joined the band, Roger Corman, out there on the highway saving lives, Clint Eastwood, scrunchy face, it was supposed to be a trilogy, looks like a troll, at the funeral, I will never understand or know that life of privilege, gunning for disco, there's a fish in the percolator, the strip club scene, fires a harpoon, living in that place where they overlap, Nuclear Danes, raising hell like reverends do, you just like Zack, I was in Row F, Joe Dante, when New Wave kicked in, Jim Carrey, a bloaty period, got in a fight with a roadie was sent to jail overdoased on drugs and then ended up in the hospital, her face just got attached to her bad career choices, it's a pillow cut and as if the world fell apart around him.

"...the whole point of the movie more or less is just to set-up situations where we can bring in actual, huge legends and just have them play a song."]]>7265true944fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/justice-legion-of-doom--74802446
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice, we also go into... The Punisher, Pacific Rim Uprising, biblical movies, Deadpool, Joss Whedon, once the sun went away forever, plot holes, Ben Affleck, is that part of the rewrite, can we get that disk with Ares, Mandy Lane, the organization of this movie... just stopped... caring, Vigilante, you are setting yourself up... for yourself, glue-sniffing induced dreams, Henry Cavill, Ice Pirates, I feel like that character was wated in the context of this movie, Starship Troopers, Amy Adams, flaming dumpster fire vs. smoldering dumper fire, Noah, being a billionaire, hammering the dead family, Lord of the Rings, I can't believe that wasn't edited out, J.K. Simmons, Ghost in the Shell, not even sticking to it's own story anymore, it was entertaining... ish, Jeremy Irons, on the spectrum, Gal Gadot, the X-Men thing all over again, if they are going to take such liberties, corporate mentality, Jesse Eisenberg, very obviously placed Mercedes, feels super-forced, Ray Fisher, talking to your string of lights, Cyborg stripped down, Diane Lane, Marvel's philosophy, Skyrim the villian, being coked out, Ezra Miller, Hollywood nepotistic bullshit, I don't think they are fully listening, The Big Bang Theory, it reminds me of ThunderCats, bookshelves are smell-proof, cliche-forced geek humor, Jason Momoa, bit of a bumbler, interpersonal stuff, the strings would go down into the grateholes, a kids' movie, the dark sinister twerp, Zack Snyder, upskirts and shirtless dudes.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Justice League. So see the movie before listening... if you feel we could actually spoil the movie for you.

"There's just so much weird stuff in this movie where you feel like... something is being pushed on you or insinuated, and you don't understand where that source is coming from... if that makes any sense?"]]>111d0a43d2f36c630bfb220bd42ae841Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:47:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 420 This week we get our own legion together to discuss Justice League directed by Zack Snyder (and arguably Joss Whedon). It's an epic conversation about the things we liked along the way and just what didn't work in this...
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice, we also go into... The Punisher, Pacific Rim Uprising, biblical movies, Deadpool, Joss Whedon, once the sun went away forever, plot holes, Ben Affleck, is that part of the rewrite, can we get that disk with Ares, Mandy Lane, the organization of this movie... just stopped... caring, Vigilante, you are setting yourself up... for yourself, glue-sniffing induced dreams, Henry Cavill, Ice Pirates, I feel like that character was wated in the context of this movie, Starship Troopers, Amy Adams, flaming dumpster fire vs. smoldering dumper fire, Noah, being a billionaire, hammering the dead family, Lord of the Rings, I can't believe that wasn't edited out, J.K. Simmons, Ghost in the Shell, not even sticking to it's own story anymore, it was entertaining... ish, Jeremy Irons, on the spectrum, Gal Gadot, the X-Men thing all over again, if they are going to take such liberties, corporate mentality, Jesse Eisenberg, very obviously placed Mercedes, feels super-forced, Ray Fisher, talking to your string of lights, Cyborg stripped down, Diane Lane, Marvel's philosophy, Skyrim the villian, being coked out, Ezra Miller, Hollywood nepotistic bullshit, I don't think they are fully listening, The Big Bang Theory, it reminds me of ThunderCats, bookshelves are smell-proof, cliche-forced geek humor, Jason Momoa, bit of a bumbler, interpersonal stuff, the strings would go down into the grateholes, a kids' movie, the dark sinister twerp, Zack Snyder, upskirts and shirtless dudes.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Justice League. So see the movie before listening... if you feel we could actually spoil the movie for you.

"There's just so much weird stuff in this movie where you feel like... something is being pushed on you or insinuated, and you don't understand where that source is coming from... if that makes any sense?"]]>9671true943fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lady-in-white-a-kids-movie--7480240855982690d15959b3785f773e006e28d9Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:54:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 419 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we discuss Lost After Dark, Rest Stop and Stranger Things all before addressing this week's Sofa Theater feature - the 1988 film Lady in White directed by Frank LaLoggia. Once...198true942trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-those-about-to-ragnarok-we-salute-you--74802454
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok, so see the movie before listening. You have been warned!

"...but I wasn't really sure which way they were going to take it for a while."]]>39d2f5bafa3f1ae606ab20e611044d0fMon, 13 Nov 2017 05:54:28 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 418  This week the Super Series continues as we discuss Thor: Ragnarok. And as we continually undercut the drama with a joke, we also discuss... Planet Hulk, Sandman, Taika Waititi, a wall of meat, Episode 7, Karl Urban, Grey...
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok, so see the movie before listening. You have been warned!

"...but I wasn't really sure which way they were going to take it for a while."]]>8858true941fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ingvild-deila-philosophical-princess-from-the-north--74802407
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... and imagination... and world-building, Anton Yelchin, a very creative person, Hippopotamus, Rooney Mara, It Follows, people should not be this attractive, enamel pins, history and philosophy, Grace Kelly, eating a whole pie, that little neighborhood, My Pet Monster, Rear Window, a Viking sci-fi trilogy, waiting with the double, Denis Villeneuve, young birds, hipsters in old-timey clothes, the layers of reality, I hate nightmares for weeks after the shoot, the fact that you are having this conversation with the television, muscle dudes, a simulation of life, Arnold Schwarzenegger, yep... I'm entirely green, playing Mousetrap, Casey Affleck, the "what if" scenario, Escape from Brazil, bros right next to the nerds and old white dudes carrying out boxes full of birds.

Spoiler Alert: Minor spoilers for A Ghost Story, Green Room and They. You have been warned.

"So it was just like... one of those serendipitous moments that I got asked... and I got an introduction into being on a film set. And I just realized that... I really liked it." For more info on Derby City Comic Con, go to: http://www.derbycitycomiccon.com/]]>c600e3c043fe0b0a4e85f7d9c8de5b3aMon, 06 Nov 2017 08:00:43 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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... and imagination... and world-building, Anton Yelchin, a very creative person, Hippopotamus, Rooney Mara, It Follows, people should not be this attractive, enamel pins, history and philosophy, Grace Kelly, eating a whole pie, that little neighborhood, My Pet Monster, Rear Window, a Viking sci-fi trilogy, waiting with the double, Denis Villeneuve, young birds, hipsters in old-timey clothes, the layers of reality, I hate nightmares for weeks after the shoot, the fact that you are having this conversation with the television, muscle dudes, a simulation of life, Arnold Schwarzenegger, yep... I'm entirely green, playing Mousetrap, Casey Affleck, the "what if" scenario, Escape from Brazil, bros right next to the nerds and old white dudes carrying out boxes full of birds.

Spoiler Alert: Minor spoilers for A Ghost Story, Green Room and They. You have been warned.

"So it was just like... one of those serendipitous moments that I got asked... and I got an introduction into being on a film set. And I just realized that... I really liked it." For more info on Derby City Comic Con, go to: http://www.derbycitycomiccon.com/]]>5710true940fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-katz-preserving-film-history--74802458
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 Selznick approved, Loews in White Plains, Under the Volcano, that was something that played at the 1964 World's Fair, Jimmy Stewart, Technicolor, Singin' in the Rain, Kevin Brownlow, the studio system was a totally different atmosphere, Tab Hunter, no one really wants to know how the sausages are made, David Lean, To Be Alive, put something on the wire, Robert Frost, we found the soundtracks in a trash heap in Glen Glenn Sound in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk, east side or west side, put two or three photographs together... to tell a little story, film festivals, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, now... here we are today, you know, in the digital age - and I'm still talking about photochemical, Divine, some of the interpretations, David Merrick, money's falling out and money's coming in, Preston Sturges, Eating Raoul, sitting on the set of Vertigo, I Am Curious (Yellow), back then they didn't even have vaults, Lust in the Dust, newspapers, Zeffirelli's Traviata, there's trama and drama every day, Parade Magazine and pulling up in front of Scotty's apartment.

"We... made people aware that in 100 years of the moving image... that a lot of it was deteriorating."

For more on the Speed Art Museum, go to: http://www.speedmuseum.org/]]>0252a3e754f65b82460f9d0ae0354e2aMon, 30 Oct 2017 03:00:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...
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 Selznick approved, Loews in White Plains, Under the Volcano, that was something that played at the 1964 World's Fair, Jimmy Stewart, Technicolor, Singin' in the Rain, Kevin Brownlow, the studio system was a totally different atmosphere, Tab Hunter, no one really wants to know how the sausages are made, David Lean, To Be Alive, put something on the wire, Robert Frost, we found the soundtracks in a trash heap in Glen Glenn Sound in Hollywood, Douglas Sirk, east side or west side, put two or three photographs together... to tell a little story, film festivals, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, now... here we are today, you know, in the digital age - and I'm still talking about photochemical, Divine, some of the interpretations, David Merrick, money's falling out and money's coming in, Preston Sturges, Eating Raoul, sitting on the set of Vertigo, I Am Curious (Yellow), back then they didn't even have vaults, Lust in the Dust, newspapers, Zeffirelli's Traviata, there's trama and drama every day, Parade Magazine and pulling up in front of Scotty's apartment.

"We... made people aware that in 100 years of the moving image... that a lot of it was deteriorating."

For more on the Speed Art Museum, go to: http://www.speedmuseum.org/]]>4819true939fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-meltdown-tales-of-halloween--74802411https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>10b0fbf30f8cb87ff390e1758fd1b590Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:20:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>250false938trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crowing-all-around-the-block--74802453
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, wearing chainmail, Firestorm, MegaForce, pumpkin flavored things, getting waterboarded, Howard Hesseman, martial arts, caramel apple milkshake, Trainspotting, Jodie Whittaker, The Godfather, native Ameican mysticism and social justice, weird-flavored Oreos, Dr. Who, a retcon of Christmas, chili belly, Twinkies, hauling buckets, a drink aneurysm,a live simulcast, a Harley Quinn makeover, BOO-terscotch, creature design, everybody's got that drawer, otherworldy, Swedish Fish, Joe Cornish and Ghoul-Aid.

"Yeah, it was a real kismet of timing, that show in a bunch of different ways."

For more on Rifftrax, go to: https://www.rifftrax.com/ and follow Bill on Twitter at: @BillCorbett
For more info on ScareFest, go to: http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>bcae1e3a5bf2f0bdf48df289bb8926e1Mon, 16 Oct 2017 03:21:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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, wearing chainmail, Firestorm, MegaForce, pumpkin flavored things, getting waterboarded, Howard Hesseman, martial arts, caramel apple milkshake, Trainspotting, Jodie Whittaker, The Godfather, native Ameican mysticism and social justice, weird-flavored Oreos, Dr. Who, a retcon of Christmas, chili belly, Twinkies, hauling buckets, a drink aneurysm,a live simulcast, a Harley Quinn makeover, BOO-terscotch, creature design, everybody's got that drawer, otherworldy, Swedish Fish, Joe Cornish and Ghoul-Aid.

"Yeah, it was a real kismet of timing, that show in a bunch of different ways."

For more on Rifftrax, go to: https://www.rifftrax.com/ and follow Bill on Twitter at: @BillCorbett
For more info on ScareFest, go to: http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>6065true937fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-lucky-at-the-kentucky--74802460
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, David Lynch, The Wire, it's funny how it gets its hooks in you, the pure dark heart of capitalism, face to face and moment to moment, everytime I say that line I get goosebumps, Norm Gunderson, Partly Fiction, The Biograph and the Bluebird, it's a search not a question, The Path, it never loses its humanity as dark as it gets, it goes off the rails, John Lee Hancock, a really complicated acting problem, David Fincher, Bug, the interior journey, American Horror Story, the rhythm of the words that he's creating, there is no debate, The Man in the High Castle, a response to our echo chambers, there is no rod and staff, playing 50 in your mid-20's, Joel and Ethan Coen, how do you address those things in a way that can change minds, football vs. theater, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Michael Keaton, he does what most people want to do... and can't, that's his guiding principle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, I'd lost my taste for that individual sense of violence, the choice of living... in the valley of the shadow of death, Nick Offerman, nostalgic and creepy all at the same time, Twin Peaks and the Speedee System.

"I think that, over the course of time, if you're fortunate enough to work, you slowly begin to realize, it's not about you - at all."

Follow Lucky on Twitter: @LuckyFilm2017 and spread the word with #LuckyFilm
For more info on Harry Dean Stanton Fest, go to: harrydeanstantonfest.org]]>04c319ef42ac52b2243a35f4e9326356Mon, 09 Oct 2017 03:56:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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, David Lynch, The Wire, it's funny how it gets its hooks in you, the pure dark heart of capitalism, face to face and moment to moment, everytime I say that line I get goosebumps, Norm Gunderson, Partly Fiction, The Biograph and the Bluebird, it's a search not a question, The Path, it never loses its humanity as dark as it gets, it goes off the rails, John Lee Hancock, a really complicated acting problem, David Fincher, Bug, the interior journey, American Horror Story, the rhythm of the words that he's creating, there is no debate, The Man in the High Castle, a response to our echo chambers, there is no rod and staff, playing 50 in your mid-20's, Joel and Ethan Coen, how do you address those things in a way that can change minds, football vs. theater, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Michael Keaton, he does what most people want to do... and can't, that's his guiding principle, Philip Seymour Hoffman, I'd lost my taste for that individual sense of violence, the choice of living... in the valley of the shadow of death, Nick Offerman, nostalgic and creepy all at the same time, Twin Peaks and the Speedee System.

"I think that, over the course of time, if you're fortunate enough to work, you slowly begin to realize, it's not about you - at all."

Follow Lucky on Twitter: @LuckyFilm2017 and spread the word with #LuckyFilm
For more info on Harry Dean Stanton Fest, go to: harrydeanstantonfest.org]]>5424true936fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-invitation-to-a-cult-movie-renaissance--74802451
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 , glows in the dark, attempting to read It, a bastard combination of Tom Hardy with a tiny bit of Jason Momoa thrown in, triumphantly riding around the convention, that's inconceivable, Tyler MacIntyre, eight million dollar bottles of wine Kool-Aid and Fox-related Plinko.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "The Invitation"... and you can definitely spoil this one. So see the movie before listening... you have been warned!

"Tone is so much... the drive of this movie."

For more on the Cincinnati Comic Expo, go to: http://cincinnaticomicexpo.com/]]>726a220dce672b9f7cc28f20aa932ff3Tue, 03 Oct 2017 03:28:25 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 , glows in the dark, attempting to read It, a bastard combination of Tom Hardy with a tiny bit of Jason Momoa thrown in, triumphantly riding around the convention, that's inconceivable, Tyler MacIntyre, eight million dollar bottles of wine Kool-Aid and Fox-related Plinko.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "The Invitation"... and you can definitely spoil this one. So see the movie before listening... you have been warned!

"Tone is so much... the drive of this movie."

For more on the Cincinnati Comic Expo, go to: http://cincinnaticomicexpo.com/]]>6261true935fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-starsky-generation--74802470
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 attachment to things, is he a lizard person?, suffering from the notion that we have the capability to control our destiny, my dream was to be an auteur, double-fistin' cookies, there are choices in life, illustration, fervor, that level of reality, we have the abiding fear that we're helpless, that's not enough time and I walked away from it, who wrote this script?, the greyer areas of life, Tevye, The Running Man, increased my tendencies of being a hermit, the preparing of the movie and the polishing of the movie, drawing, painting, writing, tasted the Kool-Aid, there weren't a lot of creative avenues, Shudder Island, Mia Goth, high fives and hugs for days, television is the producer's medium, Harry Groener, eating lunch with Flash Gordon, a ball of awesome, you are what you do, anger and helplessness, cause you don't have any eels, theater is the actor's medium, racing the clock, life is... something that happens, The Matthew Lillard Show, it's used to sell soap, The Mayor of Townsville, you get to move a camera, Cabin Fever, watching paint dry, the world population explosion and Richard Dawson.

Spoiler Alert: Semi-spoilers for A Cure for Wellness and also for the most obvious of Cabin Fever spoilers. You have been warned.

"I was looking to break into features so I jumped at the chance. And got my feet wet... and the rest of me soaked."

For more on Chrystallia and the Source of Light, go to: http://chrystallia.com/
For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://fandomfest.com/]]>1531b87ac1fb5ad5ef5e7fbace84076eMon, 25 Sep 2017 00:23:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 attachment to things, is he a lizard person?, suffering from the notion that we have the capability to control our destiny, my dream was to be an auteur, double-fistin' cookies, there are choices in life, illustration, fervor, that level of reality, we have the abiding fear that we're helpless, that's not enough time and I walked away from it, who wrote this script?, the greyer areas of life, Tevye, The Running Man, increased my tendencies of being a hermit, the preparing of the movie and the polishing of the movie, drawing, painting, writing, tasted the Kool-Aid, there weren't a lot of creative avenues, Shudder Island, Mia Goth, high fives and hugs for days, television is the producer's medium, Harry Groener, eating lunch with Flash Gordon, a ball of awesome, you are what you do, anger and helplessness, cause you don't have any eels, theater is the actor's medium, racing the clock, life is... something that happens, The Matthew Lillard Show, it's used to sell soap, The Mayor of Townsville, you get to move a camera, Cabin Fever, watching paint dry, the world population explosion and Richard Dawson.

Spoiler Alert: Semi-spoilers for A Cure for Wellness and also for the most obvious of Cabin Fever spoilers. You have been warned.

"I was looking to break into features so I jumped at the chance. And got my feet wet... and the rest of me soaked."

For more on Chrystallia and the Source of Light, go to: http://chrystallia.com/
For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://fandomfest.com/]]>3968true934fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/days-of-the-blackcoat-s-daughter--74802462
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, Michael Wincott, X-24, Rick and Morty, Anthony Perkins, having a flip phone, no cookies from Bill, he's a manicure guy, James Remar, Timothy Olyphant and his face, I hate Winter so much, Gary Busey, a Crow reunion, they don't really talk about how it happened, Tony Todd, Logan and getting side-tracked on V.C. Andrews books.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for The Blackcoat's Daughter. Random spoilers for The Santa Clarita Diet, Logan and The Belko Experiment. You have been warned!

"...he really put a lot of work in this, that you really maybe don't notice the first time through. It is one of the those... the more you sit with it, the more you're like, 'oh wait... there's a lot more going on..."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: https://www.daysofthedead.com/]]>2c52e03cefb5dfdfc7e910eacc49a896Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:49:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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, Michael Wincott, X-24, Rick and Morty, Anthony Perkins, having a flip phone, no cookies from Bill, he's a manicure guy, James Remar, Timothy Olyphant and his face, I hate Winter so much, Gary Busey, a Crow reunion, they don't really talk about how it happened, Tony Todd, Logan and getting side-tracked on V.C. Andrews books.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for The Blackcoat's Daughter. Random spoilers for The Santa Clarita Diet, Logan and The Belko Experiment. You have been warned!

"...he really put a lot of work in this, that you really maybe don't notice the first time through. It is one of the those... the more you sit with it, the more you're like, 'oh wait... there's a lot more going on..."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: https://www.daysofthedead.com/]]>6481true933fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/baring-your-beauty-mark--74802455
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 with a camera, taking a bite out of those billions, Stand by Me, by diving into something worse you're maybe resurrected on the other side of it, movies on the mausoleum, I'm just trying to get to my house, The Colonel and Muhammad Ali and William Girdler.

"Any art... is only good art if it's personal."

Like the movie on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeautyMarkFilm/ and follow @FilmBeautyMark ‏on Twitter.
For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/
 ]]>43a3359103997dd0bed07b5685b6ac18Sun, 10 Sep 2017 21:34:04 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 with a camera, taking a bite out of those billions, Stand by Me, by diving into something worse you're maybe resurrected on the other side of it, movies on the mausoleum, I'm just trying to get to my house, The Colonel and Muhammad Ali and William Girdler.

"Any art... is only good art if it's personal."

Like the movie on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BeautyMarkFilm/ and follow @FilmBeautyMark ‏on Twitter.
For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/
 ]]>3402true932fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/logan--74802452
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, big-ass cars... desert... no water, Batman, gleefully killing people, gore and gore, why even bother trying to learn how to socialize, the darkest timeline, Luke Cage, Anakin, three Joker movies, Iron Fist, you aren't even in control of how dangerous you are and living in a dystopia.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for Logan, so see the movie before you listen!

"...it seems like I saw a lot of different people with opinions about what this thing was about. I guess... the core story is simple enough that you can apply it to other things."]]>756beab31a48161f8f9d0bd3e80f977eMon, 04 Sep 2017 13:30:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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, big-ass cars... desert... no water, Batman, gleefully killing people, gore and gore, why even bother trying to learn how to socialize, the darkest timeline, Luke Cage, Anakin, three Joker movies, Iron Fist, you aren't even in control of how dangerous you are and living in a dystopia.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for Logan, so see the movie before you listen!

"...it seems like I saw a lot of different people with opinions about what this thing was about. I guess... the core story is simple enough that you can apply it to other things."]]>377false931trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doin-the-raccoon-with-sean-gunn--74802478
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 of sorts, fifty some odd pennies, Jaws, the youngest of six, the greatest scene in the history of American cinema, Stars Hollow, Elvis Costello, Vertigo, motion reference vs. motion capture, entry to the otter house, The Long Goodbye, Preston Sturges, to share something of myself with the world, the chamber of commerce, Lloyd Kaufman‎, cooler then I gave 'em credit for, knock-off concert T-shirts, Rear Window, and to be a better person in general, the yellow raincoat phase, I always wanted to be an actor, I would see my older brothers do it... and I wanted it so badly, I went underneath the Earth to get there, identifying yourself emphatically, Edgar Wright, the world being sort of finite, translates very nicely to other kinds of fandom, I had to take off my belt, I was like the little mascot, Robert Altman, whatever it is that you want to do in your life... try to do it, we're the biggest seater the actual sound of my nose breaking.

"My desire to be on a stage... and performing in front of people, predates my knowledge of what it meant to, like have a job or a profession. So I wanted to act, before I knew I even wanted that to be my job."

Follow Sean on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/seangunn
For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://fandomfest.com/]]>0eafd800418d4438c9e3d06c1feef667Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:05:55 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 of sorts, fifty some odd pennies, Jaws, the youngest of six, the greatest scene in the history of American cinema, Stars Hollow, Elvis Costello, Vertigo, motion reference vs. motion capture, entry to the otter house, The Long Goodbye, Preston Sturges, to share something of myself with the world, the chamber of commerce, Lloyd Kaufman‎, cooler then I gave 'em credit for, knock-off concert T-shirts, Rear Window, and to be a better person in general, the yellow raincoat phase, I always wanted to be an actor, I would see my older brothers do it... and I wanted it so badly, I went underneath the Earth to get there, identifying yourself emphatically, Edgar Wright, the world being sort of finite, translates very nicely to other kinds of fandom, I had to take off my belt, I was like the little mascot, Robert Altman, whatever it is that you want to do in your life... try to do it, we're the biggest seater the actual sound of my nose breaking.

"My desire to be on a stage... and performing in front of people, predates my knowledge of what it meant to, like have a job or a profession. So I wanted to act, before I knew I even wanted that to be my job."

Follow Sean on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/seangunn
For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://fandomfest.com/]]>5021true930fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memoirs-of-tyler-macintyre--74802479
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 they do something... I think successfully... they still don't let it be a success, people really undervalue writing, Scream, shoddy science, being a noir, From Beyond, that's a very destructive way to think about art... as well as genre, 20% original, they got crazy shots that you weren't seeing in any movie at that time, Robert Rodríguez, the term yuppie, a taboo element, Basket Case, shooting on a VHS camera, gateway horror, Demolition Man, Willow, George Romero, why aren't we shooting in Canada right now, prairie town, all the technical stuff, Tobe Hooper, film studies, Evil Dead 2 and wanting something you're not supposed to have.

"...it's an example of people trying to pigeon hole, like audiences, critics, the studio... trying to pigeon hole these people into doing a certain thing." Follow Tyler on Twitter for more info on his movies: https://twitter.com/tmacfilm?lang=en
For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>eefb38cb5e652d5593049ca25e3cdbc0Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:15:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 they do something... I think successfully... they still don't let it be a success, people really undervalue writing, Scream, shoddy science, being a noir, From Beyond, that's a very destructive way to think about art... as well as genre, 20% original, they got crazy shots that you weren't seeing in any movie at that time, Robert Rodríguez, the term yuppie, a taboo element, Basket Case, shooting on a VHS camera, gateway horror, Demolition Man, Willow, George Romero, why aren't we shooting in Canada right now, prairie town, all the technical stuff, Tobe Hooper, film studies, Evil Dead 2 and wanting something you're not supposed to have.

"...it's an example of people trying to pigeon hole, like audiences, critics, the studio... trying to pigeon hole these people into doing a certain thing." Follow Tyler on Twitter for more info on his movies: https://twitter.com/tmacfilm?lang=en
For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>4315true929fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-taste-of-most-beautiful-island--74802465
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 kickflips and eatin' pickles, a very ethnographic perspective, shot in a guerrilla style, Cara Delevingne, please quit eating this hot dog, knocking on doors, I believe you used the word barbarians, people and culture, I had some strong visions on how I wanted to shoot this film, handheld and voyeuristic, movie theater nachos, interesting color schemes, John Carter of Mars, feeding my soul, that was kind of like a dream... and a vision... and a struggle at the same time, the kneading of the dough, I don't want to give up... because this is my true passion, I'm relatively sophisticated, Dane DeHaan, an Amazon Prime wormhole straight to your door, embracing improvisation and... I'm fermenting!

"...I knew that the way I was... watching the films were beyond just a regular audience or just an actor looking at the performances... it was affecting me in a greater deeper level."

For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>320fd7838fa1eb709e2820610677d991Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:40:28 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 kickflips and eatin' pickles, a very ethnographic perspective, shot in a guerrilla style, Cara Delevingne, please quit eating this hot dog, knocking on doors, I believe you used the word barbarians, people and culture, I had some strong visions on how I wanted to shoot this film, handheld and voyeuristic, movie theater nachos, interesting color schemes, John Carter of Mars, feeding my soul, that was kind of like a dream... and a vision... and a struggle at the same time, the kneading of the dough, I don't want to give up... because this is my true passion, I'm relatively sophisticated, Dane DeHaan, an Amazon Prime wormhole straight to your door, embracing improvisation and... I'm fermenting!

"...I knew that the way I was... watching the films were beyond just a regular audience or just an actor looking at the performances... it was affecting me in a greater deeper level."

For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>3860true928fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/out-on-the-veranda-with-vincent-grashaw--74802416
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 suburban feel, He Got Game, a form of trickery, The Babadook, unfiltered shame, Evan Glodell, you don't want to glamorous it, It Follows, working with kids, your world is only that big, he was somebody I really believed in, mental health, shooting in Louisville, elevated horror, there are no single answers to these tragedies, The Witch, everything hurts more, is that your wheelhouse, Saving Private Ryan, access to guns, you hit this wall, Trigger Street, probably very illegal?, Seven, a user review on IMDB, actually trying to get a feature made, The Basketball Diaries, we were all crazy at that time, ripping off other movies, Kids, if you only knew the hell we went through, we were just doing it, forensic investigation, true crime books and the most impressionable years.

"...it was... I'd say the most down and dirty a group of friends... can make a movie."

For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>9d9d442f9336803e040e0c4685d91e1dSun, 06 Aug 2017 18:58:20 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 suburban feel, He Got Game, a form of trickery, The Babadook, unfiltered shame, Evan Glodell, you don't want to glamorous it, It Follows, working with kids, your world is only that big, he was somebody I really believed in, mental health, shooting in Louisville, elevated horror, there are no single answers to these tragedies, The Witch, everything hurts more, is that your wheelhouse, Saving Private Ryan, access to guns, you hit this wall, Trigger Street, probably very illegal?, Seven, a user review on IMDB, actually trying to get a feature made, The Basketball Diaries, we were all crazy at that time, ripping off other movies, Kids, if you only knew the hell we went through, we were just doing it, forensic investigation, true crime books and the most impressionable years.

"...it was... I'd say the most down and dirty a group of friends... can make a movie."

For more on the Louisville Film Society, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>4489true927fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-repeat-repeat--74802418
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 of a car riding a skateboard, Run the Jewels, The Beach Boys, it changed the sound, the new Ghostbusters, dressed all in black at this fun times Summer festival, broadening our horizons, The Martinis, a podcast kind of people, artistic screw you attitude, hoverboards, Spoon, feeling like a beach party, an amazing group of musicians, Benjamin Orr, cool movie tattoos and PJ Harvey.

"That's what makes a great children's movie... is if you can watch it as an adult... on drugs."

For more on Forecastle, go to: http://forecastlefest.com/
For more on *repeat repeat, go to: http://repeatrepeatmusic.com/ ]]>bb727e7e9d06b773c35088c53a18bf37Tue, 01 Aug 2017 02:28:42 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack 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...
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 of a car riding a skateboard, Run the Jewels, The Beach Boys, it changed the sound, the new Ghostbusters, dressed all in black at this fun times Summer festival, broadening our horizons, The Martinis, a podcast kind of people, artistic screw you attitude, hoverboards, Spoon, feeling like a beach party, an amazing group of musicians, Benjamin Orr, cool movie tattoos and PJ Harvey.

"That's what makes a great children's movie... is if you can watch it as an adult... on drugs."

For more on Forecastle, go to: http://forecastlefest.com/
For more on *repeat repeat, go to: http://repeatrepeatmusic.com/ ]]>5014true945fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-about-a-date-with-phil-lamarr--74802500
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 assaulted in the face, doing improv, while in utero, showing undercarriage, just another tow-headed guy in a letterman's jacket, it's the best... and worst thing I've ever seen, sleeveless shirt... half mullet, idiots who get in way over their heads, learning guinea pigs, Matt Groening, kids who had agents, they couldn't give notes, if it was any shorter it would be a belt, Julia Sweeney, if Groundhog Day and a horror movie had a baby, three characters for the price of one, in most movies you can't add an act, the 800 pound gorilla... that built your house, my Mr. T Summer job, corporatization of media, killing your Tamagotchi, Michael Cimino in 70mm, free stylin' with no protection, everyone is a glorified temp, pulling the South Park card, Second City, Robert Zemeckis, they are the people who leave, the Kudrow moment, fame has become popularity, let's be gangsters, John Dykstra, wearing a shirt with your own face on it, it's not about the medium... it's about the quality, gangsters in Hollywood, gladiator school, you have a generation now who have grown up watching webcams, the audience is part of the show, it is a moving target, The Jellies and the guy dancing in front of the Burger King.

"...as a life philosophy the idea of just... moving forward through agreement... is the best thing you can teach somebody. In pretty much any walk of life."

Follow Phil on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/phillamarr
For more on Indy PopCon go to: https://indypopcon.com/]]>1f7237b5efa31268dc8bc34baf4aaabaSat, 22 Jul 2017 23:41:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 assaulted in the face, doing improv, while in utero, showing undercarriage, just another tow-headed guy in a letterman's jacket, it's the best... and worst thing I've ever seen, sleeveless shirt... half mullet, idiots who get in way over their heads, learning guinea pigs, Matt Groening, kids who had agents, they couldn't give notes, if it was any shorter it would be a belt, Julia Sweeney, if Groundhog Day and a horror movie had a baby, three characters for the price of one, in most movies you can't add an act, the 800 pound gorilla... that built your house, my Mr. T Summer job, corporatization of media, killing your Tamagotchi, Michael Cimino in 70mm, free stylin' with no protection, everyone is a glorified temp, pulling the South Park card, Second City, Robert Zemeckis, they are the people who leave, the Kudrow moment, fame has become popularity, let's be gangsters, John Dykstra, wearing a shirt with your own face on it, it's not about the medium... it's about the quality, gangsters in Hollywood, gladiator school, you have a generation now who have grown up watching webcams, the audience is part of the show, it is a moving target, The Jellies and the guy dancing in front of the Burger King.

"...as a life philosophy the idea of just... moving forward through agreement... is the best thing you can teach somebody. In pretty much any walk of life."

Follow Phil on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/phillamarr
For more on Indy PopCon go to: https://indypopcon.com/]]>7724truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spider-man-homecoming--7480240634bbdd084c6bf86b8992e06869544f5bTue, 18 Jul 2017 04:23:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...361truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-artistic-influences-of-mark-maddox--74802466
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 dab of blue, collecting baseball cards, you've gotta pay attention, Roger Moore, Caltiki, The Immortal Monster, Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green, pulp covers, we cut a zombie in two with a scythe, Star Trek, Abigail Breslin, War of the Worlds, Eric Von Zipper, Rachmaninoff, Curse of the Werewolf, Kelly Freas, beach movies, bad green screen, Seven Samurai, painting with acrylics, Famous Monsters, The Time Machine, trying to move further and further away from digital, Planet of the Apes, hand-letter strips, evil Santa on a demon goat, Godzilla, Sarah Hyland, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mysterious Island, painting in oils, The Fiend without a Face, David Lean, how to blow a guy's head off with a shotgun, The Bride of Frankenstein, Nicole Scherzinger, King Kong, Teenage Frankenstein, in a house with mom and five kids, a Jim West doll, looking through the TV Guide, watching people getting the bones sucked out of their bodies, Johnny Quest and Jack Kirby.

"I didn't want the film to end... I wanted to keep it going."

For more on Mark's artwork and appearances go to: http://maddoxplanet.com/
For more on WonderFest go to: www.wonderfest.com]]>ae9404f7b77394cce9179ae012bfbd0fMon, 10 Jul 2017 02:48:04 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 dab of blue, collecting baseball cards, you've gotta pay attention, Roger Moore, Caltiki, The Immortal Monster, Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green, pulp covers, we cut a zombie in two with a scythe, Star Trek, Abigail Breslin, War of the Worlds, Eric Von Zipper, Rachmaninoff, Curse of the Werewolf, Kelly Freas, beach movies, bad green screen, Seven Samurai, painting with acrylics, Famous Monsters, The Time Machine, trying to move further and further away from digital, Planet of the Apes, hand-letter strips, evil Santa on a demon goat, Godzilla, Sarah Hyland, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Mysterious Island, painting in oils, The Fiend without a Face, David Lean, how to blow a guy's head off with a shotgun, The Bride of Frankenstein, Nicole Scherzinger, King Kong, Teenage Frankenstein, in a house with mom and five kids, a Jim West doll, looking through the TV Guide, watching people getting the bones sucked out of their bodies, Johnny Quest and Jack Kirby.

"I didn't want the film to end... I wanted to keep it going."

For more on Mark's artwork and appearances go to: http://maddoxplanet.com/
For more on WonderFest go to: www.wonderfest.com]]>5206truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kim-smith-and-john-goodson--74802472
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 illusion going on in the hallway, drawing the animals, Con-Air, there would be ten bombs, weird creative projects, it was just a pile of burnt rubble, Peter Pan, Boeing pattern-makers, 28 foot-long miniatures, tandem bikes on winding twisty roads are not a good idea, the making of Star Trek book, doing research, it made me think, that sort of exploration was ok, Episode III, a very elaborate prototype, everything was being operated by humans, counting door knobs, pyro is sort of non-scientific, finding a squished penny, like the circus, he was a rubber monster guy, getting left and right out of the same side, problem-solving, a three-dimensional skeleton, the dioramas were amazing, on a grander scale... and a cheaper scale, scientific wild-ass guess, Kerosene bombs, I don't know why we were not electrocuted that night, it was awful and a little bit confusing and very disappointing, he smashed a model airplane, the idea of a picture in a frame is very much like a movie and... my mother and the wax fruit.

"And that really made an impression. It scared me, but at the same time, I was totally intrigued by the model spaceship on TV. And my idea was, if I could get the TV apart, I could get the model out."

For more on WonderFest, go to: wonderfest.com]]>91c505afa1e3bc08f5bc9d4766982b2fSat, 01 Jul 2017 03:19:43 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
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 illusion going on in the hallway, drawing the animals, Con-Air, there would be ten bombs, weird creative projects, it was just a pile of burnt rubble, Peter Pan, Boeing pattern-makers, 28 foot-long miniatures, tandem bikes on winding twisty roads are not a good idea, the making of Star Trek book, doing research, it made me think, that sort of exploration was ok, Episode III, a very elaborate prototype, everything was being operated by humans, counting door knobs, pyro is sort of non-scientific, finding a squished penny, like the circus, he was a rubber monster guy, getting left and right out of the same side, problem-solving, a three-dimensional skeleton, the dioramas were amazing, on a grander scale... and a cheaper scale, scientific wild-ass guess, Kerosene bombs, I don't know why we were not electrocuted that night, it was awful and a little bit confusing and very disappointing, he smashed a model airplane, the idea of a picture in a frame is very much like a movie and... my mother and the wax fruit.

"And that really made an impression. It scared me, but at the same time, I was totally intrigued by the model spaceship on TV. And my idea was, if I could get the TV apart, I could get the model out."

For more on WonderFest, go to: wonderfest.com]]>5110truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brian-howe--74802469
Follow Brian on Twitter at: twitter.com/BrianHoweActor
For more on WonderFest go to: wonderfest.com]]>9a8e4afea7cbbaea6195a894a83baeb6Sat, 24 Jun 2017 10:08:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...
Follow Brian on Twitter at: twitter.com/BrianHoweActor
For more on WonderFest go to: wonderfest.com]]>5025truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-stout-the-pinball-school-of-career-planning--74802473
"Making movies was sort of an accidental occurrence."

For more on William's artwork and appearances go to: www.williamstout.com
For more on WonderFest go to: www.wonderfest.com]]>4f9cd43eaea5a5743332cafcfbdec3d3Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:53:31 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 398 This week we kick-off our coverage of WonderFest with the return of a certain cast member who has tales of an epic road trip. Plus we sit down and talk with our special guest... William Stout. Renowned as a master...
"Making movies was sort of an accidental occurrence."

For more on William's artwork and appearances go to: www.williamstout.com
For more on WonderFest go to: www.wonderfest.com]]>5536truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wonder-woman-our-moral-compass--74802459
And while we restore our faith in humanity, we also address... Zack Snyder, the 36th chamber, full-on into DC multi-verse now, Chris Evans, the old school cut-away, Fast and Furious, being hard and being soft, Joss Whedon, Birds of Prey, fighting things from other worlds, Watchmen with the Justice League, a great three days, going out into no man's land, Tony Stark, going into hiding, Captain America, too slow and relatable, have permeated pop culture, Black Panther, mom lied, you guys think that the audience wants that, created by Zeus, chicks with scars, Svengali, what's right, everyone wants to like stuff, fountain of youth, the Godkiller, oh she is crazy, Ben Affleck, Gotham is the new Smallville, diversity in superheroes, who put you in power, Spawn-ish and kicking someone's ass and then talking about love and understanding.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Wonder Woman. So go see the movie before you listen.

"This movie is a massive mirror on society. This mirror has like six scenes that go, 'Look at yourselves. Like... look at yourselves.' "

For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>1c8e6862d642d9eaaeea2e73a616188fSat, 10 Jun 2017 14:24:49 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 397 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week the gang breaks new ground in our Super Series as we discuss Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman. And while we restore our faith in humanity, we also address... Zack Snyder, the 36th...
And while we restore our faith in humanity, we also address... Zack Snyder, the 36th chamber, full-on into DC multi-verse now, Chris Evans, the old school cut-away, Fast and Furious, being hard and being soft, Joss Whedon, Birds of Prey, fighting things from other worlds, Watchmen with the Justice League, a great three days, going out into no man's land, Tony Stark, going into hiding, Captain America, too slow and relatable, have permeated pop culture, Black Panther, mom lied, you guys think that the audience wants that, created by Zeus, chicks with scars, Svengali, what's right, everyone wants to like stuff, fountain of youth, the Godkiller, oh she is crazy, Ben Affleck, Gotham is the new Smallville, diversity in superheroes, who put you in power, Spawn-ish and kicking someone's ass and then talking about love and understanding.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Wonder Woman. So go see the movie before you listen.

"This movie is a massive mirror on society. This mirror has like six scenes that go, 'Look at yourselves. Like... look at yourselves.' "

For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-semi-recent-movie-songs--74802486
And while we examine anatomical specimens from a long time ago, we also discuss... going to Eastern Europe, The Creeper, the bone church, The Elephant Man, the soundtrack birth of a new sub-genre of music, drift into death with Wonder Woman, crazy eyes, girls in jeans and a T-shirt, it's a very strange thing she's got going on there, cloth hall, Chelsea Woods, Rondo Hatton, super pretty, I'm really good at dying, going to the salt mines, playing Big Bertha, dusting off this weird old obscure song, zip-lining the mega cavern of Romania, the other Franco, missing all her limbs, Polskibus, I think a lot of their movies are too alienating for regular people, creepy tombs, always sick, Vltavou Castle, get lost exploring a town, a stack of skulls, Rosario Dawson, the moose out front should have told you and stop licking the chandelier.

"I can't imagine what hipsters would be like without that movie."]]>52af865a344f2897134a6a2434d1ddc6Sat, 03 Jun 2017 05:33:43 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 44 This week the Meltdown Gang gets together for a listening party of songs from semi-recent movies. And while we examine anatomical specimens from a long time ago, we also discuss... going to Eastern...
And while we examine anatomical specimens from a long time ago, we also discuss... going to Eastern Europe, The Creeper, the bone church, The Elephant Man, the soundtrack birth of a new sub-genre of music, drift into death with Wonder Woman, crazy eyes, girls in jeans and a T-shirt, it's a very strange thing she's got going on there, cloth hall, Chelsea Woods, Rondo Hatton, super pretty, I'm really good at dying, going to the salt mines, playing Big Bertha, dusting off this weird old obscure song, zip-lining the mega cavern of Romania, the other Franco, missing all her limbs, Polskibus, I think a lot of their movies are too alienating for regular people, creepy tombs, always sick, Vltavou Castle, get lost exploring a town, a stack of skulls, Rosario Dawson, the moose out front should have told you and stop licking the chandelier.

"I can't imagine what hipsters would be like without that movie."]]>6816truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alien-david-might-be-right--74802487
And as we break down this lovely parallel for the futility of life, we also mention... Noomi Rapace, the susceptibility of humans and pugs, big wheat, the lost episode of Heavy Metal, an overwhelming sense of mystery, Michael Fassbender, kind of timeless, planet designers, hinges on insanity, you knew that was coming because the movie kept going, less-predictable twists, the bastion of humility, masking frustration, this... means something, Don Knotts in every movie ever, what's the point of all this, faith-based leader, as the years go on... these do become our myths, science fiction my ass, person gets into a situation... then it's non-stop action 'til the end of the movie, replacing cloud with butt, it's mouth has a mouth, that stuff does other stuff, a landing party full of red shirts, shut-ins with no cable, Lawrence of Arabia, eating high school graduates, Fassbender on Fassbender action, CGI aliens, connecting dots that I didn't necessarily need connected, not believe in Darwinism, do we need that level of complexity, subtle yet distinct, tiny John Cena, like Jurassic Park, Mr. robotic by the books guy, the Nazi, shorthand, divorce lawyers in space, hey I'm gonna make... art, concentrated acid for blood, oxygen tanks and guns, dogburster and I want to go over to Giger's house and just touch things.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Alien: Covenant. So go see the movie before you listen. You have been warned!

"You can keep ramming new stories in the middle of your story you already thought you had figured out - I guess? Seems to be the case."]]>213cb4436b243a984b036a4a7a15ef45Sat, 27 May 2017 15:35:01 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 396 This week the Meltdown Gang gets together to have a large scale discussion about Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant. How it works as an individual movie as well as how it fits into and essentially changes the entire franchise....
And as we break down this lovely parallel for the futility of life, we also mention... Noomi Rapace, the susceptibility of humans and pugs, big wheat, the lost episode of Heavy Metal, an overwhelming sense of mystery, Michael Fassbender, kind of timeless, planet designers, hinges on insanity, you knew that was coming because the movie kept going, less-predictable twists, the bastion of humility, masking frustration, this... means something, Don Knotts in every movie ever, what's the point of all this, faith-based leader, as the years go on... these do become our myths, science fiction my ass, person gets into a situation... then it's non-stop action 'til the end of the movie, replacing cloud with butt, it's mouth has a mouth, that stuff does other stuff, a landing party full of red shirts, shut-ins with no cable, Lawrence of Arabia, eating high school graduates, Fassbender on Fassbender action, CGI aliens, connecting dots that I didn't necessarily need connected, not believe in Darwinism, do we need that level of complexity, subtle yet distinct, tiny John Cena, like Jurassic Park, Mr. robotic by the books guy, the Nazi, shorthand, divorce lawyers in space, hey I'm gonna make... art, concentrated acid for blood, oxygen tanks and guns, dogburster and I want to go over to Giger's house and just touch things.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Alien: Covenant. So go see the movie before you listen. You have been warned!

"You can keep ramming new stories in the middle of your story you already thought you had figured out - I guess? Seems to be the case."]]>6595truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/king-arthur-the-legend-of-a-guy--74802429
And while we search the listings for more German opera at the movies, we also bring up... the problems with network television shows, I'd be happy to get the fruit salad, Fargo, talk about towers, things are now... vehicles for the items that are attached to it, stab the eyes of the editor, A Knight's Tale, it's fantasy... and then grit, Prometheus was Excalibur set in space, out of the people you know... who would you cast as Jaws, you... who are a caricature of a nerd, growing up on the streetz, and it was all Reservoir Dogs, it's like they made a twenty hour movie, if they had bothered to explain that, those aren't turkey legs, watching idiots talk into a microphone, disjointed, Gods of Egypt, face down in the mud, cannibalism is fine as long as it's deep-fried, a demographic hole, I don't even know what I watched, Footloose, I don't think I've brushed my hair in a week, was it political or was it accident, Dirty Dancing, three-day event horse stuff, the story was way bigger then any of the characters, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, somebody get Guy Ritchie on the phone, empty theaters, there's hope... and abandonment, Radio Reader, the complete Moses story... with some Harry Potter thrown in, oh it's like they made Skyrim into a movie, Game of Thrones, a mythical critter and I don't know why he's screaming.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword". So go see it in the theater before you listen. Or if you wait a couple of weeks, it will probably be on Netflix.

"Ladies and gentlemen... you don't realize the service that we're doing for you by not providing video."]]>3da75bd2912563f05d20f69c50ebc455Sat, 20 May 2017 11:26:03 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 395 This week the Meltdown Gang decides to go see Guy Ritchie's new movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Was that a good decision? Well... let's talk about it. And while we search the listings for more German opera at the...
And while we search the listings for more German opera at the movies, we also bring up... the problems with network television shows, I'd be happy to get the fruit salad, Fargo, talk about towers, things are now... vehicles for the items that are attached to it, stab the eyes of the editor, A Knight's Tale, it's fantasy... and then grit, Prometheus was Excalibur set in space, out of the people you know... who would you cast as Jaws, you... who are a caricature of a nerd, growing up on the streetz, and it was all Reservoir Dogs, it's like they made a twenty hour movie, if they had bothered to explain that, those aren't turkey legs, watching idiots talk into a microphone, disjointed, Gods of Egypt, face down in the mud, cannibalism is fine as long as it's deep-fried, a demographic hole, I don't even know what I watched, Footloose, I don't think I've brushed my hair in a week, was it political or was it accident, Dirty Dancing, three-day event horse stuff, the story was way bigger then any of the characters, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, somebody get Guy Ritchie on the phone, empty theaters, there's hope... and abandonment, Radio Reader, the complete Moses story... with some Harry Potter thrown in, oh it's like they made Skyrim into a movie, Game of Thrones, a mythical critter and I don't know why he's screaming.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword". So go see it in the theater before you listen. Or if you wait a couple of weeks, it will probably be on Netflix.

"Ladies and gentlemen... you don't realize the service that we're doing for you by not providing video."]]>5520truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2--74802511
And as we all concurrently get our Wormtongue on, we happen to mention... the Foot or The Hand, Zoe Saldana, losing your muscle, the essences of things, millennials and their music, Doritos, needs to be the Robin, regurgitated scripts, Dave Bautista, trespassing and breaking into the building, dragging their feet, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Yondu, Luuuke, James Gunn, relationships, Jessica Jones, please stop having your Splinter moments, swerving Mandarin, this is a geek dreaming, Daredevil, Chris Pratt, ten years in it's so dependent now on it's contextual brother-pieces, Karen Gillan, this band of misfits, how about all the musicians, The Defenders, I mean... the big bad is a bad dad, Tony Stark, force-sensitive droids and Bradley Cooper as the beaver... umm I mean, racoon.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. So go see the movie before listening... you have been warned.

"It was slice of life... this is what happened with the Guardians this week."]]>7daa8092073a991148722f6c46b5d18fSat, 13 May 2017 13:32:47 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 394 This week we return to our running series for another Marvel Super Special! We kick things off with a little response to Iron Fist on Netflix, then we share some thoughts on the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok. All before...
And as we all concurrently get our Wormtongue on, we happen to mention... the Foot or The Hand, Zoe Saldana, losing your muscle, the essences of things, millennials and their music, Doritos, needs to be the Robin, regurgitated scripts, Dave Bautista, trespassing and breaking into the building, dragging their feet, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Yondu, Luuuke, James Gunn, relationships, Jessica Jones, please stop having your Splinter moments, swerving Mandarin, this is a geek dreaming, Daredevil, Chris Pratt, ten years in it's so dependent now on it's contextual brother-pieces, Karen Gillan, this band of misfits, how about all the musicians, The Defenders, I mean... the big bad is a bad dad, Tony Stark, force-sensitive droids and Bradley Cooper as the beaver... umm I mean, racoon.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. So go see the movie before listening... you have been warned.

"It was slice of life... this is what happened with the Guardians this week."]]>7815truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remake-roundabout--74802425
This week we bust out a new game or maybe more of just a mechanism designed to trigger amazing ideas. Join us as we discuss properties that should be remade... or maybe shouldn't? As we try to decide what's the best new direction we could take the story... and the worst? And what's the most interesting new casting for classic roles... and what's potentially the most ridiculous casting choices ever?

And while we set up our apple boxes and perspective shots, we also mention... Murder on the Orient Express, Aidan Gillen, a tracheostomy in the middle of the buffet, Brian De Palma, must love kung fu, Roger Moore... not dead, artisanal, small batch, what's a fax machine, we have... a Canon Films Studio... in this kitchen, Ocean's Eight, those must have been good because you saw it thousands of times, Grimm, Shelley Duvall, knock on his dead wood, Timothy Dalton vs. Pierce Brosnan, red Swingline, shoes on a submarine sandwich, we've written so many better movies then what comes out, there's nothing to lose... or gain in remaking this, Face-off on Waterworld... with werewolves, Lea Michele, it's movie magic, it is... its movie madness, a crazy Clint Eastwood movie, Chris Pratt is like the new everyman, any war-torn region, turtles with dreadlocks, the Harry Dean Stanton Cthulhu movie, he doesn't need a face appliance and... but should it be done?!

"All right... so we made that work...green light. Make it happen Hollywood."]]>c8bc4ed5acd09580b787bc345b09ea04Sat, 06 May 2017 06:10:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 393  This week we bust out a new game or maybe more of just a mechanism designed to trigger amazing ideas. Join us as we discuss properties that should be remade... or maybe shouldn't? As we try to decide what's the best...
This week we bust out a new game or maybe more of just a mechanism designed to trigger amazing ideas. Join us as we discuss properties that should be remade... or maybe shouldn't? As we try to decide what's the best new direction we could take the story... and the worst? And what's the most interesting new casting for classic roles... and what's potentially the most ridiculous casting choices ever?

And while we set up our apple boxes and perspective shots, we also mention... Murder on the Orient Express, Aidan Gillen, a tracheostomy in the middle of the buffet, Brian De Palma, must love kung fu, Roger Moore... not dead, artisanal, small batch, what's a fax machine, we have... a Canon Films Studio... in this kitchen, Ocean's Eight, those must have been good because you saw it thousands of times, Grimm, Shelley Duvall, knock on his dead wood, Timothy Dalton vs. Pierce Brosnan, red Swingline, shoes on a submarine sandwich, we've written so many better movies then what comes out, there's nothing to lose... or gain in remaking this, Face-off on Waterworld... with werewolves, Lea Michele, it's movie magic, it is... its movie madness, a crazy Clint Eastwood movie, Chris Pratt is like the new everyman, any war-torn region, turtles with dreadlocks, the Harry Dean Stanton Cthulhu movie, he doesn't need a face appliance and... but should it be done?!

"All right... so we made that work...green light. Make it happen Hollywood."]]>6987truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birdemic-we-are-all-james--74802512
This week we try to tackle the notorious modern "classic" - Birdemic: Shock and Terror. At first we start to crack from the initial "shock", but as we make our way through the so-called "terror", we eventually come around to a pretty amazing resolution.

And while we revel in a land of lawlessness and sweet bird justice, we also bring up... spider monkeys, robotin', more Indiana Jones, time-lapse filmmaking, just as smarmy but with guns, Samurai Cop, the rotary hot dog maker, beloved 8-bit graphics, the first selfie, a sheet with a hole in it, driving around with birds, you're taking a risk... you are taking a chance, you have to be the fool, a lady alien, Jake from State Farm, cut him a check Yoko, you can't make a cult film, Transformers, Nagel artwork, the Al Gore spiel, winter is coming, you're mission is accomplished, did we break our Hammerhead Corvette, it looks like you went to the mall... in 1984, a mountain lion with water wings, the way that it's told is kind of the way that I imagine... like when you're a kid and you're making up a story, and you're playing, The Labeouf, a quick gruesome death... by birds, do what you love, The Attack of the Killer Shrews, the Spear of Destiny, a joyous life-affirming experience, evil underwater vultures, that is the mark of an incredibly bad film, your finger on the pulse of the history, if you owned a 7‑Eleven, whether you made money on it or not and who doesn't love a road trip... with machine guns... and never-ending ammo?

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Rogue One. Oh... and I guess for Birdemic: Shock and Terror as well.

"It takes a lot to make 'Over the Top' look like an Oscar winner... by comparison."]]>5b07b0afb1729c260f1af8c4abd732bbSun, 30 Apr 2017 02:31:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 392  This week we try to tackle the notorious modern "classic" - Birdemic: Shock and Terror. At first we start to crack from the initial "shock", but as we make our way through the so-called "terror", we eventually come...
This week we try to tackle the notorious modern "classic" - Birdemic: Shock and Terror. At first we start to crack from the initial "shock", but as we make our way through the so-called "terror", we eventually come around to a pretty amazing resolution.

And while we revel in a land of lawlessness and sweet bird justice, we also bring up... spider monkeys, robotin', more Indiana Jones, time-lapse filmmaking, just as smarmy but with guns, Samurai Cop, the rotary hot dog maker, beloved 8-bit graphics, the first selfie, a sheet with a hole in it, driving around with birds, you're taking a risk... you are taking a chance, you have to be the fool, a lady alien, Jake from State Farm, cut him a check Yoko, you can't make a cult film, Transformers, Nagel artwork, the Al Gore spiel, winter is coming, you're mission is accomplished, did we break our Hammerhead Corvette, it looks like you went to the mall... in 1984, a mountain lion with water wings, the way that it's told is kind of the way that I imagine... like when you're a kid and you're making up a story, and you're playing, The Labeouf, a quick gruesome death... by birds, do what you love, The Attack of the Killer Shrews, the Spear of Destiny, a joyous life-affirming experience, evil underwater vultures, that is the mark of an incredibly bad film, your finger on the pulse of the history, if you owned a 7‑Eleven, whether you made money on it or not and who doesn't love a road trip... with machine guns... and never-ending ammo?

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Rogue One. Oh... and I guess for Birdemic: Shock and Terror as well.

"It takes a lot to make 'Over the Top' look like an Oscar winner... by comparison."]]>8529truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shake-your-movies-like-a-polaroid-picture--74802461
For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, goto: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>759b957727e3ab146b1e667cffebcc3bMon, 24 Apr 2017 04:54:15 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 391 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week... we talk about movies. Zombie movies and rage viruses... and high school melodrama... and slasher movies... and the Leatherface family reunion... and Stephen King stories... and...
For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, goto: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>271falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-e-g-daily--74802503
And as we hit the clubs across the Sunset Strip, we discuss... Martha Coolidge, singing mice and Braveheart, I'm gonna get my daughter an agent, Michelle Pfeiffer, playing the song in my car, Tim Burton, keeping him in the real world, Sean and Chris Penn, working at Radio Shack, once you've planted that many seeds... for that many decades, things just start growing, tips, tools and how-tos, falling asleep on a bus, Diane Lane, if you don't have a waterbed in 1984... what kind of a loser are you, connected to the people and the experiences, it blew up, some weird, creepy-lookin'dude awkwardly straddling on a bed, coffee with Chainsaw, Eric Stoltz, has inflammation of the love, everytime you go to the dentist, I didn't just want to be a body in a scene, dancing with Jennifer Grey, hit that explosion and everything got swept up into that, learn from a master, I always had bands... 15, 16, the clothes, the hair, available on Laserdisc, singing with a hobo, going to high school with Nick Cage, Listen Closely and Hollywood is a very slippery place.

"I picked up a guitar book when I was maybe 9... and started teaching myself to play guitar."

For more on E.G. Daily, go to: http://egdaily.com/
To see her music videos and more, go to her YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/egdinc]]>c3dacbcdec2b6458260e92cab65ce2a4Sun, 16 Apr 2017 16:56:58 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 43 This week we welcome our special guest E.G. Daily! You may know her from Pee Wee's Big Adventure or Valley Girl or tons of other movies. Or maybe you know her from all of her music performances over the...
And as we hit the clubs across the Sunset Strip, we discuss... Martha Coolidge, singing mice and Braveheart, I'm gonna get my daughter an agent, Michelle Pfeiffer, playing the song in my car, Tim Burton, keeping him in the real world, Sean and Chris Penn, working at Radio Shack, once you've planted that many seeds... for that many decades, things just start growing, tips, tools and how-tos, falling asleep on a bus, Diane Lane, if you don't have a waterbed in 1984... what kind of a loser are you, connected to the people and the experiences, it blew up, some weird, creepy-lookin'dude awkwardly straddling on a bed, coffee with Chainsaw, Eric Stoltz, has inflammation of the love, everytime you go to the dentist, I didn't just want to be a body in a scene, dancing with Jennifer Grey, hit that explosion and everything got swept up into that, learn from a master, I always had bands... 15, 16, the clothes, the hair, available on Laserdisc, singing with a hobo, going to high school with Nick Cage, Listen Closely and Hollywood is a very slippery place.

"I picked up a guitar book when I was maybe 9... and started teaching myself to play guitar."

For more on E.G. Daily, go to: http://egdaily.com/
To see her music videos and more, go to her YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/egdinc]]>7163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-waters-intrinsically-evil--74802436
Listen as we revisit stories of his early days of shooting films in his hometown, specifically, the newly restored and rereleased Multiple Maniacs. And just how this kid from Baltimore got together with his friends and inadvertently came to offend so many people over the years. But along with these crazy stories comes some wisdom. So as John goes out into the world and talks to people today... does he hold the key to living an interesting and fulfilling life? Listen and find out for yourself.

And as we bask in the cultured luster of Janus Films presents, we also discuss... The Cavalcade Of Perversion... on their front lawn, shooting on 16mm, it's like a hostage video, smoking pot and taking acid, lobsters are scary, the Theatre of the Absurd, tawdry, they look like snuff movies, it was my monster movie and Divine was the monster,there was no art direction in there, Edward Albee, in black and white, we were all kids that were in trouble in suburbia, There were no laws really against that, the Theatre of the Absurd, that was a friend of mine that was a junkie, I was just so thrilled you could see it and hear it, oh God no wonder my parents were uptight, she started sobbing and screaming, we weren't really like that... but our humor was really like that, the judge read us a poem, in my LSD'ed mind at the time, with those two big Mickey Mouse ears, we wanted to be hippies and beatniks, magnetic stripe sound, which at that time was fairly radical, the stations of the cross, it was a joke on an exploitation movie, she was kind of goth before there was such a thing, Conspiracy To Commit Indecent Exposure and Lobstora. Spoiler Alert: While we talk extensively about Multiple Maniacs, I'm pretty sure you can't really 'spoil' that movie. You just need to see it yourself to truly experience it. So go watch Multiple Maniacs!

"We didn't have permits, we didn't ask to shoot. We just hit and run!"]]>bd9c7ab44dc408c8849dfc84ab098c21Fri, 07 Apr 2017 05:07:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 390 This week we talk with the one, the only - John Waters. Now is he intrinsically evil? Well, we'd say no. But the Censor Board may have a different answer. Or The Baltimore Police Department. Or certain Canadian film...
Listen as we revisit stories of his early days of shooting films in his hometown, specifically, the newly restored and rereleased Multiple Maniacs. And just how this kid from Baltimore got together with his friends and inadvertently came to offend so many people over the years. But along with these crazy stories comes some wisdom. So as John goes out into the world and talks to people today... does he hold the key to living an interesting and fulfilling life? Listen and find out for yourself.

And as we bask in the cultured luster of Janus Films presents, we also discuss... The Cavalcade Of Perversion... on their front lawn, shooting on 16mm, it's like a hostage video, smoking pot and taking acid, lobsters are scary, the Theatre of the Absurd, tawdry, they look like snuff movies, it was my monster movie and Divine was the monster,there was no art direction in there, Edward Albee, in black and white, we were all kids that were in trouble in suburbia, There were no laws really against that, the Theatre of the Absurd, that was a friend of mine that was a junkie, I was just so thrilled you could see it and hear it, oh God no wonder my parents were uptight, she started sobbing and screaming, we weren't really like that... but our humor was really like that, the judge read us a poem, in my LSD'ed mind at the time, with those two big Mickey Mouse ears, we wanted to be hippies and beatniks, magnetic stripe sound, which at that time was fairly radical, the stations of the cross, it was a joke on an exploitation movie, she was kind of goth before there was such a thing, Conspiracy To Commit Indecent Exposure and Lobstora. Spoiler Alert: While we talk extensively about Multiple Maniacs, I'm pretty sure you can't really 'spoil' that movie. You just need to see it yourself to truly experience it. So go watch Multiple Maniacs!

"We didn't have permits, we didn't ask to shoot. We just hit and run!"]]>3138truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sweet-life-with-rob-spera--74802488
And while we figure out the best way to capturing your audience, we also cover... Corman's technique, acting in New York, the Supernatural cast, how to teach filmmaking in an ever-changing medium, Bus Stop, Warwick Davis, shifting the axis, Al Pacino, driving two characters to their death, they point to the symptom, teaching, becomes your editor, this is something I want to put out... this is something I believe in, great good will... in the first fifteen to twenty minutes, putting your stamp on it within their box,expectations in movies, working in someone else's' sandbox, the reward for success there was less money, less time, Jared Rappaport, anytime they would give me the toys, character-driven, it got close to getting made a few times, the audience will find the drama, TV vs. film, over-intellectualizing a script, shy and withdrawn, Ice-T, Monica Lewinsky, these sixty-three pages... are gone, Long Island, rewriting, and then it's your job to know what the disease is, Francis Ford Coppola and this other disembodied thing that's driving the story.

"You don't have the money to make the movie you want, but you can kind of feast on a particular facet, and then make sure you learn as much as you can about it. And take that into future projects."

The Sweet Life will be released on iTunes and OnDemand on April 11th! Check out the Facebook page for more info and the trailer: https://www.facebook.com/sweetlifemovie/ And here is the link for the iTunes pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-sweet-life/id1215915496  ]]>9dfa5107a6e90535148edb8563f904daSat, 01 Apr 2017 00:45:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 389 This week we are joined by director Rob Spera. He's not only been directing film and television for the past thirty years, but he's also currently teaching filmmaking at The American Film Institute. We talk about his early...
And while we figure out the best way to capturing your audience, we also cover... Corman's technique, acting in New York, the Supernatural cast, how to teach filmmaking in an ever-changing medium, Bus Stop, Warwick Davis, shifting the axis, Al Pacino, driving two characters to their death, they point to the symptom, teaching, becomes your editor, this is something I want to put out... this is something I believe in, great good will... in the first fifteen to twenty minutes, putting your stamp on it within their box,expectations in movies, working in someone else's' sandbox, the reward for success there was less money, less time, Jared Rappaport, anytime they would give me the toys, character-driven, it got close to getting made a few times, the audience will find the drama, TV vs. film, over-intellectualizing a script, shy and withdrawn, Ice-T, Monica Lewinsky, these sixty-three pages... are gone, Long Island, rewriting, and then it's your job to know what the disease is, Francis Ford Coppola and this other disembodied thing that's driving the story.

"You don't have the money to make the movie you want, but you can kind of feast on a particular facet, and then make sure you learn as much as you can about it. And take that into future projects."

The Sweet Life will be released on iTunes and OnDemand on April 11th! Check out the Facebook page for more info and the trailer: https://www.facebook.com/sweetlifemovie/ And here is the link for the iTunes pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-sweet-life/id1215915496  ]]>4870falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barrel-of-crackers--74802433
And as we try to decide just how inappropriately color-coded the Power Rangers were, we also mention... John Wick, The Girl on the Train, loitering Deadpool, Major Lilywhite, 3-gun competition, Mystery Science Theater 3000, are you on Top Model, a T-Rex stumbling down a hallway, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, Riverdale, that's always a plus... nobody got stabbed, scamming free stuff from the CW booth, kids making their own shows, Creepypasta, Solomon Grundy want pants too, Sean Gunn and Sebastian Bach, in a Lifetime movie, Mädchen Amick, you and Tina Fey... you're the only ones who can sell that, slave girl Leia Dorothy, Daredevils, and then there was a teeth monster, now there's a guy who didn't try very hard, Squirm and pancakes.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers mentioned for The Monster and Channel Zero: Candle Cove. If you are concerned, proceed with caution.

"...convention people are different." For more info and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown

To plan your trip to the "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>499a8f4b9c75fd0290ba1223f20a097bSat, 25 Mar 2017 15:02:10 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 388 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we hang out in a parking lot and reminisce about our time spent at the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention. Plus we discuss some of the movies and shows we've seen lately. And as...
And as we try to decide just how inappropriately color-coded the Power Rangers were, we also mention... John Wick, The Girl on the Train, loitering Deadpool, Major Lilywhite, 3-gun competition, Mystery Science Theater 3000, are you on Top Model, a T-Rex stumbling down a hallway, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, Riverdale, that's always a plus... nobody got stabbed, scamming free stuff from the CW booth, kids making their own shows, Creepypasta, Solomon Grundy want pants too, Sean Gunn and Sebastian Bach, in a Lifetime movie, Mädchen Amick, you and Tina Fey... you're the only ones who can sell that, slave girl Leia Dorothy, Daredevils, and then there was a teeth monster, now there's a guy who didn't try very hard, Squirm and pancakes.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers mentioned for The Monster and Channel Zero: Candle Cove. If you are concerned, proceed with caution.

"...convention people are different." For more info and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown

To plan your trip to the "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>204truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-go-in-the-house-with-bryan--74802502
And as a couple of old guys reminisce about the way the world used to be back in the day, we also bring up... Ralph Macchio, Katrina Law, John Wick, when it came out on video, Jacques Cousteau, my son's on TV, Michael Rooker, a whole ensemble, shoveling stuff into a furnace, if you were on TV... it was a major major deal, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, taking a ferry to Ellis Island, a phone booth, Dan Grimaldi, hanging out at The Web, you are either from a different country or you're crazy, the florist in Atlantic Highlands, I'm a better assassin then  he is, raking his arms back and forth, he builds a room, it wakes my dad up, Aqua Net, Richard Fire, if your mom yelled at you in the 70's... you're going to hear whispering voices, that was it... that was my life man, just pour some bleach in his eyes, after someone does you a favor you're like... I'm going to inconvenience you further, we're a persecuted group, the entire front counter was nothing but handguns and what if Jimmy Fallon and Richard Ramirez had a baby?

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Joseph Ellison's Don't Go in the House. So go watch the movie before you listen... you have been warned!

"...the next best thing was seeing things on TV that... you knew were around you. Because I didn't know anyone on TV - but I knew where that house was!" Keep up with Bryan on "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!" at: http://www.smodcast.com And to plan your trip to the "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>60c70249a7cf2df502e886d42bfa7418Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:37:45 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 387 This week our host is reunited with Bryan Johnson from the podcast Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! as well as the AMC series Comic Book Men. Join us as we discuss recent and not-so-recent movie viewings, meeting people who used to...
And as a couple of old guys reminisce about the way the world used to be back in the day, we also bring up... Ralph Macchio, Katrina Law, John Wick, when it came out on video, Jacques Cousteau, my son's on TV, Michael Rooker, a whole ensemble, shoveling stuff into a furnace, if you were on TV... it was a major major deal, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, taking a ferry to Ellis Island, a phone booth, Dan Grimaldi, hanging out at The Web, you are either from a different country or you're crazy, the florist in Atlantic Highlands, I'm a better assassin then  he is, raking his arms back and forth, he builds a room, it wakes my dad up, Aqua Net, Richard Fire, if your mom yelled at you in the 70's... you're going to hear whispering voices, that was it... that was my life man, just pour some bleach in his eyes, after someone does you a favor you're like... I'm going to inconvenience you further, we're a persecuted group, the entire front counter was nothing but handguns and what if Jimmy Fallon and Richard Ramirez had a baby?

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Joseph Ellison's Don't Go in the House. So go watch the movie before you listen... you have been warned!

"...the next best thing was seeing things on TV that... you knew were around you. Because I didn't know anyone on TV - but I knew where that house was!" Keep up with Bryan on "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!" at: http://www.smodcast.com And to plan your trip to the "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>5636truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heavy-metal-and-dirty-donny--74802444
And as we assure ourselves that we aren't just watching the movie to see naked cartoon girls, we also bring up... laserdiscs, Eddie the Head, Hernandez Brothers, BMX bikes, skateboarding, Sean Penn, guitars and cars, The Hellacopters, I can't believe I'm allowed to buy this, Ivan Reitman, the big kid down the street, Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson, a '73 Dodge van, Superchannel, Beavis and Butt-head, my dork hanging out, Conan the Barbarian, one of my hero directors, Thrasher Magazine, Wizards, springs on the back shocks on the front, the plastic gas tank, The Cannonball Run, the motor painted green, Warren Oates, problems with the soundtrack, Clint Eastwood, coming up with the breadbox, Ralph Bakshi, camping with my parents, a bootleg VHS, Love and Rockets, robot Brigitte Nielsen, midnight movies, John Candy, my third grade mind, anything after it didn't exist yet, the legend that it was done in Ottawa, an animation cell, music was secondary to the artwork, Stripes, EC Comics, Monte Hellman and that Smokey and the Bandit model kit.
 
Spoiler Alert: You really have to watch Heavy Metal yourself to experience just what was going on back in the day. So go watch it now.

"It's that weird mixture of National Lampoon meets SCTV meets Dungeons and Dragons... it's all of those geeky things of the early 80's."

For more on Donny and his artwork, go to:  http://www.dirtydonny.com/]]>8c36f9685c9a627cbf5acf7b468fa216Sat, 11 Mar 2017 05:14:37 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 386 This week we hang out with artist Dirty Donny as we discuss, among other things - designing the artwork for pinball machines, working with Metallica and our movie o' the week Heavy Metal. And as we assure ourselves that...
And as we assure ourselves that we aren't just watching the movie to see naked cartoon girls, we also bring up... laserdiscs, Eddie the Head, Hernandez Brothers, BMX bikes, skateboarding, Sean Penn, guitars and cars, The Hellacopters, I can't believe I'm allowed to buy this, Ivan Reitman, the big kid down the street, Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson, a '73 Dodge van, Superchannel, Beavis and Butt-head, my dork hanging out, Conan the Barbarian, one of my hero directors, Thrasher Magazine, Wizards, springs on the back shocks on the front, the plastic gas tank, The Cannonball Run, the motor painted green, Warren Oates, problems with the soundtrack, Clint Eastwood, coming up with the breadbox, Ralph Bakshi, camping with my parents, a bootleg VHS, Love and Rockets, robot Brigitte Nielsen, midnight movies, John Candy, my third grade mind, anything after it didn't exist yet, the legend that it was done in Ottawa, an animation cell, music was secondary to the artwork, Stripes, EC Comics, Monte Hellman and that Smokey and the Bandit model kit.
 
Spoiler Alert: You really have to watch Heavy Metal yourself to experience just what was going on back in the day. So go watch it now.

"It's that weird mixture of National Lampoon meets SCTV meets Dungeons and Dragons... it's all of those geeky things of the early 80's."

For more on Donny and his artwork, go to:  http://www.dirtydonny.com/]]>5349truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-foilers-sabotage--74802506
And as we are hippin' up the Pepto audience a little bit, we also mention... a social faux pas, Janelle Monáe, skinsuit, I'm kind of like the Michael Jordan of diabetes, I forgot that movie existed, what are you wearing, Powerless, cowboy bad boy charm, John Goodman, taking home leftovers, attack of the man buns, the swirling tornado and a bunch of rock dudes, I'm all about some Brie Larson, that weird little club on the outskirts of nowhere, you'll be dead or napping soon, the arm in the door, a race track in the basement, she might have had TMJ, how much it added to the movie atmospherically and mood-wise, King Kong, he looks so haggard, The IT Crowd, being mean in a Starbucks, Colter Wall, a functioning car garage, rubbery and just wrong, being a drunken creep, a naked corpse on a gurney, slightly older Cranston, you had me at Bilbo, nominated for sheer length, look at those traps, Trevante Rhodes, giant skeleton, shooting from the three-point line, The Rock, a turkey baster, crushin' on Leslie Jones, bloody headshots, Daddy Day Care, highway fall to pavement, the fight any independent filmmaker knows and lives, mouth agape, Godzilla, is that tan real and nothing's more punk rock then the library. "Hands down, full stop. I've never seen a film that actively disliked its target audience as much as this one did."]]>19a399ee0e0421fcce4e699941b7c91fSun, 05 Mar 2017 14:56:41 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 385 It's time for the most prestigious of all award shows - The Meltdown Awards! Yes, join us as we gather together to ignore the Oscars and instead hand out our own awards... The Foilers. Plus we eat a lot of pork, recap our...
And as we are hippin' up the Pepto audience a little bit, we also mention... a social faux pas, Janelle Monáe, skinsuit, I'm kind of like the Michael Jordan of diabetes, I forgot that movie existed, what are you wearing, Powerless, cowboy bad boy charm, John Goodman, taking home leftovers, attack of the man buns, the swirling tornado and a bunch of rock dudes, I'm all about some Brie Larson, that weird little club on the outskirts of nowhere, you'll be dead or napping soon, the arm in the door, a race track in the basement, she might have had TMJ, how much it added to the movie atmospherically and mood-wise, King Kong, he looks so haggard, The IT Crowd, being mean in a Starbucks, Colter Wall, a functioning car garage, rubbery and just wrong, being a drunken creep, a naked corpse on a gurney, slightly older Cranston, you had me at Bilbo, nominated for sheer length, look at those traps, Trevante Rhodes, giant skeleton, shooting from the three-point line, The Rock, a turkey baster, crushin' on Leslie Jones, bloody headshots, Daddy Day Care, highway fall to pavement, the fight any independent filmmaker knows and lives, mouth agape, Godzilla, is that tan real and nothing's more punk rock then the library. "Hands down, full stop. I've never seen a film that actively disliked its target audience as much as this one did."]]>7663truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lego-batman--74802499
So as we pick out the new Lego sets we're going to need to buy, we also discuss... Riverdale, being needed in your life, organic things like water and fire, Roger Rabbit, Oscar-nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, a bullet hole in his forehead, Space Ghost, less frames to worry about, bad CG rock guys, the Batman geeks are in heaven, Deadshot, I feel like you've brought a curse on my home, Twin Peaks, kids are like... I like Legos, Killer Croc, Legends of Tomorrow, Grammy-winners, Geoff Johns, Landstriders, Mel Gibson, Sophie Turner spoiled it, the funny tech guy, Deadpool, all of this is by design, BoJack Horseman, darker and more offensive, my love affair with the CW is kind of over, South Park, DC does not have any Disney behind them, modernized just enough, something's gonna happen that is just going to blow your minds, Running Wilde, suits love money, it's not Moose is it?, three scenes where someone cries, Suicide Squad, setting the animation engine for blocks, Up All Night and a wild neon Yakuza albino dude.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for The Lego Batman Movie. Go see the movie... and buy some Legos while you're at it.

"At this point, I think I'd like to see a live-action Batman with Will Arnett." For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to:https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>014d3218fee7fdf0b72ef377162682bfSat, 25 Feb 2017 05:29:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 384 (For our Patreon supporters.) This week we return to our on-going "Super Series" as we discuss the latest super hero entry: The Lego Batman Movie. So join us as The Meltdown Gang settles in to talk about Batman, the DC...
So as we pick out the new Lego sets we're going to need to buy, we also discuss... Riverdale, being needed in your life, organic things like water and fire, Roger Rabbit, Oscar-nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, a bullet hole in his forehead, Space Ghost, less frames to worry about, bad CG rock guys, the Batman geeks are in heaven, Deadshot, I feel like you've brought a curse on my home, Twin Peaks, kids are like... I like Legos, Killer Croc, Legends of Tomorrow, Grammy-winners, Geoff Johns, Landstriders, Mel Gibson, Sophie Turner spoiled it, the funny tech guy, Deadpool, all of this is by design, BoJack Horseman, darker and more offensive, my love affair with the CW is kind of over, South Park, DC does not have any Disney behind them, modernized just enough, something's gonna happen that is just going to blow your minds, Running Wilde, suits love money, it's not Moose is it?, three scenes where someone cries, Suicide Squad, setting the animation engine for blocks, Up All Night and a wild neon Yakuza albino dude.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for The Lego Batman Movie. Go see the movie... and buy some Legos while you're at it.

"At this point, I think I'd like to see a live-action Batman with Will Arnett." For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to:https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/top-villains--74802492
And as we contemplate that maybe making a snuff film is the way to go, we also mention... the Dick Tracy museum, gets drunk on blood, stares the boy down, Robocop, in the middle of the bloodbath, AFI, it was incredibly dark for it's time, gross wheezing jokes, David Lynch, smashes a bottle, a cool... calm... snake-like villain, he's always rich with really odd people, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, another villainess with inscrutable motives, The Last House on the Left, the birth of the alt-right, Nil by Mouth, his gumline, well... it won't bring back our kids, pathos, quotable, talk about unhinged, they wanted to show the deterioration, Villain vs. Monster, incredibly manipulative... they almost make the movie hard to watch, I guess I'm going to dive into David Cronenberg, She fights it, and she fights it, and she fights it - and eventually she surrenders to her darker nature, This Boy's Life, The Cowboy, going back to Nazis, being followed by a boogeyman, they had to shoot the film in sequence, Jaws, Forbidden Planet, a police procedural, just sort of laughs a lot at the foibles of everybody else, playing Nazis, essentially Aleister Crowley with a bit of a conscience, Funny Games, I don't think you could still hold down a job as a cop, Killer Joe, it's a dark Hollywood death, within the opening premise... let's just hurt somebody, which drove the director mad, The Thing, he played off the normal world against the abnormal world, and you weren't really sure... who are the good guys here, they turn into angry spirits, raising the baby, and he put her on the fire, Dirty Harry, Kaneto Shindo, a domestic villain, very often compared to Vincent Price, nobody got along on this film, Saturn 3, it's a very sort of Shakespearean villain, amphetamines prescribed by the studio doc, The Green Mile, are you kidding me?!, they didn't get along, Alien, Psychomania and they really give you so many reasons to sympathize with this character.

Spoiler Alert: Potential spoilers for ALL of the movies we discuss, so proceed into this episode with caution. You have been warned!!

"What's terrifying about him is just how calm and collected he is amidst all of this."]]>d64b276081191361f98f33de79ca10bcSat, 18 Feb 2017 17:28:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 383  This week, in response to a recent online list, the gang gets together to come up with their own top ten list of best and/or underrated villains. And as we contemplate that maybe making a snuff film is the way to go, we...
And as we contemplate that maybe making a snuff film is the way to go, we also mention... the Dick Tracy museum, gets drunk on blood, stares the boy down, Robocop, in the middle of the bloodbath, AFI, it was incredibly dark for it's time, gross wheezing jokes, David Lynch, smashes a bottle, a cool... calm... snake-like villain, he's always rich with really odd people, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, another villainess with inscrutable motives, The Last House on the Left, the birth of the alt-right, Nil by Mouth, his gumline, well... it won't bring back our kids, pathos, quotable, talk about unhinged, they wanted to show the deterioration, Villain vs. Monster, incredibly manipulative... they almost make the movie hard to watch, I guess I'm going to dive into David Cronenberg, She fights it, and she fights it, and she fights it - and eventually she surrenders to her darker nature, This Boy's Life, The Cowboy, going back to Nazis, being followed by a boogeyman, they had to shoot the film in sequence, Jaws, Forbidden Planet, a police procedural, just sort of laughs a lot at the foibles of everybody else, playing Nazis, essentially Aleister Crowley with a bit of a conscience, Funny Games, I don't think you could still hold down a job as a cop, Killer Joe, it's a dark Hollywood death, within the opening premise... let's just hurt somebody, which drove the director mad, The Thing, he played off the normal world against the abnormal world, and you weren't really sure... who are the good guys here, they turn into angry spirits, raising the baby, and he put her on the fire, Dirty Harry, Kaneto Shindo, a domestic villain, very often compared to Vincent Price, nobody got along on this film, Saturn 3, it's a very sort of Shakespearean villain, amphetamines prescribed by the studio doc, The Green Mile, are you kidding me?!, they didn't get along, Alien, Psychomania and they really give you so many reasons to sympathize with this character.

Spoiler Alert: Potential spoilers for ALL of the movies we discuss, so proceed into this episode with caution. You have been warned!!

"What's terrifying about him is just how calm and collected he is amidst all of this."]]>7670truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bert-kreischer-and-the-fletch-way-of-life--74802482
And as we repeatedly put on ridiculous disguises throughout the show, we also mention... Snoop's podcast, Dane Cook vs. Ryan Reynolds, doing drugs at fourteen, Milo Yiannopoulos, singing and acting, Laughable, Godfrey, I would definitely say I made my career on podcasting, Bill Burr, I wanna say in a weird way it helped form who I am today, comedy is not about the set you have... it's about the set you're working on, Charlie Murphy, Ethan and Hila Klein, When I got into comedy I felt like... so outside of it, because everyone seemed to know every comic working, Tom Papa, dead or rehab or sober, Hannibal Buress, the movie... in a way defined my life, two of them thought it was me prank calling them, Joe Rogan, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Dave Chappelle, that's the art form is making strangers laugh, Ari Shaffir, we're making comedy for everyone... not just for people with hipster ideals, Jay Mohr, send me in for wacky neighbor number three, Doug Benson, it's a journey not a race, Sam Harris, And they seemed to have influences, I had no influence coming into comedy, I got into comedy because I like laughing, Neal Brennan, very few podcasts are authentic, A League of their Own, being a campaigner, what is this soul-less thing sitting there reading the teleprompter, Marc Maron, outroverted but introspective, Erik Hedegaard, My Favorite Murder and an interesting game of... let's try to guess where Chevy Chase's career went south.

Spoiler Alert: I'm not sure we really spoil Fletch, but just in case you should go watch it anyway. I mean, why wouldn't you want to watch it (again)?

"We only really had that one week together... but it changed my life totally."

For more on Bert, go to: http://www.bertbertbert.com/]]>4797399a6ecd58340b1c3eb662a2ace9Sat, 11 Feb 2017 02:09:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 382 This week we welcome our special guest co-host comedian Bert Kreischer. Join us as we talk about getting into comedy, becoming part of the podcast world, being the inspiration for the movie Van Wilder and the Rolling Stone...
And as we repeatedly put on ridiculous disguises throughout the show, we also mention... Snoop's podcast, Dane Cook vs. Ryan Reynolds, doing drugs at fourteen, Milo Yiannopoulos, singing and acting, Laughable, Godfrey, I would definitely say I made my career on podcasting, Bill Burr, I wanna say in a weird way it helped form who I am today, comedy is not about the set you have... it's about the set you're working on, Charlie Murphy, Ethan and Hila Klein, When I got into comedy I felt like... so outside of it, because everyone seemed to know every comic working, Tom Papa, dead or rehab or sober, Hannibal Buress, the movie... in a way defined my life, two of them thought it was me prank calling them, Joe Rogan, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Dave Chappelle, that's the art form is making strangers laugh, Ari Shaffir, we're making comedy for everyone... not just for people with hipster ideals, Jay Mohr, send me in for wacky neighbor number three, Doug Benson, it's a journey not a race, Sam Harris, And they seemed to have influences, I had no influence coming into comedy, I got into comedy because I like laughing, Neal Brennan, very few podcasts are authentic, A League of their Own, being a campaigner, what is this soul-less thing sitting there reading the teleprompter, Marc Maron, outroverted but introspective, Erik Hedegaard, My Favorite Murder and an interesting game of... let's try to guess where Chevy Chase's career went south.

Spoiler Alert: I'm not sure we really spoil Fletch, but just in case you should go watch it anyway. I mean, why wouldn't you want to watch it (again)?

"We only really had that one week together... but it changed my life totally."

For more on Bert, go to: http://www.bertbertbert.com/]]>4379truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2016-oscar-nominees--74802430
And as we embrace the a nice dreamy quality, we also discuss... melancholy, deep-fried pig tails, Eminem, I won't do it, cello and bass, it's like a robot making a sad song, key changes, The Tooth Fairy, weirdness around, Arrival, the thought of it actually winning just made me laugh, never neglects instruments, it's like he used the right instrumentation... he just didn't go the distance, imitating Kevin Hart, Lincoln, radio version, stepping up to meet the level of the project, the Academy Awards is not really a pinpoint of the best of the year... it's just what the Academy decides to nominate. It is it's own weird little game, digital picture vs. Polaroid, Rhodes piano, Bruce Springsteen, no real movements, Be Cool, it melts in and out of tones, they are smart, everything about what went on that day is weird and doesn't make sense... so here's a score that matches, rolling the windows down... blasting the radio, you don't even think about what they are singing in context to the movie, , standing on it's own, I didn't know this was a song from a movie, you can't be as cool as The Rock... that's all there is to it, Under the Skin, your world has just been shaken and taking piano lessons for 14 years.

"I feel like this song was created specifically to be performed on the Oscar telecast."]]>7718348a1d2c7c35fcf02f5b07218256Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:42:06 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 42 This week we play and discuss all of the nominees for both original song and original score for the 89th Annual Academy Awards. So join us in knocking out all of your musical Oscar homework in one shot!...
And as we embrace the a nice dreamy quality, we also discuss... melancholy, deep-fried pig tails, Eminem, I won't do it, cello and bass, it's like a robot making a sad song, key changes, The Tooth Fairy, weirdness around, Arrival, the thought of it actually winning just made me laugh, never neglects instruments, it's like he used the right instrumentation... he just didn't go the distance, imitating Kevin Hart, Lincoln, radio version, stepping up to meet the level of the project, the Academy Awards is not really a pinpoint of the best of the year... it's just what the Academy decides to nominate. It is it's own weird little game, digital picture vs. Polaroid, Rhodes piano, Bruce Springsteen, no real movements, Be Cool, it melts in and out of tones, they are smart, everything about what went on that day is weird and doesn't make sense... so here's a score that matches, rolling the windows down... blasting the radio, you don't even think about what they are singing in context to the movie, , standing on it's own, I didn't know this was a song from a movie, you can't be as cool as The Rock... that's all there is to it, Under the Skin, your world has just been shaken and taking piano lessons for 14 years.

"I feel like this song was created specifically to be performed on the Oscar telecast."]]>5839truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-race-sickly-dog--74802419
And as we play a rousing round of guess the celebrity's age, we also mention... Crazyhead, I impressed a small child, Chad Radwell, Sherlock, a nuclear blast, Resident Evil out of order, Eddie Steeples, a Tuesday at Malcolm's house, Nothing in the Dark, The Selection, still no flying cars, quarter-assed, corn ninjas, Black Mirror, Lewis Reeves, Home Alone-ish, having nothing to say, the Bechdel test, molotov cocktails, Emma Roberts, Watson got hot, they might have been State Fair quality, oh my god... I am cool to a nine year old, bonus points for Yancy Butler?, the mask is itchy, I should be buried with it, Malcolm McDowell's Farm of Miniature Ponies, having an existential crisis, non-safety compliant, flashy gun, DIY Photoshop, Billie Lourd, when she's off her meds... she can see the demons, you're just throwing out a hot topic... and then leaving it sit there, did they find a gymnast's outfit and a clown outfit and... sewed the bottom to the top, Twilight Zone, F the Leviathans, J.G. Wentworth, gracing the cover of Men's Fitness, the sucky parts of special ops training, the Linda Hamilton school of pull-ups, afraid of dying, Debi Mazar, alcohol... Robitussin... and prescription drugs, adding ...ing to words and it was a chicken... making turkey sounds.

Spoiler Alert: Awww, who are we kidding?! You can't spoil Death Race 2050... they already did that for us.

"This movie was awful... I'm not even gonna sugar-coat it..." For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown
]]>f6a01d33be6abc3806adfb5f8f4da91dSat, 28 Jan 2017 02:52:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 381 (For our Patreon supporters.)   This week we gather at the Bastion to peer into the grim future that is: Death Race 2050. And as we play a rousing round of guess the celebrity's age, we also mention... Crazyhead, I...
And as we play a rousing round of guess the celebrity's age, we also mention... Crazyhead, I impressed a small child, Chad Radwell, Sherlock, a nuclear blast, Resident Evil out of order, Eddie Steeples, a Tuesday at Malcolm's house, Nothing in the Dark, The Selection, still no flying cars, quarter-assed, corn ninjas, Black Mirror, Lewis Reeves, Home Alone-ish, having nothing to say, the Bechdel test, molotov cocktails, Emma Roberts, Watson got hot, they might have been State Fair quality, oh my god... I am cool to a nine year old, bonus points for Yancy Butler?, the mask is itchy, I should be buried with it, Malcolm McDowell's Farm of Miniature Ponies, having an existential crisis, non-safety compliant, flashy gun, DIY Photoshop, Billie Lourd, when she's off her meds... she can see the demons, you're just throwing out a hot topic... and then leaving it sit there, did they find a gymnast's outfit and a clown outfit and... sewed the bottom to the top, Twilight Zone, F the Leviathans, J.G. Wentworth, gracing the cover of Men's Fitness, the sucky parts of special ops training, the Linda Hamilton school of pull-ups, afraid of dying, Debi Mazar, alcohol... Robitussin... and prescription drugs, adding ...ing to words and it was a chicken... making turkey sounds.

Spoiler Alert: Awww, who are we kidding?! You can't spoil Death Race 2050... they already did that for us.

"This movie was awful... I'm not even gonna sugar-coat it..." For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown
]]>305truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-witch-is-back--74802476
And while we hear a stick break in the distance, we also bring up... Trevante Rhodes, Dog Eat Dog, Naomi Watts, Shin Godzilla, Skull Island, voo doo doll, LaLa Land, true POV, high end sci fi, jump scares, Jack Black, Creep, the underground railroad, retelling those stories, The Force Awakens, Rings, you got that many castles to pay off your gonna make a lot of wizard movies along the way, Moonlight, Willem Dafoe selling candy and getting a massage, King Kong, screw it... monsters, hitting all the points, time missing, Ryan is old news, Paul Schrader, Peter forgot how to edit, cowboy Adrien Brody, hell dimension, a bunch of gangsters doing gangster shit, running away from monsters, Book of Shadows, new technology, what was that one where he was a wizard, revolutionizing the system, every fifteen minutes Nicolas Cage makes a new movie, I need the believably of it to be afraid, the young demographic, what just happened, Christopher Matthew Cook, Sunnydale, having GPS, an epic Hollywood movie and still being stuck in a corner.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2016 film Blair Witch. (And possibly for The Blair Witch Project as well.) So go watch at least the most recent movie before listening... you have been warned!

"...found footage is not inherently... limiting. In that, it's not inherently going to be like... a Blair Witch or a Paranormal Activity."]]>3aabd2aac03355b34987274c3e0faac5Sat, 21 Jan 2017 13:48:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 380 This week we discuss the 2016 film Blair Witch directed by Adam Wingard. Is it a true sequel? Is it a reboot? And just how does it compare to the original project? And what changes have happened in both the real world and...
And while we hear a stick break in the distance, we also bring up... Trevante Rhodes, Dog Eat Dog, Naomi Watts, Shin Godzilla, Skull Island, voo doo doll, LaLa Land, true POV, high end sci fi, jump scares, Jack Black, Creep, the underground railroad, retelling those stories, The Force Awakens, Rings, you got that many castles to pay off your gonna make a lot of wizard movies along the way, Moonlight, Willem Dafoe selling candy and getting a massage, King Kong, screw it... monsters, hitting all the points, time missing, Ryan is old news, Paul Schrader, Peter forgot how to edit, cowboy Adrien Brody, hell dimension, a bunch of gangsters doing gangster shit, running away from monsters, Book of Shadows, new technology, what was that one where he was a wizard, revolutionizing the system, every fifteen minutes Nicolas Cage makes a new movie, I need the believably of it to be afraid, the young demographic, what just happened, Christopher Matthew Cook, Sunnydale, having GPS, an epic Hollywood movie and still being stuck in a corner.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2016 film Blair Witch. (And possibly for The Blair Witch Project as well.) So go watch at least the most recent movie before listening... you have been warned!

"...found footage is not inherently... limiting. In that, it's not inherently going to be like... a Blair Witch or a Paranormal Activity."]]>4961truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/people-die-every-day--74802527
And as we are smacked in the face with our own mortality, we also mention... Alec Guinness in drag, in Warsaw when the blitzkrieg occurred, Mitch Miller, Brazil, Good Burger, Scrooge McDuck, The Phil Silvers Show, South Park, fireside chats, Volgograd, in a Santa Claus suit, using anamorphic, what is this land... why are we paying so much, Dick Tracy, buys a horse and cart, unscrupulous... yes, buckets of blood... in vivid color, spend three years in prison, living for nostalgia, The Time Machine, everyone feels like everything personally affects them now, a pioneer in his own right, Sam Peckinpah, it's like we were in a trench in World War I together, perpetual media cover of every horrendous event, dying for 40 years, every time I go to the flea market... I feel like a Coen Brothers casting agent, Paul Bartel, him dying is just... all part of the show, a society of arrested development, Indiana Jones, Johnny Depp, a musical comedy version of Grapes of Wrath, Julian Glover, he was married continually since he was 21, this movie about the devil's daughter, I feel like our generation lives for nostalgia... more then any other one, has two-time Academy Award winner Shelley Winters, you're playing chicken with yourself, creatives who experience a lot of success, Zero Mostel, I was trying to save her with my meme, Bob Kane, United Artists who ultimately ended up buckling because of the enormity of the failure, Mel Brooks, sleeping next to your camera, line group friends and the ethics of CGI performances. 

"Once I delved into his past a little bit, I was like 'What a fascinating life this guy had!'"]]>27861e4fc718e0809f90c65bbef7d7e4Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:40:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 379 This week we return to our annual segment People Who Died... Died, as we discuss just some of the performers we lost in 2016. And as we are smacked in the face with our own mortality, we also mention... Alec Guinness in...
And as we are smacked in the face with our own mortality, we also mention... Alec Guinness in drag, in Warsaw when the blitzkrieg occurred, Mitch Miller, Brazil, Good Burger, Scrooge McDuck, The Phil Silvers Show, South Park, fireside chats, Volgograd, in a Santa Claus suit, using anamorphic, what is this land... why are we paying so much, Dick Tracy, buys a horse and cart, unscrupulous... yes, buckets of blood... in vivid color, spend three years in prison, living for nostalgia, The Time Machine, everyone feels like everything personally affects them now, a pioneer in his own right, Sam Peckinpah, it's like we were in a trench in World War I together, perpetual media cover of every horrendous event, dying for 40 years, every time I go to the flea market... I feel like a Coen Brothers casting agent, Paul Bartel, him dying is just... all part of the show, a society of arrested development, Indiana Jones, Johnny Depp, a musical comedy version of Grapes of Wrath, Julian Glover, he was married continually since he was 21, this movie about the devil's daughter, I feel like our generation lives for nostalgia... more then any other one, has two-time Academy Award winner Shelley Winters, you're playing chicken with yourself, creatives who experience a lot of success, Zero Mostel, I was trying to save her with my meme, Bob Kane, United Artists who ultimately ended up buckling because of the enormity of the failure, Mel Brooks, sleeping next to your camera, line group friends and the ethics of CGI performances. 

"Once I delved into his past a little bit, I was like 'What a fascinating life this guy had!'"]]>7059truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-saw-what-you-did-and-i-don-t-know-what-the-hell-i-m-watching--74802498
And while we realize how hard it is being mysterious and sexy, we also discuss... Joan Crawford, Scream Queens, Penn and Teller, L.A. Confidential, Warriors of the Rainbow, Gary the dog, evening attire, glass made out of sugar, Tuesday Weld, that Dean Cain show, that's going to lead to mildew and mold, sad and historical, the burying drive, ratted out to Krampus, semi-bee-hivey, she's the craziest little bitch who's ever bitched, Billie Lourd, the house that created fog, the hand of a serial killer, Fear Street, this lady was going commando, mom yelling at the screen, and I think part of that was due to the underwear, the way kids operated back in the day, back when we were ninjas, key parties, old school bootylicious, having a peanut butter sandwich, are you a demon?, it was the most cheerful murdering music, old-timey train-wrecks, American Horror Story, the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, you don't blame Gypsy for this, back when kids used to make bombs, I thought we all decided as a country... we all hate fruit cake, an exhaust system on a hot rod, sneaking around on other people's property, 60's swingers, Warriors of Virtue, that's why I got the Airsoft... so I can't kill anybody, he's a creepy guardian angel, poor Bill... Bill never saw it coming, I will choke you... through this land-line, rock salt, hiding in a culvert and a ghost barn door.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the 1965 movie "I Saw What You Did". You have been warned!

"I said that repeatedly throughout the entire movie... what the hell am I watching?"]]>8dfa8446daadea9d0fdd86b05fd0961dSat, 07 Jan 2017 02:14:26 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 378 This week we hang out at the Bastion and watch William Castle's I Saw What You Did. Plus we recap some recent movies, reminisce about ridiculous things we did as kids and enjoy some gifted DIY Fiddle Faddle. And while...
And while we realize how hard it is being mysterious and sexy, we also discuss... Joan Crawford, Scream Queens, Penn and Teller, L.A. Confidential, Warriors of the Rainbow, Gary the dog, evening attire, glass made out of sugar, Tuesday Weld, that Dean Cain show, that's going to lead to mildew and mold, sad and historical, the burying drive, ratted out to Krampus, semi-bee-hivey, she's the craziest little bitch who's ever bitched, Billie Lourd, the house that created fog, the hand of a serial killer, Fear Street, this lady was going commando, mom yelling at the screen, and I think part of that was due to the underwear, the way kids operated back in the day, back when we were ninjas, key parties, old school bootylicious, having a peanut butter sandwich, are you a demon?, it was the most cheerful murdering music, old-timey train-wrecks, American Horror Story, the Japanese occupation of Taiwan, you don't blame Gypsy for this, back when kids used to make bombs, I thought we all decided as a country... we all hate fruit cake, an exhaust system on a hot rod, sneaking around on other people's property, 60's swingers, Warriors of Virtue, that's why I got the Airsoft... so I can't kill anybody, he's a creepy guardian angel, poor Bill... Bill never saw it coming, I will choke you... through this land-line, rock salt, hiding in a culvert and a ghost barn door.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the 1965 movie "I Saw What You Did". You have been warned!

"I said that repeatedly throughout the entire movie... what the hell am I watching?"]]>5609truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brian-jay-jones-and-the-temple-of-lucas--74802519
And as we address the finer points of having your heart ripped out, we also mention... Saturday morning cartoons, a brain in a jar, the Special Editions, Red Tails, Kirk Thatcher, Raiders of the Lost Ark, American Graffiti, Michael Eisner, Powaqqatsi, fungible until that last moment, John Milius, Body Heat, being totally dead, used car salesman, advancing the cause of the filmmaker, getting Prince to play at your wedding, the voice of the executive producer, it's really like Camelot for them, Mishima, we still care what Lucas thinks of the new movies now, I'm not a clown puppet guy, Lucas is always at his best when he's berating Coppola, the fans are still... even at that time... more then willing to meet him more then halfway, Crystal Skull, that is Lucas' guts on the screen, senate staffers were like 'oh my God there's a new Star Wars film..., Twice Upon a Time, both the blessing and the curse of Star Wars, for Lucas in particular... is we all feel like we own it, running a comic book store, filming hanging out of a harness on the car, deep drill research projects, Irvin Kershner, the best years of SNL, that really pissed him off... really hurt his feelings, using Star Wars a leverage, and then he still has to go back and keep meddling and meddling and meddling..., the physical part of directing really took it's toll on him, Lapti Nek, Temple of Doom, talking with Frank Oz, let's examine all those clauses, Richard Marquand, Poltergeist, who knew how important Young Indiana Jones and... Radioland Murders were... to the Star Wars trilogy, mostly dead, the sleazy art of the deal, working with Henson, Sandman and bringing down the dream of Zoetrope.

"...that's the moment that Skywalker Ranch is sort of born in his head."

For more on Brian and all of his books, go to: https://brianjayjones.com/]]>0f2e553078e339f71baa9402561ce9d1Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:29:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 377 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host - author Brian Jay Jones. Brian is a New York Times bestselling biographer who's written Washington Irving: An American Original, Jim Henson: The Biography and most...
And as we address the finer points of having your heart ripped out, we also mention... Saturday morning cartoons, a brain in a jar, the Special Editions, Red Tails, Kirk Thatcher, Raiders of the Lost Ark, American Graffiti, Michael Eisner, Powaqqatsi, fungible until that last moment, John Milius, Body Heat, being totally dead, used car salesman, advancing the cause of the filmmaker, getting Prince to play at your wedding, the voice of the executive producer, it's really like Camelot for them, Mishima, we still care what Lucas thinks of the new movies now, I'm not a clown puppet guy, Lucas is always at his best when he's berating Coppola, the fans are still... even at that time... more then willing to meet him more then halfway, Crystal Skull, that is Lucas' guts on the screen, senate staffers were like 'oh my God there's a new Star Wars film..., Twice Upon a Time, both the blessing and the curse of Star Wars, for Lucas in particular... is we all feel like we own it, running a comic book store, filming hanging out of a harness on the car, deep drill research projects, Irvin Kershner, the best years of SNL, that really pissed him off... really hurt his feelings, using Star Wars a leverage, and then he still has to go back and keep meddling and meddling and meddling..., the physical part of directing really took it's toll on him, Lapti Nek, Temple of Doom, talking with Frank Oz, let's examine all those clauses, Richard Marquand, Poltergeist, who knew how important Young Indiana Jones and... Radioland Murders were... to the Star Wars trilogy, mostly dead, the sleazy art of the deal, working with Henson, Sandman and bringing down the dream of Zoetrope.

"...that's the moment that Skywalker Ranch is sort of born in his head."

For more on Brian and all of his books, go to: https://brianjayjones.com/]]>4588truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rogue-one-a-life-day-celebration--74802468
And as we realize we all want to live in a Ralph McQuarrie castle, we also mention... Tarkin, stealing the Hammerhead ships, creepy skin, as an insurgency, sliced and diced, General Dodonna, everything has to be displayed in a two-dimensional space, Wookie hairballs, it was baked in, the final act, two-fifths of me is here, a suicide mission, hot Vader action, super secret super weapon, moof-milker, setting the bar too high, hearing a scream in a movie theater, who was the bad guy?, the old butler, Frank's arm, the Alderaan mining explosions, the times they see him... it's run, the horrors committed by the military, It took a lot of people to put Luke into that X-wing, no title card for one very important planet, being mildly evil, it was nice to see Biggs, writing the score, Event Horizon... starring Darth Vader, beholden to 70's technology, the CG question, Doctor Aphra, jumping between scenes, space OSHA, Hogwarts, the U-wing starfighter, telling all the tangential stories, not aging well, Mustafar, it sounds like you're trying not to get a copyright infringement right now, who doesn't have robot arms, Red Leader and Gold Leader, architecture of the base, Orlando Bloom, a Jedi Scientologist, finding Chopper, Peter Cushing, a Force truther, Taken 2 and... I think that might be my favorite new theory.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. So go watch the movie before listening. You have been warned.

...we're just caught in the middle of this. We didn't cause it. We're not here to fix it. We're just going to be caught in it. And I like that idea of, they're just spectators to... the powder keg that just went off."

For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>223f8cf4c5e7566c03d56de458e50116Sat, 24 Dec 2016 06:38:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 376 (For our Patreon supporters.)   This week is a multitude of things. First off... it's our anniversary. So as we celebrate crossing over into our 9th year of Movie Meltdown... we also return to our semi-annual tradition of...
And as we realize we all want to live in a Ralph McQuarrie castle, we also mention... Tarkin, stealing the Hammerhead ships, creepy skin, as an insurgency, sliced and diced, General Dodonna, everything has to be displayed in a two-dimensional space, Wookie hairballs, it was baked in, the final act, two-fifths of me is here, a suicide mission, hot Vader action, super secret super weapon, moof-milker, setting the bar too high, hearing a scream in a movie theater, who was the bad guy?, the old butler, Frank's arm, the Alderaan mining explosions, the times they see him... it's run, the horrors committed by the military, It took a lot of people to put Luke into that X-wing, no title card for one very important planet, being mildly evil, it was nice to see Biggs, writing the score, Event Horizon... starring Darth Vader, beholden to 70's technology, the CG question, Doctor Aphra, jumping between scenes, space OSHA, Hogwarts, the U-wing starfighter, telling all the tangential stories, not aging well, Mustafar, it sounds like you're trying not to get a copyright infringement right now, who doesn't have robot arms, Red Leader and Gold Leader, architecture of the base, Orlando Bloom, a Jedi Scientologist, finding Chopper, Peter Cushing, a Force truther, Taken 2 and... I think that might be my favorite new theory.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. So go watch the movie before listening. You have been warned.

...we're just caught in the middle of this. We didn't cause it. We're not here to fix it. We're just going to be caught in it. And I like that idea of, they're just spectators to... the powder keg that just went off."

For more info on this and ALL the future episodes of Movie Meltdown, go to: https://www.patreon.com/moviemeltdown]]>467falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hal-the-barbarian--74802475
And as we realize we are effectively just beloved, we also mention... James Earl Jones, The Princess Bride, Talk Soup, First Blood, it takes a couple of whacks, a modern studio system, Braveheart, directing the show, it's always been about the hustle, wolf pelts, manipulation of the gods, such a firewall between the organizations, homogenized network television, going down through the red light district knocking on doors, a great Wayne Newton-style villain, Andy Lau, Bill Burr, the biggest bottlenecks in creativity, making a snake arrow, the three jobs at one involved in stand-up, there's always a wild west aspect whenever industry goes through a transition period, the worst book that's ever happened to film, Cape Fear, Miller's Crossing, I think we're changing how we deal with ageing, the first Disney show to blind someone, cut someone's arm off, crush their leg... and kill someone, the industry is finally catching up to people's actual tastes, let a villain be a villain, doing Deniro, it's like living on a tightrope, I don't do a single job that's one thing, Every Which You Can, The Running Man, he's the Adam Sandler of action movies, Jim Jones and the Manson family... meets Cyrus from The Warriors, I find it a motivational... I find it very invigorating, it's always somebody's fault, viking hair, nano-computers combing your hair, it was a much more visceral reading experience, a masculine romance, Rocky Balboa, Kylo Ren, playing hash, a very Scandinavian way of doing it, the blood was in black ink, The Crow, Kurt Russell, disappearing into music, I felt so manipulated by the network, Chris Evans, muscle men and scantily clad women, The Expendables, we actually sliced a woman in half, shred metal and jazz, Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth, Dudley Moore, why some actors are considered difficult, Excalibur, Mr. T, I now go in with an assumption that whatever it is is doomed, no notes from the network, an 80's stand-up comic in sneakers and a sport coat and an iron age bank heist.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for John Milius' Conan the Barbarian. So go watch the movie before you listen.

"I think the producers said, 'If we didn't have Arnold Schwarzenegger to play Conan... we'd have to build one.' "

To keep up with Hal and all of his projects, follow @HalSparks on Twitter or go to: http://halsparks.com/]]>186183c3e41eb54633059cd8ed631213Sat, 17 Dec 2016 07:01:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 375 This week we welcome back one of our favorite special guest co-hosts - Hal Sparks. We discuss everything from the basics of coordinating a busy and multifaceted career to spending years working with the Disney company, to...
And as we realize we are effectively just beloved, we also mention... James Earl Jones, The Princess Bride, Talk Soup, First Blood, it takes a couple of whacks, a modern studio system, Braveheart, directing the show, it's always been about the hustle, wolf pelts, manipulation of the gods, such a firewall between the organizations, homogenized network television, going down through the red light district knocking on doors, a great Wayne Newton-style villain, Andy Lau, Bill Burr, the biggest bottlenecks in creativity, making a snake arrow, the three jobs at one involved in stand-up, there's always a wild west aspect whenever industry goes through a transition period, the worst book that's ever happened to film, Cape Fear, Miller's Crossing, I think we're changing how we deal with ageing, the first Disney show to blind someone, cut someone's arm off, crush their leg... and kill someone, the industry is finally catching up to people's actual tastes, let a villain be a villain, doing Deniro, it's like living on a tightrope, I don't do a single job that's one thing, Every Which You Can, The Running Man, he's the Adam Sandler of action movies, Jim Jones and the Manson family... meets Cyrus from The Warriors, I find it a motivational... I find it very invigorating, it's always somebody's fault, viking hair, nano-computers combing your hair, it was a much more visceral reading experience, a masculine romance, Rocky Balboa, Kylo Ren, playing hash, a very Scandinavian way of doing it, the blood was in black ink, The Crow, Kurt Russell, disappearing into music, I felt so manipulated by the network, Chris Evans, muscle men and scantily clad women, The Expendables, we actually sliced a woman in half, shred metal and jazz, Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth, Dudley Moore, why some actors are considered difficult, Excalibur, Mr. T, I now go in with an assumption that whatever it is is doomed, no notes from the network, an 80's stand-up comic in sneakers and a sport coat and an iron age bank heist.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for John Milius' Conan the Barbarian. So go watch the movie before you listen.

"I think the producers said, 'If we didn't have Arnold Schwarzenegger to play Conan... we'd have to build one.' "

To keep up with Hal and all of his projects, follow @HalSparks on Twitter or go to: http://halsparks.com/]]>6406truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comedy-movies-and-magic-with-yedoye-travis--74802501
And while we adamantly get on Team Tesla, we also address... relocating to L.A. and New York, Nickelodeon, tone painting, Batman v Wolverine, the power comedy clubs have, Toonami, David Bowie, Mystery Science Theater 3000, writing poetry, it's almost like Hollywood is a very limited workplace, Adult Swim, why am I an accessory to murder, Rachel McAdams, I'm a big fan of... not spoon-feeding things, Pee Wee's Playhouse, hit me up Scarlett, a 3D printer, a bitter battle for supremacy, Memento, 146 time jump cuts, Reggie Watts, doing theatre, Cartoon Network, Terrence Malick, worst stagehands ever, where were you when Chris needed you?, Interstellar, I do a few things, Jonah Ray, choir, boxing robots, Wes Van Horn, not making concessions, every Nigerian has been to London, Scrooge McDuck, sitting out on the back deck, no patronuses in this movie, Donald Glover, Comedy Central, Two-Face, part of me doesn't think comedy is a good thing, finding your own rhythm, part of me doesn't think comedy is a good thing, Prestige vs. Illusionist and a super hero movies tangent.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers (to the best of our ability) for The Prestige. So go watch the movie before you listen... you have been warned!

"I think most of my life was... being afraid to admit to myself I wanted to do something so stupid."

For more on Yedoye Travis, go to: http://www.yedoyetravis.com/
Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>c1da811857fc5122e77d0d1803ecf176Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:09:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 374 This week we welcome our special guest co-host comedian Yedoye Travis to discuss stand up, movies and the "magic" involved in our movie choice - The Prestige. And while we adamantly get on Team Tesla, we also address......
And while we adamantly get on Team Tesla, we also address... relocating to L.A. and New York, Nickelodeon, tone painting, Batman v Wolverine, the power comedy clubs have, Toonami, David Bowie, Mystery Science Theater 3000, writing poetry, it's almost like Hollywood is a very limited workplace, Adult Swim, why am I an accessory to murder, Rachel McAdams, I'm a big fan of... not spoon-feeding things, Pee Wee's Playhouse, hit me up Scarlett, a 3D printer, a bitter battle for supremacy, Memento, 146 time jump cuts, Reggie Watts, doing theatre, Cartoon Network, Terrence Malick, worst stagehands ever, where were you when Chris needed you?, Interstellar, I do a few things, Jonah Ray, choir, boxing robots, Wes Van Horn, not making concessions, every Nigerian has been to London, Scrooge McDuck, sitting out on the back deck, no patronuses in this movie, Donald Glover, Comedy Central, Two-Face, part of me doesn't think comedy is a good thing, finding your own rhythm, part of me doesn't think comedy is a good thing, Prestige vs. Illusionist and a super hero movies tangent.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers (to the best of our ability) for The Prestige. So go watch the movie before you listen... you have been warned!

"I think most of my life was... being afraid to admit to myself I wanted to do something so stupid."

For more on Yedoye Travis, go to: http://www.yedoyetravis.com/
Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>4433truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-90s--74802438
And while we flip though our stack of Young and Modern magazines, we also discuss... a million spiders, Eating Raoul, Lydia Hearst, a cabin in the woods, Warner Brothers throwing money into the machine, don't like staying in the house all the time, Ben Stiller, Switzerland, in your face Gilmores, fighting neo-Nazis, you don't know the band, was on every soundtrack basically, indie movies were just a bad comedy, Joel Schumacher, Salem, Metropolis, I just remember she was crazy and unstable and I thought that was so cool, bad puns, girl rocks, Imogen Poots, the whole album's pretty good, being obsessed with one movie, Jim Carrey, half the songs on there became singles, dorky Brian Warner, Black Moth Cottage, preaching anarchy, sex comedies, you've gotta go back to high school, fighting Heidi Klum, music/CD/video stores closing, Katie Holmes, they only had the one song, Italy, Cecil B. DeMented, Chris Hardwick, an old man with a pudgy little baby face, it sounded cooler in my head, the female bass player phenomena and getting your music from the library.

"...I remember that's probably like the last soundtrack I was really excited about."]]>6136173acc909b06f38e5cd781faa838Sat, 03 Dec 2016 06:19:09 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 41 This week we delve into the by-gone era that was - the 90's. And all the weird bands that came with it. And while we flip though our stack of Young and Modern magazines, we also discuss... a million...
And while we flip though our stack of Young and Modern magazines, we also discuss... a million spiders, Eating Raoul, Lydia Hearst, a cabin in the woods, Warner Brothers throwing money into the machine, don't like staying in the house all the time, Ben Stiller, Switzerland, in your face Gilmores, fighting neo-Nazis, you don't know the band, was on every soundtrack basically, indie movies were just a bad comedy, Joel Schumacher, Salem, Metropolis, I just remember she was crazy and unstable and I thought that was so cool, bad puns, girl rocks, Imogen Poots, the whole album's pretty good, being obsessed with one movie, Jim Carrey, half the songs on there became singles, dorky Brian Warner, Black Moth Cottage, preaching anarchy, sex comedies, you've gotta go back to high school, fighting Heidi Klum, music/CD/video stores closing, Katie Holmes, they only had the one song, Italy, Cecil B. DeMented, Chris Hardwick, an old man with a pudgy little baby face, it sounded cooler in my head, the female bass player phenomena and getting your music from the library.

"...I remember that's probably like the last soundtrack I was really excited about."]]>6462truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rules-of-the-old-school-french-game--74802505
And while we admit that the awful thing about life is... everyone has their reasons, we also come to new realizations about... Brian De Palma, is this a parody of the genre or is it just that bad, experimental theater, Hack-O-Lantern, pouty, the 80's porn scene, Hi, Mom!, The Forbidden Room, Tolstoy, it feels like you're apologizing for reading, Chuck E. Cheese, mimicking farce, a lot of it is successfully bleak, that was the eleventh herb and spice, Pre-Columbian art, Akira Kurosawa's Ran, Howard Dean meets Charles Laughton, Friends with Benefits, more movies in the VHS world, well it seemed like the floor was very slippery, Dinner at Eight, Robert De Niro, Wake in Fright, a square married guy, maybe... it wasn't popular because it's kind of about what... popular audience are... and that's just not that flattering, it's the closest thing I've ever seen to watching a dream, not romatizing the working people, John Wayne meets Mister Rogers and Liberace, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, she's not into her marriage, he said he could feel the audience hating it... that's my favorite thing, popular audiences aren't really looking for the mirror held up to nature, even for something to be a comedy there has to be a certain fantastic element to it, Idiocracy, it's like... this is the lives of the rich people, oh by the way they're exactly like the lives of the poor people. Oh by the way, they're also just totally empty, mimicking movies that haven't been made yet, I always like to mention my favorite Inuit action picture, that Gomez grin, growing up on one hour serialized dramas, a snapshot of Los Angeles, petulant, I guess I'm just not ready... to dislike all of humanity, the fact that I haven't been murdered in my sleep is a testament to the human spirit and - oh cool a squirrel!

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers contained for The Rules of the Game, so go watch it beforehand for spoiler-free listening.

"I mean I think we're kind of making a mistake if we're trying to connect to any of these characters on an emotional level... because it really is just a bunch of bored people trying to fill their lives with meaningless distractions... like that's sort of all the movie is."]]>aec9ccc2d03f152edc06f882d3daf680Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:25:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 373 This episode we discuss The Rules of the Game the 1939 French film directed by Jean Renoir. According to many, including The Criterion Collection, it's considered one of the greatest films ever made. So The Meltdown Gang...
And while we admit that the awful thing about life is... everyone has their reasons, we also come to new realizations about... Brian De Palma, is this a parody of the genre or is it just that bad, experimental theater, Hack-O-Lantern, pouty, the 80's porn scene, Hi, Mom!, The Forbidden Room, Tolstoy, it feels like you're apologizing for reading, Chuck E. Cheese, mimicking farce, a lot of it is successfully bleak, that was the eleventh herb and spice, Pre-Columbian art, Akira Kurosawa's Ran, Howard Dean meets Charles Laughton, Friends with Benefits, more movies in the VHS world, well it seemed like the floor was very slippery, Dinner at Eight, Robert De Niro, Wake in Fright, a square married guy, maybe... it wasn't popular because it's kind of about what... popular audience are... and that's just not that flattering, it's the closest thing I've ever seen to watching a dream, not romatizing the working people, John Wayne meets Mister Rogers and Liberace, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, she's not into her marriage, he said he could feel the audience hating it... that's my favorite thing, popular audiences aren't really looking for the mirror held up to nature, even for something to be a comedy there has to be a certain fantastic element to it, Idiocracy, it's like... this is the lives of the rich people, oh by the way they're exactly like the lives of the poor people. Oh by the way, they're also just totally empty, mimicking movies that haven't been made yet, I always like to mention my favorite Inuit action picture, that Gomez grin, growing up on one hour serialized dramas, a snapshot of Los Angeles, petulant, I guess I'm just not ready... to dislike all of humanity, the fact that I haven't been murdered in my sleep is a testament to the human spirit and - oh cool a squirrel!

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers contained for The Rules of the Game, so go watch it beforehand for spoiler-free listening.

"I mean I think we're kind of making a mistake if we're trying to connect to any of these characters on an emotional level... because it really is just a bunch of bored people trying to fill their lives with meaningless distractions... like that's sort of all the movie is."]]>5306truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-does-he-get-those-demonic-toys--74802439
And while we once again state how much we love crazy-ass Emma Roberts, we also mention... Salem and witches, Rod Serling, rotary phones, spooky clam chowder, dead demon baby, David S. Goyer, Jack-in-the-Box anticipation, you're always being jumped by rogue lettuce, so we just drove by took some stalker pictures and kept going, green in Skittles form, who gets/or wants all your stuff when you dead, for the past couple of years... Boo Berry has gone down in quality and flavor, Lady Gaga, she's either a cheese or a hot chick, the chunky chicken, her Guess britches, it's got a tentacle with a baby rattle on it, watching a huge cat video on a loop, baby Terminator, me and cabbage... that don't happen, hell yeah nachos rule, redneck cannibals who grow drugs out in the woods, wax figures, Late Phases, she was old lady in everything, gas mask tricycle girls, Martika is awesome, I had candy for breakfast the other day, Dollman, grasping at horror straws, Devon Sawa, a squished penny weirdo, too Maria Shriver for me, Freaky Links, Supernatural, if something's gnawing at your face... don't just sit there and let it gnaw at your face, bleeding all over... and not f-ing dying, Susie Exposition, I can't believe I live in a Boo Berry state, making Frak shows boring, Bo Duke profile pic, Roanoke, Bradley Cooper, the carousel's in a building, you're not gonna adult, Beavis and Butthead and the perfect flattened foil.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for the 1992 Full Moon feature: "Demonic Toys". So go watch it now for spoiler-free listening... you have been warned.

"It wasn't like... unwatchably bad. It was entertainingly bad. - That's the motto of Full Moon Features."]]>f1d2125c2c88d91f041387a003e18889Sat, 19 Nov 2016 10:23:01 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 372 This week we hang out at the Bastion, eat candy, discuss cereal... and watch the Full Moon feature Demonic Toys. And while we once again state how much we love crazy-ass Emma Roberts, we also mention... Salem and...
And while we once again state how much we love crazy-ass Emma Roberts, we also mention... Salem and witches, Rod Serling, rotary phones, spooky clam chowder, dead demon baby, David S. Goyer, Jack-in-the-Box anticipation, you're always being jumped by rogue lettuce, so we just drove by took some stalker pictures and kept going, green in Skittles form, who gets/or wants all your stuff when you dead, for the past couple of years... Boo Berry has gone down in quality and flavor, Lady Gaga, she's either a cheese or a hot chick, the chunky chicken, her Guess britches, it's got a tentacle with a baby rattle on it, watching a huge cat video on a loop, baby Terminator, me and cabbage... that don't happen, hell yeah nachos rule, redneck cannibals who grow drugs out in the woods, wax figures, Late Phases, she was old lady in everything, gas mask tricycle girls, Martika is awesome, I had candy for breakfast the other day, Dollman, grasping at horror straws, Devon Sawa, a squished penny weirdo, too Maria Shriver for me, Freaky Links, Supernatural, if something's gnawing at your face... don't just sit there and let it gnaw at your face, bleeding all over... and not f-ing dying, Susie Exposition, I can't believe I live in a Boo Berry state, making Frak shows boring, Bo Duke profile pic, Roanoke, Bradley Cooper, the carousel's in a building, you're not gonna adult, Beavis and Butthead and the perfect flattened foil.

Spoiler Alert: Lots of spoilers for the 1992 Full Moon feature: "Demonic Toys". So go watch it now for spoiler-free listening... you have been warned.

"It wasn't like... unwatchably bad. It was entertainingly bad. - That's the motto of Full Moon Features."]]>5834truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doctor-doctor-give-me-the-news--74802493
And as we add Luke Cage into the ever expanding series of projects, we also mention... Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guillermo del Toro, The Flash, Paul Reubens, his big pumkinhead looking self, that Joss Whedon feel, smart strong capable female characters, I just want everything on Netflix, Miss Congeniality, self-serving, Legends of Tomorrow, these villains are just as important as the heroes, Nightmare, M.C. Escher and Salvador Dalí, that good X-Men run, Fin Fang Foom, hyper-espionage, Stanley Kubrick, House of M, Misty Knight, Red Skull's daughter, hunting Strange, pivot toward Thanos, Iron Fist, Paul W.S. Anderson directed Event Horizon, Kevin Feige, Coke vs. Pepsi in the comics world, The Crow sequels and reboot, Rosario Dawson, they don't want to cross contaminate, singular stand-alone female heroes, the poor man's Ghost Rider, Benjamin Bratt, you don't really have to know it... you just have to believe that's the way it works, network television cop shows, Supergirl and a rampaging unicorn.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Doctor Strange, so see the movie before you listen.

"...if they would have kept that... whole vibe, the whole movie. People would have just clocked out halfway through... and been like screw this." Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>93b0708f3bc7d41121914db49597e4f4Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:29:28 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 371  This week we continue our Super Series with the latest Marvel Studios release - Doctor Strange. Plus we discuss how this version of the Doctor's story compares to the original comics as well as how it fits into the Marvel...
And as we add Luke Cage into the ever expanding series of projects, we also mention... Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guillermo del Toro, The Flash, Paul Reubens, his big pumkinhead looking self, that Joss Whedon feel, smart strong capable female characters, I just want everything on Netflix, Miss Congeniality, self-serving, Legends of Tomorrow, these villains are just as important as the heroes, Nightmare, M.C. Escher and Salvador Dalí, that good X-Men run, Fin Fang Foom, hyper-espionage, Stanley Kubrick, House of M, Misty Knight, Red Skull's daughter, hunting Strange, pivot toward Thanos, Iron Fist, Paul W.S. Anderson directed Event Horizon, Kevin Feige, Coke vs. Pepsi in the comics world, The Crow sequels and reboot, Rosario Dawson, they don't want to cross contaminate, singular stand-alone female heroes, the poor man's Ghost Rider, Benjamin Bratt, you don't really have to know it... you just have to believe that's the way it works, network television cop shows, Supergirl and a rampaging unicorn.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Doctor Strange, so see the movie before you listen.

"...if they would have kept that... whole vibe, the whole movie. People would have just clocked out halfway through... and been like screw this." Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>6806truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-champion-geeks--74802521
And as we retcon our own childhood, we also mention... your orange snake looks stupid, every time you pulled one out - you were surprised, just bury your feelings, the 20 timers club, send the ambassador to Idaho, we went for the shiny brass ring, help in logs, pro-Emperor/anti-Yoda, living in a shack, the yellow lightsaber, that third rail is right there, but the siren song of fame sung to us, Scotland, ghosts talking to me in the bathroom, Scott Baio, Mad Max, 36 hours and some odd minutes, that is a lot of plates spinning, it was three zombies going "Yea", it was a very polite apocalypse, he's the sad sad broken old man, we weren't on the website anymore, Braveheart, rebooting your R2, little children nerd rage, a pillow case full of action figures, we were in this podcasting game... and we couldn't handle the stress... so we tried for gimmick, some sort of Warwick inside it, I'm a Doctor Who fan... I can retcon like nobody's business, Space Geico, Harry Potter, put on your Nikes and die, that's a load-bearing Falcon wall, bounty hunter brochures, the stranger taken to the extreme, Death Star layout and placement, a debate about what is a webcast, ripping off Diff'rent Strokes, corn planet, from two to four in the morning, they were our pit crew, damn commies, Midi-chlorians, he lived in fear of the lobster boats floating over his head, we were the drifters of the podcast world, down in the comments... nothing but hate, wife pit crew, I learned that the internet is full of very crappy people, rolling around in a stupor of insanity and finding a diagram for life.

"We realized that actually getting the world record was the easy part... all the bureaucracy... all the minutia..."

A huge thank you to WonderFest for letting us be part of the fun! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>655f8f8cfee2e66e91e44e697171cd30Fri, 04 Nov 2016 23:02:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 370 This week we return to our hangout session during this year's WonderFest. There we recap Ben and Dave's attempt to qualify for The Guinness World Records during the festival two years before. And in honor of that...
And as we retcon our own childhood, we also mention... your orange snake looks stupid, every time you pulled one out - you were surprised, just bury your feelings, the 20 timers club, send the ambassador to Idaho, we went for the shiny brass ring, help in logs, pro-Emperor/anti-Yoda, living in a shack, the yellow lightsaber, that third rail is right there, but the siren song of fame sung to us, Scotland, ghosts talking to me in the bathroom, Scott Baio, Mad Max, 36 hours and some odd minutes, that is a lot of plates spinning, it was three zombies going "Yea", it was a very polite apocalypse, he's the sad sad broken old man, we weren't on the website anymore, Braveheart, rebooting your R2, little children nerd rage, a pillow case full of action figures, we were in this podcasting game... and we couldn't handle the stress... so we tried for gimmick, some sort of Warwick inside it, I'm a Doctor Who fan... I can retcon like nobody's business, Space Geico, Harry Potter, put on your Nikes and die, that's a load-bearing Falcon wall, bounty hunter brochures, the stranger taken to the extreme, Death Star layout and placement, a debate about what is a webcast, ripping off Diff'rent Strokes, corn planet, from two to four in the morning, they were our pit crew, damn commies, Midi-chlorians, he lived in fear of the lobster boats floating over his head, we were the drifters of the podcast world, down in the comments... nothing but hate, wife pit crew, I learned that the internet is full of very crappy people, rolling around in a stupor of insanity and finding a diagram for life.

"We realized that actually getting the world record was the easy part... all the bureaucracy... all the minutia..."

A huge thank you to WonderFest for letting us be part of the fun! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>6764truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rocky-with-justin-golak--74802515
And as we discuss Stallone-adjacent characters, we also mention... comedy or baseball, cable the way it used to be, arm wrestling is the thing, reading comprehension, Ghostbusters 2, organized crime, garblyness, it's very different going back and rewatching it now... having not seen it in years, how do you fight you, creating a rig for the scene, the sub-genre of boxing movies, Survivor, escaping Cleveland, music video culture, Cobra, drinking raw eggs, on VHS taped from TV, I want to be better, Thunderlips, being weird and awkward, Over the Top, three pages of dialogue in ten seconds of body language, spattered with training, running with your girlfriend up the stairs, at every turn... he makes a different choice, Copland, going heel, it's essentially an origin story... but you didn't know that if you didn't know there's be sequels, novelizations, outsourcing the property, Apollo Creed, being literal, Irwin Winkler, forceps, Ruskies, office sign dialogue, Batman Begins, this is like a thing everyone will do forever now, losing the right way, getting your hands bloody, that's a real person and all art is drug-fueled from the beginning of time. Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Rocky... and the entire franchise. You have been warned. 

"I'm a huge fan... it's the only thing I geek out about... it's like my Star Wars."

For Justin's links, tour dates, etc., go to: http://justingolak.com/
Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>19524a73956491b5d90a02dc87877ad3Sat, 29 Oct 2016 02:36:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 369 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host comedian Justin Golak, as we discuss one of his favorite movies - Rocky. We look at not just the movie itself, but also it's impact on pop culture - and just how much we...
And as we discuss Stallone-adjacent characters, we also mention... comedy or baseball, cable the way it used to be, arm wrestling is the thing, reading comprehension, Ghostbusters 2, organized crime, garblyness, it's very different going back and rewatching it now... having not seen it in years, how do you fight you, creating a rig for the scene, the sub-genre of boxing movies, Survivor, escaping Cleveland, music video culture, Cobra, drinking raw eggs, on VHS taped from TV, I want to be better, Thunderlips, being weird and awkward, Over the Top, three pages of dialogue in ten seconds of body language, spattered with training, running with your girlfriend up the stairs, at every turn... he makes a different choice, Copland, going heel, it's essentially an origin story... but you didn't know that if you didn't know there's be sequels, novelizations, outsourcing the property, Apollo Creed, being literal, Irwin Winkler, forceps, Ruskies, office sign dialogue, Batman Begins, this is like a thing everyone will do forever now, losing the right way, getting your hands bloody, that's a real person and all art is drug-fueled from the beginning of time. Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for Rocky... and the entire franchise. You have been warned. 

"I'm a huge fan... it's the only thing I geek out about... it's like my Star Wars."

For Justin's links, tour dates, etc., go to: http://justingolak.com/
Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>5554truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-spooky-soundtracks--74802536
This October we decided to have a horror-themed listening party as we settle in with our pumpkin lattes and bust out some fun, spooky tunes from movie soundtracks!

And while we decide which bands we know specifically from soundtracks, we also discuss... trying to bottle his own lightning, tied flannels, fan fervor, modern Edgar Allen Poe stuff, does he have any limbs left at this point, a little bit crazy, werewolves, gourde pie, Ready Player One, Dairy Queen, Becky from Full House, Wes Craven, Hanna-Barbera, look at all those dead kids waving at me, I saw that movie three times in the theater, Rodney Dangerfield, scoring the debate, seeing bands live back in the day, angsty-relationshipy, the flavor of Halloween, Jesse Eisenberg, had to have a twist, puffer vest, an R-rated Scooby-Doo, Jiffy-Pop, Back to the Future, they took bimbo to the Nth level, reboot hate, Laff-A-Lympics, are you even acting... or are you just like this all the time?, a 90's sound, more focus on the writing, it just doesn't fit the movie that needs to be made, Coming to America, Lifeforce, a prerequisite in Hollywood, another after-effect of Scream, dude was layered, James Gunn, there's nothing that kids love more then other dead children, access to limited things, playing instruments, spitting the coffee, pop some popcorn in our new microwave, creepy uke, Parker Posey, Dr. Seuss, you don't understand the concept of art, comedy horror and is it about the movie... or is it about selling CDs?

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for all of the Scream movies... deal with it.

"Oh man, I wore that out. That's one of those CDs I played to the point it wouldn't play anymore. Like the disc just skipped so much, that I was like... I had to buy the soundtrack a second time."

Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>1028801bf529eccd2bb6f7f50d2c0bfcSat, 22 Oct 2016 04:09:41 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 40 This October we decided to have a horror-themed listening party as we settle in with our pumpkin lattes and bust out some fun, spooky tunes from movie soundtracks! And while we decide which bands we...
This October we decided to have a horror-themed listening party as we settle in with our pumpkin lattes and bust out some fun, spooky tunes from movie soundtracks!

And while we decide which bands we know specifically from soundtracks, we also discuss... trying to bottle his own lightning, tied flannels, fan fervor, modern Edgar Allen Poe stuff, does he have any limbs left at this point, a little bit crazy, werewolves, gourde pie, Ready Player One, Dairy Queen, Becky from Full House, Wes Craven, Hanna-Barbera, look at all those dead kids waving at me, I saw that movie three times in the theater, Rodney Dangerfield, scoring the debate, seeing bands live back in the day, angsty-relationshipy, the flavor of Halloween, Jesse Eisenberg, had to have a twist, puffer vest, an R-rated Scooby-Doo, Jiffy-Pop, Back to the Future, they took bimbo to the Nth level, reboot hate, Laff-A-Lympics, are you even acting... or are you just like this all the time?, a 90's sound, more focus on the writing, it just doesn't fit the movie that needs to be made, Coming to America, Lifeforce, a prerequisite in Hollywood, another after-effect of Scream, dude was layered, James Gunn, there's nothing that kids love more then other dead children, access to limited things, playing instruments, spitting the coffee, pop some popcorn in our new microwave, creepy uke, Parker Posey, Dr. Seuss, you don't understand the concept of art, comedy horror and is it about the movie... or is it about selling CDs?

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for all of the Scream movies... deal with it.

"Oh man, I wore that out. That's one of those CDs I played to the point it wouldn't play anymore. Like the disc just skipped so much, that I was like... I had to buy the soundtrack a second time."

Special thanks to Gallery K, for more info go to: http://www.galleryk.net/]]>9808truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-southern-culture-on-the-skids--74802489
And while we realize just how much all our pop culture references seep in, we also discuss... surfing, hot rods, dirt track racing, Mexican horror films very badly dubbed, swinging Swedish stewardesses, Smiley Lewis, punk rock, Val Lewton, drive-in movies, dirty magazines, Ken Cinema, Herschell Gordon Lewis, The Mummy's Hand, Aretha Franklin, Atragon, WRAL, double features, I Married a Monster from Outer Space, he's a bit of a hipster, older people doing folk songs, The Brainiac, too cold to be wearing bikinis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dave Edmunds, Bucket of Blood, El Santo, if you're having fun... people will like it, AM/FM, I couldn't open my locker, Mike Judge, from North Carolina to Southern California, B movies, art, Commander Cody, film noir, coffee shops, Dawn of the Dead, Isle of the Dead, his skin color would change, and the cheese factor... it's just like good, Curse of the Cat People, Fats Domino, do the poster first, Tower Records, Ray Charles, avant-garde, hamburger taped to the end of a mannequin arm, a matinee, Sunshine of Your Love, Universal horror, sliced his head like baloney, The War of the Gargantuas, Eddie Cochran, horror that makes you laugh, The Dave Clark Five, Buck Owens, Roger Corman, a super 8 camera, nachos - you gotta have some cheese, David O. Russell, Booker T., the Moon Glow Drive-in and a transistor radio.

"I think people have lost their sense of humor sometimes... and they just don't get it. And I don't mean just being politically correct, I just mean... how to have some fun."

For more on Southern Culture on the Skids, including links to their new album, The Electric Pinecones, go to: http://www.scots.com/]]>936eb342fd471e9e59b7f287733b2063Sat, 15 Oct 2016 03:58:01 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 39 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host Rick Miller - singer/songwriter/guitarist for Southern Culture on the Skids. We talk to Rick about his music and movie influences, all while building our...
And while we realize just how much all our pop culture references seep in, we also discuss... surfing, hot rods, dirt track racing, Mexican horror films very badly dubbed, swinging Swedish stewardesses, Smiley Lewis, punk rock, Val Lewton, drive-in movies, dirty magazines, Ken Cinema, Herschell Gordon Lewis, The Mummy's Hand, Aretha Franklin, Atragon, WRAL, double features, I Married a Monster from Outer Space, he's a bit of a hipster, older people doing folk songs, The Brainiac, too cold to be wearing bikinis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dave Edmunds, Bucket of Blood, El Santo, if you're having fun... people will like it, AM/FM, I couldn't open my locker, Mike Judge, from North Carolina to Southern California, B movies, art, Commander Cody, film noir, coffee shops, Dawn of the Dead, Isle of the Dead, his skin color would change, and the cheese factor... it's just like good, Curse of the Cat People, Fats Domino, do the poster first, Tower Records, Ray Charles, avant-garde, hamburger taped to the end of a mannequin arm, a matinee, Sunshine of Your Love, Universal horror, sliced his head like baloney, The War of the Gargantuas, Eddie Cochran, horror that makes you laugh, The Dave Clark Five, Buck Owens, Roger Corman, a super 8 camera, nachos - you gotta have some cheese, David O. Russell, Booker T., the Moon Glow Drive-in and a transistor radio.

"I think people have lost their sense of humor sometimes... and they just don't get it. And I don't mean just being politically correct, I just mean... how to have some fun."

For more on Southern Culture on the Skids, including links to their new album, The Electric Pinecones, go to: http://www.scots.com/]]>4636truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scaring-up-some-cujo-talk--74802529
And while we work on our sitcom about a wolf and a fox, we also mention... the monster under the bed, infidelity, being excited to kill people, a beverage run, shoulder pads, Scooby Snacks, safety glass, Funco mini mystery pop things, Kevin Nash, SLC Punk, two different shades of gold, knee nubs, wardrobe provided by CW, The NeverEnding Story, suspense, character-building, one surly bitch, animal attack movies, you're gonna get lockjaw kid, sitting on the floor, escaping from Nascar drivers, Cabin Fever, a CG dog, Traci Lords, he just touches her belly with his glowing finger, Critters 2, writing profanity, that head is not made for childbirth, multiple high fives, Wondermutt is fine... he's fine, Mick Garris, waterfall of hair, choose your own Magnum, P.I. and The A-Team, some people need to be punched, picking a direction in filmmaking, the ending of The Mist, Jaguar vs. Pinto, Rose McIver, a box of soundtracks, popping out at you horror, he'll probably lay on my butt, Team Michael Steele, Jaws, mom is still alive, fanned hair, the extremely inappropriate blind box, Sharp Cereal?, favorite Scream lines, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, cleaning out the CW table, Lita Ford, do not try to force your clowness on me, building Castle Rock, coulda' been a contender, punching a clown, screaming kids, Alyssa Milano, a demon-possessed dog, breathing room, the supernatural element, buying more books, parents weren't very strict, Space Buddies, very personable, a tiny Elvira, movies influencing other movies, cutting all your hair off, Sleepwalkers, a Lab in a Saint Bernard suit and Zoinks!

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Cujo... so go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!

"Beethoven gets rabies."

For more info on ScareFest, go to: http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>ed9865c525786dde0b64cb70e85d1a9aSat, 08 Oct 2016 01:59:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 368 This week we are coming to you "live" from ScareFest as we meet up with our friend Amber to talk about our Sofa Theater feature - Lewis Teague's Cujo. Plus we recap our fun times at the fest as we interract with Skeet...
And while we work on our sitcom about a wolf and a fox, we also mention... the monster under the bed, infidelity, being excited to kill people, a beverage run, shoulder pads, Scooby Snacks, safety glass, Funco mini mystery pop things, Kevin Nash, SLC Punk, two different shades of gold, knee nubs, wardrobe provided by CW, The NeverEnding Story, suspense, character-building, one surly bitch, animal attack movies, you're gonna get lockjaw kid, sitting on the floor, escaping from Nascar drivers, Cabin Fever, a CG dog, Traci Lords, he just touches her belly with his glowing finger, Critters 2, writing profanity, that head is not made for childbirth, multiple high fives, Wondermutt is fine... he's fine, Mick Garris, waterfall of hair, choose your own Magnum, P.I. and The A-Team, some people need to be punched, picking a direction in filmmaking, the ending of The Mist, Jaguar vs. Pinto, Rose McIver, a box of soundtracks, popping out at you horror, he'll probably lay on my butt, Team Michael Steele, Jaws, mom is still alive, fanned hair, the extremely inappropriate blind box, Sharp Cereal?, favorite Scream lines, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, cleaning out the CW table, Lita Ford, do not try to force your clowness on me, building Castle Rock, coulda' been a contender, punching a clown, screaming kids, Alyssa Milano, a demon-possessed dog, breathing room, the supernatural element, buying more books, parents weren't very strict, Space Buddies, very personable, a tiny Elvira, movies influencing other movies, cutting all your hair off, Sleepwalkers, a Lab in a Saint Bernard suit and Zoinks!

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Cujo... so go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!

"Beethoven gets rabies."

For more info on ScareFest, go to: http://www.thescarefest.com/]]>5064truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/withnail-dean-cameron-and-i--74802524
And while we debunk the romanticized mythology of King Curtis, we also mention... Dickens, this is really Uncle Monty, watching Dan play Minecraft, the chaos, King Lear, Doctor Who, Xander Berkeley, Ric Olié, I'll never play The Dane, Zeffirelli's auditions, Del Preston, the guy I've never heard of is cleaning up, there's some genuine love that gets put out there, the end of the 60's, a tone piece, performances in a vacuum, being Ted Neeley and breaking the rules, because of you guys - I make masks, Hell or High Water, Tweeting with Dustin Hoffman, the career you should have had, a perennial for actors, Rick Baker's assistants, building-up celebrities to tear them down, Jimi Hendrix, grows a head in his shoulder, turn of the century paupers, in it's own time and place, badly lit, liquor in the shotgun, the death rumor, touching people's lives, Spice World, Doubt, classic grim British feel, ABC movie of the week, no discernible jokes, association with drug use, quotes and a question mark, too much like life, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, I wouldn't want a woman who would go out with me and Masters of Sex.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1987 film Withnail and I, so go watch it before you listen.

"Everybody completely commits to it... it's just a grim tale."

For more on , Dean's life and career, go to: http://www.deancameron.com/]]>c5ee194826161f1602eae905bef46b9aSat, 01 Oct 2016 01:59:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 367 This week we return to our segment The Caffeinated Movie Geek as actor Dean Cameron sits in to discuss life, conventions and the film Withnail and I. Plus we bring up the reunion of Summer School's Chainsaw and Dave!...
And while we debunk the romanticized mythology of King Curtis, we also mention... Dickens, this is really Uncle Monty, watching Dan play Minecraft, the chaos, King Lear, Doctor Who, Xander Berkeley, Ric Olié, I'll never play The Dane, Zeffirelli's auditions, Del Preston, the guy I've never heard of is cleaning up, there's some genuine love that gets put out there, the end of the 60's, a tone piece, performances in a vacuum, being Ted Neeley and breaking the rules, because of you guys - I make masks, Hell or High Water, Tweeting with Dustin Hoffman, the career you should have had, a perennial for actors, Rick Baker's assistants, building-up celebrities to tear them down, Jimi Hendrix, grows a head in his shoulder, turn of the century paupers, in it's own time and place, badly lit, liquor in the shotgun, the death rumor, touching people's lives, Spice World, Doubt, classic grim British feel, ABC movie of the week, no discernible jokes, association with drug use, quotes and a question mark, too much like life, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, I wouldn't want a woman who would go out with me and Masters of Sex.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1987 film Withnail and I, so go watch it before you listen.

"Everybody completely commits to it... it's just a grim tale."

For more on , Dean's life and career, go to: http://www.deancameron.com/]]>3728truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christine-elise-night-hunter--74802441
And while we discuss small animals and sexual repression, we also mention... being on 90210, Larry David's wife, Robert Mitchum, helicopter shots, totally thinking about canning peaches, being assigned homework, shameful conventions, hanging out at Spoons, running like a wild animal, social media today vs. the internet of old, Olan Mills, back-lit frogs, orphaned kids, masterminds who live in an abandoned slaughterhouse, The Waltons, if you wanted to find out if someone hated you, beating children, what is that 5000 people thing about?, plied and pressured, Moses floating down the river, some rabbits, teflon strength in what seems to be the weakest thing, raw potatoes, reinventing yourself, damned gypsies, Watership Down, breedin' n' cannin', I don't have an enormous filter, steampunk drones, moving from town to town, a rat, your tailor's favorite customer, the switchblade, the overbearing neighbor lady, Shelley Winters, provocative conversation, a big turtle, a cardboard cutout, Lillian Gish, Child's Play 2, just not grateful enough, a weird lisp, Hellevator, being abducted, a fox, slacker kids and fan feedback.

"Obviously It evolves... so I've seen it a couple of times. And I was a lot younger the first... I was probably in high school the first time I saw it. And... I've seen it once or twice in the interim... and I feel like it's different every time."

For more on Christine's book Bathing & the Single Girl, go to: http://www.bathingandthesinglegirlbook.com/
For more on Christine's food blog, go to: http://delightfuldeliciousdelovely.com/]]>eaf3582227871914717f31f13b3b8953Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:06:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 366 This week we welcome the return appearance of our special guest co-host Christine Elise as we discuss our Sofa Theater feature... Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter. Beautifully shot with memorable performances,...
And while we discuss small animals and sexual repression, we also mention... being on 90210, Larry David's wife, Robert Mitchum, helicopter shots, totally thinking about canning peaches, being assigned homework, shameful conventions, hanging out at Spoons, running like a wild animal, social media today vs. the internet of old, Olan Mills, back-lit frogs, orphaned kids, masterminds who live in an abandoned slaughterhouse, The Waltons, if you wanted to find out if someone hated you, beating children, what is that 5000 people thing about?, plied and pressured, Moses floating down the river, some rabbits, teflon strength in what seems to be the weakest thing, raw potatoes, reinventing yourself, damned gypsies, Watership Down, breedin' n' cannin', I don't have an enormous filter, steampunk drones, moving from town to town, a rat, your tailor's favorite customer, the switchblade, the overbearing neighbor lady, Shelley Winters, provocative conversation, a big turtle, a cardboard cutout, Lillian Gish, Child's Play 2, just not grateful enough, a weird lisp, Hellevator, being abducted, a fox, slacker kids and fan feedback.

"Obviously It evolves... so I've seen it a couple of times. And I was a lot younger the first... I was probably in high school the first time I saw it. And... I've seen it once or twice in the interim... and I feel like it's different every time."

For more on Christine's book Bathing & the Single Girl, go to: http://www.bathingandthesinglegirlbook.com/
For more on Christine's food blog, go to: http://delightfuldeliciousdelovely.com/]]>4068truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chattering-about-the-mist-with-nicholas-vince--74802490
And while we try to decide just what the siren means to us, we also mention... Andre Braugher, the story of Yugoslavia, Greg Nicotero, leaders and experts, Toby Jones, Drew Struzan, people cannot stand uncertainty, The Blob, eases it's way in, Marcia Gay Harden, The Dark Tower, an abrogation of responsibility, let's put every one in a hot box, we do not like uncertainty, prejudice, air raids in the second world war, Buddhism, writing comic books, Jeffrey DeMunn, a contained story, I don't negate, by any sense... the struggles that us little ant-like human beings on this very small blue planet... in the very small, little uninteresting arm of the galaxy..., Laurie Holden, that's not what you really need to be afraid of, The Walking Dead, they are to blame, bullying and taking it to the worst possible conclusion, Thomas Jane, Night of the Living Dead, we live in crazy balance, yes... I wrote that story, who's going to step up, angered by it, beautifully shot, breaking off into little groups, make me an instrument of thy will, Dead Can Dance, Marcia Gay Harden, it is overwhelming, it's an overwhelming movie, finding the scapegoat, Nathan Gamble, we are a broad church, directing theater and Melissa McBride.

"...it is just a terribly difficult watch... I find it absolutely stunning."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: http://www.daysofthedead.net/
For more on Nicholas Vince, go to: http://nicholasvince.com/]]>d1c382b0a02f50394e2741137ee449b0Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:53:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 365 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Nicholas Vince (The Chatterer in Hellraiser 1 & 2 as well as Kinski in Nightbreed) to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Mist. Directed by Frank Darabont and...
And while we try to decide just what the siren means to us, we also mention... Andre Braugher, the story of Yugoslavia, Greg Nicotero, leaders and experts, Toby Jones, Drew Struzan, people cannot stand uncertainty, The Blob, eases it's way in, Marcia Gay Harden, The Dark Tower, an abrogation of responsibility, let's put every one in a hot box, we do not like uncertainty, prejudice, air raids in the second world war, Buddhism, writing comic books, Jeffrey DeMunn, a contained story, I don't negate, by any sense... the struggles that us little ant-like human beings on this very small blue planet... in the very small, little uninteresting arm of the galaxy..., Laurie Holden, that's not what you really need to be afraid of, The Walking Dead, they are to blame, bullying and taking it to the worst possible conclusion, Thomas Jane, Night of the Living Dead, we live in crazy balance, yes... I wrote that story, who's going to step up, angered by it, beautifully shot, breaking off into little groups, make me an instrument of thy will, Dead Can Dance, Marcia Gay Harden, it is overwhelming, it's an overwhelming movie, finding the scapegoat, Nathan Gamble, we are a broad church, directing theater and Melissa McBride.

"...it is just a terribly difficult watch... I find it absolutely stunning."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: http://www.daysofthedead.net/
For more on Nicholas Vince, go to: http://nicholasvince.com/]]>4668truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doug-bradley-and-the-end-of-the-innocents--74802520
And as we divvy up the vegan cupcakes, we also mention... rewatching Stranger Things, H. P. Lovecraft, tea adverts, innocence destroys innocence, Megs Jenkins, The Turn of the Screw, sexual repression, deep focus, the great foil throughout, an X certificate, one step away from dying, I just throw some candy towards them, Georges Auric, that creepy song, turning down movie roles, a southern Gothic, Ron Perlman and Sir Christopher Plummer, a very dubious uncertain moral tone, a red herring, Martin Stephens, weird and disconnected, psycho sexual fantasy, Freddie Francis, a synthesized electronic sound, Martin Scorsese, a real tear, everything needs a little more placenta, the roses, I won't be your friend, how Freudian do you want to get?, the Redgrave clan, it's a vicious cycle of beauty and love, Mary-Kate and Ashley and the fate of Rupert.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers (and lots of speculation) for Jack Clayton's The Innocents, so go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!

"I was all about ghosts... when I was a kid."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: http://www.daysofthedead.net/
Doug doesn't want to be your friend, but you can see his posts on his Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/Doug-Bradley-316982560441/?fref=ts]]>7ba397dde32792bc644c50b03592bd02Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:39:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 364 This week we are coming to you "live" from Days of the Dead: Louisville, where we are joined once again by our special guest co-host Doug Bradley, as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature - The Innocents. This 1961...
And as we divvy up the vegan cupcakes, we also mention... rewatching Stranger Things, H. P. Lovecraft, tea adverts, innocence destroys innocence, Megs Jenkins, The Turn of the Screw, sexual repression, deep focus, the great foil throughout, an X certificate, one step away from dying, I just throw some candy towards them, Georges Auric, that creepy song, turning down movie roles, a southern Gothic, Ron Perlman and Sir Christopher Plummer, a very dubious uncertain moral tone, a red herring, Martin Stephens, weird and disconnected, psycho sexual fantasy, Freddie Francis, a synthesized electronic sound, Martin Scorsese, a real tear, everything needs a little more placenta, the roses, I won't be your friend, how Freudian do you want to get?, the Redgrave clan, it's a vicious cycle of beauty and love, Mary-Kate and Ashley and the fate of Rupert.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers (and lots of speculation) for Jack Clayton's The Innocents, so go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!

"I was all about ghosts... when I was a kid."

For more on Days of the Dead and their upcoming dates, go to: http://www.daysofthedead.net/
Doug doesn't want to be your friend, but you can see his posts on his Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/Doug-Bradley-316982560441/?fref=ts]]>3607truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-many-facets-of-brad-dourif--74802449
And while one of us dodges their crazy, potential stalker, we also discuss... Star Trek Beyond, Marshall Mason, Miloš Forman, spanks are really good, Sorceress and She-Ra, I could see the butterflies, ruining Misfits, Karl Urban, Sandy Meisner, Dominic Cooper, Repertory Theatre, extra terrestrials don't wear flip-flops, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Preacher, Green Room, Jack Nicholson, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Conchata Ferrell, Eraserhead, walk briskly, in the saddle and sirloin section, it was the most dramatic way that I ever understood a movie, Irvin Kershner, the meat handbook, Blue Velvet, Exorcist 3, Werner Herzog, dead creepy meat guys, John Huston, folding space, Child's Play, all men feel that terror... when you look at a woman who looks beautiful to you... that could be your life! And it's terrifying. It's really terrifying, it was like being given a four hour tour of your own living room, Wise Blood, David Lynch, oblivion terrified him, William Peter Blatty, we are utter and complete mysteries to one another, In Cold Blood, George C. Scott, he did a magnificent job of shepherding us into a different medium, I had let him overdirect me, Peter Jackson, horror requires a monster, Jack Nance and judging carcasses.

Spoiler Alert: Basic spoilers for the classic Twilight Zone episode "Night Call". Ehh, you've probably seen it by now anyway, but... you have been warned.

"...we were at a point where cinema was changing. And he kind of got a boost from that, and he went on to make other films..." For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>56206b6131060519dd349922ceb5daedSat, 03 Sep 2016 03:49:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 363 This week we return to our coverage of Fandomfest. So not only do we continue with some fun conversations from the convention, but more importantly - we are thrilled to get a chance to sit down and talk with Brad Dourif....
And while one of us dodges their crazy, potential stalker, we also discuss... Star Trek Beyond, Marshall Mason, Miloš Forman, spanks are really good, Sorceress and She-Ra, I could see the butterflies, ruining Misfits, Karl Urban, Sandy Meisner, Dominic Cooper, Repertory Theatre, extra terrestrials don't wear flip-flops, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Preacher, Green Room, Jack Nicholson, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Conchata Ferrell, Eraserhead, walk briskly, in the saddle and sirloin section, it was the most dramatic way that I ever understood a movie, Irvin Kershner, the meat handbook, Blue Velvet, Exorcist 3, Werner Herzog, dead creepy meat guys, John Huston, folding space, Child's Play, all men feel that terror... when you look at a woman who looks beautiful to you... that could be your life! And it's terrifying. It's really terrifying, it was like being given a four hour tour of your own living room, Wise Blood, David Lynch, oblivion terrified him, William Peter Blatty, we are utter and complete mysteries to one another, In Cold Blood, George C. Scott, he did a magnificent job of shepherding us into a different medium, I had let him overdirect me, Peter Jackson, horror requires a monster, Jack Nance and judging carcasses.

Spoiler Alert: Basic spoilers for the classic Twilight Zone episode "Night Call". Ehh, you've probably seen it by now anyway, but... you have been warned.

"...we were at a point where cinema was changing. And he kind of got a boost from that, and he went on to make other films..." For more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>4644truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meanwhile-at-wizard-world--74802526
And while we rundown some of our preferred fonts, we also discuss... a busted in bathroom door, Toad the Assassin, riding 4-wheelers, squishy Chucks, Daddy's Lil Monster, the girl in the Sally outfit, killer kids, that wet nerd smell, costume? Or that's their life?, not one - but two pickels, grew up a desert kid, the STD that is consumption, Tatyana Ali, Mrs. Mia Wallace, posing with Jareth, Miss Teen USA, Preacher, Sean Patrick Flanery and his lack of buttons, Goku, Slashers, half-assed costumes, guys dressed as Misty, giant foam cowboy hats, gratuitous sex, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Winter Soldier, Michael J. Fox, that's gotta be Anime, eyebrows on fleek, Fear Street, American accents, the drama Scream, Karl Urban is the poor man's Karl Urban, Penny Dreadful, Fall Into Darkness, Norman Reedus covered in black goo, doesn't everybody in New Zealand have sheep?, Christopher Pike and a hot dog wearing a loincloth.

"...I thought that people that were on TV and in movies lived on a different planet... and I didn't even know how one would create a career in this business. But it happens."

For Wizard World dates in your area, go to: http://www.wizardworld.com/]]>81158326e1445ce6d2b917dc6671cc07Sat, 27 Aug 2016 05:10:22 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 362 This week we load up the Meltdown Machine and christen it for it's first show road trip - as we head to Chicago! There we visit Wizard World and meet Rose McIver of iZombie, Ben Edlund creator of The Tick and we interview...
And while we rundown some of our preferred fonts, we also discuss... a busted in bathroom door, Toad the Assassin, riding 4-wheelers, squishy Chucks, Daddy's Lil Monster, the girl in the Sally outfit, killer kids, that wet nerd smell, costume? Or that's their life?, not one - but two pickels, grew up a desert kid, the STD that is consumption, Tatyana Ali, Mrs. Mia Wallace, posing with Jareth, Miss Teen USA, Preacher, Sean Patrick Flanery and his lack of buttons, Goku, Slashers, half-assed costumes, guys dressed as Misty, giant foam cowboy hats, gratuitous sex, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Winter Soldier, Michael J. Fox, that's gotta be Anime, eyebrows on fleek, Fear Street, American accents, the drama Scream, Karl Urban is the poor man's Karl Urban, Penny Dreadful, Fall Into Darkness, Norman Reedus covered in black goo, doesn't everybody in New Zealand have sheep?, Christopher Pike and a hot dog wearing a loincloth.

"...I thought that people that were on TV and in movies lived on a different planet... and I didn't even know how one would create a career in this business. But it happens."

For Wizard World dates in your area, go to: http://www.wizardworld.com/]]>5258truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-curse-of-frankenstein--74802541
And as we pick out our favorite creepy old dude from the wall of old creepy dudes, we also mention... Stranger Things, piling your costume in the lobby, Penny Dreadful, Don't Hug me I'm Scared, in Technicolor, a chili bowl haircut, the red woman, surfing the crimson wave, Star Wars, the Frankenpuppy, it gets chilly, Hook and The Highlander, killing Leonard Bernstein, with too much salt, kids being genuine, Dream On, cultural impact,Van Helsing, a million theories, Universal horror, in blood red, running and jumping like - The Cat, buying a pair of eyes, selling cereal, sets and props, the most famous scientist on the planet, they might have killed a dude, child programming, little too much sex, Rocky Horror Picture Show and wearing your bedroom slippers in space.
 
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the Hammer movie The Curse of Frankenstein. You have been warned!

"'Cause it wasn't really about Frankenstein killing people, and 'oh my god he's loose'. As much as it was... 'would you stop making Frankenstein!!!'" For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>3640a6ec479e30f33525f4032e80b774Sat, 20 Aug 2016 01:18:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 361 This week we continue our coverage of Fandomfest as we hang out with artist and friend of the show Epyon5, to  discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Curse of Frankenstein. Listen as we settle in and examine the...
And as we pick out our favorite creepy old dude from the wall of old creepy dudes, we also mention... Stranger Things, piling your costume in the lobby, Penny Dreadful, Don't Hug me I'm Scared, in Technicolor, a chili bowl haircut, the red woman, surfing the crimson wave, Star Wars, the Frankenpuppy, it gets chilly, Hook and The Highlander, killing Leonard Bernstein, with too much salt, kids being genuine, Dream On, cultural impact,Van Helsing, a million theories, Universal horror, in blood red, running and jumping like - The Cat, buying a pair of eyes, selling cereal, sets and props, the most famous scientist on the planet, they might have killed a dude, child programming, little too much sex, Rocky Horror Picture Show and wearing your bedroom slippers in space.
 
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the Hammer movie The Curse of Frankenstein. You have been warned!

"'Cause it wasn't really about Frankenstein killing people, and 'oh my god he's loose'. As much as it was... 'would you stop making Frankenstein!!!'" For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>6726truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-highs-and-lows-of-suicide-squad--74802522
And while we come to terms with the fact that Gotham just sucks as a city, we also mention... Dr. Strange, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Geoff Johns, Hannibal, clemency?, an origins movie, Léon: The Professional, Captain America, David Ayer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Gunn, one big orgy of geekiness, the reasons for the soundtrack, to make magic not look stupid, don't rhyme... stop rhyming, everybody's parents die, Inglourious Basterds, how to cut a trailer, Captain Kirk, time gem, Kingdom Come, Zack Snyder, The Fifth Element, periodic highs, Disney villains, Michael Bay, getting the band back together, a trailer in the movie... for the next movie, DC philosophy, it's all in the script, Luc Besson, artillery hitting her shield, aimed at millennials, you got like a dozen batpeople running around, Guardians of the Galaxy and my run-in with Jared Leto.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Suicide Squad - so go watch the movie before listening. You have been warned!

"It seems like every movie, they just do what works - in that movie. And no one is considering the bigger picture."]]>a935653f203ccb2e0b006b534d8bcd35Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:11:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 360  This week the dynamic duo returns to their long-running series on superhero movies with an EPIC discussion of the new release Suicide Squad. As well as the recent trailers for upcoming superhero films and how all of this...
And while we come to terms with the fact that Gotham just sucks as a city, we also mention... Dr. Strange, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batman: Assault on Arkham, Geoff Johns, Hannibal, clemency?, an origins movie, Léon: The Professional, Captain America, David Ayer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Gunn, one big orgy of geekiness, the reasons for the soundtrack, to make magic not look stupid, don't rhyme... stop rhyming, everybody's parents die, Inglourious Basterds, how to cut a trailer, Captain Kirk, time gem, Kingdom Come, Zack Snyder, The Fifth Element, periodic highs, Disney villains, Michael Bay, getting the band back together, a trailer in the movie... for the next movie, DC philosophy, it's all in the script, Luc Besson, artillery hitting her shield, aimed at millennials, you got like a dozen batpeople running around, Guardians of the Galaxy and my run-in with Jared Leto.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Suicide Squad - so go watch the movie before listening. You have been warned!

"It seems like every movie, they just do what works - in that movie. And no one is considering the bigger picture."]]>10433truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anthony-michael-hall--74802534
And while we get adjusted like a giant action figure, we also mention... Saturday Night Live, War Machine, Musso & Frank's, Harold Ramis, the new Western, Abu Dhabi, Ben Affleck, Jack Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton, properly approved by Ultra-Man, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, King Lear, the late great Steve Allen, rock n' roll theater, I'm gonna keep doing this... 'til I'm an old man, and I'm gonna show people what I can do, Six Pack, what Netflix has done, Lynn Stalmaster, grocery store sushi, deconstructing stereotypes, they represent 25% of the box office in this last decade, Brad Pitt, a bootlegger, Bruce Dern, Community, before video village, Lorne Michaels feeds off of it, a bitchin' suit, Kate McKinnon, Tim Burton, Diane Lane, a farm system for comics and three brothers on Gunsmoke.

"...it was a dumb, concise choice of a teenager who felt self-concise and felt thrust upon the world."

And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>127510ae764502338080bf60309575a9Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:54:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 359 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest where we sit down and talk with Anthony Michael Hall. We find out how he got into the business and what led him to iconic roles in National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen...
And while we get adjusted like a giant action figure, we also mention... Saturday Night Live, War Machine, Musso & Frank's, Harold Ramis, the new Western, Abu Dhabi, Ben Affleck, Jack Nicholson and Harry Dean Stanton, properly approved by Ultra-Man, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, King Lear, the late great Steve Allen, rock n' roll theater, I'm gonna keep doing this... 'til I'm an old man, and I'm gonna show people what I can do, Six Pack, what Netflix has done, Lynn Stalmaster, grocery store sushi, deconstructing stereotypes, they represent 25% of the box office in this last decade, Brad Pitt, a bootlegger, Bruce Dern, Community, before video village, Lorne Michaels feeds off of it, a bitchin' suit, Kate McKinnon, Tim Burton, Diane Lane, a farm system for comics and three brothers on Gunsmoke.

"...it was a dumb, concise choice of a teenager who felt self-concise and felt thrust upon the world."

And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>3654falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-interruptions-become-part-of-the-art--74802528
Not only will we hear about Laura's approach to documentary film-making, but we'll also hear how she came to work with an amazing team including Nick as a co-producer and executive producers Terrance Malick and Robert Redford. As well as collaborating with cinematographer Lee Daniel (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Slacker).

And while we discover that film-making (and life) may just be the the art of endurance, we also discuss... raising a family, Chicago, The Unsettling of America, art and wood and trees, Christian Bale, he's spitting at me... staring daggers at me... and I manage to keep my feet, Axe Cop, I like to interview people, a narcissistic culture, hey... you know what - orange and purple come here, Good Clean Fun,Yale, edit it like a piece of music, those perfect little green lawns, my gut would never let me, acrimonious, I'll come dig trenches, the state of Austin, building scenery, the question of truth, you had this plan... it never works out that way, I don't sleep much, a piece of the conversation, nature is a character itself, I'm chasing the ideas, bringing her her slippers and pipe at the end of the day, a more groovy version of the way Mike Leigh makes films, he disregards screens, we talked about fishing... and Pittsburgh, social justice issues, film as a mirror, Tugg, there's no accounting for taste, it's own blue collar attitude, one douche flexing and staring at you, Leo Burmester, Knight of Cups, a labor strike broke out, the Rodney King tapes, I'm trying to make you see what I see, the natural world, I care about something... and I want to make a film that makes you care about something, hammered away,Will and Grace, Jesse Eisenberg, The Unforeseen, they call it the Death Star, making yourself vulnerable as the interviewer, weird in a wonderful way, I was a good sword fighter, a very slowly rolling snowball, I did two back flips and said yes please, Michael Keaton, I feel a lot of things before I think them, more messy expensive and takes longer, and maybe the coolest woman... ever.

"...I'm much messier... I really like getting lost and letting the material get me completely turned around and find my way out. I feel like it's the most honest way to be a documentary filmmaker."

For more on the documentary "The Seer", go to: http://www.theseerfilm.com/
For more on the Flyover Film Festival, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>a7bbe035450fd664eb9dbfeae24d79f4Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:05:57 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 358 This week we are coming to you "live" from the Flyover Film Festival where we talk with actor Nick Offerman and director Laura Dunn about the choices that helped guide them through their careers as well as creating and...
Not only will we hear about Laura's approach to documentary film-making, but we'll also hear how she came to work with an amazing team including Nick as a co-producer and executive producers Terrance Malick and Robert Redford. As well as collaborating with cinematographer Lee Daniel (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, Slacker).

And while we discover that film-making (and life) may just be the the art of endurance, we also discuss... raising a family, Chicago, The Unsettling of America, art and wood and trees, Christian Bale, he's spitting at me... staring daggers at me... and I manage to keep my feet, Axe Cop, I like to interview people, a narcissistic culture, hey... you know what - orange and purple come here, Good Clean Fun,Yale, edit it like a piece of music, those perfect little green lawns, my gut would never let me, acrimonious, I'll come dig trenches, the state of Austin, building scenery, the question of truth, you had this plan... it never works out that way, I don't sleep much, a piece of the conversation, nature is a character itself, I'm chasing the ideas, bringing her her slippers and pipe at the end of the day, a more groovy version of the way Mike Leigh makes films, he disregards screens, we talked about fishing... and Pittsburgh, social justice issues, film as a mirror, Tugg, there's no accounting for taste, it's own blue collar attitude, one douche flexing and staring at you, Leo Burmester, Knight of Cups, a labor strike broke out, the Rodney King tapes, I'm trying to make you see what I see, the natural world, I care about something... and I want to make a film that makes you care about something, hammered away,Will and Grace, Jesse Eisenberg, The Unforeseen, they call it the Death Star, making yourself vulnerable as the interviewer, weird in a wonderful way, I was a good sword fighter, a very slowly rolling snowball, I did two back flips and said yes please, Michael Keaton, I feel a lot of things before I think them, more messy expensive and takes longer, and maybe the coolest woman... ever.

"...I'm much messier... I really like getting lost and letting the material get me completely turned around and find my way out. I feel like it's the most honest way to be a documentary filmmaker."

For more on the documentary "The Seer", go to: http://www.theseerfilm.com/
For more on the Flyover Film Festival, go to: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>5479truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-forecastle-2016--74802543
And while someone seems to think everything is bad-ass, we also discuss... Big Gigantic posters, Richard Moll, Quentin Tarantino, she's a beast, a really great two hour movie in a three hour package, you're trapped, behind a table, behind a fence, going solo from a two-person band, I was excited before I heard them, self-indulgent, I like having an actual physical memento of my creepiness, living in a van, licensing The Rolling Stones, stick it in his machine, you have poor social skills, Reservoir Dogs, too many cats, you cheated the whole system there... they are going to revoke your festival card, getting married, making your atonement with the universe, being in the sun, Jason Edmondson, Martin Scorsese, The Hateful Eight, when the guitar kicks in it's bad-ass, directors who use music to accent the entire film, deadly flowers, collecting Pokemon in the park, get Griz in there and separating the art from the artist.

"...it kind of changed all of my music taste... and I think it's kind of encouraged everything that I listen to now." A big thank you to Forecastle for letting us be part of the event. For more on the festival, go to: http://forecastlefest.com/
To see Justin's awesome artwork, go to: http://angryblue.com/
To send comments about Rachael (and check out Logan's artwork), go to: http://www.loganschmitt.com/
For more on Bully, go to: http://www.bullythemusic.com/
]]>b626c59bab9a1f58f394bdffcc5e1c27Sat, 23 Jul 2016 03:08:35 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 38 This week we are coming to you "live" from the Forecastle music festival as we welcome Justin (a.k.a. Angryblue) and Rachael to sit-in and help play some music, as well as discussing movies and their...
And while someone seems to think everything is bad-ass, we also discuss... Big Gigantic posters, Richard Moll, Quentin Tarantino, she's a beast, a really great two hour movie in a three hour package, you're trapped, behind a table, behind a fence, going solo from a two-person band, I was excited before I heard them, self-indulgent, I like having an actual physical memento of my creepiness, living in a van, licensing The Rolling Stones, stick it in his machine, you have poor social skills, Reservoir Dogs, too many cats, you cheated the whole system there... they are going to revoke your festival card, getting married, making your atonement with the universe, being in the sun, Jason Edmondson, Martin Scorsese, The Hateful Eight, when the guitar kicks in it's bad-ass, directors who use music to accent the entire film, deadly flowers, collecting Pokemon in the park, get Griz in there and separating the art from the artist.

"...it kind of changed all of my music taste... and I think it's kind of encouraged everything that I listen to now." A big thank you to Forecastle for letting us be part of the event. For more on the festival, go to: http://forecastlefest.com/
To see Justin's awesome artwork, go to: http://angryblue.com/
To send comments about Rachael (and check out Logan's artwork), go to: http://www.loganschmitt.com/
For more on Bully, go to: http://www.bullythemusic.com/
]]>5598truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-bryans-talking-about-a-henry--74802467
And as we both realize we're "special" in our own way, we also mention... people would clam, Jeff Anderson, Session 9, John McNaughton, Brown's Requiem, being a contractor, the best reason to take Criminal Justice classes ever, playing silent foosball, Blue Velvet, still having a code, being a PA, Creepypasta, the room of steel, adding video technology to the mix, Guitar Institute of Technology, you kids stay off the train trestle, ritualistic, RST Video and Quick Stop, Waverly Hills, the end of anonymity, you guys are going to get walkie-talkies, the Jersey Devil, suicide... first day, Devil's Tower, Jeffrey Dahmer, In Search of..., Don't Go in the House, killing people back in the good ole days, escaped psychiatric patient, The Blair Witch Project, the 70's were a time of wonderment and then, as you get older, and you realize this is all bullshit, do you wanna be a getaway driver?, this is too much of a culture shock for some clam boy coming out of Highlands, Slenderman, the ankle bracelet program, doomed from the beginning, when crack hit real big, Dennis Rader, fallen into things, Tom Towles, necrophilia, the Zodiac killer and those creepy staged photos.

"This is our modern day version of a monster. Who doesn't really know right or wrong. And like, does horrible things and just...continues on with their day."

Listen to Bryan on Tell 'em Stave-Dave: http://www.smodcast.com/channel/tesdpodcast?audio=297

Watch Bryan on Comic Book Men: http://www.amc.com/shows/comic-book-men]]>3d0a6efb89a45f975718927d60260be8Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:27:18 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 357 This week Bryan is joined by... well Bryan. Bryan Johnson that is. You may know him as a comic book writer, or a podcaster, or a character on Comic Book Men or maybe just as Steve-Dave. But this week we sit down to talk...
And as we both realize we're "special" in our own way, we also mention... people would clam, Jeff Anderson, Session 9, John McNaughton, Brown's Requiem, being a contractor, the best reason to take Criminal Justice classes ever, playing silent foosball, Blue Velvet, still having a code, being a PA, Creepypasta, the room of steel, adding video technology to the mix, Guitar Institute of Technology, you kids stay off the train trestle, ritualistic, RST Video and Quick Stop, Waverly Hills, the end of anonymity, you guys are going to get walkie-talkies, the Jersey Devil, suicide... first day, Devil's Tower, Jeffrey Dahmer, In Search of..., Don't Go in the House, killing people back in the good ole days, escaped psychiatric patient, The Blair Witch Project, the 70's were a time of wonderment and then, as you get older, and you realize this is all bullshit, do you wanna be a getaway driver?, this is too much of a culture shock for some clam boy coming out of Highlands, Slenderman, the ankle bracelet program, doomed from the beginning, when crack hit real big, Dennis Rader, fallen into things, Tom Towles, necrophilia, the Zodiac killer and those creepy staged photos.

"This is our modern day version of a monster. Who doesn't really know right or wrong. And like, does horrible things and just...continues on with their day."

Listen to Bryan on Tell 'em Stave-Dave: http://www.smodcast.com/channel/tesdpodcast?audio=297

Watch Bryan on Comic Book Men: http://www.amc.com/shows/comic-book-men]]>5350truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kirk-thatcher-s-amazing-stories--74802474
And while we try to determine precisely how many megatons, we also mention... the squid from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the Klingon dog, a Chevy engine and a Sarlacc tentacle, Rick Springfield, The VVitch, dating J. Paul Getty, Dick Smith and Rick Baker, every creature guy knows Methocel, Paradox, Chekov's earbug, Milla Jovovich, movies have become the circus again, itty bitty freakshow goats, reading college level in 3rd and 4th grade, feathering a dolly, ehhh it's watchable, go buy a gallon of latex, strangling Christopher Lloyd with a worm, the first woman screen writer in the writer's guild, a twelve to fifteen pound monitor strapped to your chest, Star Trek and Eddie Murphy?, Goats are pretty creepy. I mean, that's their thing man. That's why they hang out with Satan and whatnot, how are there any demons left, where are the rich girls who like nerds, Rob Bottin is a big lab rat, I kind of felt bad, because I'd get crushes on girls, but I was like - oh well, I've got monsters and movies, Forry Ackerman, but the good thing about all of this is... it's inspired people to be creative, Zoe Bell, you're not supposed to pour half-cured plaster down a sink, no ball on a stick, why do you need the king of hell's mom to show up, Jon Favreau, being interested in your sister... and it's not your fault, it's no #horror, Supernatural and proven creative entities.

"...I spent my weekends... you know, when other people were dating and having fun, going to the beach - I was making models and monsters. But that's what I wanted to do."

To see more of Kirk's work, check out his vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user3976755

Thanks to WonderFest for letting us be part of the show! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/ ]]>a050240e562a6aa628f99d3bed34b0f8Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:59:59 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 356 This week we return to our coverage of WonderFest for a terrific interview with Kirk Thatcher. He's done so many impressive things in his career that we can't even begin to cover everything. But we certainly address a lot...
And while we try to determine precisely how many megatons, we also mention... the squid from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the Klingon dog, a Chevy engine and a Sarlacc tentacle, Rick Springfield, The VVitch, dating J. Paul Getty, Dick Smith and Rick Baker, every creature guy knows Methocel, Paradox, Chekov's earbug, Milla Jovovich, movies have become the circus again, itty bitty freakshow goats, reading college level in 3rd and 4th grade, feathering a dolly, ehhh it's watchable, go buy a gallon of latex, strangling Christopher Lloyd with a worm, the first woman screen writer in the writer's guild, a twelve to fifteen pound monitor strapped to your chest, Star Trek and Eddie Murphy?, Goats are pretty creepy. I mean, that's their thing man. That's why they hang out with Satan and whatnot, how are there any demons left, where are the rich girls who like nerds, Rob Bottin is a big lab rat, I kind of felt bad, because I'd get crushes on girls, but I was like - oh well, I've got monsters and movies, Forry Ackerman, but the good thing about all of this is... it's inspired people to be creative, Zoe Bell, you're not supposed to pour half-cured plaster down a sink, no ball on a stick, why do you need the king of hell's mom to show up, Jon Favreau, being interested in your sister... and it's not your fault, it's no #horror, Supernatural and proven creative entities.

"...I spent my weekends... you know, when other people were dating and having fun, going to the beach - I was making models and monsters. But that's what I wanted to do."

To see more of Kirk's work, check out his vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user3976755

Thanks to WonderFest for letting us be part of the show! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/ ]]>5743truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-night-the-comet-took-out-philadelphia--74802507
So come on all you teenage comet zombies, and listen as we mention... a dog with a fez, a time of great affluence and fun, Howard Hughes, scaled down riches, I still believe in the glamour of the business, a lyrical very beautiful take on a sci fi experience, grabbed her by the face, Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce, so much class in our business, that failure niche, those eyelashes cracked me up, it was devastating that I couldn't - like, nobody cared, nobody cared that my life had changed forever, at least have an expression on your face, the greatest thing in the world is watching privileged people enjoy their privileged lives, Spencer Tracy, we're not even the same species, acting is an outlet, box office poison, Jane Fonda, that's what life's about is making connections, there are just some costumes that are impractical for large crowds, or if your outfit requires a wheel barrel and... that's impossible - give me an uzi.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story. So go watch it ahead of time for spoiler-free listening!

"...when you went to a movie... you went to escape. You went... for an hour or two, to escape into the lives of these glamorous - almost unrealistic people."

Thank you to Indy PopCon for letting be part of the show! For more info, go to: https://indypopcon.com/

Look for Kelli on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Kellimaroney and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ActressKelliMaroney/?fref=ts

Look for Catherine on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/cmsall and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catherinemarystewart/?fref=ts]]>cd57890049f905aeffe598dd634ac03aSat, 02 Jul 2016 02:25:18 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 355 This week we welcome two guest co-hosts, as the stars of Night of the Comet reunite to put together this special episode. Join us as we sit down with Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart and discuss not only their...
So come on all you teenage comet zombies, and listen as we mention... a dog with a fez, a time of great affluence and fun, Howard Hughes, scaled down riches, I still believe in the glamour of the business, a lyrical very beautiful take on a sci fi experience, grabbed her by the face, Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce, so much class in our business, that failure niche, those eyelashes cracked me up, it was devastating that I couldn't - like, nobody cared, nobody cared that my life had changed forever, at least have an expression on your face, the greatest thing in the world is watching privileged people enjoy their privileged lives, Spencer Tracy, we're not even the same species, acting is an outlet, box office poison, Jane Fonda, that's what life's about is making connections, there are just some costumes that are impractical for large crowds, or if your outfit requires a wheel barrel and... that's impossible - give me an uzi.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story. So go watch it ahead of time for spoiler-free listening!

"...when you went to a movie... you went to escape. You went... for an hour or two, to escape into the lives of these glamorous - almost unrealistic people."

Thank you to Indy PopCon for letting be part of the show! For more info, go to: https://indypopcon.com/

Look for Kelli on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Kellimaroney and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ActressKelliMaroney/?fref=ts

Look for Catherine on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/cmsall and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catherinemarystewart/?fref=ts]]>5024falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-holiday-with-jackie-kashian--74802540http://www.jackiekashian.com/]]>ec7b7d9316250b65231a271523255287Fri, 24 Jun 2016 22:47:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 354 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Jackie Kashian to talk about comedy, her podcast The Dork Forest as well as this week's movie Holiday. This 1938 film directed by George Cukor may seem like just another...http://www.jackiekashian.com/]]>4906truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-malone--74802463
And as we both decide the world is much better off without Klaus Kinski, we also mention... Hemlock Grove, Famous Monsters, Nautilus, Pickman's Model, the Pee Wee Herman bike, an eight ball going up his shirt coming out the neck hole, the sad life of David Spade, Dominique Swain, rebooting It, Vincent Price, give me clay, making foam rubber mask, Dick Smith, moulage, phone books, Bud Westmore, it was a week of hell, William Castle, getting toxic from all the chemicals, the director is kind of the low man on the totem pole, Warner Brothers' movie... done by Warner Brothers. They told us we couldn't afford to shoot on their lot, he's got a van somewhere with candy in the back, Don Rosa, Marie Laurin, horror hosts, you can't be tazed and be attractive, David Warner, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Combs, phonin' home with E.T., Necromancer, UCLA, Spielberg's company is after me, new Adam Sandler movies, Pennywise, Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D, Terry Castle, Bill Skarsgård, dude you are sassy wherever you are going, I broke the first rule of filmmaking and being ripped off by James Cameron.

"I had heard that Klaus was - insane... so I wrote this insane... German commander."

Thanks to WonderFest for letting us be part of the show! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/

Check out the moviemeltdown Instagram account: http://www.instagram.com/moviemeltdown/]]>e6bf892f0a003252494fae9dbd4432f9Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:39:56 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 353 This week we are coming to you "live" from WonderFest where we sit down with director William Malone to discuss his movies Scared to Death, Parasomnia, House on Haunted Hill as well as the notorious Creature! Plus his work...
And as we both decide the world is much better off without Klaus Kinski, we also mention... Hemlock Grove, Famous Monsters, Nautilus, Pickman's Model, the Pee Wee Herman bike, an eight ball going up his shirt coming out the neck hole, the sad life of David Spade, Dominique Swain, rebooting It, Vincent Price, give me clay, making foam rubber mask, Dick Smith, moulage, phone books, Bud Westmore, it was a week of hell, William Castle, getting toxic from all the chemicals, the director is kind of the low man on the totem pole, Warner Brothers' movie... done by Warner Brothers. They told us we couldn't afford to shoot on their lot, he's got a van somewhere with candy in the back, Don Rosa, Marie Laurin, horror hosts, you can't be tazed and be attractive, David Warner, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Combs, phonin' home with E.T., Necromancer, UCLA, Spielberg's company is after me, new Adam Sandler movies, Pennywise, Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D, Terry Castle, Bill Skarsgård, dude you are sassy wherever you are going, I broke the first rule of filmmaking and being ripped off by James Cameron.

"I had heard that Klaus was - insane... so I wrote this insane... German commander."

Thanks to WonderFest for letting us be part of the show! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/

Check out the moviemeltdown Instagram account: http://www.instagram.com/moviemeltdown/]]>4708truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deconstructing-universes--74802517
And as we order off the dim sum cart, we also discuss... loving ghosts, robots and monsters, The Manchurian Candidate, metal ribbed vases, the guy in the Daggit suit, Shields and Yarnell, Asteroids, "experienced" women, like Charlie McCarthy or Jim Henson, it engages their imagination, if you make it too perfect for them... they don't need to do anything, shlemiel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated, Boxey's stunt double, Sci-Fi Channel vs. Syfy, it's amazing we ever got out of the 20th century alive, you're best friend is the cool sports guy, The Little Mermaid horror story, my younger snot-nosed cousin, it engages their imagination and they can fill in that gap, but if you make it too perfect for them... they don't need to do anything, we don't want it to look like the old show, man's never going to have this utopia, Gerry Anderson, Milwaukee, it's more real and edgy and there's neck ties, that's like an SAT question, he's basically Elmer J. Fudd Millionaire, Sarah Connor hooks up with the guy from Sons of Anarchy, he's chasin' the Shirley dragon, Grover, Universal Monsters, they were really drinking the Gene Roddenberry Kool-Aid, geek parenting 101, that's why I stopped listening to Coldplay, real dolls, Team America 2, it looks like every other CGI show on TV, it's the pre-apocalyptic future and I've gotta draw a whole bunch of dill pickles now.

"...but it worked. 'Cause I think it made it more accessible to people that weren't normally into sci fi."

A huge thank you to WonderFest for letting us be part of the fun! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>7b724810cdc8040d45fe8d3e741dba62Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:08:33 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 352 This week we are coming to you "live" from WonderFest as we are joined by our adopted cast member Eric Chu (conceptual designer for SyFy's retooling of Battlestar Galactica), to discuss the different approaches to building...
And as we order off the dim sum cart, we also discuss... loving ghosts, robots and monsters, The Manchurian Candidate, metal ribbed vases, the guy in the Daggit suit, Shields and Yarnell, Asteroids, "experienced" women, like Charlie McCarthy or Jim Henson, it engages their imagination, if you make it too perfect for them... they don't need to do anything, shlemiel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated, Boxey's stunt double, Sci-Fi Channel vs. Syfy, it's amazing we ever got out of the 20th century alive, you're best friend is the cool sports guy, The Little Mermaid horror story, my younger snot-nosed cousin, it engages their imagination and they can fill in that gap, but if you make it too perfect for them... they don't need to do anything, we don't want it to look like the old show, man's never going to have this utopia, Gerry Anderson, Milwaukee, it's more real and edgy and there's neck ties, that's like an SAT question, he's basically Elmer J. Fudd Millionaire, Sarah Connor hooks up with the guy from Sons of Anarchy, he's chasin' the Shirley dragon, Grover, Universal Monsters, they were really drinking the Gene Roddenberry Kool-Aid, geek parenting 101, that's why I stopped listening to Coldplay, real dolls, Team America 2, it looks like every other CGI show on TV, it's the pre-apocalyptic future and I've gotta draw a whole bunch of dill pickles now.

"...but it worked. 'Cause I think it made it more accessible to people that weren't normally into sci fi."

A huge thank you to WonderFest for letting us be part of the fun! Plan your trip next year, go to: http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>5693truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/x-men-the-promise--74802549http://www.galleryk.net/]]>33d9269e2ce9635abdceeab589f4ab6cFri, 03 Jun 2016 22:46:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 351 This week we sit down to discuss our thoughts about the new movie X-Men: Apocalypse. How it ranks in this current trilogy, how it compares to the old trilogy, and just what this means for future X-Men movies. And as we're...http://www.galleryk.net/]]>7075truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/california-games-with-kyle-kinane-and-joyelle-johnson--74802510
And while we realize that we just argue with the internet, we also discuss... freak show television, every idea has been done, Stripes, Big Trouble in Little China, Gone with the Wind, Rad, Lucas, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Signs, George Lucas, his beautiful black wife and his billions of dollars, ghosts and goblins... I love it, knocking snow off the rocker panel, VVitch, not a real fan of anything, True Crime, Easy Rider, California Games, the most lackadaisical slave owner, like a toddler, The Sixth Sense, ... also arms and legs, all the John Hughes movies, 1880's southern dickhead, through the tornado states, nubs on their face, customer service by the beach, all observational comedy has been done, Luke Skywalker... baby, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Summer School, I'm fascinated with the capabilities of human beings... whether positive or negative, Raising Arizona, dumb aliens, burnt out beach trash, you can just eat lunch outside at school, the Back to the Future Burger King, being sardonic, 60 Days In, Annabelle, BMX Bandits, give me one alcoholic doctor, Mother's Day... the biggest mistake of my life, revenge fantasies, Super Mario Bros., too drunk to sit on an airplane, what is Trader Joe's, My Science Project, My 600-lb Life, driving into grey walls in the distance and what's the best booze for gout?

"I want to be able to my job as a comedian... and tell the jokes. I don't just want to be the host of some collection of drunks. Which is, you know... still what happens."

For more on Kyle Kinane, go to: http://kylekinane.com/
For more on Joyelle Johnson, go to: http://www.joyellenicole.com/]]>db22cdc8716c198226cd2786011f33efSat, 28 May 2016 00:03:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 350 This week we are joined by comedians Kyle Kinane and Joyelle Johnson to discuss movies, comedy and growing up with California envy. And while we realize that we just argue with the internet, we also discuss... freak show...
And while we realize that we just argue with the internet, we also discuss... freak show television, every idea has been done, Stripes, Big Trouble in Little China, Gone with the Wind, Rad, Lucas, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Signs, George Lucas, his beautiful black wife and his billions of dollars, ghosts and goblins... I love it, knocking snow off the rocker panel, VVitch, not a real fan of anything, True Crime, Easy Rider, California Games, the most lackadaisical slave owner, like a toddler, The Sixth Sense, ... also arms and legs, all the John Hughes movies, 1880's southern dickhead, through the tornado states, nubs on their face, customer service by the beach, all observational comedy has been done, Luke Skywalker... baby, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Summer School, I'm fascinated with the capabilities of human beings... whether positive or negative, Raising Arizona, dumb aliens, burnt out beach trash, you can just eat lunch outside at school, the Back to the Future Burger King, being sardonic, 60 Days In, Annabelle, BMX Bandits, give me one alcoholic doctor, Mother's Day... the biggest mistake of my life, revenge fantasies, Super Mario Bros., too drunk to sit on an airplane, what is Trader Joe's, My Science Project, My 600-lb Life, driving into grey walls in the distance and what's the best booze for gout?

"I want to be able to my job as a comedian... and tell the jokes. I don't just want to be the host of some collection of drunks. Which is, you know... still what happens."

For more on Kyle Kinane, go to: http://kylekinane.com/
For more on Joyelle Johnson, go to: http://www.joyellenicole.com/]]>3310truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-would-mary-ann-do-dawn-wells-guide-to-life--74802542
And as we ask ourselves 'why do I analyze the way I analyze life', we also talk about... Daredevil, American Horror Story, #Horror, the Professor's tennis shoes, smooth as broken glass, his swords don't even match, I bought like 43 comic books today, and cornsteak was invented, Ant-Man, the knockers from Labyrinth, don't even get me started - Clancy Brown, hey whoa guys... there's something going on, carrying swords wearing Khakis and white tennis shoes, I like corn, it's just you're driving a truck or a Studebaker, not just subtle but smooth, it's a lesson... to the world, were bringing their children with pet rats on leashes, a pineapple milkshake, I like you just fine... but you're not getting my Fear Street books, a marketing scheme to get people to buy a new app, whatever his name is... he's gorgeous, we do the same thing I just do it better, The Dude as a Ghostbuster, Winterhawk, he put a little flare on his costume, starring Lady Gaga with her butt, I was a debater, 77 Sunset Strip, Errol Flynn, they've got blood running down my face and I'm supposed to be crawling through the corn fields, The House of Mystery, Taryn Manning and Balthazar Getty, they had aliens they had Nazis they had experiments they had demon possession they had serial killers, I've got an actress who can't carry groceries and talk at the same time, I wanted to punch everyone in this movie - in their faces, every ingenue in the world was auditioning, she reminds me of She-Ra a little bit, they wanted me to run for Miss Nevada, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, you try to find an agent, there was never any angst, the essence of the talent and how you approach the character, Lee Hazlewood, I know a lot of artists are kind of crazy, Sherwood Schwartz, Mercedes McCambridge, you sort of learn what the ropes are, not allowed to talk to a man, jumbo-sized Nikes that were just like Slash's and hoping we don't get escorted out of the carnival by the time we're done.

"...and Jack Warner called him the next day and he said, 'I just wanna say, this is the first time I've ever had an intelligent conversation with an actress.'"

Go to: http://dawnwells.com/ for more on Dawn Wells and to get her book "What Would Mary Ann Do?... a Guide to Life".

And to add the only official Dawn Wells Facebook page, go to: https://www.facebook.com/therealmaryann

For more on Fanboy Expo, go to: http://fanboyexpo.com/]]>4e12916821670960cb82e9614548c470Sat, 21 May 2016 01:27:24 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 349 This week we sit down with Mary Ann herself - Dawn Wells! That's right, we talk with everyone's favorite castaway as we learn more about not only her years on the island but also her early days getting into the business,...
And as we ask ourselves 'why do I analyze the way I analyze life', we also talk about... Daredevil, American Horror Story, #Horror, the Professor's tennis shoes, smooth as broken glass, his swords don't even match, I bought like 43 comic books today, and cornsteak was invented, Ant-Man, the knockers from Labyrinth, don't even get me started - Clancy Brown, hey whoa guys... there's something going on, carrying swords wearing Khakis and white tennis shoes, I like corn, it's just you're driving a truck or a Studebaker, not just subtle but smooth, it's a lesson... to the world, were bringing their children with pet rats on leashes, a pineapple milkshake, I like you just fine... but you're not getting my Fear Street books, a marketing scheme to get people to buy a new app, whatever his name is... he's gorgeous, we do the same thing I just do it better, The Dude as a Ghostbuster, Winterhawk, he put a little flare on his costume, starring Lady Gaga with her butt, I was a debater, 77 Sunset Strip, Errol Flynn, they've got blood running down my face and I'm supposed to be crawling through the corn fields, The House of Mystery, Taryn Manning and Balthazar Getty, they had aliens they had Nazis they had experiments they had demon possession they had serial killers, I've got an actress who can't carry groceries and talk at the same time, I wanted to punch everyone in this movie - in their faces, every ingenue in the world was auditioning, she reminds me of She-Ra a little bit, they wanted me to run for Miss Nevada, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, you try to find an agent, there was never any angst, the essence of the talent and how you approach the character, Lee Hazlewood, I know a lot of artists are kind of crazy, Sherwood Schwartz, Mercedes McCambridge, you sort of learn what the ropes are, not allowed to talk to a man, jumbo-sized Nikes that were just like Slash's and hoping we don't get escorted out of the carnival by the time we're done.

"...and Jack Warner called him the next day and he said, 'I just wanna say, this is the first time I've ever had an intelligent conversation with an actress.'"

Go to: http://dawnwells.com/ for more on Dawn Wells and to get her book "What Would Mary Ann Do?... a Guide to Life".

And to add the only official Dawn Wells Facebook page, go to: https://www.facebook.com/therealmaryann

For more on Fanboy Expo, go to: http://fanboyexpo.com/]]>4266truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/civil-war--74802568
And as we try to decide if we are the geeks of yesteryear, we also delve into...
Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vulture, Watson/Bilbo, his make-up looks gorgeous, the battle for New York, The Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos, it's so shiny and wet looking, old best friend versus new best friend, Spidey sense, Black Widow, Paul Rudd or Bradley Cooper, hot Aunt May, Jennifer Lawrence, he's got the arm... he's gotta use the arm, figuring out what to get Mary Jane for her birthday, leaving marks on the shield, Agent Hand, The Thunderbolts, a nice big chunky marshmallow, Gwen Stacy v Mary Jane, Forrest Gump, Chadwick Boseman, The Kree, Back to School, The Mandarin, nomad Steve Rogers, War Machine, these are real bonds of friendship, the stairwell scene, fall in love with and marry Velma, Commander Maria Hill, pulling a Saw moment, chess game... he had you a hundred moves ahead of time, I would love to see the gold limbs, Daredevil, when he kisses Agent 13, fan service, Jennifer Lawrence, rando wasteland planet, Uncle Tony, Professor X, so much The Raid, how dopey could that have looked, building a holodeck, retconning the story, Midtown High School, Agents of Shield, Jessica Jones, Vison and Wanda, Baron Zemo and our boy is back in our yard.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Captain America: Civil War, but we assume by now you would have seen. If not... do it.

"I feel like people need a reminder... Captain America and Winter Soldier weren't just buddies. That was a team... they were a duo."]]>3e192f1c84f8af1584b3040df3f6403eSat, 14 May 2016 10:34:33 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 348 This week we prepare for Civil War! Or at least a lengthy discussion of the movie Captain America: Civil War, as well as how it fits into the Marvel universe, how it compares to "Batman v Superman" and what this means for...
And as we try to decide if we are the geeks of yesteryear, we also delve into...
Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vulture, Watson/Bilbo, his make-up looks gorgeous, the battle for New York, The Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos, it's so shiny and wet looking, old best friend versus new best friend, Spidey sense, Black Widow, Paul Rudd or Bradley Cooper, hot Aunt May, Jennifer Lawrence, he's got the arm... he's gotta use the arm, figuring out what to get Mary Jane for her birthday, leaving marks on the shield, Agent Hand, The Thunderbolts, a nice big chunky marshmallow, Gwen Stacy v Mary Jane, Forrest Gump, Chadwick Boseman, The Kree, Back to School, The Mandarin, nomad Steve Rogers, War Machine, these are real bonds of friendship, the stairwell scene, fall in love with and marry Velma, Commander Maria Hill, pulling a Saw moment, chess game... he had you a hundred moves ahead of time, I would love to see the gold limbs, Daredevil, when he kisses Agent 13, fan service, Jennifer Lawrence, rando wasteland planet, Uncle Tony, Professor X, so much The Raid, how dopey could that have looked, building a holodeck, retconning the story, Midtown High School, Agents of Shield, Jessica Jones, Vison and Wanda, Baron Zemo and our boy is back in our yard.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Captain America: Civil War, but we assume by now you would have seen. If not... do it.

"I feel like people need a reminder... Captain America and Winter Soldier weren't just buddies. That was a team... they were a duo."]]>8455truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mick-garris-and-the-creative-process--74802464
And as we realize there was no light at the end of the tunnel, we also discuss... Son of Kong, Richard Matheson, Steven Spielberg, a 460 page script shows up on your doorstep, identifying with the monster more then the hero, Tower Records, Green Room, Ray Bradbury, a good book can make for a bad movie, Fangoria, it's gotta be good drama first before it's good horror, that's the thing about writing... it costs you nothing but time, The Invitation, a voracious reader, Stephen King, you either have the fire or you don't, Critters 2, Cinémafantastique, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood horror, I knew it wasn't real, but it was like fascinating, it was my introduction to something other then the mundane, fiction as a release, the line between brilliance and madness is a very fine one, it's not normal TV, good horror is good drama first, Disney wanted me to go under contract, it was our finger to the standards and practices, interviews on the Z Channel, you take it one day at a time, working with the changing technology, Universal Horror, Anthony Perkins, the Lincoln Tunnel, James Gunn, 600 extras on the streets of downtown Las Vegas, the making of Goonies, I got my first 8mm camera, envision The Thinker out of that giant boulder, being an outsider, a nightmare in a floating dream, 126 speaking parts, being involved in the dark creative arts, we carried a steadicam with us and a Hollywood desert noir murder mystery.

"...there's a lot to be said for fear in the creative process."

For more on Mick's interviews, go to: http://www.mickgarrisinterviews.com/
For more on the film fest, go to: http://www.westernkentuckyfilmfestival.com/]]>31f574dce38dd9fc99a200c31114a7c6Fri, 06 May 2016 22:47:21 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 347 This week we'll be talking with our very special guest... writer/director Mick Garris. He's had quite an interesting run in Hollywood, and we get his take on how it all came together... and his thoughts on what are some...
And as we realize there was no light at the end of the tunnel, we also discuss... Son of Kong, Richard Matheson, Steven Spielberg, a 460 page script shows up on your doorstep, identifying with the monster more then the hero, Tower Records, Green Room, Ray Bradbury, a good book can make for a bad movie, Fangoria, it's gotta be good drama first before it's good horror, that's the thing about writing... it costs you nothing but time, The Invitation, a voracious reader, Stephen King, you either have the fire or you don't, Critters 2, Cinémafantastique, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood horror, I knew it wasn't real, but it was like fascinating, it was my introduction to something other then the mundane, fiction as a release, the line between brilliance and madness is a very fine one, it's not normal TV, good horror is good drama first, Disney wanted me to go under contract, it was our finger to the standards and practices, interviews on the Z Channel, you take it one day at a time, working with the changing technology, Universal Horror, Anthony Perkins, the Lincoln Tunnel, James Gunn, 600 extras on the streets of downtown Las Vegas, the making of Goonies, I got my first 8mm camera, envision The Thinker out of that giant boulder, being an outsider, a nightmare in a floating dream, 126 speaking parts, being involved in the dark creative arts, we carried a steadicam with us and a Hollywood desert noir murder mystery.

"...there's a lot to be said for fear in the creative process."

For more on Mick's interviews, go to: http://www.mickgarrisinterviews.com/
For more on the film fest, go to: http://www.westernkentuckyfilmfestival.com/]]>4102truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hush-jessimae--74802562
And as we think of six new domains to claim just during this episode, we also mention... a study on working out, Oculus, living on a shoestring budget, horror Kick-Ass, The Innkeepers, a dyslexic moment, John Carpenter's The Thing, being predatory, Brainscan, Gerald's Game, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor movies, Carrie, The Last House on the Left, sucks to be you Room 128, Milla Jovovich, cinematic compositions, nerd gym shoes, did you get frustrated, Marlee Matlin, a jacked-up methhead pony tail with half my face looking like I just got punched, genius dogs, A Clockwork Orange, I do do, Syracuse, #Methamphetamines, the damsels in distress, The Host, Bloodsucking Bastards, bullshit gore, you think about your muscles working out, you gotta diversify, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, zinc in your vag, Danse Macabre, enjoying the challenge of comedy, great trailer... movie sucks, you never know when you're going to need to load a crossbow, Trollhunter, horror/comedy is such a fine line to get right, Gisele Bündchen was sitting on it for 10 years, Jones the cat and we've been riddled with the Maggard/Cain.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2016 film Hush, so go watch the movie before listening to the last half of this episode. You have been warned... "I went right from the dick to the Lord." - "I hope that's on a T-Shirt for you."

For more on Jessimae's stand-up tour as well as her podcast Sharp Tongue, go to: http://www.jessimae.com/

]]>3bb3d240f5cc74dd229926fb088c035dFri, 29 Apr 2016 03:47:21 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 346 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host comedian Jessimae Peluso, as we crash a wedding, look things up on Google and talk movies. And eventually we round things out by discussing this week's Sofa Theater...
And as we think of six new domains to claim just during this episode, we also mention... a study on working out, Oculus, living on a shoestring budget, horror Kick-Ass, The Innkeepers, a dyslexic moment, John Carpenter's The Thing, being predatory, Brainscan, Gerald's Game, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor movies, Carrie, The Last House on the Left, sucks to be you Room 128, Milla Jovovich, cinematic compositions, nerd gym shoes, did you get frustrated, Marlee Matlin, a jacked-up methhead pony tail with half my face looking like I just got punched, genius dogs, A Clockwork Orange, I do do, Syracuse, #Methamphetamines, the damsels in distress, The Host, Bloodsucking Bastards, bullshit gore, you think about your muscles working out, you gotta diversify, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, zinc in your vag, Danse Macabre, enjoying the challenge of comedy, great trailer... movie sucks, you never know when you're going to need to load a crossbow, Trollhunter, horror/comedy is such a fine line to get right, Gisele Bündchen was sitting on it for 10 years, Jones the cat and we've been riddled with the Maggard/Cain.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2016 film Hush, so go watch the movie before listening to the last half of this episode. You have been warned... "I went right from the dick to the Lord." - "I hope that's on a T-Shirt for you."

For more on Jessimae's stand-up tour as well as her podcast Sharp Tongue, go to: http://www.jessimae.com/

]]>5729truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-moonwalkers--74802484
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2015 film Moonwalkers, so you better watch it before you listen. Oh yeah, and there's a random Moon spoiler at the end of the episode as well... you have been warned!

"Ron Perlman and Ron Weasley in a movie together... I kind of need to see that."]]>6a870ea974c40a85704930ca7eab0c7cSat, 23 Apr 2016 12:09:57 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 345 This week we recap some recent viewings, before we discuss the Kubrick-inspired, scheming action comedy - Moonwalkers starring Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint. And while we decide just where we fall on the spectrum of the...
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2015 film Moonwalkers, so you better watch it before you listen. Oh yeah, and there's a random Moon spoiler at the end of the episode as well... you have been warned!

"Ron Perlman and Ron Weasley in a movie together... I kind of need to see that."]]>5694truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/batman-and-superman-v-jenna-busch--74802485
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers revealed for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice... so watch it beforehand. You have been warned.

"Based on the last movie, I honestly don't think any human being on Earth has any reason to believe that Superman is a good person. He's leveled like two major cities - and he hasn't saved one cat." For more on Jenna, follow @JennaBusch on Twitter and go to http://legionofleia.com/]]>c89b6bd5f47e946dfd423a05d47377baSat, 16 Apr 2016 03:33:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 344 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host Jenna Busch to discuss Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. You'll know Jenna from her amazing list of geek-oriented accomplishments. She is the founder and...
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers revealed for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice... so watch it beforehand. You have been warned.

"Based on the last movie, I honestly don't think any human being on Earth has any reason to believe that Superman is a good person. He's leveled like two major cities - and he hasn't saved one cat." For more on Jenna, follow @JennaBusch on Twitter and go to http://legionofleia.com/]]>8555truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/porn-sharks--7480255973e65f2f4ab3134076f43edb5b4932c2Sat, 09 Apr 2016 01:13:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 343 This week we hang out at the bastion, discuss some things we've seen lately and then we take it upon ourselves to sit down to watch Avalanche Sharks. Thankfully we stumble upon an amazing "second screen experience" that...4985truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-tiffany--74802477
And as we try to decide if there are actually recent MySpace stories, we also mention... denim jackets in Indonesia, the A.D. had to place the extras, who would have know it would have worked out, the titular song, touring the world, in Indonesia, hyping the rivalry, the hair is different but they're still just as cool, a little mini-rock opera, speed dating was free for chicks, I was at the grocery store, being directed by Mary Lambert, Agent Carter, being on an 80's cruise, just sitting on the back porch, it's a big investment, the fight scene was everything every Tif and Deb fan wanted to see, Purple Rain, I wanna be transformed back to that time period, in my own special universe, little kids in glittery costumes, can we watch that again... 'cause I missed that the first time around, you'll have a better shot at survival... if you accessorize properly, opening for Flock of Seagulls, he loves hookers and Julia Roberts, it was bigger then I ever expected, those eyes... are totally useful, the Dynasty fight, she needs a demo, I can see you using them, it was like a 'Tiffany moment' everywhere she went, once you go Crocs you can never go back, the Butler Brothers, giving me cookies to go away, more then a man... let's fight over gators and pythons, this broken down old theme park, the movie was named after the song, this is a very special episode... of the Power Rangers and there's something about glitter!

"...there was times, when I threw my body weight into it - and I was like 'oh... don't crush Deborah!'"

For more on Tiffany and her new album "A Million Miles", go to: http://www.tiffanytunes.com/

And to plan your trip to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention, go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>b5cb6cd580f686f401d65b319be2ca1fSat, 02 Apr 2016 14:30:11 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 37 It's an 80's movie dance party - co-hosted by TIFFANY!! That's right... The Meltdown Gang hangs out at the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention - with none other then 80's international pop sensation...
And as we try to decide if there are actually recent MySpace stories, we also mention... denim jackets in Indonesia, the A.D. had to place the extras, who would have know it would have worked out, the titular song, touring the world, in Indonesia, hyping the rivalry, the hair is different but they're still just as cool, a little mini-rock opera, speed dating was free for chicks, I was at the grocery store, being directed by Mary Lambert, Agent Carter, being on an 80's cruise, just sitting on the back porch, it's a big investment, the fight scene was everything every Tif and Deb fan wanted to see, Purple Rain, I wanna be transformed back to that time period, in my own special universe, little kids in glittery costumes, can we watch that again... 'cause I missed that the first time around, you'll have a better shot at survival... if you accessorize properly, opening for Flock of Seagulls, he loves hookers and Julia Roberts, it was bigger then I ever expected, those eyes... are totally useful, the Dynasty fight, she needs a demo, I can see you using them, it was like a 'Tiffany moment' everywhere she went, once you go Crocs you can never go back, the Butler Brothers, giving me cookies to go away, more then a man... let's fight over gators and pythons, this broken down old theme park, the movie was named after the song, this is a very special episode... of the Power Rangers and there's something about glitter!

"...there was times, when I threw my body weight into it - and I was like 'oh... don't crush Deborah!'"

For more on Tiffany and her new album "A Million Miles", go to: http://www.tiffanytunes.com/

And to plan your trip to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention, go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/]]>5085falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-emily-wells--74802513
And as we continue to be foolish and daring, we also discuss... Vivaldi, Johnny Carson, 80's pop culture, The Criterion Collection, inhabiting the character, Richard Brautigan, pretty sheltered, a very clear idea of what he wants, a Suzuki program, India Stoker, think in landscape, Bach, a nerdy kid, Jay Z, in a way... it was a gift, a total wonderful kook, he carves the space out for you and you get to fill it for yourself, it struck some sort of a chord in me, Bushwick, Tarantino, all that teenage stuff, Chopin, express an idea that is a song, Mister Rogers, kind of different then my normal process, he brought a clip of the film, there is definitely intention behind my choices, but... to me, it all makes sense, I got a 4-track, playing, performing, learning, creation, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, those were the shifts that gave me a different kind of fire around music, I believe limitations are vitality, the bones of the song, Scorsese, Something Beautiful Etc., Beethoven, I kind of felt like a teenager in my bedroom learning someone else's songs, creative friends, spring reverb unit and he really jarred my brain... out of itself a bit.

"Director Park came to one of my shows... and it was like 'the rest is history' kind of a thing." For more on Emily's music, go to: http://emilywellsmusic.com/]]>3010bba687a7f21f40e06898781511b5Sat, 26 Mar 2016 04:01:19 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 36 This week we sit down with singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, experimental artist and all-around musical prodigy - Emily Wells. In addition to her extensive collection of solo work over the...
And as we continue to be foolish and daring, we also discuss... Vivaldi, Johnny Carson, 80's pop culture, The Criterion Collection, inhabiting the character, Richard Brautigan, pretty sheltered, a very clear idea of what he wants, a Suzuki program, India Stoker, think in landscape, Bach, a nerdy kid, Jay Z, in a way... it was a gift, a total wonderful kook, he carves the space out for you and you get to fill it for yourself, it struck some sort of a chord in me, Bushwick, Tarantino, all that teenage stuff, Chopin, express an idea that is a song, Mister Rogers, kind of different then my normal process, he brought a clip of the film, there is definitely intention behind my choices, but... to me, it all makes sense, I got a 4-track, playing, performing, learning, creation, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, those were the shifts that gave me a different kind of fire around music, I believe limitations are vitality, the bones of the song, Scorsese, Something Beautiful Etc., Beethoven, I kind of felt like a teenager in my bedroom learning someone else's songs, creative friends, spring reverb unit and he really jarred my brain... out of itself a bit.

"Director Park came to one of my shows... and it was like 'the rest is history' kind of a thing." For more on Emily's music, go to: http://emilywellsmusic.com/]]>4092falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-cloverfield-lane--74802544
And as we discuss the time-honored tradition of having lemons thrown at you, we also mention... Gravity, a world of survivalists, JJ Abrams, I don't like ointment, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I've never seen so much hate in someone's eyes... directed at me, Satan in the elevator, you're bein' mean, either way you're dead, the anxiety never ends, oh man... Fred needs us, Justin Long, some dinosaurs no aliens, John McClane, puzzles and teen magazines, defensive positions when watching scary movies, Dan Trachtenberg, bitches love ice cream, I started to use some choice words towards her, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Room, he reaches out his little tentacle, I work better under pressure, murder guy... a pool of acid... a giant explosion, Death Proof, John Goodman, she needs to love the alien for himself, that dead girl's T-Shirt, she's a MacGyver, a kind and forgiving character and Penetration took the stage.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the new movie 10 Cloverfield Lane, so go see the movie before listening. You have been warned.

"Why is it always the guys with the bunkers who are crazy?"

For more on Laura, go to: http://www.laurasanderscomedy.com/
Follow Michael at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12324686]]>fb1de174afeea6ad14ef2928e9b79abcFri, 18 Mar 2016 03:21:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 342 This week we welcome our special guest co-hosts comedians Laura Sanders and Michael Meyers as we discuss the new movie - 10 Cloverfield Lane. And as we discuss the time-honored tradition of having lemons thrown at you,...
And as we discuss the time-honored tradition of having lemons thrown at you, we also mention... Gravity, a world of survivalists, JJ Abrams, I don't like ointment, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I've never seen so much hate in someone's eyes... directed at me, Satan in the elevator, you're bein' mean, either way you're dead, the anxiety never ends, oh man... Fred needs us, Justin Long, some dinosaurs no aliens, John McClane, puzzles and teen magazines, defensive positions when watching scary movies, Dan Trachtenberg, bitches love ice cream, I started to use some choice words towards her, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Room, he reaches out his little tentacle, I work better under pressure, murder guy... a pool of acid... a giant explosion, Death Proof, John Goodman, she needs to love the alien for himself, that dead girl's T-Shirt, she's a MacGyver, a kind and forgiving character and Penetration took the stage.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the new movie 10 Cloverfield Lane, so go see the movie before listening. You have been warned.

"Why is it always the guys with the bunkers who are crazy?"

For more on Laura, go to: http://www.laurasanderscomedy.com/
Follow Michael at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12324686]]>4101truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-j-mitchell--74802535 Plus as we decide just which members of the band are from Planet Zuton, we also mention... Kickstarter, canoeing down the Colorado River, The Huffington Post, an old historic theater, getting into the The B-52s, I'm done... my life's work is complete, Plenty of Fish, Barry Gibb's internet feed, pizza by the slice, a Gibson firebird, The Last Waltz, the gourd-banjo pickin' rooster, we're not really even friends man, that album came with 3-D glasses, they are of the same species, mushroom tea and Alice in Wonderland, she hurt my feelings, a flatscreen, the whole band is a bunch of weirdos, Sean Penn, drank an entire bottle of wine onstage, people that were upset with me, Evan Rachel Wood, walked back up the Pacific coast, a law firm's Christmas party, hitchhiking to Mexico, took that lap steel and plugged it into some distortion pedals, a droning pipe organ, a cassette of their second album, The Pulse of Americana, Plymouth, Michigan, Jelly Swirl and you can't argue with the universe.

"Lonesome No More... it will be your best friend." For more on Nellie Pearl, go to: http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/]]>4f61b3d4ef15dcdb5bec0db2aeba14c6Sat, 12 Mar 2016 04:07:37 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 35 This week we welcome our special guest co-host J. Mitchell to discuss some of his favorite songs from different soundtracks over the years as well as the process of putting together the latest album... Plus as we decide just which members of the band are from Planet Zuton, we also mention... Kickstarter, canoeing down the Colorado River, The Huffington Post, an old historic theater, getting into the The B-52s, I'm done... my life's work is complete, Plenty of Fish, Barry Gibb's internet feed, pizza by the slice, a Gibson firebird, The Last Waltz, the gourd-banjo pickin' rooster, we're not really even friends man, that album came with 3-D glasses, they are of the same species, mushroom tea and Alice in Wonderland, she hurt my feelings, a flatscreen, the whole band is a bunch of weirdos, Sean Penn, drank an entire bottle of wine onstage, people that were upset with me, Evan Rachel Wood, walked back up the Pacific coast, a law firm's Christmas party, hitchhiking to Mexico, took that lap steel and plugged it into some distortion pedals, a droning pipe organ, a cassette of their second album, The Pulse of Americana, Plymouth, Michigan, Jelly Swirl and you can't argue with the universe.

"Lonesome No More... it will be your best friend." For more on Nellie Pearl, go to: http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/]]>7006truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-8th-annual-oscar-meltdown--74802531
Spoiler Alert: It's REALLY hard to announce some of these categories without spoiling certain aspects of the films. So... potential spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, Bone Tomahawk, Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario, Ex-Machina and probably several other movies along the way. You have been warned.

"Yes Oscar Meltdown. It's that magical night where we, here at Movie Meltdown, get together on Oscar night and then completely disregard the Oscars and hand out our own coveted awards - The Foilers!" A special thank you to Stone Cross Farms for supplying some of the food for Oscar Meltdown. For more information... http://www.stonecrossfarm.com/ ]]>35ef66bf7959e95cc02ec8daa0c61f26Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:04:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 341 It's time for the 8th annual Oscar Meltdown! This week, we announce the winners of "The Foilers" while in the midst of our usual Oscar shenanigans. And while we eat our weight in bacon, we also discuss... Oscar wardrobe,...
Spoiler Alert: It's REALLY hard to announce some of these categories without spoiling certain aspects of the films. So... potential spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, Bone Tomahawk, Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario, Ex-Machina and probably several other movies along the way. You have been warned.

"Yes Oscar Meltdown. It's that magical night where we, here at Movie Meltdown, get together on Oscar night and then completely disregard the Oscars and hand out our own coveted awards - The Foilers!" A special thank you to Stone Cross Farms for supplying some of the food for Oscar Meltdown. For more information... http://www.stonecrossfarm.com/ ]]>6507truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dan-cummins-is-your-huckleberry--74802491And while we reminisce about descrambling the signal, we also mention... infotainment, being legends, push through the noise, chubby Billy Bob Thornton, a wraith that's come back from beyond the grave, Sharon Stone, I don't have a problem with nudity, my little town didn't have anything going on really, Porter Ridge, be a lawyer, all girl-focused, a lot of guns, Kurt Russell, a giant satellite dish, honing your writing muscles, alleviate the tension, death montages, Rambo, working in reality television, Idaho, that moment changed my whole life, Silicon Valley, American Wiseass!, school is a scam, Space Invaders AND Pac-Man, my view of my dad, I identify as comedian, Saturday Night Live, Cobra, you can punch them in the face, Demi Moore, Playboy vs. Redbook, I'm gonna work on my band, virtually lawless, Gillian Anderson, building chandeliers out of deer antlers, Bill Paxton, being a junkie, the wild West version of the grim reaper, pulling the strings, consulting producing, it is kind of impressive and shady at the same time, Tuberculosis aka Consumption, the tech start-up in Silicon Valley, writing, alternate casting and how can you NOT have Sam Elliott in your Western?
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Tombstone... so watch the movie beforehand. You have been warned.
"To this day... my favorite thing... is just to lay on the coach with some popcorn and some drinks - and just watch a good movie." To keep up with Dan, go to: http://www.dancummins.tv/]]>6f6539828a817f139ee4d080cbd937fbSat, 27 Feb 2016 03:38:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 340 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Dan Cummins to discuss comedy, building a career in the entertainment industry and we cover one of Dan's favorite movies in this week's Sofa Theater feature - Tombstone. And...And while we reminisce about descrambling the signal, we also mention... infotainment, being legends, push through the noise, chubby Billy Bob Thornton, a wraith that's come back from beyond the grave, Sharon Stone, I don't have a problem with nudity, my little town didn't have anything going on really, Porter Ridge, be a lawyer, all girl-focused, a lot of guns, Kurt Russell, a giant satellite dish, honing your writing muscles, alleviate the tension, death montages, Rambo, working in reality television, Idaho, that moment changed my whole life, Silicon Valley, American Wiseass!, school is a scam, Space Invaders AND Pac-Man, my view of my dad, I identify as comedian, Saturday Night Live, Cobra, you can punch them in the face, Demi Moore, Playboy vs. Redbook, I'm gonna work on my band, virtually lawless, Gillian Anderson, building chandeliers out of deer antlers, Bill Paxton, being a junkie, the wild West version of the grim reaper, pulling the strings, consulting producing, it is kind of impressive and shady at the same time, Tuberculosis aka Consumption, the tech start-up in Silicon Valley, writing, alternate casting and how can you NOT have Sam Elliott in your Western?
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Tombstone... so watch the movie beforehand. You have been warned.
"To this day... my favorite thing... is just to lay on the coach with some popcorn and some drinks - and just watch a good movie." To keep up with Dan, go to: http://www.dancummins.tv/]]>5753truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-david-bowie--74802483So join us as we discuss the perks of being a weird dude, as well as... the Dalai Lama's summer palace, bananas piano, Brian Eno, the fight club in him came out... and he became this weird creature, Flight of the Conchords, so basically they will throw this song in any movie, two old perverts trying to bring a young girl into a threesome, David Lynch, Seven Years in Tibet, Ricky Gervais, making furniture, the 80's was nostalgic for the 50's and wanted nothing to do with the 70's, dude from that movie with the chick with the Christ wounds..., The Great Gatsby, Toys, we're gonna have to scrap this whole project, the song....sounds like David Bowie fell down in a well and they covered it up and decided to record his vocals that way... and it's the only song on that album that's mixed that way, projecting weirdness, you can hear pig eyeballs hitting the floor, Flamingo Kid-era Matt Dillon, some of the best piano work in rock - period... is on that album, Duncan Jones, Saoirse Ronan, they couldn't take 20 minutes to write a song together... so they just cover this classic, some of the best piano work in rock - period... is on that album, he puts piles of meat on lumber and then saws in half with a saw, the gorgeous lustery hair, listening to Scott Walker's new album, I'm sure David Bowie fell out of a trunk onto the set of Easy Rider at some point, that album takes itself so F-ing seriously and that's what happens when David Bowie steals your girlfriend.
"So this is a real Rorschach test of a song..."]]>5e245d27216da26674b7e6a150c21d29Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:00:12 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 34 This week we assemble a massive tribute to David Bowie's contributions and crossovers into movie soundtracks. We try to steer away from the huge hits and focus more on lesser-know songs and tracks that he...So join us as we discuss the perks of being a weird dude, as well as... the Dalai Lama's summer palace, bananas piano, Brian Eno, the fight club in him came out... and he became this weird creature, Flight of the Conchords, so basically they will throw this song in any movie, two old perverts trying to bring a young girl into a threesome, David Lynch, Seven Years in Tibet, Ricky Gervais, making furniture, the 80's was nostalgic for the 50's and wanted nothing to do with the 70's, dude from that movie with the chick with the Christ wounds..., The Great Gatsby, Toys, we're gonna have to scrap this whole project, the song....sounds like David Bowie fell down in a well and they covered it up and decided to record his vocals that way... and it's the only song on that album that's mixed that way, projecting weirdness, you can hear pig eyeballs hitting the floor, Flamingo Kid-era Matt Dillon, some of the best piano work in rock - period... is on that album, Duncan Jones, Saoirse Ronan, they couldn't take 20 minutes to write a song together... so they just cover this classic, some of the best piano work in rock - period... is on that album, he puts piles of meat on lumber and then saws in half with a saw, the gorgeous lustery hair, listening to Scott Walker's new album, I'm sure David Bowie fell out of a trunk onto the set of Easy Rider at some point, that album takes itself so F-ing seriously and that's what happens when David Bowie steals your girlfriend.
"So this is a real Rorschach test of a song..."]]>7952truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-2015-oscar-nominees--74802533"I'm not looking at this with a tux on ready to give it an award..."]]>40f05bea69e7737bb393c48b905287e5Sat, 13 Feb 2016 04:08:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 33 In this week's Attack of the Killer Soundtrack we discuss the nominees for Best Original Song and Best Original Score for the 2015 Academy Awards. And while we decide which nominated song sounds like an..."I'm not looking at this with a tux on ready to give it an award..."]]>6854truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pardcast-meltdown-with-jimmy-pardo--74802556And while we all measure our lives against the amazing life of Yaphet Kotto, we also discuss... Matt Belknap, Chicago, Keke Palmer, The Galt House Hotel has 25 floors, Almost There, architecture talk, Edie McClurg, game show nerds, Ted Danson, advertising, Beta tape, directing Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men, BatKid Begins, faking the moon landing, Scott Aukerman, Bill Condon, a live stream going out torturing a clueless actor, the height of narcissism, The Match Game, the comedy boom, Running Your Trap, an independent lingerie company, Kevin James, F is for Fake, Donald Trump, That 70's Show, you guys work every day... you go to a job interview everyday - and you're told 'no'... every day, Dennis Miller, Bart Braverman, live your dream, I'm in make-up for 18 hours, The Finest Hours, don't understand politics, Race to Escape, Alec Baldwin, Anika Rose, Conan O'Brien, shark podcasting, conspiracy theorists, a recipe to make blank, auditioning for commercials, Ty Burrell, Becker, The Revenant, you don't have the rights to this... stop doing it, April Richardson, the lighting people lit for the dance scene, Marcia Wallace and Pardcast-a-thon.
"Typical Hollywood story... I got there at like four in the morning. And I literally have one line."
For more on Jimmy and Never Not Funny, go to: http://pardcast.com/
Go support Smile Train at: http://smiletrain.org/pardcast]]>837b20ac98b27d9a6018aa5329df6f22Fri, 05 Feb 2016 05:23:18 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 339 This week we sit down with Jimmy Pardo and talk about the basics of podcasting. From the early days when no one knew what it was (unlike now when just MOST people don't know what it is), to the current era when seemingly...And while we all measure our lives against the amazing life of Yaphet Kotto, we also discuss... Matt Belknap, Chicago, Keke Palmer, The Galt House Hotel has 25 floors, Almost There, architecture talk, Edie McClurg, game show nerds, Ted Danson, advertising, Beta tape, directing Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men, BatKid Begins, faking the moon landing, Scott Aukerman, Bill Condon, a live stream going out torturing a clueless actor, the height of narcissism, The Match Game, the comedy boom, Running Your Trap, an independent lingerie company, Kevin James, F is for Fake, Donald Trump, That 70's Show, you guys work every day... you go to a job interview everyday - and you're told 'no'... every day, Dennis Miller, Bart Braverman, live your dream, I'm in make-up for 18 hours, The Finest Hours, don't understand politics, Race to Escape, Alec Baldwin, Anika Rose, Conan O'Brien, shark podcasting, conspiracy theorists, a recipe to make blank, auditioning for commercials, Ty Burrell, Becker, The Revenant, you don't have the rights to this... stop doing it, April Richardson, the lighting people lit for the dance scene, Marcia Wallace and Pardcast-a-thon.
"Typical Hollywood story... I got there at like four in the morning. And I literally have one line."
For more on Jimmy and Never Not Funny, go to: http://pardcast.com/
Go support Smile Train at: http://smiletrain.org/pardcast]]>5108truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/horror-talk-with-derek-sheen--74802530Spoiler Alert: Some end of the movie spoilers for Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, Session 9... oh and Derek completely destroys the myth of a zombie apocalypse. You have been warned!
"Give me something that permeates the very fabric of my belief system."
For more of Derek's comedy, records and tour dates, go to: http://derektime.com/]]>25fe431998931ca03b0c58bf4851a478Sat, 30 Jan 2016 02:39:19 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 338 This week we talk comedy, road trips and lots and lots of horror with comedian Derek Sheen. And while we figure out just where he took a left turn into a time hole, we also discuss... black and white monster movies,...Spoiler Alert: Some end of the movie spoilers for Friday the 13th, Sleepaway Camp, Session 9... oh and Derek completely destroys the myth of a zombie apocalypse. You have been warned!
"Give me something that permeates the very fabric of my belief system."
For more of Derek's comedy, records and tour dates, go to: http://derektime.com/]]>4752truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-harlem-globetrotters-on-meltdown-island--74802560And as we put the finishing touches on the periodic table of movie elements, we also mention... Scatman Crothers, being in a basketball town, The Munsters, Triangle, Dawn Wells, The Equalizer, the colliding of franchises, Wet Hot American Summer, boiling beakers, Barbara Bain, winks to adults, dryer tube arms, Natalie Schafer as a cheerleader, American Ninja Warrior, Supermarket Sweep, Keiko O'Brien, getting a reunion movie for a TV show, Al Lewis, Jim Backus, calling for fouls, chewing up the scenery, Avatar, an knock-off R2-D2, Tina Louise, angling in their playing style, Marques Haynes, growing up tall, Alan Hale, Jr., Crimes and Misdemeanors, Arrested Development, Cassandra Peterson, that's an incredibly elaborate prop just to trick a dumb man into signing a piece of paper, keep the butter off the popcorn, Russell Johnson, the expanded universe, The Brady Bunch, Martin Landau, Space Jam, Whitney and the Robot, Meadowlark Lemon, The Mertzes thrown on an island, Ripley's Odditoriums, Bob Denver, The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and... you probably shouldn't think too deeply about Gilligan's Island.
"I'm pretty sure it is... some special level of hell, where they will just never get off that island." To find out where The Harlem Globetrotters are playing near you, go to: http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/]]>2b84dfdca8bccc031f38e07167f09b33Sat, 23 Jan 2016 13:36:35 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 337 This week we talk with an actual Harlem Globetrotter! As we ask "Bull" Bullard what it's like to become part of the tradition and legacy of an organization that has been such a huge part of our pop culture. Plus we discuss...And as we put the finishing touches on the periodic table of movie elements, we also mention... Scatman Crothers, being in a basketball town, The Munsters, Triangle, Dawn Wells, The Equalizer, the colliding of franchises, Wet Hot American Summer, boiling beakers, Barbara Bain, winks to adults, dryer tube arms, Natalie Schafer as a cheerleader, American Ninja Warrior, Supermarket Sweep, Keiko O'Brien, getting a reunion movie for a TV show, Al Lewis, Jim Backus, calling for fouls, chewing up the scenery, Avatar, an knock-off R2-D2, Tina Louise, angling in their playing style, Marques Haynes, growing up tall, Alan Hale, Jr., Crimes and Misdemeanors, Arrested Development, Cassandra Peterson, that's an incredibly elaborate prop just to trick a dumb man into signing a piece of paper, keep the butter off the popcorn, Russell Johnson, the expanded universe, The Brady Bunch, Martin Landau, Space Jam, Whitney and the Robot, Meadowlark Lemon, The Mertzes thrown on an island, Ripley's Odditoriums, Bob Denver, The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and... you probably shouldn't think too deeply about Gilligan's Island.
"I'm pretty sure it is... some special level of hell, where they will just never get off that island." To find out where The Harlem Globetrotters are playing near you, go to: http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/]]>4646falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-old-bait-and-switch--74802495And as we all realize we're secretly trying to plug the holes in our geek knowledge, we also bring up... Blazing Saddles, gushin' fangirls, Deadpool, a space floppy disk, Knight Rider, the internet is made for releasing, New York was a cesspool of terrorizing lawlessness, Song of the South, get in my space van... here's some candy, going to the drive-in, The Black Hole, that one angry unicorn out there, This isn't a long haul... this is flash in the pan stuff, flashing lights and shag carpeting and Space Allman Brothers posters, like Spider-Man who kills people, did they think they were being progressive?, movies that scarred you as a child, Planet Africa, pouring the foundation for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, too caught up in the naked action, Star Trek, coupled with watching Sesame Street, hipster-cred going through the roof, this image of Los Angeles that is gone forever, three copies in The Library of Congress, I mean, it's well-shot... it's in focus and everything, it looks like an old A and P that got remodeled, no green alien game, Captain America: Civil War, I was bored silly, he was just disaffected by everything, imagine G.I. Joe only if they had crazy magic crap, just awkward silence and pensive stares, the Hasbro Universe, why was everything beige in the 70's, retroactive censorship and - for God's sake swipe left!
"Future generations will judge us based on this podcast."]]>d555019a9c92359bab36d8081e636c28Sat, 16 Jan 2016 03:48:21 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 336 This week we welcome most of the cast from the Tower of Technobabble as we discuss a specific movie that one of the guys felt baited and switched him. Then we expand to other questionable bait and switch movies and...And as we all realize we're secretly trying to plug the holes in our geek knowledge, we also bring up... Blazing Saddles, gushin' fangirls, Deadpool, a space floppy disk, Knight Rider, the internet is made for releasing, New York was a cesspool of terrorizing lawlessness, Song of the South, get in my space van... here's some candy, going to the drive-in, The Black Hole, that one angry unicorn out there, This isn't a long haul... this is flash in the pan stuff, flashing lights and shag carpeting and Space Allman Brothers posters, like Spider-Man who kills people, did they think they were being progressive?, movies that scarred you as a child, Planet Africa, pouring the foundation for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, too caught up in the naked action, Star Trek, coupled with watching Sesame Street, hipster-cred going through the roof, this image of Los Angeles that is gone forever, three copies in The Library of Congress, I mean, it's well-shot... it's in focus and everything, it looks like an old A and P that got remodeled, no green alien game, Captain America: Civil War, I was bored silly, he was just disaffected by everything, imagine G.I. Joe only if they had crazy magic crap, just awkward silence and pensive stares, the Hasbro Universe, why was everything beige in the 70's, retroactive censorship and - for God's sake swipe left!
"Future generations will judge us based on this podcast."]]>5807truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-hear-dead-people--74802516And as we realize that the lousy straight to DVD stuff actually keeps the wheels turning in the industry, we also come to terms with... you're my favorite dentist, a George Pal production, hailed as the next My Big Fat Greek Wedding?, you're the person I hate the least, I almost walked out on that movie, David Lynch, The Big Short, a knock-off Gone with the Wind, now that one freaked me out, I'm so thankful for the existence of YouTube, The Outer Limits, the blind sheriff, Jewel Jules Franklin Guy, nipped at Harvey Levin, the mom who makes you want to kill, that man was not above chewing the scenery to pieces, beets are the bastard child of the vegetable world, he's the kind of guy... if he didn't have parents in the industry - would he have made it?, reverse mortgage, did you like Cats?, the kid from the Sandlot... and My So-Called Life, William Girdler, one of my top ten films - of all time, he's so damned likable, the glut of media that's hitting the shelves, who gets his hands bitten off, That 70's Show, all the big blocky clam-shell Disney VHS tapes in my collection are filled with this man, we can't make this like the ending of The Vanishing, it's like an Agatha Christie with a monster, he's the biggest red herring in most of the movie, Frank Booth, shooting on actual film, Condorman, reinvigorating the horror genre, Sean Connery, local no-budget cinema, what was the dog's name?, 2015 really hurt... so I'm hoping 2016 is gonna blossom, I know him best for making me afraid to live in Los Angeles, a young beautiful Montgomery Clift, The Faculty, he got a little bit of time with Elizabeth Taylor, it was so bad I just purged it from my memory, my uncle was in that movie and you're not leaving this room until you write a script!
"When I saw he passed, I was like... awww no - my childhood."]]>7fa5e84ebacead45111d53ddba2ff791Fri, 08 Jan 2016 23:34:37 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 335 This week we return to one of our more popular running series - People who Died... Died. The arguably living Meltdown Gang get together to discuss many of the great performers that we lost in 2015. It's our own "special"...And as we realize that the lousy straight to DVD stuff actually keeps the wheels turning in the industry, we also come to terms with... you're my favorite dentist, a George Pal production, hailed as the next My Big Fat Greek Wedding?, you're the person I hate the least, I almost walked out on that movie, David Lynch, The Big Short, a knock-off Gone with the Wind, now that one freaked me out, I'm so thankful for the existence of YouTube, The Outer Limits, the blind sheriff, Jewel Jules Franklin Guy, nipped at Harvey Levin, the mom who makes you want to kill, that man was not above chewing the scenery to pieces, beets are the bastard child of the vegetable world, he's the kind of guy... if he didn't have parents in the industry - would he have made it?, reverse mortgage, did you like Cats?, the kid from the Sandlot... and My So-Called Life, William Girdler, one of my top ten films - of all time, he's so damned likable, the glut of media that's hitting the shelves, who gets his hands bitten off, That 70's Show, all the big blocky clam-shell Disney VHS tapes in my collection are filled with this man, we can't make this like the ending of The Vanishing, it's like an Agatha Christie with a monster, he's the biggest red herring in most of the movie, Frank Booth, shooting on actual film, Condorman, reinvigorating the horror genre, Sean Connery, local no-budget cinema, what was the dog's name?, 2015 really hurt... so I'm hoping 2016 is gonna blossom, I know him best for making me afraid to live in Los Angeles, a young beautiful Montgomery Clift, The Faculty, he got a little bit of time with Elizabeth Taylor, it was so bad I just purged it from my memory, my uncle was in that movie and you're not leaving this room until you write a script!
"When I saw he passed, I was like... awww no - my childhood."]]>8302truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-summit-awakens--74802571And as we question the validity of The Church of the Force, we also discuss Temple of Doom, Peter Cushing, Batman guns, Mon Mothma, nebulous powers, the coincidences are more forgiving if the ride is fun, Game of Thrones, adding gravitas, time travel and prophecies, The Black Hole, the Falcon's GPS, physical things, the internet getting their panties in a twist, the light was buggin' him, The Garden Weasel, The Wrath of Khan, the red arm, Ewan McGregor, Harry Potter books, I didn't want to get Phantom Menaced, geographically speaking about the galaxy, Uncle Chewy, Raise the Titanic, terrified of going in the bathtub for years, binge-watching media, breaking into the Naboo castle, we've had years and years to work out theories, did they shoot from the fringe, non-osha standard, they have a play set for everything, Art Carney, octopus monsters, Bill and Ted, the homeless fighting our battles for us, an insane space ship captain that zombie-fies and robo-fies his crew, The Clone Wars, having a religious experience, I Love Lucy, I love capitalism, Gwendoline Christie, Lord of the Rings, the universe expands, Max von Sydow, beefier lightsabers, Snoke, 21 became a bad-ass, Jenny Agutter, Y-Wing engine pod covers, don't go out in public, they didn't have the right screws, impact blast, Space Perry Mason, Godwookie, being conflicted and the cowboy from The Blues Brothers.
Spoiler Alert: Again... there will be major spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens - and all the Star Wars movies for that matter. So just go watch the franchise and you'll be good.
"We all draw these funny little lines that we're not allowed to cross."]]>714ee33ae911ea307e50092e42d0ba04Fri, 01 Jan 2016 03:00:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 334 As our epic Star Wars Summit continues, we settle in with three old-school Star Wars fans - and take this discussion to the next level. Just when you think we've said all that can be said about the Star Wars universe......And as we question the validity of The Church of the Force, we also discuss Temple of Doom, Peter Cushing, Batman guns, Mon Mothma, nebulous powers, the coincidences are more forgiving if the ride is fun, Game of Thrones, adding gravitas, time travel and prophecies, The Black Hole, the Falcon's GPS, physical things, the internet getting their panties in a twist, the light was buggin' him, The Garden Weasel, The Wrath of Khan, the red arm, Ewan McGregor, Harry Potter books, I didn't want to get Phantom Menaced, geographically speaking about the galaxy, Uncle Chewy, Raise the Titanic, terrified of going in the bathtub for years, binge-watching media, breaking into the Naboo castle, we've had years and years to work out theories, did they shoot from the fringe, non-osha standard, they have a play set for everything, Art Carney, octopus monsters, Bill and Ted, the homeless fighting our battles for us, an insane space ship captain that zombie-fies and robo-fies his crew, The Clone Wars, having a religious experience, I Love Lucy, I love capitalism, Gwendoline Christie, Lord of the Rings, the universe expands, Max von Sydow, beefier lightsabers, Snoke, 21 became a bad-ass, Jenny Agutter, Y-Wing engine pod covers, don't go out in public, they didn't have the right screws, impact blast, Space Perry Mason, Godwookie, being conflicted and the cowboy from The Blues Brothers.
Spoiler Alert: Again... there will be major spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens - and all the Star Wars movies for that matter. So just go watch the franchise and you'll be good.
"We all draw these funny little lines that we're not allowed to cross."]]>7446truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-star-wars-summit--74802554And as we're bombarded from every possible venue, we also discuss... the legend, Tina Fey, Logan's Run, VHS, character development, living in an AT-AT, droid racism, dialogue, Attack the Block, Daisy Ridley, recreating the action, hating Shia LaBeouf, abducting younglings, it's all J.J. Abrams now, I'm kind of a big deal, the mythology, Dark Empire, a rag tag group of heroes, popcorn was spilled... Coke was spewed, knuckle-draggers online, firearm techniques, mind blown, rabbit guys, it's like an alien's impression of a human, super hero movies, being a good improviser, regimenting badness, a deather star, the curse of gen-xers, Indiana Jones, the cute new puppy, having great sunscreen, The Venture Brothers, being a great gardener, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Palpatine the politician, racial profiling, Transformers, playing fast and loose with the rules, it's like gun control, the force chooses you, woman in this new Star Wars universe, John Boyega, being on a media/internet black out, having a perfect complexion, ice skating in Russia, dehumanizing, screw the internet, Jedi pizza, it was the wild wild west, massacring a village, a lunge with one hand out, the doctoring of four or five people, Malla, a black X-wing, Space 1999, Keira Knightley, a bunch of bumbling idiots that couldn't see the universe falling apart around them, George Lucas has a problem with revising his past, looks like the bottom of my foot after I've been swimming too long, The First Order, Captain America: Civil War, genuinely being good people, that's why we became hoarders, the Kessel Run, religious zealots, American Graffiti, the 70's were a weird time, the old bait n' switch, sending off proof of purchase, the G.I. Bill, childhood memories, Journal of the Whills, Daniel Craig, before Star Wars... there wasn't this sort of multi-pronged attack on your youth, Val Kilmer, Marvel and Disney, inspired to play clarinet, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Sears and JC Penny catalogs, waking up from your conditioning, this is not cool at all... this is school, a caste system, infected by space bugs and... here we go again.
Spoiler Alert: Obviously there will be spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens - and all the Star Wars movies for that matter. So just have seen the franchise before listening.
"It's all about... you getting wrapped up in the magic... and it's easy for me to remember what it was like, because there was nothing before or after Star Wars. It came out of nowhere... and was this huge cultural phenomenon... and as a five year old... this is the most perfect movie for a 5-year old to see."]]>dcf3b30defa871def541e806fe8569c1Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:24:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 333 In the wake of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we felt a summit was necessary. We have brought together the greatest minds of our time, to discuss the most important topic in today's world - obviously... Star Wars. So we...And as we're bombarded from every possible venue, we also discuss... the legend, Tina Fey, Logan's Run, VHS, character development, living in an AT-AT, droid racism, dialogue, Attack the Block, Daisy Ridley, recreating the action, hating Shia LaBeouf, abducting younglings, it's all J.J. Abrams now, I'm kind of a big deal, the mythology, Dark Empire, a rag tag group of heroes, popcorn was spilled... Coke was spewed, knuckle-draggers online, firearm techniques, mind blown, rabbit guys, it's like an alien's impression of a human, super hero movies, being a good improviser, regimenting badness, a deather star, the curse of gen-xers, Indiana Jones, the cute new puppy, having great sunscreen, The Venture Brothers, being a great gardener, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Palpatine the politician, racial profiling, Transformers, playing fast and loose with the rules, it's like gun control, the force chooses you, woman in this new Star Wars universe, John Boyega, being on a media/internet black out, having a perfect complexion, ice skating in Russia, dehumanizing, screw the internet, Jedi pizza, it was the wild wild west, massacring a village, a lunge with one hand out, the doctoring of four or five people, Malla, a black X-wing, Space 1999, Keira Knightley, a bunch of bumbling idiots that couldn't see the universe falling apart around them, George Lucas has a problem with revising his past, looks like the bottom of my foot after I've been swimming too long, The First Order, Captain America: Civil War, genuinely being good people, that's why we became hoarders, the Kessel Run, religious zealots, American Graffiti, the 70's were a weird time, the old bait n' switch, sending off proof of purchase, the G.I. Bill, childhood memories, Journal of the Whills, Daniel Craig, before Star Wars... there wasn't this sort of multi-pronged attack on your youth, Val Kilmer, Marvel and Disney, inspired to play clarinet, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Sears and JC Penny catalogs, waking up from your conditioning, this is not cool at all... this is school, a caste system, infected by space bugs and... here we go again.
Spoiler Alert: Obviously there will be spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens - and all the Star Wars movies for that matter. So just have seen the franchise before listening.
"It's all about... you getting wrapped up in the magic... and it's easy for me to remember what it was like, because there was nothing before or after Star Wars. It came out of nowhere... and was this huge cultural phenomenon... and as a five year old... this is the most perfect movie for a 5-year old to see."]]>7117truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talking-the-room-with-greg-behrendt--74802572And while we realize we are the only ones with rope and a map, we also discuss... San Francisco, movie trailers, rock and roll, Hunger Games, The BFG, Jessica Jones, a Steven Spielberg suburban dream, boredom leads to creativity, Logan's Run, a different kind of man, David Lynch, Cadbury Egg, girl squads, Daredevil, Gotham, where I found refuge, Moontower, legends in the industry, Captain America: Civil War, Rob Lowe, Paul Feig, Tony Alva, diversity, William Shatner, referencing via YouTube, Sex in the City, change the game, The Nutcracker, Edgar Wright, Netflix, The Stray Cats, nullifying the book, you can be so many things now... and people can take you in whatever parcel they like, David O. Russell, still evolving, The Legend of Tarzan, The Grinder, engaged in technology, Bob Forrest, investing in pens, prostitute my personality for money, Mitch Hedberg, being anointed by Oprah, Joy, Mark Rylance, Spy, making a record, Wes Anderson, Broadchurch, it's a secret box and there's words inside, Ben Stiller, a call to duty, Krysten Ritter, Trainwreck, The Weekend, growing up in a different world, Star Wars, a stand-up obligation, Alex Cox, our moment it together, rediscovering it, Patton Oswalt, social changes vs. romanticized Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence, Three Kings, Christian Bale, The Flash, anyone from The Wire in anything, when you have a yearning for something and you don't know what it is, rugby, defining feminism, scheduling kids, I can't not grow, Australia, the offensive friend zone, Clooney's Batman, there are no gatekeepers, Wiz Khalifa, multiple development deals, Flirting with Disaster, Atlanta and how to beat the electronic trail.
"Eventually your personality wins, you can't uphold artifice for very long... and if you can your a psychopath. Eventually you stumble into the best stage version of you there is."
For more on what Greg's up to, follow him on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/gregorybehrendt or visit his website at: http://www.thekingsweater.com/
For more onThe Reigning Monarchs, go to: http://www.thereigningmonarchs.com/]]>267ecd89db3075dd899bbcc568a30524Sat, 19 Dec 2015 01:31:33 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 332 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Greg Behrendt. Greg is a comedian, author, screenwriter, actor, musician... he's done so many different things... and we touch on quite a few areas of his life and career. So...And while we realize we are the only ones with rope and a map, we also discuss... San Francisco, movie trailers, rock and roll, Hunger Games, The BFG, Jessica Jones, a Steven Spielberg suburban dream, boredom leads to creativity, Logan's Run, a different kind of man, David Lynch, Cadbury Egg, girl squads, Daredevil, Gotham, where I found refuge, Moontower, legends in the industry, Captain America: Civil War, Rob Lowe, Paul Feig, Tony Alva, diversity, William Shatner, referencing via YouTube, Sex in the City, change the game, The Nutcracker, Edgar Wright, Netflix, The Stray Cats, nullifying the book, you can be so many things now... and people can take you in whatever parcel they like, David O. Russell, still evolving, The Legend of Tarzan, The Grinder, engaged in technology, Bob Forrest, investing in pens, prostitute my personality for money, Mitch Hedberg, being anointed by Oprah, Joy, Mark Rylance, Spy, making a record, Wes Anderson, Broadchurch, it's a secret box and there's words inside, Ben Stiller, a call to duty, Krysten Ritter, Trainwreck, The Weekend, growing up in a different world, Star Wars, a stand-up obligation, Alex Cox, our moment it together, rediscovering it, Patton Oswalt, social changes vs. romanticized Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence, Three Kings, Christian Bale, The Flash, anyone from The Wire in anything, when you have a yearning for something and you don't know what it is, rugby, defining feminism, scheduling kids, I can't not grow, Australia, the offensive friend zone, Clooney's Batman, there are no gatekeepers, Wiz Khalifa, multiple development deals, Flirting with Disaster, Atlanta and how to beat the electronic trail.
"Eventually your personality wins, you can't uphold artifice for very long... and if you can your a psychopath. Eventually you stumble into the best stage version of you there is."
For more on what Greg's up to, follow him on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/gregorybehrendt or visit his website at: http://www.thekingsweater.com/
For more onThe Reigning Monarchs, go to: http://www.thereigningmonarchs.com/]]>7809truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/merry-krampus--74802508And while we swat children with birch branches, we also discuss... The Mummy, he's a scrapper, Phallus in Wonderland, zombie baby, from the old country, bratty cousins, It Came from Outer Space, he puts you in a bag, Fred Savage, Trick 'r Treat, grabbing a small child by their cranium, becoming Krampus, disturbing artwork, snow graboids, cool Grandma, nail guns in movies, Cousin Eddie, the fiery pit of hell, interwoven stories, fresh popcorn, a grocery bag around his head, less would have been better, animation, you're not moving too fast today Bernie... what happened?, the redneck thesis behind the movie, Nordic Santa Claus, weird undertones, kids in the school, no mouth opening face, sitting on Deadpool's lap, ladies of the evening, The Ultimate Warrior, like Thurman Merman... without the charm, getting your head stuck between the wall and the toilet, William Shatner, that reminds me of the first time I cried publicly, How to make a Monster, the overall aesthetic, oh wow look at that girl's forehead, dark and creepy, Alex Pardee, how many rounds did that shotgun fire?, ghosts trying to get slutty chicks pregnant, evil DHL, throws the kid by his head, getting stabbed by hookers, zombie elves, a chain rattling down your chimney, I'm gonna lasso Santa Claus, Forbidden Planet, Find your Fate, a horrible horrible family, quit screaming while I get my camera, A Christmas Horror Story, this magic will never happen again, go read a book you people, all of the switches, a lot of freckles, CG gingerbread men, he drags you off to do Krampus-y things and drunken Santa-types in a vintage-style Winnebago.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2015 movie Krampus, as well as minor spoilers for A Christmas Horror Story. You have been warned!
"Now more then ever... we need Krampus." For more on the gallery and Ryan's art, go to: http://www.sinkorswimartgallery.bigcartel.com/]]>ecf0f67c73a928e6619b7e49839702a5Sat, 12 Dec 2015 13:36:46 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 331 This week we're coming to you "live" from our Krampus Night festivities where we talk about Krampus... and then we have a group discussion about the movie Krampus... and then more talk... about Krampus. Let's do this!...And while we swat children with birch branches, we also discuss... The Mummy, he's a scrapper, Phallus in Wonderland, zombie baby, from the old country, bratty cousins, It Came from Outer Space, he puts you in a bag, Fred Savage, Trick 'r Treat, grabbing a small child by their cranium, becoming Krampus, disturbing artwork, snow graboids, cool Grandma, nail guns in movies, Cousin Eddie, the fiery pit of hell, interwoven stories, fresh popcorn, a grocery bag around his head, less would have been better, animation, you're not moving too fast today Bernie... what happened?, the redneck thesis behind the movie, Nordic Santa Claus, weird undertones, kids in the school, no mouth opening face, sitting on Deadpool's lap, ladies of the evening, The Ultimate Warrior, like Thurman Merman... without the charm, getting your head stuck between the wall and the toilet, William Shatner, that reminds me of the first time I cried publicly, How to make a Monster, the overall aesthetic, oh wow look at that girl's forehead, dark and creepy, Alex Pardee, how many rounds did that shotgun fire?, ghosts trying to get slutty chicks pregnant, evil DHL, throws the kid by his head, getting stabbed by hookers, zombie elves, a chain rattling down your chimney, I'm gonna lasso Santa Claus, Forbidden Planet, Find your Fate, a horrible horrible family, quit screaming while I get my camera, A Christmas Horror Story, this magic will never happen again, go read a book you people, all of the switches, a lot of freckles, CG gingerbread men, he drags you off to do Krampus-y things and drunken Santa-types in a vintage-style Winnebago.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2015 movie Krampus, as well as minor spoilers for A Christmas Horror Story. You have been warned!
"Now more then ever... we need Krampus." For more on the gallery and Ryan's art, go to: http://www.sinkorswimartgallery.bigcartel.com/]]>4636truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-vinyl--74802550And as we continually address the punctuation and grammar in songwriting, we also bring up... cranking the handle on your Victrola, Marcus Brody, born half human... and half Sputnik, his earlier weirder phase, Bill Murray, he's ordering a drink... hopefully for me, hey look coke!, heart-breakingly honest, besmitten is totally a word, Dirty Dancing, Robert Downey Jr., the country version of Zappa does Zappa, I don't consort with those of the robot race, there's three she's in a row, I love you... not too much, nobody is going to take me seriously... because I'm junior, Sex Bomb Boogie, they both have hair... and eyes, The FAL, young Jeff Goldblum, a Navajo pattern mixed with a Mexican blanket, a very specific sound, giant robot battling action, too busy in his gun safe, like an old Polaroid, George Hamilton, her hair was so long she could step on it, well when you get hit in the head a lot, Dennis Hopper, a 2-record set, Sigue Sigue Sputnik were British not Japanese, I annoy myself, Johnny Depp, his later weirder phase and how long have you been combing your hair with a wrench?
"Vinyl is like listening to a CD, except you're on like... heroin."
This episode, in particular, is brought to you by Crosley Turntables. For more info, go to: https://www.crosleyradio.com/]]>56d5136141712030fe24f5f1625750f2Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:05:18 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 32 This week we delve into some of the soundtracks we've collected on vinyl. Some are from our personal collections and some we've acquired recently - specifically for this episode. And quite a few of them are...And as we continually address the punctuation and grammar in songwriting, we also bring up... cranking the handle on your Victrola, Marcus Brody, born half human... and half Sputnik, his earlier weirder phase, Bill Murray, he's ordering a drink... hopefully for me, hey look coke!, heart-breakingly honest, besmitten is totally a word, Dirty Dancing, Robert Downey Jr., the country version of Zappa does Zappa, I don't consort with those of the robot race, there's three she's in a row, I love you... not too much, nobody is going to take me seriously... because I'm junior, Sex Bomb Boogie, they both have hair... and eyes, The FAL, young Jeff Goldblum, a Navajo pattern mixed with a Mexican blanket, a very specific sound, giant robot battling action, too busy in his gun safe, like an old Polaroid, George Hamilton, her hair was so long she could step on it, well when you get hit in the head a lot, Dennis Hopper, a 2-record set, Sigue Sigue Sputnik were British not Japanese, I annoy myself, Johnny Depp, his later weirder phase and how long have you been combing your hair with a wrench?
"Vinyl is like listening to a CD, except you're on like... heroin."
This episode, in particular, is brought to you by Crosley Turntables. For more info, go to: https://www.crosleyradio.com/]]>5707truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/almost-there-weird-grey-areas--74802561Plus as we search for the world's largest pierogi, we also mention... Grey Gardens, Martin Scorsese, voyeurism, Henry Darger, Steve James, demanding stardom, very personal stories, Robert Zemeckis, Ordinary People, talking to the camera, Richard Linklater, isolation, the invasion of the selfie-stick, David Lynch, and a lot of cats, getting roped in, blurring the lines, 5 terabytes, are we crossing a line?, Slacker, a cautionary tale, Man on Wire, I'm not a project, three dumpsters full, look around in your neighborhood, in Korea, everyone is famous, great art isn't something jammed down your throat, do you stay impartial?, the ways that people document themselves, the fine line between hoarding and collecting, the age of the selfie, James Benning, can you help other people, every culture has a dumpling, bearing witness to our lives, John Sayles, the rhythm of what his life was like, adhering to the social norms, I was an intense kid, Werner Herzog, stop talking to us and Pringles.
"I'm more interested in the conversations that happen after movies a lot of times, then the movies themselves."
For info on "Almost There" as well as the trailer, go to: http://www.almostthereproject.com/]]>a2ab34bb55c74c7aab6f6b1f73b3edb5Sat, 28 Nov 2015 00:43:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 330 This week we are joined by our special guest co-host Dan Rybicky, a filmmaker and professor in Cinema Art and Science at Columbia College Chicago. Dan is also the co-director of the documentary "Almost There", an...Plus as we search for the world's largest pierogi, we also mention... Grey Gardens, Martin Scorsese, voyeurism, Henry Darger, Steve James, demanding stardom, very personal stories, Robert Zemeckis, Ordinary People, talking to the camera, Richard Linklater, isolation, the invasion of the selfie-stick, David Lynch, and a lot of cats, getting roped in, blurring the lines, 5 terabytes, are we crossing a line?, Slacker, a cautionary tale, Man on Wire, I'm not a project, three dumpsters full, look around in your neighborhood, in Korea, everyone is famous, great art isn't something jammed down your throat, do you stay impartial?, the ways that people document themselves, the fine line between hoarding and collecting, the age of the selfie, James Benning, can you help other people, every culture has a dumpling, bearing witness to our lives, John Sayles, the rhythm of what his life was like, adhering to the social norms, I was an intense kid, Werner Herzog, stop talking to us and Pringles.
"I'm more interested in the conversations that happen after movies a lot of times, then the movies themselves."
For info on "Almost There" as well as the trailer, go to: http://www.almostthereproject.com/]]>4186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rocky-horror-changed-my-life--74802518And as we remember that when you're a teenager EVERYTHING is the end of the world, we also mention... The Vogue, Richard O'Brien: time traveler, Hammer horror, hangin' out with people in their underbritches... and yelling obscenities, it had one screen, Sci Fi, being theatrical, being progressive, Tim Curry, Star Wars, a presentation in English class, a virgin spelling bee, The Ziegfeld Theater, subtle nuances, at 3 o'clock in the morning they will not serve you mashed potatoes, schlocky horror, Pi, getting turned into a shoe store, GG Allin, a scathing review, 4711, Jim Steinman, Barry Bostwick, comic book effects, Funko Pop!, The Full Monty, Oakley Court, it makes my heart hurt, Jim Sharman, the amazing Kool-Aid machine, Legend, George Clooney, working your way up the space ladder, George Lucas, Spike and Mike, a totally dorky guy, everyone wants to be Batman, MST3K, the Godfather of transvestite aliens, 50's saxophone playing rock 'n roll, Patricia Quinn, faking an orgasm, the simpler they are the more memorable they are, Dark City, I'm pretty... ok, breaking down barriers, Richard Nixon, dressed as a set piece, Meat Loaf, Starlog, the intricate plot, Bad for Good, Susan Sarandon and are all Tatianas crazy? Spoiler Alert: Obviously, spoilers for The Rocky Horror Picture Show on this episode. So for any virgins still left out there, go (to a theater and) see it NOW... for spoiler-free listening.
"All these horrible things your parents tell you not to do, this one night a week - it's ok to do it... and you can be, whatever you want to be!"
For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
For more on the documentary of devoted fans, go to: http://www.rockyhorrorsavedmylife.com/]]>ecceb62faa5bc5c5edd752a96fd32366Sat, 21 Nov 2015 08:21:48 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 329 This week we welcome back epyon5 to discuss The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Not only do we talk about the film itself, but also personal memories of our experiences as well as the impact the movie had on society and the...And as we remember that when you're a teenager EVERYTHING is the end of the world, we also mention... The Vogue, Richard O'Brien: time traveler, Hammer horror, hangin' out with people in their underbritches... and yelling obscenities, it had one screen, Sci Fi, being theatrical, being progressive, Tim Curry, Star Wars, a presentation in English class, a virgin spelling bee, The Ziegfeld Theater, subtle nuances, at 3 o'clock in the morning they will not serve you mashed potatoes, schlocky horror, Pi, getting turned into a shoe store, GG Allin, a scathing review, 4711, Jim Steinman, Barry Bostwick, comic book effects, Funko Pop!, The Full Monty, Oakley Court, it makes my heart hurt, Jim Sharman, the amazing Kool-Aid machine, Legend, George Clooney, working your way up the space ladder, George Lucas, Spike and Mike, a totally dorky guy, everyone wants to be Batman, MST3K, the Godfather of transvestite aliens, 50's saxophone playing rock 'n roll, Patricia Quinn, faking an orgasm, the simpler they are the more memorable they are, Dark City, I'm pretty... ok, breaking down barriers, Richard Nixon, dressed as a set piece, Meat Loaf, Starlog, the intricate plot, Bad for Good, Susan Sarandon and are all Tatianas crazy? Spoiler Alert: Obviously, spoilers for The Rocky Horror Picture Show on this episode. So for any virgins still left out there, go (to a theater and) see it NOW... for spoiler-free listening.
"All these horrible things your parents tell you not to do, this one night a week - it's ok to do it... and you can be, whatever you want to be!"
For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
For more on the documentary of devoted fans, go to: http://www.rockyhorrorsavedmylife.com/]]>5344truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epyon5-shout-it-from-the-rooftop--74802497And as we realize that we fall completely outside the Venn Diagram of "normal", we also discuss... Bruce Campbell, John Barrowman, Swamp Thing, rebooting the variety show, it's like an earthquake at a junkyard, Marc Singer, Dean from Supernatural, laying out a good fight scene, Final Girl, blind boxes, goggles, Sugar Gliders, an epic battle scene between barbarians and gargoyles, best Ash contest, squished pennies, Transformers, that's no way to make a living, Loki, Marvel super heroes in bad made-for-TV-movie, I live in the basement, stunt butt, Jeepers Creepers, doing goth wrong, the man is against you, what comics were then versus now, Alien, climbing on the train car, for mature readers only, the other Quicksilver, chicken ring sandwiches, cute chicks in bondage gear, these are our people, The Crossroads Theater, the TV that has the two knobs, iconography and sainthood, iZombie, R.L. Stine, the complete entertainment package, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Caravaggio, Godzilla, that one chick from Archer, Adam West, Highway 151 runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin, she was pretty adorable, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Emma Roberts, why Star Wars has such universal kid appeal, Chiaroscuro, Julianna Margulies, taking a third grade poll, Michael Bay, Lost in Space, flamed-out goth, pop art, The Exorcist and where do you buy your shoes?
"...but then upon graduating, and entering the real world... I got slapped in the face with life."
For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
For Wizard World dates in your area, go to: http://www.wizardworld.com/]]>cc3faa1bff995bc0b2a72e758d0b8451Sun, 15 Nov 2015 01:29:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 328 This week we are coming to you "live" from Wizard World: Louisville, where we recap our fun activities, a few celebrity sightings and discuss several movies we've seen lately. Plus we sit down with artist epyon5, who has...And as we realize that we fall completely outside the Venn Diagram of "normal", we also discuss... Bruce Campbell, John Barrowman, Swamp Thing, rebooting the variety show, it's like an earthquake at a junkyard, Marc Singer, Dean from Supernatural, laying out a good fight scene, Final Girl, blind boxes, goggles, Sugar Gliders, an epic battle scene between barbarians and gargoyles, best Ash contest, squished pennies, Transformers, that's no way to make a living, Loki, Marvel super heroes in bad made-for-TV-movie, I live in the basement, stunt butt, Jeepers Creepers, doing goth wrong, the man is against you, what comics were then versus now, Alien, climbing on the train car, for mature readers only, the other Quicksilver, chicken ring sandwiches, cute chicks in bondage gear, these are our people, The Crossroads Theater, the TV that has the two knobs, iconography and sainthood, iZombie, R.L. Stine, the complete entertainment package, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Caravaggio, Godzilla, that one chick from Archer, Adam West, Highway 151 runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin, she was pretty adorable, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Emma Roberts, why Star Wars has such universal kid appeal, Chiaroscuro, Julianna Margulies, taking a third grade poll, Michael Bay, Lost in Space, flamed-out goth, pop art, The Exorcist and where do you buy your shoes?
"...but then upon graduating, and entering the real world... I got slapped in the face with life."
For more on epyon5, Google "epyon5" or you can follow him on Instagram at: https://instagram.com/epyon5/
For Wizard World dates in your area, go to: http://www.wizardworld.com/]]>6235truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-duke-boys--74802565And as we get our first mail-order guitar, we also discuss... the double feature on Saturday, Broadway musicals, Romeo and Juliet meet Natural Born Killers, Atlanta, Ronnie Milsap, to have a foot in each of those boats, in '77 I drove to New York, Brigadoon, Wisconsin, Welcome Back, Kotter, reuniting with his family, Drift Away, Gordon MacRae, Louisiana, great scotch and popcorn, Bernadette Peters, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, we're equals on stage, Merv Griffin, an alternate universe pair of Dukes, Smokey and the Bandit, Dinah Shore, car shows, Mackinac Island, Brando's no singer, The Great Santini, I invite my friends in and we make movies, Mike Douglas, bottle of red, Steve Earle, ate a lot of popcorn, having a guitar on my back, Chicago, Kirk Douglas, Russ Titelman, Annie get your Gun and City of Angels.
"Yeah, the TV thing I thought was a complete aberration. And I didn't think... was going to do anything. I had no big plan for it."
For more on John, go to: http://www.johnschneideronline.com/
For more on Tom, go to: http://tomwopat.com/]]>4ad76549218d9529b873b71b2f06f17fSun, 08 Nov 2015 14:40:36 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack! - Episode 31 This week we talk with John Schneider and Tom Wopat, not about their beloved TV series, but about their interest and careers in music. And along the way, we build a soundtrack that is quite different then...And as we get our first mail-order guitar, we also discuss... the double feature on Saturday, Broadway musicals, Romeo and Juliet meet Natural Born Killers, Atlanta, Ronnie Milsap, to have a foot in each of those boats, in '77 I drove to New York, Brigadoon, Wisconsin, Welcome Back, Kotter, reuniting with his family, Drift Away, Gordon MacRae, Louisiana, great scotch and popcorn, Bernadette Peters, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, we're equals on stage, Merv Griffin, an alternate universe pair of Dukes, Smokey and the Bandit, Dinah Shore, car shows, Mackinac Island, Brando's no singer, The Great Santini, I invite my friends in and we make movies, Mike Douglas, bottle of red, Steve Earle, ate a lot of popcorn, having a guitar on my back, Chicago, Kirk Douglas, Russ Titelman, Annie get your Gun and City of Angels.
"Yeah, the TV thing I thought was a complete aberration. And I didn't think... was going to do anything. I had no big plan for it."
For more on John, go to: http://www.johnschneideronline.com/
For more on Tom, go to: http://tomwopat.com/]]>4697falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/discussing-sarah-marshall--74802523And as we contemplate teaching chimps to fly planes, we also mention... Mad Max: Fury Road, acting wrestlers, Captain Ron, escaping from your hometown, The Dark Crystal, Jason Segel, Malcolm X and 311, hawkmen, How I Met your Mother, Russell Brand, Fast and Furious, I'm just all about references, Return of the Jedi, cell phones killing people, Judd Apatow, Xanadu, that always never works, The Muppets, Paul Rudd, dragging your microphone cord out into the audience, George Miller, Cash for Cats, Slap Shot, terrifying vulture people, Kristen Bell, Ready to Rumble, the punk bank approach, Dracula, Mila Kunis, The Rock, Denver, Neil Patrick Harris, that's the way I wish every woman would look at me, drumming to Rush, Babe, No Holds Barred, alligators and juggalos, I feel like most of my 20's I would view relationships as like - that person was crazy. I did nothing wrong. Like I was the hero. I tried my hardest, they obviously messed up, paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, Linda Cardellini, DIY, Flash Gordon, Nicholas Stoller, improv vs. Scientology, Labyrinth, hypnotism, LaserDiscs and the career arc to becoming a weird boat captain.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, so watch the movie beforehand - you have been warned!
"You have to find what YOUR Dracula musical is... you have to find someone who appreciates what your Dracula musical is."]]>872475966874b09927e4066e0030e343Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:16:38 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 327 This week we hangout with comedian and movie fan Ian Douglas Terry, as we talk about working as a stand-up comic today versus years ago, translating comedy to film, inappropriate kids movies and then we round things out as...And as we contemplate teaching chimps to fly planes, we also mention... Mad Max: Fury Road, acting wrestlers, Captain Ron, escaping from your hometown, The Dark Crystal, Jason Segel, Malcolm X and 311, hawkmen, How I Met your Mother, Russell Brand, Fast and Furious, I'm just all about references, Return of the Jedi, cell phones killing people, Judd Apatow, Xanadu, that always never works, The Muppets, Paul Rudd, dragging your microphone cord out into the audience, George Miller, Cash for Cats, Slap Shot, terrifying vulture people, Kristen Bell, Ready to Rumble, the punk bank approach, Dracula, Mila Kunis, The Rock, Denver, Neil Patrick Harris, that's the way I wish every woman would look at me, drumming to Rush, Babe, No Holds Barred, alligators and juggalos, I feel like most of my 20's I would view relationships as like - that person was crazy. I did nothing wrong. Like I was the hero. I tried my hardest, they obviously messed up, paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, Linda Cardellini, DIY, Flash Gordon, Nicholas Stoller, improv vs. Scientology, Labyrinth, hypnotism, LaserDiscs and the career arc to becoming a weird boat captain.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, so watch the movie beforehand - you have been warned!
"You have to find what YOUR Dracula musical is... you have to find someone who appreciates what your Dracula musical is."]]>4656truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/backyard-hallowed-ground--74802538 And while we glue our mouths shut with peanut butter kisses, we eventually discuss... Crimson Peak, Lance Henriksen, The Babadook, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, the horror of Anchorman 2, Protected by Pinkertons, how Napoleon Dynamite would go up the stairs at school, The Sound and the Fury, pulling a tooth out, the memory or the dead nurses, being a lumberjack, very Tennessee Williams, hey... wanna come to my trunk and see my Slayer shirts, I make the guy from No Country for Old Men look like a pussy, sentient beings, The Host, one of the orphans started getting stabby, evil dead Bob Ross, Guillermo del Toro, The Office, just floating through space in a CVS, evil children, Mannix, defending the honor of Mary Jane, new metal butt rock, I totally would have looked at that dude's Slayer shirt collection, Press X to Not Die, it felt like they knew douchebags, you can't get scratched in this town, Return to The Valley of the Dolls, room 205, skull rings, it's so full of aggressive pretty faces, Henry Higgins, he was terrifying but Majestic at the same time, Jessica Chastain and The Bell Witch.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2014 movie Hollows Grove. So go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!!
"You can barely tell... how douchey they were."]]>d226be1bb00bc2cfea7a44e2ec5bcc91Sat, 24 Oct 2015 16:50:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 326 "Live" from the backyard, we light a fire and tell scary ghost stories about this week's Sofa Theater feature: Hollows Grove. So roast some marshmallows and join in on the spooky fun! And while we glue our mouths shut... And while we glue our mouths shut with peanut butter kisses, we eventually discuss... Crimson Peak, Lance Henriksen, The Babadook, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, the horror of Anchorman 2, Protected by Pinkertons, how Napoleon Dynamite would go up the stairs at school, The Sound and the Fury, pulling a tooth out, the memory or the dead nurses, being a lumberjack, very Tennessee Williams, hey... wanna come to my trunk and see my Slayer shirts, I make the guy from No Country for Old Men look like a pussy, sentient beings, The Host, one of the orphans started getting stabby, evil dead Bob Ross, Guillermo del Toro, The Office, just floating through space in a CVS, evil children, Mannix, defending the honor of Mary Jane, new metal butt rock, I totally would have looked at that dude's Slayer shirt collection, Press X to Not Die, it felt like they knew douchebags, you can't get scratched in this town, Return to The Valley of the Dolls, room 205, skull rings, it's so full of aggressive pretty faces, Henry Higgins, he was terrifying but Majestic at the same time, Jessica Chastain and The Bell Witch.
Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2014 movie Hollows Grove. So go watch it before you listen. You have been warned!!
"You can barely tell... how douchey they were."]]>6558truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-macabre-adventures-of-pumpkin-macleod--74802569And as we cautiously anthropomorphize some inanimate objects, we also discuss... John Carpenter, Perry Blackshear, like an Ikea catalog times a thousand, peculiar melancholy, cannibal movies, we've gotta have a script at that point, The Serpent and the Rainbow, can we just look at those chairs a little while longer, Danny Trejo, Hollows Grove, mom's story checked out, Alex Karpovsky, how can I make this scene better... how can I make this movie better, subjective reality, Kathryn Bigelow, sleazy ghost hunters, rocks with little bits of personality, by accident it became one of the most personal films he's made to date, random teeth that had been on the ground for like six hundred years, Bill and Ted's Terrible Adventure, Halloween, there's never a bad place for throwing knives, playing cool sax, Goodnight Mommy, Margaret Ying, what if demons are real?, I missed that beat, Doug Henning, Tim Cappello, vegan Peeps, The Exorcist, the genius DNA is passed through the babysitter, you're not fully appreciating your t-shirt, The Hole Story, oops, I accidentally came upon... a gigantic mass grave, auteur vision, creepy magicians, those old carbon copy machines, Evan Dumouchel, you are seven jobs, gore porn, Rubberneck, for years I would just sit in my bed being like... what if something takes over my body, held together by surface tension, hey it's The Fonz, Red Flag, psycho bromance, Near Dark, going over the microfiche, little candy families and I think it'll just turn into a gourd.
"A heart-felt indie drama wrapped in a psychological thriller shell... with horrific elements."
Thanks to Gallery K, go support them: https://www.facebook.com/hotartfreshcoffee For more on They Look Like People: http://www.theylooklikepeople.com/ For more on the Louisville Film Society: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>af2e9ae12d9af0ff02c6796c7ff12553Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:43:51 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 325 We are coming to you "live" from this year's Meltdown Macabre Halloween celebration! There the gang settles in to decorate pumpkins, drink fancy seasonal beverages and discuss creepy movies. Plus we sit down and talk with...And as we cautiously anthropomorphize some inanimate objects, we also discuss... John Carpenter, Perry Blackshear, like an Ikea catalog times a thousand, peculiar melancholy, cannibal movies, we've gotta have a script at that point, The Serpent and the Rainbow, can we just look at those chairs a little while longer, Danny Trejo, Hollows Grove, mom's story checked out, Alex Karpovsky, how can I make this scene better... how can I make this movie better, subjective reality, Kathryn Bigelow, sleazy ghost hunters, rocks with little bits of personality, by accident it became one of the most personal films he's made to date, random teeth that had been on the ground for like six hundred years, Bill and Ted's Terrible Adventure, Halloween, there's never a bad place for throwing knives, playing cool sax, Goodnight Mommy, Margaret Ying, what if demons are real?, I missed that beat, Doug Henning, Tim Cappello, vegan Peeps, The Exorcist, the genius DNA is passed through the babysitter, you're not fully appreciating your t-shirt, The Hole Story, oops, I accidentally came upon... a gigantic mass grave, auteur vision, creepy magicians, those old carbon copy machines, Evan Dumouchel, you are seven jobs, gore porn, Rubberneck, for years I would just sit in my bed being like... what if something takes over my body, held together by surface tension, hey it's The Fonz, Red Flag, psycho bromance, Near Dark, going over the microfiche, little candy families and I think it'll just turn into a gourd.
"A heart-felt indie drama wrapped in a psychological thriller shell... with horrific elements."
Thanks to Gallery K, go support them: https://www.facebook.com/hotartfreshcoffee For more on They Look Like People: http://www.theylooklikepeople.com/ For more on the Louisville Film Society: http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>5369truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-screaming-skull--74802564And as we discuss the bonuses of having a lady skull, we also mention... Transylvania, Tusk, Green Inferno, it's just what happens here, Ghost Adventures, going to the drive-in, The Exocist, over-explaining things, Mama Dracula, Meatballs, Poenari Castle, the priest has got my back, Dementia 13, he screaming is horrible... it will haunt your dreams, a really country bucolic sort of place, your limpy scruffy-looking dorm mate,building a haunted house, slipping on a leaf, gullwing = money, Buckets of Blood, memories of Doug Jones, Oculus, plastic fangs, the P.T. Barnum of the movie screen, The Fall of the House of Usher, hey baby skulls are actually super cute, Witch, I've been touching 700 year-old bones for the last six hours... and now it's time to take a break and eat lunch, a ghost story, Dick Miller, Bigfoot, Philip Michael Thomas, a pig tooth, bad relationship moves, Blood Mania and... it was only the peacocks.
"I literally spent a solid month, digging up human remains, in a Transylvanian graveyard..." Thanks to Gallery K, go support them: https://www.facebook.com/hotartfreshcoffee]]>0561bdd0422dd14d90e466e2658ed557Sat, 10 Oct 2015 13:39:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 324 This week our inaugural Meltdown Night at the Movies series crosses over with our annual Halloween-themed episodes to create a fun gathering of the Meltdown Gang - as we hang out, eat popcorn and watch The Screaming Skull....And as we discuss the bonuses of having a lady skull, we also mention... Transylvania, Tusk, Green Inferno, it's just what happens here, Ghost Adventures, going to the drive-in, The Exocist, over-explaining things, Mama Dracula, Meatballs, Poenari Castle, the priest has got my back, Dementia 13, he screaming is horrible... it will haunt your dreams, a really country bucolic sort of place, your limpy scruffy-looking dorm mate,building a haunted house, slipping on a leaf, gullwing = money, Buckets of Blood, memories of Doug Jones, Oculus, plastic fangs, the P.T. Barnum of the movie screen, The Fall of the House of Usher, hey baby skulls are actually super cute, Witch, I've been touching 700 year-old bones for the last six hours... and now it's time to take a break and eat lunch, a ghost story, Dick Miller, Bigfoot, Philip Michael Thomas, a pig tooth, bad relationship moves, Blood Mania and... it was only the peacocks.
"I literally spent a solid month, digging up human remains, in a Transylvanian graveyard..." Thanks to Gallery K, go support them: https://www.facebook.com/hotartfreshcoffee]]>4224truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-gross-vibrations-of-tremors-that-shook-long-ago--74802537This week we talk with Michael Gross about acting, the dynamic of Family Ties and his years working on the Tremors series of movies.
And as we find the best place to make a mistake, we also discuss... anthropology, sleepovers, eight performances a week, the most complex character of the piece, building a bastion, Shakespeare at that moment... that afternoon... came alive to me, holding onto your moral values, Edmund Gwenn, Tim and Eric, white yak hair, True Detective, a very practical man, Mary Gross, a preteen fan base, Our Father, they seemed to play well with others, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, fighting in World War 2, pretending to be a Doctor, a nice pile of money, Hamlet, always being prepared, Paul Rudd, orange goo, Dustin Hoffman, 11 year-olds declaring love, giant ants, try to follow good material wherever it takes you, Carbon Dating, they bleed through on the screen, St. Elsewhere, asexual appeal, Cool as Ice, making fun of Melvin, regional theater, John Belushi, her most successful marriage, conflict in his life, years of study, Second City, Miracle on 34th Street, Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett all rolled into one and I'm liking it so much here... I may never leave.
"No one was as surprised as I was... after 13 years - that 'Tremors' was coming back."
Tremors 5: Bloodlines was released, October 6... go watch it!! For more on Louisville’s International Festival of Film, go to: http://louisvillefilmfestival.org/]]>23d7b793049f359b051ddf6d390f2cafSun, 04 Oct 2015 16:59:16 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 323  This week we talk with Michael Gross about acting, the dynamic of Family Ties and his years working on the Tremors series of movies. And as we find the best place to make a mistake, we also discuss... anthropology,...This week we talk with Michael Gross about acting, the dynamic of Family Ties and his years working on the Tremors series of movies.
And as we find the best place to make a mistake, we also discuss... anthropology, sleepovers, eight performances a week, the most complex character of the piece, building a bastion, Shakespeare at that moment... that afternoon... came alive to me, holding onto your moral values, Edmund Gwenn, Tim and Eric, white yak hair, True Detective, a very practical man, Mary Gross, a preteen fan base, Our Father, they seemed to play well with others, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, fighting in World War 2, pretending to be a Doctor, a nice pile of money, Hamlet, always being prepared, Paul Rudd, orange goo, Dustin Hoffman, 11 year-olds declaring love, giant ants, try to follow good material wherever it takes you, Carbon Dating, they bleed through on the screen, St. Elsewhere, asexual appeal, Cool as Ice, making fun of Melvin, regional theater, John Belushi, her most successful marriage, conflict in his life, years of study, Second City, Miracle on 34th Street, Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett all rolled into one and I'm liking it so much here... I may never leave.
"No one was as surprised as I was... after 13 years - that 'Tremors' was coming back."
Tremors 5: Bloodlines was released, October 6... go watch it!! For more on Louisville’s International Festival of Film, go to: http://louisvillefilmfestival.org/]]>5517falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strange-and-amazing-life-of-yaphet-kotto--74802532And as we address the fine art of being "a strange guy", we also discuss... being a horseman, royal family ties, messing with the history, a ghost would appear, Homicide, a series of events... in a church basement, Ossie Davis, I don't have an agent, Kananga, Martin Breast, I read that I'm doing a television show, Panamanian, Harry Dean Stanton, he went to the rabbi, impersonating Marlon Brando, copying these older guys, the belly of the beast, James Earl Jones, having chemistry, Barry Levinson comes driving up, the strength of women, I'm gonna call the cops, Ridley Scott, there are big people who have their eyes on you, NAACP, getting jobs without having to audition, around New York I started getting this name, The Stage Deli, having me removed from the building, James Dean, I didn't know you knew Paul Newman, white royalty, A Raisin in the Sun, Montgomery Clift, I was mysterious for sure, The Liberation of L.B. Jones, Anthony Quinn, beam me up Scotty, even when his back was turned, James Bond, Marilyn Monroe, technological innovations, On the Waterfront, Christopher Plummer, The Actors Studio, being a rebel, the first time a white man is killed on-screen, The Dick Cavett Show, Lee Strasberg, Rebel without a Cause and the artist... is going to say something about it.
"And no one knew... in my neighborhood or anywhere... that during the night, I was with superstars from Hollywood!"]]>8a419a94887a559306a797e1c70dbc0eSat, 26 Sep 2015 03:07:32 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 322 This week we sit down and talk with the one and only...Yaphet Kotto. He has a fascinating place in history and a interesting role in the heyday of the New York acting scene, celebrity culture and the ever-changing...And as we address the fine art of being "a strange guy", we also discuss... being a horseman, royal family ties, messing with the history, a ghost would appear, Homicide, a series of events... in a church basement, Ossie Davis, I don't have an agent, Kananga, Martin Breast, I read that I'm doing a television show, Panamanian, Harry Dean Stanton, he went to the rabbi, impersonating Marlon Brando, copying these older guys, the belly of the beast, James Earl Jones, having chemistry, Barry Levinson comes driving up, the strength of women, I'm gonna call the cops, Ridley Scott, there are big people who have their eyes on you, NAACP, getting jobs without having to audition, around New York I started getting this name, The Stage Deli, having me removed from the building, James Dean, I didn't know you knew Paul Newman, white royalty, A Raisin in the Sun, Montgomery Clift, I was mysterious for sure, The Liberation of L.B. Jones, Anthony Quinn, beam me up Scotty, even when his back was turned, James Bond, Marilyn Monroe, technological innovations, On the Waterfront, Christopher Plummer, The Actors Studio, being a rebel, the first time a white man is killed on-screen, The Dick Cavett Show, Lee Strasberg, Rebel without a Cause and the artist... is going to say something about it.
"And no one knew... in my neighborhood or anywhere... that during the night, I was with superstars from Hollywood!"]]>4493truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ramblin-roadtrip--74802496http://scarefestcon.com/]]>d72ecc5e792b37757c6ff9db165dd14eSat, 19 Sep 2015 18:09:30 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 321 This week we hit the road for a couple of different conventions including our coverage of ScareFest. So join us as we discuss how to fully coordinate your cosplay outfit, random quoting of The Young Ones, recapping of our...http://scarefestcon.com/]]>3291truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-maddie-driscoll--74802547http://www.maddiedriscoll.com/ ]]>3c104d63ca38322710fad7d9caa77051Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:53:09 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 30  This week we return to VinylFest to not only talk with random patrons of the event, but more importantly, we sit down to talk with an amazing singer and songwriter - Maddie Driscoll. We discuss not only...http://www.maddiedriscoll.com/ ]]>5484falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ninjas-and-practical-fx--74802553http://www.creaturecorps.net/ To help Ernie cover his medical bills, go to: http://www.gofundme.com/erjrofficial And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>6177eef9a5336efffc838e70b907eb6cSat, 05 Sep 2015 03:49:13 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 320 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest as we talk with director, producer, screenwriter, and special effects creator Robert Kurtzman. Then we sit down and discuss growing up in the industry with actor and...http://www.creaturecorps.net/ To help Ernie cover his medical bills, go to: http://www.gofundme.com/erjrofficial And for more on Fandomfest, go to: http://www.fandomfest.com/]]>5308truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-dolores-erickson-and-the-tijuana-brass--74802546http://www.vinylfest.net/]]>dc6235aaf30cfdc866b75deab96b9541Sat, 29 Aug 2015 01:05:11 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 29 This week we are coming to you from VinylFest where on this the 50th anniversary of the hugely successful album Whipped Cream & Other Delights, we sit down and talk with Dolores Erickson. Delores is the...http://www.vinylfest.net/]]>5755falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-joe-black-and-doug-jones--7480254595fedb2cc4b56d1e6711999081b68f4cFri, 21 Aug 2015 21:14:54 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 319 This week we're back huddled up on the floor with Doug Jones for a full discussion about the 1998 film, Meet Joe Black. And while we talk about Doug's alter ego of Pencilhead, we also discuss... Death takes a Holiday,...4499truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-carpet-with-doug-jones--74802539114479463bb044c0951d4a3f50e3de8aSun, 16 Aug 2015 03:36:27 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 318 So are we on the RED carpet with Doug Jones? No, that's not how we roll. Here at Movie Meltdown, we'd much rather set up camp on the floor and just share some stories. So that's what we do... this week we settle in for an...3930truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forget-me-not--74802551c24c8824ea48216f2c6b580bbbfae04eFri, 07 Aug 2015 02:42:39 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 317 This week we return to the bastion to hang out and watch the 2009 film "Forget Me Not" directed by Tyler Oliver. And while we argue the pros and cons of slutty skirts vs. slutty pants, we also bring up... Sinister, Jack...4198truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sink-or-swim--74802504http://www.sinkorswimartgallery.bigcartel.com/]]>16f5d6e44f3e834eba4ce5cbe849f849Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:34:58 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 316 "Sink or Swim" - All in. To fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts.  This week we go to Sink or Swim Art Gallery to talk with our friend Ryan who has gone all in... with his artistic endeavors , as he opens a new...http://www.sinkorswimartgallery.bigcartel.com/]]>5349falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-forecastle-2015--74802525http://forecastlefest.com/]]>0b0174e9f9ff2c5a8c6509a353310e03Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:41:13 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 28 This week we host a Killer Soundtrack episode from amidst the jubilant grounds of this year's Forecastle Festival. As we wander around the musical celebration, we continually meet up with our semi-regular...http://forecastlefest.com/]]>6996truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buzzworthy-communique--74802557cdcf6b94f797d8f9976532c2f42c765bSat, 18 Jul 2015 09:49:08 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 315 This week we welcome two new co-hosts, as well as rediscover a previous co-host who had mysteriously disappeared? So while we try to figure out just what happened to him in the interim, we then talk through a couple...5742truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-heavy-metal-horror-movies--74802552http://drgangrene.blogspot.com/  ]]>e71805fd95cb0ae6ae0a5c348cb0abc3Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:03:36 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 27 This week we welcome our special guest co-host Dr. Gangrene to be our DJ of heavy metal horror movies. We let the Doctor run wild as we assemble our own epic soundtrack built from the metal-themed movies...http://drgangrene.blogspot.com/  ]]>4718truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thing-called-love-for-samantha-mathis--74802563e24c4dba2bd46a32b7f9482d40c14e5dFri, 03 Jul 2015 23:12:12 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 314 This week, among our other geek activities, we also recap our road trip where we met Jack Noseworthy and sat down for an interview with the lovely and talented Samantha Mathis. Whom our host my or may not have had a huge...4885truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/late-night-movie-talk-with-adam-burke--748025704c4b5039aaccebf80a174724aa8abc68Fri, 26 Jun 2015 03:06:21 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 313 This week we hang out at Gallery K after Adam Burke's comedy set and engage in a hardcore session of... Late Night Movie Talk. We kick things off with a little introduction to Adam, but very quickly we welcome in Carl and...6604truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monte-hellman-and-the-key-to-harry-dean-stanton--74802566velveteria.com  For more info on Harry Dean Stanton Fest, go to: harrydeanstantonfest.org]]>4abe3b34f14288ca0aedd3d4c57fb230Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:32:50 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 312 This week, we recap this year's Harry Dean Stanton Fest as well as sit down with director and cinema legend - Monte Hellman. And while we contemplate Harry Dean's philosophy on nothingness, we also discuss... going to Dan...velveteria.com  For more info on Harry Dean Stanton Fest, go to: harrydeanstantonfest.org]]>4016truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/collecting-the-stories--74802548http://www.wonderfest.com/ For more on Eric and Jamie's project:  http://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/ And to keep up with Marta: http://martakristen.com/]]>9f767f5491f071b02fe00e86fb6abd0fFri, 12 Jun 2015 03:45:37 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 311 This week we continue our coverage of WonderFest as we sit down and "collect stories" from Jamie Anderson and Eric Chu, as well as reminisce with Lost in Space's Marta Kristen.  Jamie is the son of Gerry Anderson, creator...http://www.wonderfest.com/ For more on Eric and Jamie's project:  http://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/ And to keep up with Marta: http://martakristen.com/]]>3320truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talking-nicotero--74802555http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>aeffcadeda4899745d163c7e7f61386aSat, 06 Jun 2015 00:10:17 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 310 This week we kick-off our coverage of WonderFest... and we do it with none other then one of the most sought after men in the industry - Greg Nicotero. We discuss films that fascinated and scarred him as a child and the...http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>4610truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deader-snow--74802558ca911d5e804dac4deed40280d4ec991cFri, 29 May 2015 22:31:26 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 309 This week we return to the bastion to hang out and randomly pick a movie to watch... which turns out to be Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead. And while we find out just what it takes to be hermetically sealed, we also discuss......5078truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-dead-deads--74802514http://thedeaddeads.com/]]>e8025aab2e29170cdf667961166d2f4cFri, 22 May 2015 02:37:39 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 26 This week we sit down with the genre-defying band - The Dead Deads. We learn a little about the members themselves, mostly based on their love of movies and music. And of course along the way, we build an...http://thedeaddeads.com/]]>4416truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/avengers-assemble--74802567e5e302d9dda512b2cd29153a75877e82Thu, 14 May 2015 22:06:59 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 308 This week we assemble at least a portion of The Meltdown Gang to put together our own "Marvel Super Special"! We kick things off with a little discussion of the new Daredevil series, followed by our extended take on this...7151truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-requiem-for-michael-rooker--74803390http://www.youeightitpodcast.com/]]>9ccc922ade4ade710dab61de32c27e04Fri, 08 May 2015 02:31:20 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 307 This week Bryan and Lucy team up once again with Michael from the You Eight It podcast to tackle a relatively forgotten film from Michael Rooker's past. Long before he found a much wider audience with projects like The...http://www.youeightitpodcast.com/]]>5226truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gren-wells-and-the-road-within--74803403www.theroadwithin-movie.com]]>c78ec04ce0789579c4c6abeb4c4f3b30Fri, 01 May 2015 02:23:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 306 This week, we welcome special guest actress/writer/director Gren Wells to join us and discuss her years working in the industry as well as the making of The Road Within - an independent film about three teens with mental...www.theroadwithin-movie.com]]>3424truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-jon-spencer--74803392http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.com/]]>a75446e38797ffc45b32c7f4928ce4cbSat, 25 Apr 2015 12:45:42 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack - Episode 25 This week we welcome very special guest co-host Jon Spencer. With a musical career that spans 24 years, Jon has been in bands like Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, The Honeymoon Killers and Heavy Trash - but is...http://thejonspencerbluesexplosion.com/]]>4083truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-wes-anderson-2--74803418http://www.fairvendors.org/ For more on Nellie Pearl: http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/ For more on Quiet Hollers: http://www.quiethollers.com/]]>36e53765706fcdac6e2526d900d96cfeSat, 18 Apr 2015 02:19:30 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #24 - Attack of Wes Anderson 2 This week we are joined by two different guest co-hosts - Jonathon A. Mitchell from Nellie Pearl and Shadwick Wilde from Quiet Hollers. Both bands were featured at this year's Wes Fest...http://www.fairvendors.org/ For more on Nellie Pearl: http://www.nelliepearlmusic.com/ For more on Quiet Hollers: http://www.quiethollers.com/]]>5213truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catherine-mary-stewart-midnight-cowgirl--748033979db4efd193a7bbd65d2d1ef1e19ac0afFri, 10 Apr 2015 02:52:57 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 305 This week we hang out with actress Catherine Mary Stewart as we discuss her impressive career (The Last Starfighter, Night of the Comet, Mischief, Weekend at Bernie's) and her early days getting into the entertainment...3638falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seconds-with-pat-healy--74803394ef6a14fe3c580e7fe449b932ae940cc6Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:07:07 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 304 This week, after a quick hang out and injury session with Kate, we then sit down with Pat Healy to discuss acting and working in the entertainment industry for the last twenty years. Pat has been building an amazing career...4464truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ted-neeley-superstar--74803443http://tedneeley.com/]]>0c2d056a50a1325d15fed1e332cbaac5Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:01:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 303 This week we welcome actor and musician Ted Neeley, to discuss how he first got involved in the music scene, as well as what led him to his iconic role in Jesus Christ Superstar.  And as we figure out just who gets to...http://tedneeley.com/]]>4162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-foilers-will-go-on--748033990e6be77fe1b89abf4e64c8db62fc662fSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:49:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 302 This episode we round out our snide Oscar coverage as well as finish handing out our own awards - The Foilers! And while we reveal the only person who's been on Monday Night Raw and the Oscars in the same six month period,...3346truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-foilers--748034078b4ebd436ff115d2bb8997be638785edFri, 13 Mar 2015 21:15:40 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 301 We’re back!! And this week we return with a vengeance as we award our own amazing film trophies –"The Foilers"!! Plus lots of other random talking of smack about the Oscars. And as celebrities try to talk about important...4169truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-waters-roadtrip--74803442http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>9a01dd1ae73bae1f47ed4c775903bdecTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:04:33 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 300 This episode we hit the road to see John Waters... and talk about random things along the way. And as we tear into our Gruesome Greeting Cards, we also mention... innocuous into subversive, Broad City is a new episode of A...http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>4127truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-oscar-nominees-2--74803395ccfd21511338278b2ad20380ebdb890dThu, 19 Feb 2015 21:52:40 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #23 - Attack of the Oscar Nominees 2 This episode we're back to round out the rest of this year's musical Oscar nominees. And along the way we have some pretty interesting movie/music discussions. And as we learn who...4941truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-oscar-nominees--748034001dd3c8e4fdd0610b1dd6c63765d300a0Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:51:41 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #22 - Attack of the Oscar Nominees This episode, we listen to some of the musical Oscar nominees... and discuss. In the way, only “Movie Meltdown” can do. And as we learn what roller coaster enthusiasts call SBNO, we...4399truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-trash--748034217c6ae04275a92d2f60626612eabbc57bFri, 06 Feb 2015 01:10:52 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 299 This week, we make good on the threat to hang out and watch trailers. So join us as we discuss the trailers for… Fantastic Four, Ted 2, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jupiter Ascending and Avengers: Age of Ultron. And as we climb on...3726truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carpe-morte--748034062003850676166bfd9170fde75f1e03f2Fri, 30 Jan 2015 01:40:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 298  This week we continue our now annual "People Who Died" series, as we discuss the actors and performers who passed away in 2014. And as we discuss which dearly departed celebrity was “so weirdly sexy”, we also discuss… the...6598truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-raid-distraction--7480340805fcb307996574f7b6dcd39b402beffaFri, 23 Jan 2015 04:01:05 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 297 This week, the trio is back to attempt to focus long enough to discuss our Sofa Theater movie of the week - The Raid: Redemption. But we’re only halfway counting this as a Sofa Theater feature because the tangents return...4239truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/off-on-a-tangent--74803422b265d4e7d2dcf107a725f3cbbe7c4b8eFri, 16 Jan 2015 03:12:29 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 296 This week, the trio of terror is reunited!! And as we initially get together to watch and discuss a specific movie, we quickly spiral off on more tangents then you can count. And as the geek conversations massively...3449truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-spinning-records-with-pinhead--74803424e3d8e6d1fa8b8f4261f49f2b93debe6eSat, 10 Jan 2015 22:05:45 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #21 - Attack of Doug Bradley  This week we welcome a very special guest… actor Doug Bradley.  Now most of you out there probably know Doug from his role as Pinhead in the Hellraiser movies. But in addition to being an...5096truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-pearl-rain-volume-2--748034135c2f581a5945b091b8d8cedd04597a0eWed, 31 Dec 2014 06:30:45 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #20 - Attack of Purple Rain 2 We’re back to round out this year, the 30th (Pearl) anniversary of the movie Purple Rain, by assembling the second half of our massive retrospective on Prince and the iconic soundtrack for...4395truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/j-t-s-holiday-special--748034291b69a533de30fee44c4e8e75df59c14aSat, 20 Dec 2014 20:28:42 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 295 We're back for our 7th annual holiday special, and as always we earn the title "special" as the Meltdown dysfunctional family gathers together to discuss holiday themes and reminisce about years passed. Plus one of the...5768truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-lisa-loeb--74803428http://www.lisaloeb.com/]]>26a9b058a3167dd33fccbb7a314a5a6bMon, 15 Dec 2014 07:13:24 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #19 - Attack of Lisa Loeb This week we sit down with an artist who sat at #1 on the Billboard charts, went on to sign a major record deal, followed by a Grammy nomination - all of which stemmed from having her song on a...http://www.lisaloeb.com/]]>4860falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-pearl-rain-volume-1--74803434da77f34f0346a1d8eb3fda8eba4dbf18Mon, 08 Dec 2014 04:05:28 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #18 - Attack of Purple Rain Since this year is the 30th anniversary (traditionally the "pearl anniversary") of Purple Rain, we thought we would do a special episode devoted to the monumental soundtrack. Well, it has...4978truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/punk-rock-film-fest--74803449http://gadaboutfilmfest.com/ For more on Eric's music, go to: http://iamericayotte.com/]]>9eaf9cc23cf26f7aadbd6bf504a95611Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 294 This week we talk with Eric and Charlie, programmers of The Gadabout Film Fest. A touring pop-up cinema that features short films, and this year alone are hitting 75 cities in the US and 15 different countries! Plus we...http://gadaboutfilmfest.com/ For more on Eric's music, go to: http://iamericayotte.com/]]>4199falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pieces-of-thanksgiving--748034119eaa1c0200bec0a937e89d6e1ebc300dMon, 24 Nov 2014 03:03:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 293 Our not-so-annual tradition of getting “the Meltdown dysfunctional family” together for Thanksgiving continues in this episode where we have pizza, play with a puppy and talk about the 2003 film Pieces of April. And as we...6320truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-pieces-in-the-filmmaking-puzzle--74803415http://www.frightnightfilmfest.com/]]>8fee6061257dec5b9b79507504f64aabThu, 13 Nov 2014 21:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 292 This week we talk with stuntwoman Leslie Hoffman and screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination) about other essential jobs in the world of making movies. Plus we give some of our thoughts on our recent viewing of...http://www.frightnightfilmfest.com/]]>3968truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/291-filmmaker-focus--74803410http://www.louisvillefilm.org/]]>be5c5d04708fbcf92eab64db3425038fFri, 07 Nov 2014 00:18:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 291 This episode we bring you more of our coverage of IF Film Fest, featuring interviews with directors Farzad Sangari (Mudbloods), Collin Schiffli  (Animals) and Tyler Measom (An Honest Liar). Plus bonus segments featuring...http://www.louisvillefilm.org/]]>3519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/290-the-macabre-of-the-house-of-usher--74803460http://bermudan.bandcamp.com/]]>f7506810fda39464294eecb79d13ce9bWed, 29 Oct 2014 03:30:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 290 This episode we're coming to you "live" from the second annual "Meltdown Macabre", our own horror and Halloween celebration. We kick things off with some creepy cartoons and then we head into our Project: Poe feature - the...http://bermudan.bandcamp.com/]]>4708truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-covering-horror--74803420a2044b30c0c117e728b7a137dd7037aeWed, 22 Oct 2014 05:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #17 - Attack of the Horror Covers This week we get under the covers... with horror movies. Sometimes the use and reinvention of a preexisting song mirrors what the film is trying to establish as well. So we discuss some...4169truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/289-an-evening-with-the-trouble-dolls--748034355ba5081d109bc7bd6f128d1f73592c02Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:01:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 289 This episode we are coming to you "Live" from the IF Film Fest, where we sit down with Jess Weixler and Jennifer Prediger to discuss their new movie "Trouble Dolls" as well as their roles as writers and directors. We end...3349truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/288-at-the-drive-in--748034254fb8c89891e5d60e3c95a866fc9018dfMon, 06 Oct 2014 09:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 288 This episode we kick off the Halloween season with a creepy trip to the drive-in! And while we’re there, we discuss… Green apple Twizzlers, Kingdom of the Spiders, The Quest, Joel McHale, slow burn, hot space chick, videos...2655truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/287-revisiting-sid-haig--74803426http://scarefestcon.com/ 
]]>488a4ba7f2265525f06c1930ea2ceb30Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 287 This episode we talk with Sid Haig and revisit an older interview we'd done with him years ago - that has never been aired on the show! So it's SID HAIG... what more do you need?!! Start listening...  “I had to restart my...http://scarefestcon.com/ 
]]>1861truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/286-ghost-of-a-chance--74803438http://scarefestcon.com/   -   For more on Kris Williams, go to: http://www.kriswilliams.com/]]>37078287f3361395367f31d8d25acb03Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 286 So what are the odds a show like ours, which spends the majority of it's time yammering on about movies or talking smack about celebrities, would ever get a legitimate paranormal investigator to come on the show and talk...http://scarefestcon.com/   -   For more on Kris Williams, go to: http://www.kriswilliams.com/]]>4371falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/285-in-the-mood-for-kristina-klebe--74803458c863f82ba8432675fe7c56453ade1bbfMon, 15 Sep 2014 06:48:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 285 This week we do some more loitering around a convention, but along the way we also talk with Kristina Klebe about a couple of her latest movies. Plus we invite Kristina to co-host our Sofa Theater discussion, as we talk...4143truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-steve-katz--74803453http://stevekatzmusic.wordpress.com/ For more on VinylFest, go to: http://vinylfest.net/ For more on poster artist Jeff Gaither, go to: http://www.jeffgaither.com/]]>8ae1c39dd6d9f51f886ab61e753079a3Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:24:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #16 - Attack of Steve Katz This week features "live" coverage of VinylFest featuring our interview with Steve Katz, founding member of Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Blues Project, American Flyer and The Even Dozen Jug...http://stevekatzmusic.wordpress.com/ For more on VinylFest, go to: http://vinylfest.net/ For more on poster artist Jeff Gaither, go to: http://www.jeffgaither.com/]]>5732falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-the-wans--74803473http://thewans.bandcamp.com/]]>e34f63565b6cde1faabf7fe83efbde51Fri, 29 Aug 2014 02:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #15 - Attack of The Wans This we we’re back "live" from Forecastle 2014 as we bring you our continuing coverage including our segment with “The Wans”. And as we bask in the sun of the grassy knoll, we also discuss…...http://thewans.bandcamp.com/]]>4738truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/284-george-wendt-and-random-celebrity-body-parts--74803432164fbfcbaaecb631f19e65736590a87aFri, 22 Aug 2014 04:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 284 This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest 2014 where we talk to actor George Wendt about his movie roles over the years. Plus we let our crew ramble on about the celebrities they saw that weekend... and their...5897truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/283-greg-sestero-from-the-room-to-johnny-suede--74803463http://www.thedisasterartistbook.com/]]>977183ea40b9dd5e174ce9634ee321eaSat, 16 Aug 2014 15:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 283 This week we welcome special guest co-host Greg Sestero, better known to many people as Mark from The Room. We discuss his early days getting into acting and how he met Tommy Wiseau and came to be involved in the making of...http://www.thedisasterartistbook.com/]]>4789truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/282-the-pope-lick-monster-goes-to-the-carnival--74803431http://www.nancysbagels.com/ as well as caricatures by Kelly: http://www.kellytoon.com with live music by The Formalities: http://www.reverbnation.com/formalities and belly dancing by Ruric-Amari Dance: http://www.ruric-amari.com/ and an extra special thanks to Ron Schildknecht director of "The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster": http://www.ronschildknecht.com/]]>f257952a8168a05954f8018b54f617ebSun, 10 Aug 2014 19:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 282 More coverage from our own "Cryptid Carnival" including our interview with Ron Schildknecht, the director of "The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster". But before that, we let Sterling loose with a microphone to harass...http://www.nancysbagels.com/ as well as caricatures by Kelly: http://www.kellytoon.com with live music by The Formalities: http://www.reverbnation.com/formalities and belly dancing by Ruric-Amari Dance: http://www.ruric-amari.com/ and an extra special thanks to Ron Schildknecht director of "The Legend of the Pope Lick Monster": http://www.ronschildknecht.com/]]>4398truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/281-welcome-to-the-cryptid-carnival--74803472http://www.nancysbagels.com/   Sweatermeat: https://soundcloud.com/sweatermeatmusic  and Ruric-Amari Dance: http://www.ruric-amari.com/ ]]>904b2c42a1a6423d6b0c98e81583b0b1Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:35:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 281 This week, we are coming to you "live" from our own weird festival the Cryptid Carnival! Featuring a cryptid-themed, art show, live music, a dancing yeti, a homeless frogman, little furry creatures, artists, movie talk,...http://www.nancysbagels.com/   Sweatermeat: https://soundcloud.com/sweatermeatmusic  and Ruric-Amari Dance: http://www.ruric-amari.com/ ]]>3038truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-houndmouth--74803464http://forecastlefest.com/ - For more on Houndmouth, go to: http://houndmouth.com/ For more on Angryblue, go to: http://angryblue.com/  - For more on Miss Happy Pink, go to: http://www.misshappypink.com/]]>b6d205ed66cbc621b45744956560af5dMon, 28 Jul 2014 05:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #14 - Attack of Houndmouth This episode we are coming to you "live" from Forecastle fest 2014. And as we build our own group effort soundtrack, we also visit special guest Angryblue who designed this year’s Forecastle...http://forecastlefest.com/ - For more on Houndmouth, go to: http://houndmouth.com/ For more on Angryblue, go to: http://angryblue.com/  - For more on Miss Happy Pink, go to: http://www.misshappypink.com/]]>4792truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/280-hal-sparks-and-the-tales-of-la-la-wood--74803440halsparks.com]]>74d27d61a4d19338b607f9e90d96da1aFri, 18 Jul 2014 19:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 280 This week we’re joined by special guest co-host Hal Sparks. You may know Hal as a stand-up comic, an actor, a musician… he is a man of many talents. But this episode he sits down with us to reminisce about growing up in a...halsparks.com]]>4926truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/279-what-are-you-babbling-about--74803468c9d5f1ee2452b0210dd2b1cf62deec19Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 279 This week we’ll be revisiting our most recent trip to WonderFest. But this won’t be just any old episode, no this will be a special crossover session with the guys from "Tower of Technobabble". As we join them for a...5025truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/278-everyday-horror-people--74803482http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>ae0b22f81f0d147dc3ddb2b07971a8f4Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 278 This week we come to you "live" from the "Days of the Dead" convention in Indianapolis. As usual, we stake our claim right in the middle of the action, and not only reminisce about our celebrity run-ins of the day, but...http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>4909truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/277-joe-alves-working-man-s-hollywood--74803430e4f4641716ccf31cba7555b9e9b46613Sat, 28 Jun 2014 09:39:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 277 This week we sit down with one of the most interesting guests we’ve ever had… Joe Alves. He’s an artist, production designer, art director, second unit director, sculptor, director… you name it, if it’s related to bringing...3763falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/276-judy-tenuta-and-the-bagel-of-love--7480345060f4d91de9cce604d9d777189d4da4a9Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 276 This week we are coming to you "live" from The Connection Theater with none other then The Goddess herself… Miss Judy Tenuta. We discuss growing up in her large family, and just what led her down the road of comedy. Plus...4163truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/275-godzilla-meltdown--74803457cea731df53a618ba0fce55a0f8de6bf8Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:38:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 275 Coming to you "live" from the 25th annual WonderFest! This week we welcome special guest co-host, film and TV designer Eric Chu, to sit in with us for our discussion about Gareth Edwards’ version of "Godzilla". Plus we...6797truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/274-wonderfest-of-future-past--74803441http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>27130714bbd7a400fdeec87cf8216c49Sun, 08 Jun 2014 17:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 274 This week features coverage from the 25th annual WonderFest! Featuring not only our usual shenanigans but also our interview with modelmaker and sculptor Carol Bauman! She’s worked for years as a creature creator and...http://www.wonderfest.com/]]>4853falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/273-out-on-the-street--74803459 Hell up in Harlem, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Gina Carano, a what-if story, Stan Lee cameos, Three Days of the Condor, Lucy, Superman, Tusk, Scuba diving attack, Donald Glover, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Green Arrow, flag-waver of artistic inspiration, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Parallax View, Wonder Woman, the Westminster dog show, The Nutty Professor, Paul Walker, Under the Skin, Marvel vs. DC, The Flash, H.R. Giger, the Colts vs. the Bears, Fred Williamson, tying his hands and Jodorowsky's Dune. Spoiler Alert: The big spoiler for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is casually revealed. You have been warned!! “I just love it when people are passionate about stuff. ‘Cause so much of this world is so boring and prefab. And set-up to consume and forget. It’s neat when people are excited… about anything.”]]>3aee2692c73ed123b8e8877a51805130Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 273 Recorded "live" out on the street amongst parking cars, passers-by and the occasional cat or opossum, we ignore all that (for the most part) and just talk movies. And as the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew team-up rages on, we... Hell up in Harlem, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Gina Carano, a what-if story, Stan Lee cameos, Three Days of the Condor, Lucy, Superman, Tusk, Scuba diving attack, Donald Glover, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Green Arrow, flag-waver of artistic inspiration, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Parallax View, Wonder Woman, the Westminster dog show, The Nutty Professor, Paul Walker, Under the Skin, Marvel vs. DC, The Flash, H.R. Giger, the Colts vs. the Bears, Fred Williamson, tying his hands and Jodorowsky's Dune. Spoiler Alert: The big spoiler for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is casually revealed. You have been warned!! “I just love it when people are passionate about stuff. ‘Cause so much of this world is so boring and prefab. And set-up to consume and forget. It’s neat when people are excited… about anything.”]]>4221truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-john-doe--748034802da86392a574ce036087f02f01a4987eFri, 23 May 2014 01:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #13 - Attack of John Doe! This week we are back to build another interesting and eclectic movie soundtrack. And as we work in referneces to a certain current blockbuster we also feature this week's installment of "The...3755truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/272-something-a-little-odd--7480347727cbd684fb5b847c37319b9a5a883d8eFri, 16 May 2014 19:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 272 This week we hang out and watch Odd Thomas... and bake cookies... and talk trash about random movies and celebrities.  And have a lot of fun.  And while we Google bats and girl’s vaginas, we also discuss... laser battle...6726truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/271-the-weird-existential-ninth-configuration--748034628f2f9aae386dcb71f98986f59ae0756fFri, 09 May 2014 03:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 271 This week we discuss upcoming geek activities before launching into this week's Sofa Theater feature: The Ninth Configuration directed by William Peter Blatty. Including interviews with the stars of the movie Scott...6769truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-richard-band--748034364fb59f8791bdf94ef64863c337076445Fri, 02 May 2014 19:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #12 - Attack of Richard Band! This week we return to build another killer soundtrack with none other then special guest co-host - composer Richard Band! Richard has composed more then 70 film scores including......4612truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/270-fireside-chat--74803478“If that movie was like a medical procedure, that would cure me of… a terminal cancer. I would not have that procedure” ]]>098626eb57ef3a07787501d9e434b80aThu, 24 Apr 2014 23:13:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 270  After a horrendous winter, the weather finally gets nice, so to celebrate Fred builds a fire in his backyard and we hang out, make s'mores and talk about movies... amongst other things.  And as we congratulate one of the...“If that movie was like a medical procedure, that would cure me of… a terminal cancer. I would not have that procedure” ]]>5992truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-ookla-the-mok--74803444http://www.ooklathemok.com/ For more on ConGlomeration, go to: http://www.conglomeration.info/]]>51936498e86a89a47f075a0faf9c9b2eThu, 17 Apr 2014 23:49:09 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #11 - Attack of Ookla the Mok!  This week we are coming to you “live” from ConGlomeration, where we hang out with Rand and Adam, otherwise known as the band: Ookla the Mok! They are a musical duo with an interesting...http://www.ooklathemok.com/ For more on ConGlomeration, go to: http://www.conglomeration.info/]]>6714truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/269-hollywood-dynasties--748034865a024d58fc034cca4f7ab2d7bbf5f371Fri, 11 Apr 2014 04:32:22 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 269 This week we welcome filmmaker Michael Fitzer into the group as we sit down to tackle The Grind topic ‘o the week: Hollywood Dynasties. We address the families that continue to work in the entertainment industry. And...7525truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/268-burdened-with-glorious-purpose--74803470http://www.wizardworld.com/ ]]>9921ef015582f64a4d5a4064653a6cf8Fri, 04 Apr 2014 05:28:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 268 This week we are coming to you "Live" from Wizard World: Louisville. Featuring our discussions with Robert Hays and Scott Wilson! Plus our coverage of other convention-related moments. And as we dodge Michael Rooker we...http://www.wizardworld.com/ ]]>4270truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/267-what-does-the-lamb-say-and-the-fox--7480344604fb8e3f09375f9f59096f5e2e843998Fri, 28 Mar 2014 05:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 267 This week we head back to one of those conventions we always go to, and we loiter around with two of our favorite people - Andy and Ken! Then we hang out with this week's special guest co-hosts - L.C. Holt  and Lane...5403truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-goes-to-wes-fest--7480347692dcc3aa853560cb372b3f1ce7c3fc5bFri, 14 Mar 2014 01:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #10 - Attack of Wes Anderson! This week Movie Meltdown's Attack of the Killer Soundtrack is coming to you "live" from Wes Fest! Which was a large scale Wes Anderson theme party at The New Vintage. And this is a very...4697truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/265-a-peter-weller-moment--74803484http://www.rivercityfestivaloffilms.com/]]>7629c404e95fc77172fa9547e86f0c1dFri, 07 Mar 2014 20:01:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 265 This week we head to "The River City Festival of Films" where we hang out with the organizers of the event, have a "Marlena Moment" update and then round things out with our own Peter Weller moment, so to speak, as we talk...http://www.rivercityfestivaloffilms.com/]]>3572truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/264-to-catch-a-yeti-with-spaghetti--74803483e6fa4122317296a366073eb61adb9a46Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 264 This week we are coming to you "Live" from "The Old Spaghetti Factory" with the return of "The Yeti Spaghetti Show"!! We had pasta, a live Yeti wandering around, as well as our own signature drink. But the real trouble...5202truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/263-pleased-to-meet-john-doe--748034878abc8dba20371bab2d2b29850e1da0c9Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:37:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 263 This week we talk about movies, music and life in general with punk icon and actor... John Doe! John stars in the new independent film "Pleased to Meet Me", so we discuss his chemistry with co-star Aimee Mann, shooting...4954truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/262-the-fp-from-the-502--748034910fd8be8f90fe02ae4e1c1b8dd1f8f877Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:57:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 262 The trio of terror returns for a tangent-filled hang out session that culminates in watching what is arguably an epic bad movie. Some will say it's terrible. Some will say it's genius. Maybe it's both? Either way we bust...6218truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/261-the-forgotten-famous--748034927b102aae506da0a7883aced46d4bd677Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:29:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 261 In continuing our "People Who Died.. Died" series that we started last year, we take a look at the actors and performers who passed away in 2013. And along the way we realize not only how much we learn about people after...5573truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-musical-technobabble--7480349740ee74a34f170a76dec5e90fafda4782Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #9 - Technobabble Edition This episode of "Attack of the Killer Soundtrack" features Ben and Dave from “Tower of Technobabble”, and a double barrel blast of "The Killer Five" which takes us on quite a musical journey...5511truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/260-stop-talking-about-comic-books-or-i-ll-kill-you--74803493https://www.facebook.com/destinationcomics]]>b02d21e5c94911cfe0c91524f70e9b36Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:58:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 260 This episode we continue our discussion of graphic novels turned into movies that we began in episode 259. But this time we branch out with questions like, ‘Do we always NEED an origin story’? And some of us come clean...https://www.facebook.com/destinationcomics]]>5207truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/259-graphic-novels-to-movies--74803455https://www.facebook.com/destinationcomics]]>a41e483adf9522d8c2e4393428ad447dFri, 17 Jan 2014 04:30:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 259 This week we are coming to you "live" from "The Destination" as we discuss graphic novels that have been turned into movies.  And as we celebrate the banality of existence, we also discuss... Her, Will Eisner, a pop...https://www.facebook.com/destinationcomics]]>5075truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/258-crocodiles-and-political-guilt--74803490fcb277ef8be4cf0139d19032ac5af92fThu, 09 Jan 2014 23:18:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 258 This week we return to the infamous Bastion of Awesomeness to discuss several movies culminating in this week’s Sofa Theater feature - the killer croc movie "Primeval". And somewhere along the way a couple of us also...5798truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/257-random-review--74803465c9faa09cd3a794cfed3d4a423f74f4daFri, 03 Jan 2014 02:48:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 257 This week features a random review of some of the movies we've watched in 2013. And somewhere along the way we mention... Europa Report, Trance, Kick-Ass 2, A Band Called Death, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, Elysium, The Way Way...6038truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/256-a-whale-of-an-episode--74803475a3a4348b1dffb3dbb4402adf8417ac57Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 256 This week, we'll be talking about the documentary "Blackfish"... and all the questions and controversy that surround it. The 2013 film follows the story of Tilikum, a whale captured and eventually sent to perform at Sea...6245truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/255-scrooged-it--748035054cb7063ed2eea388bd540e4395e84bc5Fri, 20 Dec 2013 04:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 255 As we finish up our 6th annual holiday "special" we discuss, among other things, Richard Donner's Christmas classic "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray. In this episode so powerful - it could tear a family apart, some of the...6633truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-holiday-edition--74803504027906b99056adac6abcb99c07aa0c41Fri, 13 Dec 2013 05:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #8 - Holiday Edition This week, Movie Meltdown’s “Attack of the Killer Soundtrack” returns with a festive conglomeration of some of our favorite holiday songs... from movies.  And as we open old wounds from last year’s...5278truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/254-what-kind-of-holiday-special-is-this--7480351337428e520c70bcc6e6070a6c4bf1d68aFri, 06 Dec 2013 02:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 254 As we enter into our 6th annual holiday “special”, we embark on a conversation that at times will stray into the weird and ridiculous. At some point we use the phrase “beautifully awkward conversation”- and that most...6099truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/253-abusing-the-movies--74803499e4184110518464801a72e17a9ab69565Fri, 29 Nov 2013 04:44:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 253 This week we return to our conversation about the technology of fandom. We discuss how new innovations have massively impacted movie theaters – and just how that affects the viewers. And how that differs if you are a...4297truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/252-the-technology-of-fandom--748035246127bfb1871f9236b1b3d480ebbe81fdFri, 22 Nov 2013 04:34:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 252 This week, we begin our Grind discussion on how technology affects fandom. An all-around conversation of how entertainment-based technology has continually changed in the last century.  With each passing year we develop...4404truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/251-totally-who-less--7480350642f9dd652a10956e8620430d3074ab79Fri, 15 Nov 2013 05:15:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 251  As we reach the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, we're going to be trying a little experiment with our movie o' the week. So pretty much none of our gang has paid much attention to Doctor Who over the years. So what...7302truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/250-as-if-we-were-darwin--748035221922f53dda0c44cb55412d5df2f8de19Fri, 08 Nov 2013 01:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 250 This episode rounds out our three-part series entitled: The Suncoast Project*. This latest session of Movie Fan Freakshow we revisit three of our favorite characters… Captain Obvious, Ivanhoe and for the ultimate finale we...3494truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/249-wirgins-and-wampires--74803467http://www.thealleytheater.org/
]]>779d52e9f5888dc8db1cb5499c615ffeWed, 30 Oct 2013 23:13:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 249 This week we wrap-up our month-long tribute to Halloween and horror with "live" coverage from our bloodbath double feature that was... "Meltdown Macabre"! First we talk with writer/producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles and...http://www.thealleytheater.org/
]]>7712truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/248-satan-s-gullible-helper--74803536http://www.thealleytheater.org/]]>ee6edd3982e789db57e427c8e917701fWed, 23 Oct 2013 21:12:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 248 This week we continue our month of terror-filled episodes, as we sit down to discuss the Halloween-themed "Satan's Little Helper".  And as we buy our tickets to see Extra Spice, we also mention... spilling people's guts...http://www.thealleytheater.org/]]>5449truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-halloween-edition--748034957db735ad2508d8a4cbb5b9200748d646Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #7 - Halloween Edition  The Halloween celebration continues, and this time we bust out some awesome music! In this, the first ever horror-themed version of “Attack of the Killer Soundtrack”, we choose some music that we...3903truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/247-razor-blade-sold-separately--7480353160396b7bbcf2ef54f5dad8bc98885b47Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 247 So we continue our month-long tribute to Halloween, as we jump back into our discussion on costumes, traditions and just how they all tie back into the classic movie monsters.  And as we make some "special" treats for the...5053truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/246-halloween-starts-now--74803529e3449b8a6b17b63bd021afca5a2fa63aFri, 04 Oct 2013 04:18:48 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 246 Since we are all such fans of horror and Halloween in particular, this year we thought we'd do a tribute to Halloween all through the month of October. So this week, we kick things off with a spooky and nostalgic...4412truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/245-lore-of-the-store--748035264c23bd80cabb35d15073b50cc978228dFri, 27 Sep 2013 04:38:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 245 The Suncoast crew is back in the second installment in this trilogy of terror. Join us as we continue to wander down retail memory lane, and tell more stories of peculiar co-workers, ridiculous customers and poor unwitting...3337falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/244-scarefesters--74803534http://thescarefest.com/]]>59ff06a5087445ab593df7e0e5c053c5Sat, 21 Sep 2013 03:27:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 244 This week we bring you a wrap up of our last convention of the year... Scarefest. While there we talk to actor Bruce Davison. We catch up with one of our favorite guests... Miss Danielle Harris. And maybe... just maybe...http://thescarefest.com/]]>6126truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/243-portrait-of-a-podcast--748034694f54a4839c9ff6e1cd6076c5f57ed49fFri, 13 Sep 2013 03:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 243 We're back... with continuing coverage from Movie Meltdown's presentation of "The Movie Geek Art Show".  "Live" conversations from out on the street bookend the continuation of our group discussion of the film "Beautiful...5880truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/242-the-movie-geek-art-show--748034745c0e335bff639f44dfc07ad4d66f5f9fFri, 06 Sep 2013 04:27:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 242 Coming to you "live" from Movie Meltdown's presentation of "The Movie Geek Art Show!", we bring you snippets of opening night action as well as a full group discussion of not only this week's Sofa Theater feature...5096truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/241-a-dark-day-at-the-mall--74803488e414635b115cf42fa2532b4bbddff7ebFri, 30 Aug 2013 02:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 241 A reunion of former Suncoast employees started out to be just a session meant to discuss some of the strange customers we used to get. But along the way, we also end up also covering the actions that brought down a...4474truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-goes-to-the-fair--74803447602e75cc50bc5d1a9998b3ac4d8283ebFri, 23 Aug 2013 22:11:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #6 - Attack of the State Fair! As usual, Movie Meltdown goes wherever it wants... and takes over. This week we head to the State Fair and we set up shop right in the middle of The Hall of Old Men. There we regale the...4244falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/240-roborewatchability--74803540http://ultrapulverize.com/    ]]>ad6d2c2ded78e7f6fa53070b331f9073Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:15:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 240 This week, we finally get a chance to get some of the group together and sit down and talk movies... like we do. In addition, we also welcome several new people, including members of the band Ultra Pulverize, who have...http://ultrapulverize.com/    ]]>6672truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/239-liquid-dynamite--74803452620278d0cd966ecfa7b5dea77859d22cFri, 09 Aug 2013 21:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 239 This week we sit down with actor Zach Galligan to talk about his latest starring role in Hatchet 3. Then Zach co-hosts this week's Sofa Theater segment as we discuss William Friedkin's 1977 film "Sorcerer". This often...4476truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/238-this-clutter-of-genre-stuff-in-my-head--74803542cc3393bac27272b8814ac6b0bf40b699Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:32:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 238 This week features the first of our coverage from Fandom Fest 2013 including an interview with writer/director Fred Dekker. The man who created "Night of the Creeps" and "The Monster Squad" sits down to tell us about...4805truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-me-and-kg--748035588a07b040b092a64517c7cf1c9d4c237dFri, 26 Jul 2013 03:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #5 - Me and KG This episode of "Attack of the Killer Soundtrack" comes to you "live" from LebowskiFest as we welcome special guest co-host Kyle Gass. We discuss Kyle's introduction to the film and music business. Plus...3492truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-4--74803489Check out more about Forecastle at: http://forecastlefest.com/]]>cac992e78b90e3090d07d35a9a70817cFri, 19 Jul 2013 03:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #4 - "Live" from Forecastle This week "Attack of the Killer Soundtrack" has it's first on-location, music festival event coverage as we come to you "live" from Forecastle Festival in Louisville. And the girl at the...Check out more about Forecastle at: http://forecastlefest.com/]]>4637truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/237-riding-the-wave--74803481http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>2eb832aa8b6f4279ed656561fa701749Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:35:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 237 We're riding the wave... all the way home from the convention. That's right, we're headed back from "Days of the Dead" in Indy, and we all got to meet someone we admire. So join us as we discuss our observations and...http://www.daysofthedead.net/]]>4080truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-3--74803503c624c8cd2e4ff622ac91680add7014c7Mon, 08 Jul 2013 03:39:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #3 - A Misty-enriched Road Trip Still on the road, we build an awesome soundtrack featuring Misty's Killer Five. Plus a few bonus tracks along the way. And as one of us is jonesin' for beef jerky, we also discuss......4636falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack-2--74803500ad51c4d5d7d766be98a68c8ad4c7926fFri, 05 Jul 2013 22:18:00 +0000Bryan RenfroAttack of the Killer Soundtrack #2 - Jay's Mixtape of 80's Teenage Heartbreak We're back with another episode of "Attack of the Killer Soundtrack!" And this week we hit the road to record a road trip edition of the show. And what better location to...4975truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/236-me-and-my-cousins--748035448742bf17d43a394244bc8c96b7fa0e28Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 236 This week we feature our coverage/wrapup of the 2013 Harry Dean Stanton Fest. Featuring an cameo by Crispin Glover himself! Plus Lucy tells a few stories of her time spent with Crispin. And there are several discussions of...5091falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/235-focus-on-flyover--74803562cf7c2bee3e28a76d3ff64d07893794e4Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:06:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 235 This week, we're back for our annual coverage of Flyover Film Festival. It was a terrific line-up of films this year, and we continue our on-going interview series on directors as we sit down with three amazing independent...5941truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/234-summer-movie-nerds--74803451db50b150cd12dcb532c7e04f5f105360Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:49:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 234 This week we welcome Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini from Comedy Film Nerds! Our shows share a lot of geeky perspectives, so we thought we would sit down together and take a look at this year's "Summer Movies".  And while...3914truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/233-all-the-genre-ladies--74803554d6f7beb89eb87e81ef132e9c23697f35Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:58:14 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 233 This week as we wrap up our coverage of WonderFest, our hosts find themselves surrounded by some of the most interesting women involved in genre films. Join us as we talk with Lee Meriwether, Brinke Stevens and Sara...5473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/232-remembering-ray--74803454bf3f057edcec338af2ffbd440284459aFri, 07 Jun 2013 04:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 232 This week we remember Ray Harryhausen and discuss using the old-style of visual and special effects. And those topics become even more interesting when we work in our special guests Eric Chu and Lee Stringer. Both of which...4582truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/attack-of-the-killer-soundtrack--748035167362c271b3987d6b03e21eda7548ea83Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:53:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown's Attack of the Killer Soundtrack #1 It's a whole new show! That's right, we're bursting out of the old show like a xenomorph through a chest cavity!! With this new spin-off addition to the Movie Meltdown family, we're going to focus...6157falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/231-let-s-talk-about-spaceships--74803567685379659d1299b207427af0e25413b9Wed, 29 May 2013 03:42:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 231 This episode "Movie Meltdown" joins forces with "Tower of Technobabble" to form some sort of super geek society! And when you drop that level of dorkiness smack dab in the middle of "WonderFest"... well, you'll just have...4225truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/230-convention-into-darkness--74803461a43b312ff4a3f6d2cd7f0049b4170d87Fri, 24 May 2013 02:53:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 230 After requests  from listeners who have been missing a certain original cast member, this episode we welcome back our "convention correspondent" Misty. And as usual - she brings the darkness. And the bad words. But when...3238truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/229-flea-market-quip--748034667d2c16f8b608da49770b4f51b32f727bFri, 17 May 2013 22:09:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 229 Always going that extra step to find our audience, this week we set up shop at the Flea Off Market to spread the word about the show. But then as usual, we just hang out and primarily talk amongst ourselves about movies....5231truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/228-r-lee-ermey-declares-war--74803563http://www.sogknives.com/]]>b12bae487fb6f6ba9c1aae6a198413b4Fri, 10 May 2013 21:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 228 R. Lee Ermey declares war on lame podcasts and so he joins forces with us here at "Movie Meltdown" to deliver a great episode! Most people know R. Lee Ermey from his legendary performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in...http://www.sogknives.com/]]>6671truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/227-the-black-cat-suggested-by-satan--748035705271a91bd5baa742f50de4e6228b14f6Sat, 04 May 2013 00:40:09 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 227 This week the gang sets up shop in our favorite raven-hued church as we discuss great gothic filmmaking... and Satanism. But first we talk about seeing Quentin Dupieux's new film "Wrong". Plus we find out about some of the...6176truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/226-the-found-footage-festival--74803571a0b0c00d448f617141b62051b0b8bacbSat, 27 Apr 2013 01:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 226 This week, we come to you "live" from The Found Footage Festival as we discuss some of our favorite clips from the presentation as well as our conversation with the co-creator of the festival Nick Prueher.  Plus as we...5566truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/225-black-devil-car--74803566d88d99452cfb089413fdb0646e9a69beFri, 19 Apr 2013 03:35:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 225 This week we discuss the 1977 film "The Car", starring James Brolin. And somewhere along the road, we also mention... Peter Weir, Home Alone, No Country for Old Men, Duel, The Village, The Last Wave, the French horn...5262truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/224-return-of-the-evil-dead--748035571e626a60a46e3d66ebb450e63e702102Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 224 Before we delve into the "Evil Dead" we take a slightly more serious look at death, as we note the passing of film critic and the Godfather of all movie geeks... Roger Ebert. An interesting man and a great writer, he...5775truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/222-twisted-horror--74803485A big thanks to Adam and Dee! Check out more about Holliston at: http://www.fearnet.com/Special thanks to: http://www.sharonvilleconventioncenter.com/And thanks to Nathan for putting the convention together: http://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/]]>47122c6fab7edbc846616b0212602631Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:23:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 222 This week we head to Cincinnati HorrorHound as we check in with one of our own favorite podcasts... Night of the Living Podcast. Then we sit down for one of the most awesome interviews in the history of the show... as we...A big thanks to Adam and Dee! Check out more about Holliston at: http://www.fearnet.com/Special thanks to: http://www.sharonvilleconventioncenter.com/And thanks to Nathan for putting the convention together: http://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/]]>4640truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/221-silver-surfer-linings-playbook--748034965a45d25f235a3b704b7444398451c579Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:35:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 221 This week we welcome one of our favorite people back to the show. You may know Doug Jones as the Silver Surfer, or as Abe Sapien, or from Pan's Labyrinth, or from his many other numerous roles - but this week, you'll just...4978truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/220-the-sounds-of-the-silence--74803501f9d695e898dd8a7caa58341493a9e3caSat, 16 Mar 2013 00:51:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 220 This week we discuss the 2013 German film "The Silence", directed by Baran bo Odar. And while we imagine being in a bed surrounded by cakes, we also mention... Act of Violence, the new Soderbergh film, math is fiction, My...4850truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/219-you-can-t-take-hooper-to-the-oscars--748035910b0b49dc4aa23fa5c3ccdb1eee21bc80Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 219 We're back! And who needs to watch the Oscars when you can watch a touching Oscar-caliber film... like "Hooper". The "Oscar Meltdown" insanity rages on as we discuss this week's movie, as well as have flashbacks from the...7338truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/218-the-5th-annual-oscar-meltdown--748035786f2a2ac4ba72c06df4a1ece087b60dc8Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:10:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 218 Welcome to "The 5th Annual Oscar Meltdown"! And this year we crash Beau's house and invite in a couple of new guests... including Paul. Who may now be our favorite special guest... he will probably be your favorite too!  ...5996truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/217-the-phenomenon-of-celebrity--7480357485f225a23eab43ef3914142e7386d98aFri, 22 Feb 2013 22:02:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 217 We're back... and continuing The Grind discussion from Episode 216, we address... The Phenomenon of Celebrity. Or at one point it's referred to as "The psychological phenomenon of celebrity culture and celebrity worship"....4847truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/216-jennifer-lawrence-and-the-road-to-stardom--74803502424f6c4b7a834dc5995b2e4a6d1c993eFri, 15 Feb 2013 04:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 216 Coming to you "live" from The Alley Theater, we settle into our new surroundings and welcome a couple of new people into the mix. Then we head into an what may be our most impressive interview to date. We talk to Hollywood...3799truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/215-the-primer-paradox--748035557b10a80e6ab07b0fbdf28e20da2038e7Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:34:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 215 So this week... we frustratedly sit down to cover the complicated film "Primer". We then enter a time loop that ranges from discussion to dissection to disagreement. At one point, the film is even described as sadism. And...5346truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/214-people-who-died--74803572http://crescenthillradio.com/]]>b6798e0e363fcc103a32a17bfe8e4fecFri, 01 Feb 2013 23:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 214 This week we welcome our guest Chris from Surreelfilm, as we all attempt to tackle our topic for The Grind. We ask... 'What performers who passed away in 2012 will you miss the most?' Since the Oscars are bad about...http://crescenthillradio.com/]]>6127truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/213-looking-out-of-the-fish-tank--74803588http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>b3b0c7f6f71f573e128dd9be6a4244d6Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:57:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 213 This week are coming to you "live" from inside the Dreamland Film Center and we welcome special guest Tracy from the Louisville Film Society. Together we sit down and discuss trying to support classic and independent film...http://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/]]>5794truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/212-rambling-eccentrics--7480350705c7aa8599a1f4f3eabcaa90731079dfSat, 19 Jan 2013 00:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 212 This week we make some movie confessions which of course leads to many other discussions and disagreements. Some of which include... being in a failing marriage, being "a brand", The Girl vs. Hitchcock, spoofing American...5206truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/211-super-santa-sangre--74803597e1d710aadb484753a8550fd0f59dfdf0Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 211 Santa Sangre. Is it the story of a young boy working in the circus? Is it a poignant drama about a slightly overbearing mother? Is it a horror story about a crazy killer? Is it a movie about a super hero? Or a super...6347truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/210-sleepaway-camp-trauma--748035105ab32ad5b88aa517502a7ffa5d39b286Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:03:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 210 Are you ever really ready for "Sleepaway Camp"? NO... the answer is no. Never. You can never truly be prepared for the horror that awaits you. And once you have seen "it"... you can never unsee it!   And someone in the...5390truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/209-back-to-the-bastion--74803519e96bfc0e6695937a054fd860d62b3fdeSat, 29 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 209 It's been a while since we checked in with our beloved Misty and Jay, so this week we return to The Bastion of Awesomeness  to hang out and talk about... well, a little of everything.  As we bask in the glow of the...5400truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/208-lukewarm-skywalker--74803523408cd8d2f6e90a7002fcdf709e379774Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:09:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 208  This week our holiday/Lifeday celebration rages on, and one of the gang has faith that: "We can save this special... I sense the good in it." That is arguable, but at least we can look forward to watching the Star Wars...5538truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/207-a-life-day-celebration--74803587baf4f1be61116435b838f73901a7e906Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 207 This holiday season, we embark upon the most frightening journey EVER!! We sit down to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special ... or at least attempt to make it through the entire thing. It turns out to be one of the greatest...5850truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/206-bigfoot-myths-and-legends--748035824bde324acd624a96b1e705644c7cb1a0Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 206  Recently, as we sat down to discuss a ridiculous Bigfoot movie, we veered off into a different area. One of personal stories and weird circumstances. Of strange things happening not on the big screen, but in the real...4178truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/205-fred-dies-at-the-end--748035118f76e9c89abba7646b1c1c6bd7dcae64Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:37:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 205 This week starts off a little different, as we attempt to let someone else lead the introduction. Bear with us, as we quickly get past that and move on into some really interesting discussions. Including new movies, the...4638truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/204-the-birth-of-burlesque--7480356857427e9e9ab06cae02e75c8c09af9241Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 204 This week the caffeinated movie geeks are back! And they get so hopped up on coffee they start gyrating around and taking their clothes off! Boy, you are really gonna see a lot... oh wait, this is an audio podcast huh?? Oh...4051truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/203-the-bride-of-turkzilla--74803593c0137c67fcdb028aa81be8169d7694a1Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:47:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 203 Our own little Movie Meltdown dysfunctional family gets together for Thanksgiving, in this holiday "special". After we eat a conglomeration of semi-traditional foods (including The Bride's maid of honor... Tofurkzilla!),...6148truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/202-the-yeti-spaghetti-show--74803512]]>e9332655af2e9efe8863a0c1e2e33e7cFri, 09 Nov 2012 03:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 202  After years of threats and planning... "Movie Meltdown" has put together their first LIVE event! For one night "Nancy's Bagel Grounds" became "Nancy's Italian Bistro" as Movie Meltdown unleashed upon the world - THE YETI...]]>5400truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/201-the-interview-and-the-lie--748035080539cd8231988187315819fc59c5dc4cFri, 02 Nov 2012 04:24:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 201 So we've featured many interviews with actors and filmmakers over the years, but this week we change things up a little as WE ourselves are interviewed. We welcome Emily from "The Courier Journal" who asks us to try to...6691truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/200-a-giant-of-an-episode--74803514richardkiel.com]]>82798077bf21861f0d0eb3c81ed7e670Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:35:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 200 In this our GIANT 200th episode, we talk to none other then actor Richard Kiel! Yes, most of the world remembers him as Jaws from the James Bond movies. But he's had a rich career filled with television work from "The...richardkiel.com]]>5623truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/199-spooky-theater-stories--748035092fb1824e4fb370c375b97c742c4d9536Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:09:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 199 Recorded "live" from our favorite local movie theater, we hear spooky stories from the theater's past.  Including creepy ghost kids, slamming doors and the unsettling Legend of Crawling Joe!!   And as we are charging up...3374truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/198-asylum-of-girdler--74803576bb30e4a4ed1e792d0778cb86cfd2c8a8Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:40:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 198 This week we continue our Halloween festivities, by heading out on a creepy fieldtrip to the cemetery! That's right, we come to you "live" from the grave of horror and exploitation director William Girdler. The infamous...4921truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/197-stay-away-from-the-pipe--74803532http://www.amazon.com/What-Monsters-Do-Nicholas-Vince/dp/1479108383 For more on ScareFest go to:  http://thescarefest.com/]]>d76a8fac0edb35d2579faef139a735aeSat, 13 Oct 2012 03:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 197 This week we kick off our Halloween festivities... and we do it "live" from ScareFest! Where we not only discuss one of our favorite topics - Halloween-themed foods, but we also talk to "Candyman" himself Tony Todd! As...http://www.amazon.com/What-Monsters-Do-Nicholas-Vince/dp/1479108383 For more on ScareFest go to:  http://thescarefest.com/]]>5962truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/196-bigfoot-kong--74803528e607605f37b9fd113bfebc244d309b2dFri, 05 Oct 2012 22:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 196 This episode marks the triumphant return of Movie Meltdown's Bigfoot series!! We welcome not one but two Bigfoot experts, or "observers", to discuss the phenomenon that is - BIGFOOT! We start off with an overview of the...6045truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/195-jay-mohr-does-the-right-thing--74803581 http://www.jaymohr.com/]]>95e9593c824c7ee19d9905e414583e1bFri, 28 Sep 2012 03:08:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 195  This week, we are joined by our special guest co-host Jay Mohr. Jay has been acting for years, starring in movies from Cameron Crowe's "Jerry Maguire" to Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter". He was a member of the "Saturday... http://www.jaymohr.com/]]>5301truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/194-dealing-with-cho-dependency--74803592 http://www.margaretcho.com/]]>89ad43473f34184dc77e0f2485cdfafbFri, 21 Sep 2012 02:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 194 This week we feature special guest - comedian, actor, writer, producer... Margaret Cho. Margaret is one of the most successful stand-up comics working today, starting back when she was just a teenager. So we discuss not... http://www.margaretcho.com/]]>2471truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/193-killer-klowns-and-pull-up-bars--748035205547b5c7ddd775cece4a141bb90b95e6Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:40:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 193 This week we hit the road and head up to one of those convention-type things. And while we're there we talk to The Chiodo Brothers! The guys who not only brought us "Killer Klowns from Outer Space", but over the years have...5976truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/192-zombie-attack--7480359983c7d2c538922886d05950f6d0e33378Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:57:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 192 Sure the zombie apocalypse is upon us... but it's still business as usual here at "Movie Meltdown"! Recorded "live" from the middle of the 8th Annual "Louisville Zombie Attack", we wander the streets with droves of the...5570truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/191-show-us-on-the-doll-where-the-movie-touched-you--74803517f6a4546a25f711e6b6249c34d80df8f0Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 191 If you thought we got nostalgic in the past - just wait 'til you hear this episode! Basically, anyone who ever grew up loving movies needs to hear this week's show. As we return to our series The Grind, we cover the...6175truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/190-captain-starcrash-and-the-beauty-queen-from-mars--74803595e974b09f2105e1688711c95bb751011dFri, 24 Aug 2012 23:54:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 190 All right kids... put on your space helmets, because we are about to blastoff with Luigi Cozzi's science fiction "classic" - STARCRASH! Epic outer space action ensues as we indulge in all the stellar special effects and...4947truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/189-hobocast--74803538cfdb47238f08547b4617c431e36e11c9Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 189 This week we discuss hobos and what we see out the window... oh yeah, and movies. Speaking of segways, we also mention... the Sight & Sound Top Ten poll, paper or plastic?, Lizzy Caplan, drugged-up movie reviews, show...5835truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/188-bronson-cabaret--74803518Unlock the cage and let loose the beast that we know as Tom Hardy! Yes, we are back this week with not-so-special guest (according to Scooter) co-hosts director Scooter Downey and actress Rose Sirna!! As they sit in for this week’s Sofa Theater feature: Bronson. Both the star Tom Hardy and director Nicolas Winding Refn have gone on these days to more mainstream success. So we take a look at their work just before they broke through, with this story about Britain's most notorious prisoner - Charles Bronson.

And as we do our best to destroy Rose’s innocence,  we also mention... Eskimo cookies, Thief, Billy Bob Thornton, if two hobbits had a baby, Fellini-vibe, reshoots, real life vs. cinematic interpretation, preparing you to be a drone, so Kevin Kline without being Kevin Kline, a mental picture of Rush Limbaugh, Ashton Kutcher, nihilistic and godless, Clean Shaven, Dominic Monaghan, movie stereotypes, The Fonz, Lost, breaking the fourth wall, Citizen Kane, getting in trouble in high school, Topher Grace, Sling Blade, Juan Mata, James Caan, the guy with the tennis racket, Raging Bull, being educated by movies and existential formaldehyde.

Spoiler Alert: Go watch “Bronson” before listening to this episode.

“It’s like Looney Tunes meets A Clockwork Orange or something?”For more on Scooter and Rose’s movie go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>e08d4d02dca1aa604c213b2c9dbde1baFri, 10 Aug 2012 22:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 188 Unlock the cage and let loose the beast that we know as Tom Hardy! Yes, we are back this week with not-so-special guest (according to Scooter) co-hosts director Scooter Downey and actress Rose Sirna!! As they sit in for...Unlock the cage and let loose the beast that we know as Tom Hardy! Yes, we are back this week with not-so-special guest (according to Scooter) co-hosts director Scooter Downey and actress Rose Sirna!! As they sit in for this week’s Sofa Theater feature: Bronson. Both the star Tom Hardy and director Nicolas Winding Refn have gone on these days to more mainstream success. So we take a look at their work just before they broke through, with this story about Britain's most notorious prisoner - Charles Bronson.

And as we do our best to destroy Rose’s innocence,  we also mention... Eskimo cookies, Thief, Billy Bob Thornton, if two hobbits had a baby, Fellini-vibe, reshoots, real life vs. cinematic interpretation, preparing you to be a drone, so Kevin Kline without being Kevin Kline, a mental picture of Rush Limbaugh, Ashton Kutcher, nihilistic and godless, Clean Shaven, Dominic Monaghan, movie stereotypes, The Fonz, Lost, breaking the fourth wall, Citizen Kane, getting in trouble in high school, Topher Grace, Sling Blade, Juan Mata, James Caan, the guy with the tennis racket, Raging Bull, being educated by movies and existential formaldehyde.

Spoiler Alert: Go watch “Bronson” before listening to this episode.

“It’s like Looney Tunes meets A Clockwork Orange or something?”For more on Scooter and Rose’s movie go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>4895truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/187-the-best-things-in-life-are-hidden--74803586After a couple of months of jonesin’ for both coffee and our usual brand of movie geek conversation, we return to the coffee shop for a full-fledged episode of The Caffeinated Movie Geek! WITH special guest co-hosts director Scooter Downey and actress Rose Sirna!!

And while reminiscing over some favorite VHS memories, we eventually discuss... Batman Returns, John Vernon, Friends with Kids, setting a Zoomba world record, The Professional, Step in Time, a mermaid that turned out to be a drug mule, worst Vice-President ever, smutty but heartwarming, Mila Kunis, Pulp Fiction, Jaws, Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, Breaking Bad, Junior, Blue Velvet, John Forsythe, Don’t Look in the Basement, Mary Poppins, Happy Together, Bewitched, John Carpenter, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Tim Curry, Nazis at the Center of the Earth, riding a segway, Zach and Miri, Wizard People, Dear Reader, Phantom of the Opera, Topaz, Beverly D'angelo, Doc Hollywood, Adam West, W. Earl Brown, cheap date romance preserve, Friends with Herpes, Saving Private Ryan, Neil Jordan, Pete’s Dragon, Patrick Dempsey, Robin Williams, Laser Cats, Adam Scott, old-school technology upgrades, and Nolan’s Batman vs. Burton’s Batman.

“The best things in life have got to be hidden... like nazis at the center of the Earth.”

For more on Scooter and Rose’s movie go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>f9437d0710b46ad15fe0ca3516f9ccc4Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 187 After a couple of months of jonesin’ for both coffee and our usual brand of movie geek conversation, we return to the coffee shop for a full-fledged episode of The Caffeinated Movie Geek! WITH special guest co-hosts...After a couple of months of jonesin’ for both coffee and our usual brand of movie geek conversation, we return to the coffee shop for a full-fledged episode of The Caffeinated Movie Geek! WITH special guest co-hosts director Scooter Downey and actress Rose Sirna!!

And while reminiscing over some favorite VHS memories, we eventually discuss... Batman Returns, John Vernon, Friends with Kids, setting a Zoomba world record, The Professional, Step in Time, a mermaid that turned out to be a drug mule, worst Vice-President ever, smutty but heartwarming, Mila Kunis, Pulp Fiction, Jaws, Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, Breaking Bad, Junior, Blue Velvet, John Forsythe, Don’t Look in the Basement, Mary Poppins, Happy Together, Bewitched, John Carpenter, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Tim Curry, Nazis at the Center of the Earth, riding a segway, Zach and Miri, Wizard People, Dear Reader, Phantom of the Opera, Topaz, Beverly D'angelo, Doc Hollywood, Adam West, W. Earl Brown, cheap date romance preserve, Friends with Herpes, Saving Private Ryan, Neil Jordan, Pete’s Dragon, Patrick Dempsey, Robin Williams, Laser Cats, Adam Scott, old-school technology upgrades, and Nolan’s Batman vs. Burton’s Batman.

“The best things in life have got to be hidden... like nazis at the center of the Earth.”

For more on Scooter and Rose’s movie go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>5596truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/186-convention-insanity--74803521This episode is not for the weak or faint-hearted (and also probably not a good starter episode). This week we culminate all of the convention and film fest trips of the last two months with one full episode of crazy convention talk. That's right, "live" insanity from the floor of Fright Night/FandomFest. With returning special guest co-hosts Rose Sirna and Scooter Downey. Plus we feature an interview with Kristina Klebe from “Rob Zombie’s Halloween” and director of the short “As Human as Animal". And a surprise “blast from the past appearance” that old-school Movie Meltdown listeners will appreciate.   

I’ve spent a lot of time at conventions and this was one of the craziest, most entertaining days I’ve ever experienced. Forgive the usual convention noise, and come with us on this weird and erratic ride through a not-so-standard day at a movie geek convention.  

And while trying to figure out “what happened to your teddy bear??”, we also discuss Vernon Wells, Bowling for Boobies, shaving your head, Noah, Nikki Sixx’s brother, horny deers, Lars von Trier babysitting, I wanna see Angelina, hooking up with animals, Ghostbuster Battle Royale, Rice Krispie Treats and Sid Haig, we’re countercultural within the subculture of the counterculture, waiting for 40 minutes to see someone, idealized bunnies, Michael Haneke, Giada de Laurentiis, Proxy, Kane Hodder, The Little Mermaid, Bill Murray, It, The Skin I Live In, a squirrel on a jet-ski, the couch only takes one person at a time, a chastity belt and a fence around me and flowers... and butterflies, I never watched horror movies, just the people watching ...here, I think you could have at least a 12 hour show, Bella Kiss, elephants... the most deadly animal, having a Napoleon complex, you make me feel like more of an awful person then I already am, Danzig in the dryer, no Walburg as a teacher and no genital mutilation, A Nightmare on Elm Street, watching your friends get slaughtered, Virtuosity, open mouth is dangerous, Rose is... Movie Meltdown’s Disney Princess, who’s John Carpenter?!, having a bathroom guard, one of those girls that’s into horses, a stain on the body cinematic, the corset and mom jeans combo, slutty Chuckie, the couch only takes one person at a time, getting asked for your first autograph, super A.D.D.!, smelling organs, Tomb Raider, afterbirth,  being a hand model, for every dollar you get... we shoot an animal, Space Jam, never watched TV, disco witch, and - it’s not crying - it’s juicy!

Spoiler Alerts: Extremely random spoilers for “Bambi”, “Stephen King’s It”, “The Godfather” and “It’s in the Blood”. You have been warned.

“Having a conversation with you is like playing handball against a wacky, rubbery substance. You have no idea where it’s going to go.” To keep up with actress Kristina Klebe, follow her on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/KristinaKlebe For more on Scooter and Rose's movie, go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>e4a049e8a003655119d294f48805701aSat, 28 Jul 2012 05:16:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 186 This episode is not for the weak or faint-hearted (and also probably not a good starter episode). This week we culminate all of the convention and film fest trips of the last two months with one full episode of crazy...This episode is not for the weak or faint-hearted (and also probably not a good starter episode). This week we culminate all of the convention and film fest trips of the last two months with one full episode of crazy convention talk. That's right, "live" insanity from the floor of Fright Night/FandomFest. With returning special guest co-hosts Rose Sirna and Scooter Downey. Plus we feature an interview with Kristina Klebe from “Rob Zombie’s Halloween” and director of the short “As Human as Animal". And a surprise “blast from the past appearance” that old-school Movie Meltdown listeners will appreciate.   

I’ve spent a lot of time at conventions and this was one of the craziest, most entertaining days I’ve ever experienced. Forgive the usual convention noise, and come with us on this weird and erratic ride through a not-so-standard day at a movie geek convention.  

And while trying to figure out “what happened to your teddy bear??”, we also discuss Vernon Wells, Bowling for Boobies, shaving your head, Noah, Nikki Sixx’s brother, horny deers, Lars von Trier babysitting, I wanna see Angelina, hooking up with animals, Ghostbuster Battle Royale, Rice Krispie Treats and Sid Haig, we’re countercultural within the subculture of the counterculture, waiting for 40 minutes to see someone, idealized bunnies, Michael Haneke, Giada de Laurentiis, Proxy, Kane Hodder, The Little Mermaid, Bill Murray, It, The Skin I Live In, a squirrel on a jet-ski, the couch only takes one person at a time, a chastity belt and a fence around me and flowers... and butterflies, I never watched horror movies, just the people watching ...here, I think you could have at least a 12 hour show, Bella Kiss, elephants... the most deadly animal, having a Napoleon complex, you make me feel like more of an awful person then I already am, Danzig in the dryer, no Walburg as a teacher and no genital mutilation, A Nightmare on Elm Street, watching your friends get slaughtered, Virtuosity, open mouth is dangerous, Rose is... Movie Meltdown’s Disney Princess, who’s John Carpenter?!, having a bathroom guard, one of those girls that’s into horses, a stain on the body cinematic, the corset and mom jeans combo, slutty Chuckie, the couch only takes one person at a time, getting asked for your first autograph, super A.D.D.!, smelling organs, Tomb Raider, afterbirth,  being a hand model, for every dollar you get... we shoot an animal, Space Jam, never watched TV, disco witch, and - it’s not crying - it’s juicy!

Spoiler Alerts: Extremely random spoilers for “Bambi”, “Stephen King’s It”, “The Godfather” and “It’s in the Blood”. You have been warned.

“Having a conversation with you is like playing handball against a wacky, rubbery substance. You have no idea where it’s going to go.” To keep up with actress Kristina Klebe, follow her on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/KristinaKlebe For more on Scooter and Rose's movie, go to: http://www.itsinthebloodthemovie.com/]]>6592truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/185-roach-caught-in-the-spider-s-web--74803585Recorded "live" at Days of the Dead in Indianapolis, this week we welcome special guest co-host Sean Whalen! An accomplished actor, Sean has been in many films over the years from Twister to Waterworld to the upcoming Hatchet 3. But horror fans probably know him best at the lovable Roach from Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. We talk about Sean’s career and he sits in for this week's Sofa Theater feature: Spider-Man. In the wake of the recent Spider-Man hype, we revisit Sam Raimi’s 2002 version of Spider-Man and compare it to the recent release of The Amazing Spider-Man. Plus Misty and Jay join in, as we feature Misty's book segment: "I Can Read!" and the book Bad-Off Boris and the Cupcake Cave-In, written by Scott Mallory with illustrations by Rob E. Brown.  

And while wading through our muddled memory trying to remember when Frankenhooker was released, we also mention... having a trading card addiction, All Saints Eve, Marc Webb, Lisa Kudrow, Selena Gomez, Joss Whedon, Idle Hands, Dorothy... 50 Years Later, Emma Stone, Bill Paxton, Mantooth, James Dean Peter Parker, The Groundlings, working with Tobey Maguire, rooting for the zombie down by the creek, storm chasers, Daniel Roebuck, The Avengers, being stalked by Jessica Alba, hating Macy Gray, eatin’ squirrels and wearing ear necklaces, Renfield, taking his mask off, The Disney Channel, Adam Green, Sally Field, B.J. McDonnell, half a Spider-Man, Dennis Leary and who’s watching Carl?!

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the 2002 movie, Spider-Man as well as random spoilers for season 2 of The Walking Dead. You have been warned!   

“It is almost weird to go back and look at the Raimi one now, because it does seem innocent. It really is this... wide-eyed comic book movie.”

To keep up with Sean, “like” his FaceBook page... http://www.facebook.com/thatguyseanwhalen]]>a3ee9b1b1c53cb93191730180296a314Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 185 Recorded "live" at Days of the Dead in Indianapolis, this week we welcome special guest co-host Sean Whalen! An accomplished actor, Sean has been in many films over the years from Twister to Waterworld to the upcoming...Recorded "live" at Days of the Dead in Indianapolis, this week we welcome special guest co-host Sean Whalen! An accomplished actor, Sean has been in many films over the years from Twister to Waterworld to the upcoming Hatchet 3. But horror fans probably know him best at the lovable Roach from Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. We talk about Sean’s career and he sits in for this week's Sofa Theater feature: Spider-Man. In the wake of the recent Spider-Man hype, we revisit Sam Raimi’s 2002 version of Spider-Man and compare it to the recent release of The Amazing Spider-Man. Plus Misty and Jay join in, as we feature Misty's book segment: "I Can Read!" and the book Bad-Off Boris and the Cupcake Cave-In, written by Scott Mallory with illustrations by Rob E. Brown.  

And while wading through our muddled memory trying to remember when Frankenhooker was released, we also mention... having a trading card addiction, All Saints Eve, Marc Webb, Lisa Kudrow, Selena Gomez, Joss Whedon, Idle Hands, Dorothy... 50 Years Later, Emma Stone, Bill Paxton, Mantooth, James Dean Peter Parker, The Groundlings, working with Tobey Maguire, rooting for the zombie down by the creek, storm chasers, Daniel Roebuck, The Avengers, being stalked by Jessica Alba, hating Macy Gray, eatin’ squirrels and wearing ear necklaces, Renfield, taking his mask off, The Disney Channel, Adam Green, Sally Field, B.J. McDonnell, half a Spider-Man, Dennis Leary and who’s watching Carl?!

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for the 2002 movie, Spider-Man as well as random spoilers for season 2 of The Walking Dead. You have been warned!   

“It is almost weird to go back and look at the Raimi one now, because it does seem innocent. It really is this... wide-eyed comic book movie.”

To keep up with Sean, “like” his FaceBook page... http://www.facebook.com/thatguyseanwhalen]]>4462truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/184-the-economy-of-murder--74803527This week we are “live” at Fright Night Film Fest / FandomFest (and Christine's bedroom), as we sit down with actress, writer, director Christine Elise McCarthy and talk about her career and her short film Bathing and the Single Girl. She has an amazing list of credits, from Child’s Play 2 to Abel Ferrara’s Body Snatchers. From starring on Beverly Hills 90210 and ER to China Beach and In the Heat of the Night. Christine has worked on some terrific projects over the years, and we talk about her work as well as the craziness of being in the public eye. Plus Director Miles Miller also joins us to tell us about his short film Pillow. And then everyone sticks around as we head into this week's Sofa Theater feature - the infamous Man Bites Dog.

And while ducking the maid doing our room check... we also mention... THE Black Leather hat, Zero Killed, naked French people, Facebook, rival fan club, Modern Family, perspective changes, being a serial killer, Ritalin, narcissism, drunk driving in the 70's, Network, murder fantasies, Behind the Mask, Natural Born Killers, Cops, the remake of Man Bites Dog?, Funny Games, unintentional art, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, A League of their Own, Oliver Stone, Guy Debord, Irreversible, being chased around by teenage girls, Tim Curry, Waterfront Film Festival, Jason Priestley, Hamlet and TV dinners, the sun doesn’t rise in the North, Tom Hanks, mirage of complications, going to film school, boots with spurs, Hard Copy, rabid teenage girls, crying into my Hungry Man dinner, and  the difference between comedy and tragedy.

“How can I get involved in the film industry with no skills and no talent and no training? I guess I’ll be an actor.”

For more on Christine’s film “Bathing and the Single Girl” go to: http://www.bathingandthesinglegirl.com/

For more on Miles film “Pillow” join his Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pillowfilm]]>488b478ead274b8f7e463f7d06be9f82Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:06:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 184 This week we are “live” at Fright Night Film Fest / FandomFest (and Christine's bedroom), as we sit down with actress, writer, director Christine Elise McCarthy and talk about her career and her short film Bathing and the...This week we are “live” at Fright Night Film Fest / FandomFest (and Christine's bedroom), as we sit down with actress, writer, director Christine Elise McCarthy and talk about her career and her short film Bathing and the Single Girl. She has an amazing list of credits, from Child’s Play 2 to Abel Ferrara’s Body Snatchers. From starring on Beverly Hills 90210 and ER to China Beach and In the Heat of the Night. Christine has worked on some terrific projects over the years, and we talk about her work as well as the craziness of being in the public eye. Plus Director Miles Miller also joins us to tell us about his short film Pillow. And then everyone sticks around as we head into this week's Sofa Theater feature - the infamous Man Bites Dog.

And while ducking the maid doing our room check... we also mention... THE Black Leather hat, Zero Killed, naked French people, Facebook, rival fan club, Modern Family, perspective changes, being a serial killer, Ritalin, narcissism, drunk driving in the 70's, Network, murder fantasies, Behind the Mask, Natural Born Killers, Cops, the remake of Man Bites Dog?, Funny Games, unintentional art, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, A League of their Own, Oliver Stone, Guy Debord, Irreversible, being chased around by teenage girls, Tim Curry, Waterfront Film Festival, Jason Priestley, Hamlet and TV dinners, the sun doesn’t rise in the North, Tom Hanks, mirage of complications, going to film school, boots with spurs, Hard Copy, rabid teenage girls, crying into my Hungry Man dinner, and  the difference between comedy and tragedy.

“How can I get involved in the film industry with no skills and no talent and no training? I guess I’ll be an actor.”

For more on Christine’s film “Bathing and the Single Girl” go to: http://www.bathingandthesinglegirl.com/

For more on Miles film “Pillow” join his Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pillowfilm]]>4437truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/183-we-have-found-the-wez--74803533Recorded "live" at Fright Night Film Fest/Fandom Fest we hang out and talk with actor Vernon Wells! Star of The Road Warrior, Commando, Weird Science and many other films! Plus we celebrate the 166th anniversary of the birth of the blockbuster motion picture - which happened right in our backyard.  

And while categorizing and judging people, we also discuss... the biggest painting in the world, the Thomas Edison House, Facebook issues, wheat and chaff, John Banvard, listening to serials, America... where all those weird people live, see you over by the freezer section, cranking spools, the East bank, Muhammad Ali, Rose Tattoo, being punk’d, the beguiling Willem Dafoe, dead media, population: 12, It was just this big stone around my neck, June 29th 1846, the first millionaire artist, Joel Silver, starting a lot of trends, a moving panorama of the Mississippi River, people have way too much time on their hands and the legendary tale of the stoker’s vest.  

“... they decided that having their asses kicked by Wez wasn’t a real smart idea - so I got the movie.”]]>0adcf61dc75b73d907aa853cf1915e5aFri, 06 Jul 2012 03:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 183 Recorded "live" at Fright Night Film Fest/Fandom Fest we hang out and talk with actor Vernon Wells! Star of The Road Warrior, Commando, Weird Science and many other films! Plus we celebrate the 166th anniversary of the...Recorded "live" at Fright Night Film Fest/Fandom Fest we hang out and talk with actor Vernon Wells! Star of The Road Warrior, Commando, Weird Science and many other films! Plus we celebrate the 166th anniversary of the birth of the blockbuster motion picture - which happened right in our backyard.  

And while categorizing and judging people, we also discuss... the biggest painting in the world, the Thomas Edison House, Facebook issues, wheat and chaff, John Banvard, listening to serials, America... where all those weird people live, see you over by the freezer section, cranking spools, the East bank, Muhammad Ali, Rose Tattoo, being punk’d, the beguiling Willem Dafoe, dead media, population: 12, It was just this big stone around my neck, June 29th 1846, the first millionaire artist, Joel Silver, starting a lot of trends, a moving panorama of the Mississippi River, people have way too much time on their hands and the legendary tale of the stoker’s vest.  

“... they decided that having their asses kicked by Wez wasn’t a real smart idea - so I got the movie.”]]>3552truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/182-greetings-from-paris-texas--74803611A year in the making... we present you - the Paris, Texas episode! With a “live” intro from the Kentucky Theater during Harry Dean Stanton Fest... we feature our interview with Hunter Carson co-star of this week's movie. We sit down and talk with Hunter about the very first time he met Harry Dean Stanton. Plus playing the original Bud Bundy! All that plus weird Facebook connections and the magic of Harry Dean Stanton, before we roll into our full group discussion of our Sofa Theater feature: "Paris, Texas". Directed by Wim Wenders and written by Sam Shepard (with Kit Carson), this movie is considered a classic by many. But how will it stand up when the Meltdown Gang revisits it??

And as our show represents the diversity of life on Earth, we also discuss... absurdist tick, Alexander Payne, being fascinated with the boom guy, an experienced character actor in a pivotal role, couples trying to set each other on fire, going down in a hail of bullets for The Kentucky, Peter Sellers, road movies, the Voyager gold record, True West, parental selfishness, Edvard Munch’s Home Alone, Mr. North, Lost in Translation, working with Wim, a German Rolling Stone, conversations on acting, Wings of Desire, what a beautiful woman Klaus Kinski would have been, charades is a game, Dean Stockwell is David Bowie, fairy tale theater, working with everybody from Alfred Hitchcock to David Lynch, 180 IMDB credits, the madman on the bridge, selling a lemon and a lime, Wise Blood, pouring water on your head, and introducing...  Radical.

“You are so angry with Sam Shepard.” ]]>0d74df71f2d077bd43dc3a8f02287436Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 182 A year in the making... we present you - the Paris, Texas episode! With a “live” intro from the Kentucky Theater during Harry Dean Stanton Fest... we feature our interview with Hunter Carson co-star of this week's movie....A year in the making... we present you - the Paris, Texas episode! With a “live” intro from the Kentucky Theater during Harry Dean Stanton Fest... we feature our interview with Hunter Carson co-star of this week's movie. We sit down and talk with Hunter about the very first time he met Harry Dean Stanton. Plus playing the original Bud Bundy! All that plus weird Facebook connections and the magic of Harry Dean Stanton, before we roll into our full group discussion of our Sofa Theater feature: "Paris, Texas". Directed by Wim Wenders and written by Sam Shepard (with Kit Carson), this movie is considered a classic by many. But how will it stand up when the Meltdown Gang revisits it??

And as our show represents the diversity of life on Earth, we also discuss... absurdist tick, Alexander Payne, being fascinated with the boom guy, an experienced character actor in a pivotal role, couples trying to set each other on fire, going down in a hail of bullets for The Kentucky, Peter Sellers, road movies, the Voyager gold record, True West, parental selfishness, Edvard Munch’s Home Alone, Mr. North, Lost in Translation, working with Wim, a German Rolling Stone, conversations on acting, Wings of Desire, what a beautiful woman Klaus Kinski would have been, charades is a game, Dean Stockwell is David Bowie, fairy tale theater, working with everybody from Alfred Hitchcock to David Lynch, 180 IMDB credits, the madman on the bridge, selling a lemon and a lime, Wise Blood, pouring water on your head, and introducing...  Radical.

“You are so angry with Sam Shepard.” ]]>7561truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/181-she-s-a-firecracker--74803535! First we talk to Martha about getting into filmmaking and discuss her recent film “Pilgrim Song”. Then she joins us for this week’s Sofa Theater feature: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. There we discuss Sissy Spacek’s Academy Award winning performance and the snapshot of Americana that is Michael Apted’s early life story of singer Loretta Lynn. And before we’re done we also end up discussing baseball, Bruce Springsteen, the film fest circuit, unmade biopics, weird roadside attractions and having your own private Wigwam.  Plus somewhere in the mix, we also mention... a love song to Kentucky, Patsy Cline, the projects of England, The 13th Floor Elevators, Barry Lyndon, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it’s a Jeep thing, the company store, Kirstie Alley, not getting “the talk”, tender but troubled, Mishima, apple pie, wearing some pretty amazing dresses, a fantasy baseball league, Low and Clear, North Carolina, European Appalachia?, better because it’s different, a patchwork of things from life, Levon Helm, being stalked by Loretta Lynn, I’m Not That, early product placement, West Virginia, not singing... for about an hour, Clark Griswold’s wife, Jesco White, Frank Redford, how many different hats can we put Russell Crowe in?, 1970’s zooms, birth control, weirding out Sissy Spacek, Prometheus and Cave City.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and/or the actual life of Loretta Lynn.

“I like creating my own world... in writing.”

For more on Martha’s film, go to: http://www.pilgrimsongthemovie.com  

For more on Flyover Film Festival: http://www.flyoverfilmfestival.com ]]>8f134c8aefb55f2ea80aed109b550681Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 181 This week we come to you “live” from Flyover Film Festival, and we are joined by special guest co-host director Martha Stephens! First we talk to Martha about getting into filmmaking and discuss her recent film “Pilgrim...! First we talk to Martha about getting into filmmaking and discuss her recent film “Pilgrim Song”. Then she joins us for this week’s Sofa Theater feature: “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. There we discuss Sissy Spacek’s Academy Award winning performance and the snapshot of Americana that is Michael Apted’s early life story of singer Loretta Lynn. And before we’re done we also end up discussing baseball, Bruce Springsteen, the film fest circuit, unmade biopics, weird roadside attractions and having your own private Wigwam.  Plus somewhere in the mix, we also mention... a love song to Kentucky, Patsy Cline, the projects of England, The 13th Floor Elevators, Barry Lyndon, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, it’s a Jeep thing, the company store, Kirstie Alley, not getting “the talk”, tender but troubled, Mishima, apple pie, wearing some pretty amazing dresses, a fantasy baseball league, Low and Clear, North Carolina, European Appalachia?, better because it’s different, a patchwork of things from life, Levon Helm, being stalked by Loretta Lynn, I’m Not That, early product placement, West Virginia, not singing... for about an hour, Clark Griswold’s wife, Jesco White, Frank Redford, how many different hats can we put Russell Crowe in?, 1970’s zooms, birth control, weirding out Sissy Spacek, Prometheus and Cave City.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and/or the actual life of Loretta Lynn.

“I like creating my own world... in writing.”

For more on Martha’s film, go to: http://www.pilgrimsongthemovie.com  

For more on Flyover Film Festival: http://www.flyoverfilmfestival.com ]]>4237truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/180-this-movie-is-our-baby--74803549This week we talk with director Amy Seimetz and actors Kentucker Audley and Kate Lyn Sheil about not only their movie "Sun Don't Shine" but also about working and producing films in the indie scene.

And in addition to discussing odd upholstery techniques, we also mention... having a recurring nightmare, Silver Bullets, John Waters, the MTV Movie Awards, what is means to be an indie film veteran, being a conduit, a pilgrimage to meet Wes Anderson, it just hits a tone, having dreams about ripping apart cows, cooking baking and sewing, now I’m retired, making as much as Steven Spielberg, actors holding a boom, the scene where Dawn gets fingered, achievement is so embarrassing, dance movies, Empire Builder, Open Five, it’s not cheese Jess, this very focused mathematical thing, Saturday Night Fever, I’m Still Here, The Comedy, Key Lime Pie, accomplishable tasks, Flick for Mathlete President, Gregory's Girl, the work for an actor never ends, Kris Swanberg, ‘cause I think you do have to be delusional to go into it, Tiny Furniture, oh... nut cheese!, that’s probably the only thing in the world that can be that perfect, Urban Cowboy, TMZ, These are people that were doing things that I didn’t know you could do, First Winter, it’s really nice to do something constructive... while you’re being crazy, Lena Dunham, telling other directors what would be better, Bottle Rocket, I didn’t realize I was a producer, Jess Weixler, Robert Redford’s Sundance indecent proposal, the people I’m most excited about working with, just happen to be making movies on their own, The Off Hours, Welcome to the Dollhouse, it looked like a gypsy circus tent on the floor, Tender Mercies, 90’s thrillers and... aside from having a beautiful film we now have a ten-month year old baby
“There’s so many routes to go about making films, and the most frustrating and depressing - is to do the traditional Hollywood route.”

For more on “Sun Don’t Shine”, join the Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/SunDontShineFor more on Kentucker’s independent film website: http://nobudgefilms.com/ ]]>e57eba93145f90b028962daab3ea545cFri, 15 Jun 2012 23:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 180 This week we talk with director Amy Seimetz and actors Kentucker Audley and Kate Lyn Sheil about not only their movie "Sun Don't Shine" but also about working and producing films in the indie scene. And in addition to...This week we talk with director Amy Seimetz and actors Kentucker Audley and Kate Lyn Sheil about not only their movie "Sun Don't Shine" but also about working and producing films in the indie scene.

And in addition to discussing odd upholstery techniques, we also mention... having a recurring nightmare, Silver Bullets, John Waters, the MTV Movie Awards, what is means to be an indie film veteran, being a conduit, a pilgrimage to meet Wes Anderson, it just hits a tone, having dreams about ripping apart cows, cooking baking and sewing, now I’m retired, making as much as Steven Spielberg, actors holding a boom, the scene where Dawn gets fingered, achievement is so embarrassing, dance movies, Empire Builder, Open Five, it’s not cheese Jess, this very focused mathematical thing, Saturday Night Fever, I’m Still Here, The Comedy, Key Lime Pie, accomplishable tasks, Flick for Mathlete President, Gregory's Girl, the work for an actor never ends, Kris Swanberg, ‘cause I think you do have to be delusional to go into it, Tiny Furniture, oh... nut cheese!, that’s probably the only thing in the world that can be that perfect, Urban Cowboy, TMZ, These are people that were doing things that I didn’t know you could do, First Winter, it’s really nice to do something constructive... while you’re being crazy, Lena Dunham, telling other directors what would be better, Bottle Rocket, I didn’t realize I was a producer, Jess Weixler, Robert Redford’s Sundance indecent proposal, the people I’m most excited about working with, just happen to be making movies on their own, The Off Hours, Welcome to the Dollhouse, it looked like a gypsy circus tent on the floor, Tender Mercies, 90’s thrillers and... aside from having a beautiful film we now have a ten-month year old baby
“There’s so many routes to go about making films, and the most frustrating and depressing - is to do the traditional Hollywood route.”

For more on “Sun Don’t Shine”, join the Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/SunDontShineFor more on Kentucker’s independent film website: http://nobudgefilms.com/ ]]>3774truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/179-lurking-in-the-dark-shadows--74803561Again this week we come to you “live” from WonderFest. And things continue to get more awesome as we check in with Beau to hear the real story about what goes on behind the scenes at the show. One of the stories involves - well, we’ll just say these three things: naked woman... dogs blowing up... and Korean tacos. For the rest, you’ll just have to listen to the whole story.
Then we join forces with one of our new favorite geeks... Eric Chu. Eric is the artist and concept designer responsible for the re-imagining of the Battlestar Galactica series. Including working on the concept designs of the Cylons, Raiders, Vipers and Galactica herself! In our running series The Art of Being a Movie Geek, we talk to Eric about his early artistic ventures as well as his work on Battlestar. Plus of course, our host has to ask him about his work on the Beetlejuice animated series!

Then Eric sticks around for this week’s Out on the Town feature: Dark Shadows. We sit down and try to have a level-headed conversation about Tim Burton’s 2012 version of this classic story. We end up not only looking at the movie, but also the changing themes and elements in Burton’s career. Plus we have a special guest appearance (with Dark Shadows thoughts) from friend of the show and a terrific artist in her own right... Belle Dee!!    

And somewhere in the midst of the movie geek conversations, we also mention... convention badge chainmail, being uncomfortable with relationships, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, really bad puns, an underground tunnel, Lorne Greene, playing video games vs. drawing, Big Fish, Vincent Price, when you fell in love with movies as a kid, Chuck Jones, macrame, John Carpenter, soft and glowy like a Glamour Shot, Cover Girl, the model contest, being a professional geek, self-indulgent filmmakers, Chloë Grace Moretz, being taunted for liking comic books, monkey’s inside everything, Vincent, hating animation, Humanoids from the Deep, Heather’s wedding, convention family reunions, super’fx, the word talent is over-used, Frankenweenie, John Eaves... production designer on Star Trek, I’ve got a landfill with my name on it,  being hooked up with a homewrecker and... perhaps a special cameo appearance from Wilford Brimley.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2012 film “Dark Shadows”.

“Remember what we used to have Tim... can’t we just get that back?” "Dark Shadows" artwork by Belle Dee. For more on her work, go to: http://doowackadoodles.blogspot.com/]]>eda05e247d156cfc8d8dad19d34e036aFri, 08 Jun 2012 03:27:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 179 Again this week we come to you “live” from WonderFest. And things continue to get more awesome as we check in with Beau to hear the real story about what goes on behind the scenes at the show. One of the stories involves -...Again this week we come to you “live” from WonderFest. And things continue to get more awesome as we check in with Beau to hear the real story about what goes on behind the scenes at the show. One of the stories involves - well, we’ll just say these three things: naked woman... dogs blowing up... and Korean tacos. For the rest, you’ll just have to listen to the whole story.
Then we join forces with one of our new favorite geeks... Eric Chu. Eric is the artist and concept designer responsible for the re-imagining of the Battlestar Galactica series. Including working on the concept designs of the Cylons, Raiders, Vipers and Galactica herself! In our running series The Art of Being a Movie Geek, we talk to Eric about his early artistic ventures as well as his work on Battlestar. Plus of course, our host has to ask him about his work on the Beetlejuice animated series!

Then Eric sticks around for this week’s Out on the Town feature: Dark Shadows. We sit down and try to have a level-headed conversation about Tim Burton’s 2012 version of this classic story. We end up not only looking at the movie, but also the changing themes and elements in Burton’s career. Plus we have a special guest appearance (with Dark Shadows thoughts) from friend of the show and a terrific artist in her own right... Belle Dee!!    

And somewhere in the midst of the movie geek conversations, we also mention... convention badge chainmail, being uncomfortable with relationships, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, really bad puns, an underground tunnel, Lorne Greene, playing video games vs. drawing, Big Fish, Vincent Price, when you fell in love with movies as a kid, Chuck Jones, macrame, John Carpenter, soft and glowy like a Glamour Shot, Cover Girl, the model contest, being a professional geek, self-indulgent filmmakers, Chloë Grace Moretz, being taunted for liking comic books, monkey’s inside everything, Vincent, hating animation, Humanoids from the Deep, Heather’s wedding, convention family reunions, super’fx, the word talent is over-used, Frankenweenie, John Eaves... production designer on Star Trek, I’ve got a landfill with my name on it,  being hooked up with a homewrecker and... perhaps a special cameo appearance from Wilford Brimley.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 2012 film “Dark Shadows”.

“Remember what we used to have Tim... can’t we just get that back?” "Dark Shadows" artwork by Belle Dee. For more on her work, go to: http://doowackadoodles.blogspot.com/]]>6989truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/178-blade-running-from-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon--74803537This episode we are coming to you “live” from WonderFest! And if that wasn’t exciting enough, this week is also the much anticipated return of Misty and Jay!! And we find out what they’ve been up to lately (oddly enough involving a serial killer and a squirrel)! All that plus we talk to two terrific actresses... Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner) and Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon). Both amazingly accomplished women with impressive careers, and we sit down and reminisce about some of their more interesting movie memories.

Plus somewhere along the way we mention... being a mentor, Long Day's Journey Into Night, The 12 Musketeers, being a bit of a loner, working with Elvis, Black Roses, insulting Corey, watching British television, Joss Whedon fan fiction, being a touchstone, getting shot with an arrow, guts on your lawn mower, James Coburn, art and sculpture, nobody wants to pet a Jawa, mommy, Fades, Milla, Jeremy Renner’s face, working with Robert Zemeckis, Body of Proof, my father’s first wife..., Giorgio Tsoukalos, Doorway, changing your name, Francis the Talking Mule, puffy paint don’t really last, Til Schweiger, over-stereotypical characters, a Moon Knight movie, Call Me Fitz, working with John Wayne, Ancient Aliens, the return of Winchester, conjuring up the tears, getting a tattoo to commemorate killing your first victim, working with Bob Hoskins, suspicious rocks, Cabin in the Woods, working with Ridley Scott, Six Feet Under, having a bathing suit shop, postponing a wedding for George Romero, Sherlock, Rambo the Avenger, a fur coat gets you the job, being taken over by CG, Donald O'Connor, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bullitt, working with Charlton Heston and playing a pathological transvestite.

“If anybody had told me that 50-some years later, we’d even be talking about this movie... I would have said - ARE YOU CRAZY?!”

To order Julie’s book The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon, go to:  http://www.julieadams.biz/]]>9b2da71589cc655e63825b9fb0170b1fMon, 04 Jun 2012 03:28:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 178 This episode we are coming to you “live” from WonderFest! And if that wasn’t exciting enough, this week is also the much anticipated return of Misty and Jay!! And we find out what they’ve been up to lately (oddly enough...This episode we are coming to you “live” from WonderFest! And if that wasn’t exciting enough, this week is also the much anticipated return of Misty and Jay!! And we find out what they’ve been up to lately (oddly enough involving a serial killer and a squirrel)! All that plus we talk to two terrific actresses... Joanna Cassidy (Blade Runner) and Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon). Both amazingly accomplished women with impressive careers, and we sit down and reminisce about some of their more interesting movie memories.

Plus somewhere along the way we mention... being a mentor, Long Day's Journey Into Night, The 12 Musketeers, being a bit of a loner, working with Elvis, Black Roses, insulting Corey, watching British television, Joss Whedon fan fiction, being a touchstone, getting shot with an arrow, guts on your lawn mower, James Coburn, art and sculpture, nobody wants to pet a Jawa, mommy, Fades, Milla, Jeremy Renner’s face, working with Robert Zemeckis, Body of Proof, my father’s first wife..., Giorgio Tsoukalos, Doorway, changing your name, Francis the Talking Mule, puffy paint don’t really last, Til Schweiger, over-stereotypical characters, a Moon Knight movie, Call Me Fitz, working with John Wayne, Ancient Aliens, the return of Winchester, conjuring up the tears, getting a tattoo to commemorate killing your first victim, working with Bob Hoskins, suspicious rocks, Cabin in the Woods, working with Ridley Scott, Six Feet Under, having a bathing suit shop, postponing a wedding for George Romero, Sherlock, Rambo the Avenger, a fur coat gets you the job, being taken over by CG, Donald O'Connor, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bullitt, working with Charlton Heston and playing a pathological transvestite.

“If anybody had told me that 50-some years later, we’d even be talking about this movie... I would have said - ARE YOU CRAZY?!”

To order Julie’s book The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon, go to:  http://www.julieadams.biz/]]>5449truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/177-halfway-an-adult--74803525This week we sit down with special guest co-host Orlando Jones! The man was basically an entertainment prodigy. I mean how many other people do you know started their own production company in high school only to then be writing for a top ten network sitcom within a few years?? This is all BEFORE his years of acting on TV and in the movies even began. He is a fascinating guy and this turned out to be a terrific conversation!

Listen as we touch on such nerdy tendencies as... Tony Hawk on a skateboard, Roc, Ivan Reitman,The Avengers, law school, bat-shit crazy in the early days, W.C. Fields, A Different World, creating a character, Monty Python, Hatfields and McCoys, Office Space, Arvell Jones, Battleship, you can’t parody a parody, Lars Von Trier, writing jokes for Jay Leno, Kim Kardashian, Shirley Maclaine, The Time Machine, Homeboy's Productions, Peter Sellers, Liberty Heights, H.G. Wells, Men in Black, paralegal work, MadTV, Henry Miller, Bulgaria, Harold not Kumar, Jon Bogdanove, stand up, 25 million viewers, living with Artie Lang, Barry Levinson, Evolution, Joss Whedon, How to Live with your Parents, Gene Hackman, The Replacements, everybody hated everybody, Paul Thomas Anderson, the roles for teenage black kids, Markie Mark, peeling the onion, Frank Miller, Laurence Fishburne, chemistry major, Katie couric called me out on The Today Show, Tainted Love, Kubrick, I’m a big believer in disruptors, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Enemies Closer, Othello, how stupid the press is, Seconds Apart, Superman, the stand-ups are trying to do what you are doing, hijacking a bus, Cuncle, movies that take on iconic roles on television and barbarian or geek?

“To be honest with you... I couldn’t believe they let me do it.”Go to: http://orlandojones.com/ for everything you need to know about Orlando’s upcoming acting roles and stand up performances. ]]>767ff14760aeacd319d5adcf6729b440Wed, 30 May 2012 21:11:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 177 This week we sit down with special guest co-host Orlando Jones! The man was basically an entertainment prodigy. I mean how many other people do you know started their own production company in high school only to then be...This week we sit down with special guest co-host Orlando Jones! The man was basically an entertainment prodigy. I mean how many other people do you know started their own production company in high school only to then be writing for a top ten network sitcom within a few years?? This is all BEFORE his years of acting on TV and in the movies even began. He is a fascinating guy and this turned out to be a terrific conversation!

Listen as we touch on such nerdy tendencies as... Tony Hawk on a skateboard, Roc, Ivan Reitman,The Avengers, law school, bat-shit crazy in the early days, W.C. Fields, A Different World, creating a character, Monty Python, Hatfields and McCoys, Office Space, Arvell Jones, Battleship, you can’t parody a parody, Lars Von Trier, writing jokes for Jay Leno, Kim Kardashian, Shirley Maclaine, The Time Machine, Homeboy's Productions, Peter Sellers, Liberty Heights, H.G. Wells, Men in Black, paralegal work, MadTV, Henry Miller, Bulgaria, Harold not Kumar, Jon Bogdanove, stand up, 25 million viewers, living with Artie Lang, Barry Levinson, Evolution, Joss Whedon, How to Live with your Parents, Gene Hackman, The Replacements, everybody hated everybody, Paul Thomas Anderson, the roles for teenage black kids, Markie Mark, peeling the onion, Frank Miller, Laurence Fishburne, chemistry major, Katie couric called me out on The Today Show, Tainted Love, Kubrick, I’m a big believer in disruptors, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, Enemies Closer, Othello, how stupid the press is, Seconds Apart, Superman, the stand-ups are trying to do what you are doing, hijacking a bus, Cuncle, movies that take on iconic roles on television and barbarian or geek?

“To be honest with you... I couldn’t believe they let me do it.”Go to: http://orlandojones.com/ for everything you need to know about Orlando’s upcoming acting roles and stand up performances. ]]>4759truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/176-the-city-bleeds-for-harry-dean-stanton--74803590This week, we are coming to you “Live” from Harry Dean Stanton Fest!! Where we find out why, “It is blood red... like the city is bleeding!” Plus we talk to singer, songwriter and actor Donnie Fritts. Who tells us about playing in Kris Kristofferson’s band and making movies with Sam Peckinpah!! Plus he’s friends with Harry Dean Stanton, and THAT is the goal to which we should all aspire.

Plus while we model our awesome new Harry Dean Stanton Fest t-shirts, we also mention... time-loop movies, Bernie, Moon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Pretty in Pink, Dark Shadows, playing music in Japan, Jack Black being Jack Black... and not, prank war, The Cockfighters, changes in the music business, investing way too much time into S. Darko, Straight Time, Willie Nelson, Source Code, Cisco Pike, Repo Man, The Rolling Stones, meta cinematic, It was like my 13-year-old girl dream came true last night!, the Muscle Shoals music scene, and the best way to indulge your internet greed.

“Out of the blue one day, he said - ‘I want you to be in this movie...”

Harry Dean Stanton artwork by Stacey Earley. Harry Dean Stanton Fest T-shirts (with Stacey’s artwork) are available at: http://www.harrydeanstantonfest.com/ and at  Morris Books in Lexington. ]]>d011141ab7822c4c051a15743007c2e4Fri, 25 May 2012 22:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 176 This week, we are coming to you “Live” from Harry Dean Stanton Fest!! Where we find out why, “It is blood red... like the city is bleeding!” Plus we talk to singer, songwriter and actor Donnie Fritts. Who tells us about...This week, we are coming to you “Live” from Harry Dean Stanton Fest!! Where we find out why, “It is blood red... like the city is bleeding!” Plus we talk to singer, songwriter and actor Donnie Fritts. Who tells us about playing in Kris Kristofferson’s band and making movies with Sam Peckinpah!! Plus he’s friends with Harry Dean Stanton, and THAT is the goal to which we should all aspire.

Plus while we model our awesome new Harry Dean Stanton Fest t-shirts, we also mention... time-loop movies, Bernie, Moon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Pretty in Pink, Dark Shadows, playing music in Japan, Jack Black being Jack Black... and not, prank war, The Cockfighters, changes in the music business, investing way too much time into S. Darko, Straight Time, Willie Nelson, Source Code, Cisco Pike, Repo Man, The Rolling Stones, meta cinematic, It was like my 13-year-old girl dream came true last night!, the Muscle Shoals music scene, and the best way to indulge your internet greed.

“Out of the blue one day, he said - ‘I want you to be in this movie...”

Harry Dean Stanton artwork by Stacey Earley. Harry Dean Stanton Fest T-shirts (with Stacey’s artwork) are available at: http://www.harrydeanstantonfest.com/ and at  Morris Books in Lexington. ]]>3757truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/175-movies-that-never-had-a-chance--74803546Inspired by the recent demise of John Carter of Mars, this week’s topic for The Grind is simply... “Movies That Never Had A Chance”. And somewhere during the mix, we bring up... Sumatran Rat Monkey, star power, Gangs of New York, Donnie Darko, Michael Cimino, you know... the guy that plays Pee Wee, Videodrome, Super 8, Phone Booth, Andrew Stanton, the Summer of ‘77,  Eddie Murphy, the need for PG-13, Matinee, Exorcist 3, Roland Emmerich, Master and Commander, 13 Assassins, Pixar, The Machinist, Shakespeare, Attack the Block, Spider-Man, Swept Away, Heaven’s Gate, The Virgin Suicides, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, letting a kid into an R-rated movie, The Iron Giant, Disney Studios, Session 9, Rhys Evans,  David Cronenberg, Collateral Damage, Captain Nemo, The Whole Wide World, Apocalypse Now, Ender's Game, Gremlins 1 and 2, VHS box art, The Loved One, Richard Ross is an idiot, The Player, Blade Runner, Bad Lieutenant, Felicia's Journey, killer cars, Tom Cruise, eXistenZ, Topsy Turvy, Darkman, Gigli, The Car, back in the days of calendar houses, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys and a weird mix of Jaws and The Exorcist.
“Probably the movie that got the biggest screw-job of any movie of all time...”]]>e71e9721a8579d5c0d80e2f16cf0b82dFri, 18 May 2012 23:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 175 Inspired by the recent demise of John Carter of Mars, this week’s topic for The Grind is simply... “Movies That Never Had A Chance”. And somewhere during the mix, we bring up... Sumatran Rat Monkey, star power, Gangs of...Inspired by the recent demise of John Carter of Mars, this week’s topic for The Grind is simply... “Movies That Never Had A Chance”. And somewhere during the mix, we bring up... Sumatran Rat Monkey, star power, Gangs of New York, Donnie Darko, Michael Cimino, you know... the guy that plays Pee Wee, Videodrome, Super 8, Phone Booth, Andrew Stanton, the Summer of ‘77,  Eddie Murphy, the need for PG-13, Matinee, Exorcist 3, Roland Emmerich, Master and Commander, 13 Assassins, Pixar, The Machinist, Shakespeare, Attack the Block, Spider-Man, Swept Away, Heaven’s Gate, The Virgin Suicides, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, letting a kid into an R-rated movie, The Iron Giant, Disney Studios, Session 9, Rhys Evans,  David Cronenberg, Collateral Damage, Captain Nemo, The Whole Wide World, Apocalypse Now, Ender's Game, Gremlins 1 and 2, VHS box art, The Loved One, Richard Ross is an idiot, The Player, Blade Runner, Bad Lieutenant, Felicia's Journey, killer cars, Tom Cruise, eXistenZ, Topsy Turvy, Darkman, Gigli, The Car, back in the days of calendar houses, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys and a weird mix of Jaws and The Exorcist.
“Probably the movie that got the biggest screw-job of any movie of all time...”]]>6379truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/174-i-love-you-disappointment--74803548This week we have the mandatory discussion every movie geek has to have about... The Avengers. Once we’ve fulfilled the Marvel/Joss conversation quota, we move into this week’s installment of The Grind. There we address the topic "Disappointments", and what happens when you get your hopes up about a movie, and it doesn’t deliver.  

And for one reason or another we get around to... The Hunger Games, Wes Anderson, Congo, Rubber, Twilight, singing for bears, Spun, The Wolfman, Jarhead, Pete Postlethwaite, mission-based movie, Meatloaf on a saxaphone, media and relationships, the Mission: Impossible series, Charles Dance, James Bond, Jim Carrey, Sucker Punch, loved 35mm prints, darker superheroes, Indiana Jones, The Blair Witch Project, War of the Worlds, Melancholia, Super Mario Bros., Revolutionary Road, the Alien series, movie fever-dreams, Men in Black, Werewolf Lawyers, Series 7, Steven Spielberg, Beginners, Superman Returns, ape movies, Spider-man, The Bread My Sweet, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, The Clone Wars, a gaggle of girls in the lobby, Jack Bauer, American Beauty, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dan Hedaya, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The X-Files, shaky camerawork, hang around after the credits, Huck Finn, werewolves with fanny packs, YA Lit., Road to Perdition, Drive, I know I had a Zappa record and... do you wanna see my probe droid?

“Everyone’s logic was... well it wasn’t that bad. I’m like... but it wasn’t that good.” ]]>c902a74cea18d5d63c869844efb172c4Sat, 12 May 2012 00:29:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 174 This week we have the mandatory discussion every movie geek has to have about... The Avengers. Once we’ve fulfilled the Marvel/Joss conversation quota, we move into this week’s installment of The Grind. There we address...This week we have the mandatory discussion every movie geek has to have about... The Avengers. Once we’ve fulfilled the Marvel/Joss conversation quota, we move into this week’s installment of The Grind. There we address the topic "Disappointments", and what happens when you get your hopes up about a movie, and it doesn’t deliver.  

And for one reason or another we get around to... The Hunger Games, Wes Anderson, Congo, Rubber, Twilight, singing for bears, Spun, The Wolfman, Jarhead, Pete Postlethwaite, mission-based movie, Meatloaf on a saxaphone, media and relationships, the Mission: Impossible series, Charles Dance, James Bond, Jim Carrey, Sucker Punch, loved 35mm prints, darker superheroes, Indiana Jones, The Blair Witch Project, War of the Worlds, Melancholia, Super Mario Bros., Revolutionary Road, the Alien series, movie fever-dreams, Men in Black, Werewolf Lawyers, Series 7, Steven Spielberg, Beginners, Superman Returns, ape movies, Spider-man, The Bread My Sweet, Frankenstein, Harry Potter, The Clone Wars, a gaggle of girls in the lobby, Jack Bauer, American Beauty, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dan Hedaya, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The X-Files, shaky camerawork, hang around after the credits, Huck Finn, werewolves with fanny packs, YA Lit., Road to Perdition, Drive, I know I had a Zappa record and... do you wanna see my probe droid?

“Everyone’s logic was... well it wasn’t that bad. I’m like... but it wasn’t that good.” ]]>7494truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/173-super-creepfest--74803547It's a Super CreepFest including... flying babies, they keep finding interesting ways to keep beating that dead horse, Carnage, putting your head in an oven, Valhalla Rising, evil kids, Ninja Turtles with zombies, not your typical bigfoot movie, Christoph Waltz, The Anniversary Party, Hostel, Tilda Swinton, Thunderstruck!, cartoon blood, Kermit hosting The Tonight Show, children are evil, claustrophobic and tedious, Crab Man, Hard Eight, Norway comedians, Becoming Elmo, rooting for the War Horse, Philip Baker Hall, Orphen, if you like to pretend like you’re in New York, John C. Reilly, Ving Rhames, Picasso's Guernica, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jay Leno, My Boyfriend's Back, Troll Hunter, Portlandia, Roman Polanski, Phoebe Cates, We Need to Talk About Kevin, George W. and Bigfoot, the Forrest Gump of horses, Joshua, zombie Easter bunny, a bigfoot hunter’s convention, more on Bugsy Malone and Roxanne... you don’t have to wear that dress tonight!

“All you have to be is undead... and you’re doing it wrong!”]]>e7c6e93d8e2443abef0e63dae1148181Fri, 04 May 2012 22:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 173 It's a Super CreepFest including... flying babies, they keep finding interesting ways to keep beating that dead horse, Carnage, putting your head in an oven, Valhalla Rising, evil kids, Ninja Turtles with zombies, not your...It's a Super CreepFest including... flying babies, they keep finding interesting ways to keep beating that dead horse, Carnage, putting your head in an oven, Valhalla Rising, evil kids, Ninja Turtles with zombies, not your typical bigfoot movie, Christoph Waltz, The Anniversary Party, Hostel, Tilda Swinton, Thunderstruck!, cartoon blood, Kermit hosting The Tonight Show, children are evil, claustrophobic and tedious, Crab Man, Hard Eight, Norway comedians, Becoming Elmo, rooting for the War Horse, Philip Baker Hall, Orphen, if you like to pretend like you’re in New York, John C. Reilly, Ving Rhames, Picasso's Guernica, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jay Leno, My Boyfriend's Back, Troll Hunter, Portlandia, Roman Polanski, Phoebe Cates, We Need to Talk About Kevin, George W. and Bigfoot, the Forrest Gump of horses, Joshua, zombie Easter bunny, a bigfoot hunter’s convention, more on Bugsy Malone and Roxanne... you don’t have to wear that dress tonight!

“All you have to be is undead... and you’re doing it wrong!”]]>5090truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/172-you-have-been-zardozed--74803610]]>dce15e159d323111688bcd43271afbd3Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 172 Well... there's not much else to say... except - ZARDOZ!!! So start listening... But amongst all of the insanity, we also bring up... Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the tabernacle scene, floating heads, half the audience was high,...]]>5176truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/171-gifted-and-talented--74803573This week we welcome special guest co-host comedian Alysia Wood. Listen as we discuss comedy, movies, and lots of other amazing tangents including... a brain is a noodle, genetically Texan, shark infested waters, Louisiana, do we have to be nice to people?, draining all your spinal fluid, on Codine for three weeks, Magnolia, and now there’s mice, Seattle, collecting all the phones, potato soup with rubber chunks, bargain dental work, Louisville, explaining how jokes work, doing meth with a medical background?, Los Angeles, wearing a bulletproof vest, drinking eight glasses of water, Hot for Teacher, making fun of mom, jumping qualities of education, there’s a lot of ellipsis, fat ugly or gay, Lewis and Clark, Jaws, ballet, Verizon suits, love comedy... hate jokes, laughing at the poet, a TSA training video, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, vibrating and punching you in the crotch, dying of lung cancer, spoofing bad 70’s action flicks, Bar-B-Q, a women’s health care provider, Arachnophobia, studying comedy, Botox, Dangerous, ADD, jump scares, riches to rags, racist in the name of Jesus, necessary awkward silence, Draw Something, shady deals, jumping from the balcony, boys picking on girls, a deeper layer of honesty, failing Spanish,do not tell your mother, hitting the Blockbuster, ziplining, Mad Max, come out of the closet or get plastic surgery, planning for debt, a nuclear thunder clap, attempting to move to New York, cocksucker was not on the list, you ruin everything, pity laugh, Cracker Jack modeling, Mitch Hedberg, Netflix, Hopatcong New Jersey, street jokes, you’re just a hooker, Titanic, and I never started it... but I’ll fucking finish it!

“Neurosis is definitely a big piece of the puzzle.”

Plus look for Alysia’s CD “Princess” available on iTunes, Amazon and many other outlets. Just go to http://princesswood.com for links to her album, upcoming tour dates, and that fancy multi-tiered mailing list.]]>0fa7256d8df5f114ed16d43e986e64dbFri, 20 Apr 2012 22:30:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 171 This week we welcome special guest co-host comedian Alysia Wood. Listen as we discuss comedy, movies, and lots of other amazing tangents including... a brain is a noodle, genetically Texan, shark infested waters,...This week we welcome special guest co-host comedian Alysia Wood. Listen as we discuss comedy, movies, and lots of other amazing tangents including... a brain is a noodle, genetically Texan, shark infested waters, Louisiana, do we have to be nice to people?, draining all your spinal fluid, on Codine for three weeks, Magnolia, and now there’s mice, Seattle, collecting all the phones, potato soup with rubber chunks, bargain dental work, Louisville, explaining how jokes work, doing meth with a medical background?, Los Angeles, wearing a bulletproof vest, drinking eight glasses of water, Hot for Teacher, making fun of mom, jumping qualities of education, there’s a lot of ellipsis, fat ugly or gay, Lewis and Clark, Jaws, ballet, Verizon suits, love comedy... hate jokes, laughing at the poet, a TSA training video, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, vibrating and punching you in the crotch, dying of lung cancer, spoofing bad 70’s action flicks, Bar-B-Q, a women’s health care provider, Arachnophobia, studying comedy, Botox, Dangerous, ADD, jump scares, riches to rags, racist in the name of Jesus, necessary awkward silence, Draw Something, shady deals, jumping from the balcony, boys picking on girls, a deeper layer of honesty, failing Spanish,do not tell your mother, hitting the Blockbuster, ziplining, Mad Max, come out of the closet or get plastic surgery, planning for debt, a nuclear thunder clap, attempting to move to New York, cocksucker was not on the list, you ruin everything, pity laugh, Cracker Jack modeling, Mitch Hedberg, Netflix, Hopatcong New Jersey, street jokes, you’re just a hooker, Titanic, and I never started it... but I’ll fucking finish it!

“Neurosis is definitely a big piece of the puzzle.”

Plus look for Alysia’s CD “Princess” available on iTunes, Amazon and many other outlets. Just go to http://princesswood.com for links to her album, upcoming tour dates, and that fancy multi-tiered mailing list.]]>4919truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/170-i-dont-know-much-about-taxi-driver-but-id-like-to--74803580This week we tackle a juggernaut of the film world... TAXI DRIVER. A movie that has massively worked it’s way into the pop culture. But in re-watching it, we realize the bad-ass and cool associations it has today, may be misguided. So we try to dig in and see what’s really going on with the film and the character of Travis Bickle.

And while planning our trip to Harry Dean Stanton Fest, we also mention... Emma Stone, the guy from The Strokes selling you guns, ...and we got stuck with Molly Ringwald, Scorsese from above, Lexington Film League, Ally Sheedy, The Last Picture Show, How I Met Your Mother, for every generation there is a redhead, Keitel super powers, morbid self attention, The Madison Dance, sleeping with Elvis, a mix between The Wire and Sesame Street, subconsciously sabotaging yourself, studying the movements of a crab, Super, a man OF the system, Bugsy Malone, A Band Apart, Moonlighting, closer to Britney Spears then Sid Vicious, the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen, the returning Vietnam veteran, and are movies responsible for the way they are perceived??

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Taxi Driver yet, you need to realize how much you are just like the others... cold and distant.  

“This is just the perfect storm of cinema.”Travis Meltdown artwork by Amy Wiedl. She is available for commissioned work, so e-mail her at: amywiedl@gmail.com ]]>ef6d0fdcb5ead62b62191de60a9c79fcSat, 14 Apr 2012 00:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 170 This week we tackle a juggernaut of the film world... TAXI DRIVER. A movie that has massively worked it’s way into the pop culture. But in re-watching it, we realize the bad-ass and cool associations it has today, may be...This week we tackle a juggernaut of the film world... TAXI DRIVER. A movie that has massively worked it’s way into the pop culture. But in re-watching it, we realize the bad-ass and cool associations it has today, may be misguided. So we try to dig in and see what’s really going on with the film and the character of Travis Bickle.

And while planning our trip to Harry Dean Stanton Fest, we also mention... Emma Stone, the guy from The Strokes selling you guns, ...and we got stuck with Molly Ringwald, Scorsese from above, Lexington Film League, Ally Sheedy, The Last Picture Show, How I Met Your Mother, for every generation there is a redhead, Keitel super powers, morbid self attention, The Madison Dance, sleeping with Elvis, a mix between The Wire and Sesame Street, subconsciously sabotaging yourself, studying the movements of a crab, Super, a man OF the system, Bugsy Malone, A Band Apart, Moonlighting, closer to Britney Spears then Sid Vicious, the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen, the returning Vietnam veteran, and are movies responsible for the way they are perceived??

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Taxi Driver yet, you need to realize how much you are just like the others... cold and distant.  

“This is just the perfect storm of cinema.”Travis Meltdown artwork by Amy Wiedl. She is available for commissioned work, so e-mail her at: amywiedl@gmail.com ]]>7215truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/169-if-its-not-one-thing-its-another--74803539This week, the gloves (and the earrings) come off as we prepare to do battle with The Thing! In this, The Thing Super Special, we address things all Thing-related including our Sofa Theater feature: The Thing (2011) as well as how it relates to The Thing (1982), The Thing from Another World and the novella “Who Goes There?”. Including comments on...the clothes question, selective memory, Tom Woodruff Jr., the darkness of The Thing, Howard Hawks, “Who Can it be Now?”, blowtorches in the Antarctic, the Brad Pitt of Norway, a super-nice military, traffic in the Antarctic, fighting the cycle of remakes... and the REAL reason you can’t trust The Thing. (P.S. - Just a note... let the credits play on The 2011 Thing.)

And while we cover several new and better ways to watch the Star Wars prequels, we also discuss... Inserts, a thinner Bob Hoskins, klaus kinski as a condiment, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the right time to introduce your kids to your favorite movies, Jessica Harper, Berkley needs her medication, NCIS, Malfoy in stage age make-up, a businessman is evil, The X-Files, having Topher Grace re-edit your movie, my discourse on Leadbelly and grits, the two-part breakdown of Richard Dreyfuss’s career, Tarantino, stupid things white people do, Veronica Cartwright, planet of the kittens, Aliens vs. Predator, pulling up in front of the house and honking the horn, bursting into song, Windows, a triple entendre, putting a lot of letters together that don’t go together, piercing your dogs ear, graphic, loving Showgirls, the nicest world ever depicted in film, beetle orgy, watching Batman each week on TV, we need an enemy from the outside, like Newman in Basic Instinct, killing myth, hot pie charts, the ancient conflict between graduate students and scientists, homemade pizza and The Muppets, getting bored with nudity, Thor is a closetfest, Fez as a detective, and talking smack about Firefly... just don’t do it.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for things all Thing-related such as... The Thing (2011), The Thing (1982), The Thing from Another World and the novella “Who Goes There?”. You have been warned.

“There should be more action pictures about grad students.”]]>1318d84e32e63501d3a28efbb98f617fSat, 07 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 169 This week, the gloves (and the earrings) come off as we prepare to do battle with The Thing! In this, The Thing Super Special, we address things all Thing-related including our Sofa Theater feature: The Thing (2011) as...This week, the gloves (and the earrings) come off as we prepare to do battle with The Thing! In this, The Thing Super Special, we address things all Thing-related including our Sofa Theater feature: The Thing (2011) as well as how it relates to The Thing (1982), The Thing from Another World and the novella “Who Goes There?”. Including comments on...the clothes question, selective memory, Tom Woodruff Jr., the darkness of The Thing, Howard Hawks, “Who Can it be Now?”, blowtorches in the Antarctic, the Brad Pitt of Norway, a super-nice military, traffic in the Antarctic, fighting the cycle of remakes... and the REAL reason you can’t trust The Thing. (P.S. - Just a note... let the credits play on The 2011 Thing.)

And while we cover several new and better ways to watch the Star Wars prequels, we also discuss... Inserts, a thinner Bob Hoskins, klaus kinski as a condiment, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the right time to introduce your kids to your favorite movies, Jessica Harper, Berkley needs her medication, NCIS, Malfoy in stage age make-up, a businessman is evil, The X-Files, having Topher Grace re-edit your movie, my discourse on Leadbelly and grits, the two-part breakdown of Richard Dreyfuss’s career, Tarantino, stupid things white people do, Veronica Cartwright, planet of the kittens, Aliens vs. Predator, pulling up in front of the house and honking the horn, bursting into song, Windows, a triple entendre, putting a lot of letters together that don’t go together, piercing your dogs ear, graphic, loving Showgirls, the nicest world ever depicted in film, beetle orgy, watching Batman each week on TV, we need an enemy from the outside, like Newman in Basic Instinct, killing myth, hot pie charts, the ancient conflict between graduate students and scientists, homemade pizza and The Muppets, getting bored with nudity, Thor is a closetfest, Fez as a detective, and talking smack about Firefly... just don’t do it.

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for things all Thing-related such as... The Thing (2011), The Thing (1982), The Thing from Another World and the novella “Who Goes There?”. You have been warned.

“There should be more action pictures about grad students.”]]>7616truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/168-win-the-hunger-games-with-cookies--74803609This episode... The Hunger Games, rooms full of giggling Eskimos, Bill Moseley, Jaws, what’s up with rich kung-fu knowing vampires, erotic cartoons, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Police Capt. Hook, David Lynch tells you about dental hygiene, the 30th anniversary of the Summer of ‘82, Salvador Dali, Alice in Wonderland: The Adult Musical, non-mutant Huck Finn, Home Improvment in a wilderness store, Troll Hunter, Creature Comforts, Jennifer Lawrence, Pan, Adrien Brody, Rango, Flesh Gordon, Shut Up Little Man, soccer moms, Teenage Alien Ninja Turtles, laughter canneries, The Big Sleep, maybe too intense for some viewers, my favorite thing Nicolas Cage ever said..., covert anti-feminist propaganda, you don’t mess with Ashley Judd!, making the sports noises, Barbie is like Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction, porn talk, caller number four you’re on the air, drunken history videos, my life’s goal... to steal a pizza, The Pillow Book, I’m pro-popcorn!, the Groundhog Day factor, Barbie’s acting resume, Joanna Cassidy, Brett Ratner...didn’t I go to high school with him?, Julie Adams, A Zed and Two Noughts, more on the David Lynch coffee commercial... and cookies. Lots and lots of cookies.

“They teach kung fu in hell don’t they?”]]>2674f8d713ff87b72ce3e2219e99a1f2Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:15:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 168 This episode... The Hunger Games, rooms full of giggling Eskimos, Bill Moseley, Jaws, what’s up with rich kung-fu knowing vampires, erotic cartoons, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Police Capt. Hook, David Lynch tells you...This episode... The Hunger Games, rooms full of giggling Eskimos, Bill Moseley, Jaws, what’s up with rich kung-fu knowing vampires, erotic cartoons, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Police Capt. Hook, David Lynch tells you about dental hygiene, the 30th anniversary of the Summer of ‘82, Salvador Dali, Alice in Wonderland: The Adult Musical, non-mutant Huck Finn, Home Improvment in a wilderness store, Troll Hunter, Creature Comforts, Jennifer Lawrence, Pan, Adrien Brody, Rango, Flesh Gordon, Shut Up Little Man, soccer moms, Teenage Alien Ninja Turtles, laughter canneries, The Big Sleep, maybe too intense for some viewers, my favorite thing Nicolas Cage ever said..., covert anti-feminist propaganda, you don’t mess with Ashley Judd!, making the sports noises, Barbie is like Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction, porn talk, caller number four you’re on the air, drunken history videos, my life’s goal... to steal a pizza, The Pillow Book, I’m pro-popcorn!, the Groundhog Day factor, Barbie’s acting resume, Joanna Cassidy, Brett Ratner...didn’t I go to high school with him?, Julie Adams, A Zed and Two Noughts, more on the David Lynch coffee commercial... and cookies. Lots and lots of cookies.

“They teach kung fu in hell don’t they?”]]>4593truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/167-one-more-for-the-kill-list--74803604This week we return to Green Room Coffee and Espresso and we’ll need all the caffeine to help us focus on figuring out this week’s movie. By special request, we were asked to try to decide exactly what was happening in the 2011 film “Kill List”. It is...well-made, disturbing, confusing and will more then likely bring about an initial WTF reaction. But with more thought and discussion, can we in fact decide what the hell we just watched??

And while we try to decide if we are discussing the movie OR helping finish write the movie, we also mention... True Grit, a picture of a world, Kurosawa, The Atheist Channel, Curse of the Demon, The Apartment Trilogy, The Crusades, the Cohen Brothers, Diane Ladd, a demon interior decorator, the stereotypical dark side of a librarian, Spaced, what the fuck was that polar bear about?, The Devil’s Daughter, can we just say the filmmaker is wrong?, House of the Devil, Shelly Winters, Rosemary’s Baby, the actress’s Twitter page, cultural mania, naked extras, Dreams, The Wicker Man, Burn Witch Burn, compartmentalized government, organized religion, The Ladykillers, I think your dead dad is really beautiful, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, ironic laughing, by the time you are Richard Gere - you know you’ve lost it all, and trying to alienate every movie-goer in the world!

Spoiler Alert: Seriously, you HAVE to see “Kill List” BEFORE listening to the episode. So get to it...

“...here the ambiguity is kind of amorphous, it could be all kinds of different directions. Where it invites you to like, Mad Lib your own version of the movie.”]]>4e92efeb606dcc92181ff4f04fc07eedFri, 23 Mar 2012 23:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 167 This week we return to Green Room Coffee and Espresso and we’ll need all the caffeine to help us focus on figuring out this week’s movie. By special request, we were asked to try to decide exactly what was happening in the...This week we return to Green Room Coffee and Espresso and we’ll need all the caffeine to help us focus on figuring out this week’s movie. By special request, we were asked to try to decide exactly what was happening in the 2011 film “Kill List”. It is...well-made, disturbing, confusing and will more then likely bring about an initial WTF reaction. But with more thought and discussion, can we in fact decide what the hell we just watched??

And while we try to decide if we are discussing the movie OR helping finish write the movie, we also mention... True Grit, a picture of a world, Kurosawa, The Atheist Channel, Curse of the Demon, The Apartment Trilogy, The Crusades, the Cohen Brothers, Diane Ladd, a demon interior decorator, the stereotypical dark side of a librarian, Spaced, what the fuck was that polar bear about?, The Devil’s Daughter, can we just say the filmmaker is wrong?, House of the Devil, Shelly Winters, Rosemary’s Baby, the actress’s Twitter page, cultural mania, naked extras, Dreams, The Wicker Man, Burn Witch Burn, compartmentalized government, organized religion, The Ladykillers, I think your dead dad is really beautiful, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, ironic laughing, by the time you are Richard Gere - you know you’ve lost it all, and trying to alienate every movie-goer in the world!

Spoiler Alert: Seriously, you HAVE to see “Kill List” BEFORE listening to the episode. So get to it...

“...here the ambiguity is kind of amorphous, it could be all kinds of different directions. Where it invites you to like, Mad Lib your own version of the movie.”]]>6612truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/166-i-dont-normally-talk-about-movies-let-alone-in-a-coffee-shop--74803560And while we figure out our individual orgin stories, we also mention... a traumatic head injury and a Hillary Duff concert, Alphaville, motorcycle gang movies, John Carter, Dwayne “Not the Rock” Johnson, hipsters laughing at you, Anonymous, Russian Ark, David Lynch public service announcements, Wrath of the Titans, Hugo, narrated by a ghost, meet the man who runs the Nicolas Cage costume, Mr. Popper's Penguins, heroin chic, Tom Hardy, Jules Verne spinning in his grave, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Karenina, Jonathan Rhys Meyers vs. Jonathan Rhys-Davies, Sterotype Estates, the future of Back to the Future 2, hipsters moving in... there goes the neighborhood, Gnomeo and Juliet 2, Christopher Lloyd IS Venom, SyFy Channel presents..., Fat Dylan, Roland Emmerich, missing Halloween and peppermint candies, Hillary Duff IS Hillary Swank, not a fan people, the little funny-looking guy in Deuce Bigalow and the heavy kid from SuperBad, Reanimator, Journey 3, just put a Manson cover in your trailer and... someone needs to finish their cookie.

“It’s got CGI, you don’t need acting.”

For more on Green Room Coffee & Espresso Bar, go to:  http://www.greenroomcoffee.com/]]>924d3e86a8d6ad168029c01e2a2ee03eFri, 16 Mar 2012 23:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 166 This week, we do in fact... talk about movies. And, at a coffee shop. That’s right The Caffeinated Movie Geeks mix things up a little this week, as we convene for our first caffeinated session at Green Room Coffee &...And while we figure out our individual orgin stories, we also mention... a traumatic head injury and a Hillary Duff concert, Alphaville, motorcycle gang movies, John Carter, Dwayne “Not the Rock” Johnson, hipsters laughing at you, Anonymous, Russian Ark, David Lynch public service announcements, Wrath of the Titans, Hugo, narrated by a ghost, meet the man who runs the Nicolas Cage costume, Mr. Popper's Penguins, heroin chic, Tom Hardy, Jules Verne spinning in his grave, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Karenina, Jonathan Rhys Meyers vs. Jonathan Rhys-Davies, Sterotype Estates, the future of Back to the Future 2, hipsters moving in... there goes the neighborhood, Gnomeo and Juliet 2, Christopher Lloyd IS Venom, SyFy Channel presents..., Fat Dylan, Roland Emmerich, missing Halloween and peppermint candies, Hillary Duff IS Hillary Swank, not a fan people, the little funny-looking guy in Deuce Bigalow and the heavy kid from SuperBad, Reanimator, Journey 3, just put a Manson cover in your trailer and... someone needs to finish their cookie.

“It’s got CGI, you don’t need acting.”

For more on Green Room Coffee & Espresso Bar, go to:  http://www.greenroomcoffee.com/]]>5741truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/165-the-creature-called-oscar--74803584The fourth annual Oscar Meltdown party rages on as we enjoy crack... which leads to sex talk. Weird... but then again, maybe those go together just fine. And by the time we get to the “love ewe” discussion... well, after four years of this, you’d think there would be no way we could push the envelope further into the realm of bad taste. And yet... midway into that segment, even I thought... “I can’t believe we are having THIS conversation.” These are the things that crack leads to. Just say no kids...just say no.   

We also discuss the Oscar-caliber film “Creature” starring (extended cameo) Klaus Kinski as a lovable space perv. The movie also feature thunderstorms in space, Ferris Bueller’s dad, Simone from “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” and a cosmic creature that studied with Sanford Meisner. Plus we continue awarding The Foilers for the finest cinematic moments of 2011.  

And while we discuss the special ways we care about Rosario Dawson, we also discuss... Midnight in Paris, Land of the Lost was from 2009, seeing other people’s apartments, Invader Zim, naked chicks in space, ads on Facebook, is she wearing poison ivy on her boobs?, getting nothing from Michelle Williams, talking animals movies, The Help, black Woody Allen, Norm Macdonald, for some reason... having women actually be interested in you, living in a breadtruck, Amber Heard, Zookeeper, a west coast fumble, Bobby Brown, OCD sex, being a Nazi, Sinbad’s socks, space pegboard and dryer-vent tubing, meta snaky comments, one more reason Gonzo is awesome, best extra award, Attack the Block, Drive Angry, attractive young actresses and... if Justin Beiber were a football player AND ultra-right-wing Christian.

Foiler Alert: We totally discuss all the goings on of the 1985 movie “Creature”, but as one of the gang says... “And there’s no spoiler-alert, because it’s not fucking possible to spoil this movie.”

“ I mean I thought it was crazy that that was even nominated for best picture. I mean... come on.”]]>af0d94f59b07e39f08f5e86f70cd4037Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 165 (aka: "Greg Makes Sex Sound Disgusting") The fourth annual Oscar Meltdown party rages on as we enjoy crack... which leads to sex talk. Weird... but then again, maybe those go together just fine. And by the time we get to...The fourth annual Oscar Meltdown party rages on as we enjoy crack... which leads to sex talk. Weird... but then again, maybe those go together just fine. And by the time we get to the “love ewe” discussion... well, after four years of this, you’d think there would be no way we could push the envelope further into the realm of bad taste. And yet... midway into that segment, even I thought... “I can’t believe we are having THIS conversation.” These are the things that crack leads to. Just say no kids...just say no.   

We also discuss the Oscar-caliber film “Creature” starring (extended cameo) Klaus Kinski as a lovable space perv. The movie also feature thunderstorms in space, Ferris Bueller’s dad, Simone from “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” and a cosmic creature that studied with Sanford Meisner. Plus we continue awarding The Foilers for the finest cinematic moments of 2011.  

And while we discuss the special ways we care about Rosario Dawson, we also discuss... Midnight in Paris, Land of the Lost was from 2009, seeing other people’s apartments, Invader Zim, naked chicks in space, ads on Facebook, is she wearing poison ivy on her boobs?, getting nothing from Michelle Williams, talking animals movies, The Help, black Woody Allen, Norm Macdonald, for some reason... having women actually be interested in you, living in a breadtruck, Amber Heard, Zookeeper, a west coast fumble, Bobby Brown, OCD sex, being a Nazi, Sinbad’s socks, space pegboard and dryer-vent tubing, meta snaky comments, one more reason Gonzo is awesome, best extra award, Attack the Block, Drive Angry, attractive young actresses and... if Justin Beiber were a football player AND ultra-right-wing Christian.

Foiler Alert: We totally discuss all the goings on of the 1985 movie “Creature”, but as one of the gang says... “And there’s no spoiler-alert, because it’s not fucking possible to spoil this movie.”

“ I mean I thought it was crazy that that was even nominated for best picture. I mean... come on.”]]>8766truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/164-bring-me-the-leg-of-angelina-jolie--74803612Join us as we kick off Oscar Meltdown 4! With our mascot Babe by our side, we dive into the h'orderves and pizza (Now Vegan Friendly!!) as we launch our own brand of coveted trophy...The Foilers - in this, the first annual Meltdown Awards.

Between eating loads of pork and discussing who has the most hideous dress, we also mention... Sailor Moon: anti-girl power, George Takei, Drive, Ryan Reynolds, Mila Kunis, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, fear of aging in Hollywood, The Lie, Neil Patrick Harris, The New Girl, Hank Azaria, Super, getting a patent... in a courtroom?, the Mayflower was made of pork rinds, Emily Browning, Brad Pitt, space puppies, K-stew, Jeffery Rush’s bare ass, being back on the market via advertising, Mr. Poppers Penguins, Wes Craven, Natalie Portman, Albert Brooks, Green Lantern, Aimee Mann’s toe... in a blanket, Purina Kid’s Chow, Sucker Punch, Adam Sandler, The Rum Diaries, Linda Hamilton beating Steve, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, X-Men: First Class, a nun on wheels, O’bacon, Cancer Boy, identifying  J Lo’s ass, The Smurfs, Danny DeVito, and the story where the thing shrieks and jumps at me like one of those raptors from Jurassic Park!

“Foiler Alert”: The accounting firm of Movie and Meltdown takes no responsiblity for Marlena’s special thoughts on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.

“Thou shalt not eat pork... unless it’s delicious.”
]]>9680b6daed9260238867974969149c47Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 164 Join us as we kick off Oscar Meltdown 4! With our mascot Babe by our side, we dive into the h'orderves and pizza (Now Vegan Friendly!!) as we launch our own brand of coveted trophy...The Foilers - in this, the first annual...Join us as we kick off Oscar Meltdown 4! With our mascot Babe by our side, we dive into the h'orderves and pizza (Now Vegan Friendly!!) as we launch our own brand of coveted trophy...The Foilers - in this, the first annual Meltdown Awards.

Between eating loads of pork and discussing who has the most hideous dress, we also mention... Sailor Moon: anti-girl power, George Takei, Drive, Ryan Reynolds, Mila Kunis, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, fear of aging in Hollywood, The Lie, Neil Patrick Harris, The New Girl, Hank Azaria, Super, getting a patent... in a courtroom?, the Mayflower was made of pork rinds, Emily Browning, Brad Pitt, space puppies, K-stew, Jeffery Rush’s bare ass, being back on the market via advertising, Mr. Poppers Penguins, Wes Craven, Natalie Portman, Albert Brooks, Green Lantern, Aimee Mann’s toe... in a blanket, Purina Kid’s Chow, Sucker Punch, Adam Sandler, The Rum Diaries, Linda Hamilton beating Steve, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, X-Men: First Class, a nun on wheels, O’bacon, Cancer Boy, identifying  J Lo’s ass, The Smurfs, Danny DeVito, and the story where the thing shrieks and jumps at me like one of those raptors from Jurassic Park!

“Foiler Alert”: The accounting firm of Movie and Meltdown takes no responsiblity for Marlena’s special thoughts on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.

“Thou shalt not eat pork... unless it’s delicious.”
]]>6270truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/163-being-a-movie-geek-its-in-the-blood--74803579This week we welcome director Scooter Downey and actors Sean Elliot and Rose Sirna to sit-in with us and tell us about their movie "It's in the Blood". (Which also stars show favorite Lance Henriksen.) Oh... and they just happen to fall right in line with our usual geeky conversations. It's an amazing thing when geeks find each other. Come experience the movie bonding session!

And as we find the classiest way to use the phase ear pussy, we also discuss... The Lord of the Rings, Against the Dark, Yellow Brick Road, Blow Up, accents, Jaws, Troll 2, Mario Puzo's Monopoly, putting action stars in tutus, a performance video nutjob, They, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Michael, Albert Brooks, farm machinery show, The Virgin Springs, The Alamo Draft House, Shia LaBeouf, the gatekeepers are going to become the marketplace, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, is 3D revolutionary?, Bergman movies, The Vow, watching Fast Five with your Grandma, Sam Worthington, Jurassic Park, The Quest, film is an expression of mood, scruffy-looking Nick Nolte, 5K of running away from zombies, The Simpsons in Spanish, John Carter, he’s a cross between Robin Williams and John McEnroe, David Lynch, pulling Lance up a hill, loving schlocky movies, shooting a film on an iPhone, Avatar, losing our language, that big chubby Mongolian guy, My Name is Bruce, The Barbarian Brothers, calling Apple about my users agreement, Drive, Snow Dogs, she threw the liquid in the air..., Guillermo del Toro, Wizard of Oz, ninja flash mob, Tentacles, French Shudder Island, The Rock, Ron Perlman, Total Recall sing-along, Pepe Le Pew martial artist, Ryan Gosling, Easy. Painless. Beautiful., Sasquatch, Wrath of the Titans, the Harry Potter movie with the lady in black, the mysterious presence at the backyard barbecue, Southland Tales, The Thing, Insidious, Aliens, (and this episode may in fact be) the high-water mark of human achievement.

“...that movie, or that series of movies really solidified it for me. The magic of cinema. The power just to take you somewhere.”]]>2b7c0665042e66863991be958870c1e0Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:48:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 163 This week we welcome director Scooter Downey and actors Sean Elliot and Rose Sirna to sit-in with us and tell us about their movie "It's in the Blood". (Which also stars show favorite Lance Henriksen.) Oh... and they just...This week we welcome director Scooter Downey and actors Sean Elliot and Rose Sirna to sit-in with us and tell us about their movie "It's in the Blood". (Which also stars show favorite Lance Henriksen.) Oh... and they just happen to fall right in line with our usual geeky conversations. It's an amazing thing when geeks find each other. Come experience the movie bonding session!

And as we find the classiest way to use the phase ear pussy, we also discuss... The Lord of the Rings, Against the Dark, Yellow Brick Road, Blow Up, accents, Jaws, Troll 2, Mario Puzo's Monopoly, putting action stars in tutus, a performance video nutjob, They, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Michael, Albert Brooks, farm machinery show, The Virgin Springs, The Alamo Draft House, Shia LaBeouf, the gatekeepers are going to become the marketplace, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, is 3D revolutionary?, Bergman movies, The Vow, watching Fast Five with your Grandma, Sam Worthington, Jurassic Park, The Quest, film is an expression of mood, scruffy-looking Nick Nolte, 5K of running away from zombies, The Simpsons in Spanish, John Carter, he’s a cross between Robin Williams and John McEnroe, David Lynch, pulling Lance up a hill, loving schlocky movies, shooting a film on an iPhone, Avatar, losing our language, that big chubby Mongolian guy, My Name is Bruce, The Barbarian Brothers, calling Apple about my users agreement, Drive, Snow Dogs, she threw the liquid in the air..., Guillermo del Toro, Wizard of Oz, ninja flash mob, Tentacles, French Shudder Island, The Rock, Ron Perlman, Total Recall sing-along, Pepe Le Pew martial artist, Ryan Gosling, Easy. Painless. Beautiful., Sasquatch, Wrath of the Titans, the Harry Potter movie with the lady in black, the mysterious presence at the backyard barbecue, Southland Tales, The Thing, Insidious, Aliens, (and this episode may in fact be) the high-water mark of human achievement.

“...that movie, or that series of movies really solidified it for me. The magic of cinema. The power just to take you somewhere.”]]>7135truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/162-sci-fi-soulmates--74803589The gang is back! And this week we kick things off with a War Horse battle straight from the trenches! (Watch out for the barbed wire) Then we dive right into this week's Sofa Theater feature - TiMER. Can this slightly sci fi movie enlighten us on the futuristic ways of finding your soulmate. Or will some of us have issues with the science involved.. or lack thereof? What results is a great group discussion. Plus we feature a One From the Vaults segment from the star of the movie Emma Caulfield. Where we hear her thoughts on the general themes addressed in the film.
And somewhere amidst all this we also mention... foley art, Guy Maddin, peering in my neighbor’s window, Ibsen's “A Doll's House, theater of the mind, Vintage Thunderbird, Seinfeld, Bryan’s Misty impression, Weekly Reader lies, Stranger Then Fiction,  Apu and his wife, Juno, lost your privileges, diminishing returns, Manhattan, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Another Earth, being rapturously in love with horses, Party Down, Tex Arvery’s House of the Future, oh my god, that plot makes me want to smash things!!, Brand Upon the Brain, making a romantic comedy about monkeys, Up in the Air, freak accidents, Unbreakable, SpongeBob SquarePants, people used to be spherical, I didn’t start dating until I’d been married for five years, If you don’t feel something is missing - there’s something wrong with you, it struck me that the concept of love seemed to - not matter, and only our show would find a way to thematically tie this film to Power Rangers, The Simpsons and That’s so Raven. Spoiler Alert: We reveal the major plot points and the ending of this week's movie TiMER. Oh yeah and we totally spoil Old Yeller and The Mist along the way. So beware of those moments... "The central science fiction metaphor, is not a metaphor for something in life, it’s a metaphor for something that exists in romantic comedies.”
]]>5146fa13049bfeae92d0473ad1fd8fe0Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:24:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 162 The gang is back! And this week we kick things off with a War Horse battle straight from the trenches! (Watch out for the barbed wire) Then we dive right into this week's Sofa Theater feature - TiMER. Can this slightly sci...The gang is back! And this week we kick things off with a War Horse battle straight from the trenches! (Watch out for the barbed wire) Then we dive right into this week's Sofa Theater feature - TiMER. Can this slightly sci fi movie enlighten us on the futuristic ways of finding your soulmate. Or will some of us have issues with the science involved.. or lack thereof? What results is a great group discussion. Plus we feature a One From the Vaults segment from the star of the movie Emma Caulfield. Where we hear her thoughts on the general themes addressed in the film.
And somewhere amidst all this we also mention... foley art, Guy Maddin, peering in my neighbor’s window, Ibsen's “A Doll's House, theater of the mind, Vintage Thunderbird, Seinfeld, Bryan’s Misty impression, Weekly Reader lies, Stranger Then Fiction,  Apu and his wife, Juno, lost your privileges, diminishing returns, Manhattan, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Another Earth, being rapturously in love with horses, Party Down, Tex Arvery’s House of the Future, oh my god, that plot makes me want to smash things!!, Brand Upon the Brain, making a romantic comedy about monkeys, Up in the Air, freak accidents, Unbreakable, SpongeBob SquarePants, people used to be spherical, I didn’t start dating until I’d been married for five years, If you don’t feel something is missing - there’s something wrong with you, it struck me that the concept of love seemed to - not matter, and only our show would find a way to thematically tie this film to Power Rangers, The Simpsons and That’s so Raven. Spoiler Alert: We reveal the major plot points and the ending of this week's movie TiMER. Oh yeah and we totally spoil Old Yeller and The Mist along the way. So beware of those moments... "The central science fiction metaphor, is not a metaphor for something in life, it’s a metaphor for something that exists in romantic comedies.”
]]>7391truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/161-post-traumatic-mess--74803601cde9a8e802b0af9602f8dbab145e6e94Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:37:34 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 161 This week we drop back into the middle of The Grind where we are discussing “Traumatic Movies”. And somewhere during our dealing with all the mental scars, we also mention… technology is usurping humanity, Return of the...5259truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/160-let-the-trauma-begin--7480360684d03796be3bf184b98fcde23a881195Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 160 This week we fling open the doors to the coffee shop and expand the cast to a bigger and better level! And what better way to welcome the new members to the show, then to immerse them into trauma. That’s right, this week...4179truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/159-high-school-noir--748036024aea2598a164438bfc5fdd07ba7d412cFri, 27 Jan 2012 21:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 159 This week we return to the coffee shop to discuss this week’s Sofa Theater feature, director Rian Johnson's original take on the detective genre… Brick.  And along the way we mention… a mad scientist with the wall of...4878truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/158-some-weeks-are-a-little-more-geek-then-others--74803575d41fad2a97f5c9cc353629b515384733Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 158 This week the geek activities run rampant, as we discuss… The Help, Spielbergisms, Big, barbershop duet, Emma Stone, we’re George Carlin lesbians, an apology movie, The Glass Menagerie, Steve Carell, Cowboys vs. Aliens,...3491truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/157-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-remake--74803594This week we dive head first into “The Grind” when we address the topic of Remakes. Why are there so many these days? Are there different “types”? Are they necessary? And is there a way to make a good remake? We pose these questions and more are as we discuss the obvious bad examples as well as a surprisingly lengthy list of good remakes.

All of which eventually leads to... The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trespass, Fright Night, the ratman, belted-overalls?, True Grit, kind of like Wilford Brimley... only more-so, Black Christmas, Hayden Christensen, Leonard Nimoy, Godfather 3, Tim Burton, Pumpkin, Crispin Glover, Hugo, Prince Humperdinck could care less about Buttercup, The Ring, BMX Bandits, is this a kissing book?, King Kong, Halloween, Footloose, The Fly, The Killers, Rooney Mara, The Eye, Psycho, Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Ukulele Mike... this is bullshit man!, Star Trek, the six-fingered man, love for the original, Solaris, nuance in a foreign movie, Joel Schumacher, 3:10 to Yuma, Planet of the Apes, Peeping Tom, Shatner’s got pink flamingos in his yard, Willy Wonka, The Addams Family, The Killers, the clerk at Wild and Woolly Video, The Grudge, Dawn of the Dead, Scorsese in 3D, you know I learned a lot with Transformers, Let the Right One In, wearing the edges off the American audiences, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Others, Chris Sarandon, Reagan’s last movie, Ocean’s Eleven, Pulse, this impossible E minor chord, Jeff Goldblum, Count Dooku, killer backstory, Georges Méliès, Cape Fear, film school in the 50’s in Russia, Battle Royale, Fairy Tale Theater, Star Trek, your kid is evil... that’s all there is to it, Flirting, cold wet squishy stuff, not loving the original too much, Don Siegel, Henry V, The Hunger Games, The Ref, Funny Games, Harry Potter, Lolita, The Blob, Norman Fell, Nicole Kidman, Straw Dogs, and is he clueless... is he genius... or is he just an ass?

“It’s up to me to let it go... if it’s ruining something that I hold dear. It doesn’t ruin it - it’s me letting it ruin it.“
]]>99ee99a1705688e01cc20990f80a86f5Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:53:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 157 This week we dive head first into “The Grind” when we address the topic of Remakes. Why are there so many these days? Are there different “types”? Are they necessary? And is there a way to make a good remake? We pose these...This week we dive head first into “The Grind” when we address the topic of Remakes. Why are there so many these days? Are there different “types”? Are they necessary? And is there a way to make a good remake? We pose these questions and more are as we discuss the obvious bad examples as well as a surprisingly lengthy list of good remakes.

All of which eventually leads to... The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trespass, Fright Night, the ratman, belted-overalls?, True Grit, kind of like Wilford Brimley... only more-so, Black Christmas, Hayden Christensen, Leonard Nimoy, Godfather 3, Tim Burton, Pumpkin, Crispin Glover, Hugo, Prince Humperdinck could care less about Buttercup, The Ring, BMX Bandits, is this a kissing book?, King Kong, Halloween, Footloose, The Fly, The Killers, Rooney Mara, The Eye, Psycho, Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Ukulele Mike... this is bullshit man!, Star Trek, the six-fingered man, love for the original, Solaris, nuance in a foreign movie, Joel Schumacher, 3:10 to Yuma, Planet of the Apes, Peeping Tom, Shatner’s got pink flamingos in his yard, Willy Wonka, The Addams Family, The Killers, the clerk at Wild and Woolly Video, The Grudge, Dawn of the Dead, Scorsese in 3D, you know I learned a lot with Transformers, Let the Right One In, wearing the edges off the American audiences, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Others, Chris Sarandon, Reagan’s last movie, Ocean’s Eleven, Pulse, this impossible E minor chord, Jeff Goldblum, Count Dooku, killer backstory, Georges Méliès, Cape Fear, film school in the 50’s in Russia, Battle Royale, Fairy Tale Theater, Star Trek, your kid is evil... that’s all there is to it, Flirting, cold wet squishy stuff, not loving the original too much, Don Siegel, Henry V, The Hunger Games, The Ref, Funny Games, Harry Potter, Lolita, The Blob, Norman Fell, Nicole Kidman, Straw Dogs, and is he clueless... is he genius... or is he just an ass?

“It’s up to me to let it go... if it’s ruining something that I hold dear. It doesn’t ruin it - it’s me letting it ruin it.“
]]>6811truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/156-the-funny-games-coffee-drinking-game--74803553Get out your mugs!! Because this week we are back at the coffee shop, and we are going to play... a game. Our newly adopted member of the gang, actress Jess Weixler, sits in with us again as we tackle this week’s Sofa Theater feature: Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games”. We discuss the examination of violence in this 1997 film and the director’s choice to remake the movie in 2007.

And as we rudely borrow eggs, we also mention... American tough talk, Man Bites Dog, furry Hillary Duff, In Cold Blood, polite society rules, Home Alone, Titanic 3D, a less-macho Jimmy Fallon, Taxi Driver 3D, the kids from Home Improvement, play this movie like a comedy, veiled menace, Duel, how shallow humans are, like rats in a cage, degrees of alienation, like your being uncomfortably tickled... too long, play this movie like a tragedy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, torturing interior designers, Benny’s Video, I like that THAT is what made you uncomfortable in this movie, talking to the camera, Pretty in Pink, put a pig in her face, droogies, Bernard Shaw, being a details kind of guy and how did we get HERE... from Funny Games?!?

Spolier Alert: Seriously, we spoil most key moments and themes in both the 1997 and the 2007 versions of “Funny Games”. So please watch at least one of them before listening.
“If this film is a success, it will be very questionable as to if it’s a success for the right reasons.”
]]>731181c3aff01b49fa51d9f42d046a4cSat, 07 Jan 2012 00:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 156 Get out your mugs!! Because this week we are back at the coffee shop, and we are going to play... a game. Our newly adopted member of the gang, actress Jess Weixler, sits in with us again as we tackle this week’s Sofa...Get out your mugs!! Because this week we are back at the coffee shop, and we are going to play... a game. Our newly adopted member of the gang, actress Jess Weixler, sits in with us again as we tackle this week’s Sofa Theater feature: Michael Haneke’s “Funny Games”. We discuss the examination of violence in this 1997 film and the director’s choice to remake the movie in 2007.

And as we rudely borrow eggs, we also mention... American tough talk, Man Bites Dog, furry Hillary Duff, In Cold Blood, polite society rules, Home Alone, Titanic 3D, a less-macho Jimmy Fallon, Taxi Driver 3D, the kids from Home Improvement, play this movie like a comedy, veiled menace, Duel, how shallow humans are, like rats in a cage, degrees of alienation, like your being uncomfortably tickled... too long, play this movie like a tragedy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, torturing interior designers, Benny’s Video, I like that THAT is what made you uncomfortable in this movie, talking to the camera, Pretty in Pink, put a pig in her face, droogies, Bernard Shaw, being a details kind of guy and how did we get HERE... from Funny Games?!?

Spolier Alert: Seriously, we spoil most key moments and themes in both the 1997 and the 2007 versions of “Funny Games”. So please watch at least one of them before listening.
“If this film is a success, it will be very questionable as to if it’s a success for the right reasons.”
]]>4569truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/155-when-i-geek-with-jess-weixler--74803607This week we welcome our first special guest co-host to the coffee shop! Join us as we get caffeinated and have an awesome conversation with actress Jess Weixler. (Though she is quite humble about it) she was dubbed “The New Indie Queen” by The New Yorker and has starred in “The Lie”, “Peter and Vandy”, “The Big Bad Swim”, “Alexander the Last” and will (hopefully not) forever be known as “the girl with the whatsees in the....” from the infamous movie “Teeth”. Listen as we discuss acting, all-around geekiness and cheese. Yes, cheese.  

And as we come to the realization that bad-ass never died!! We also mention...The Juilliard School, Michael Haneke, Carlton the doorman, W. Earl Brown, losing general geek points, pouring a whisky and playing Angry Birds, The Piano Teacher, cashew and almond, Atherton Rebels, using your toothbrush as a microphone, having the wrong accent, surviving the audition, John Waters, Walden Theatre, a healthy fear of the ocean floor, I do NOT promote bulimia, Shakespeare nerd, a new transatlantic diction, Chekhov, having people tell you you are not doing good... a lot, you need to remake that movie with ME!, I would see movies and I would feel like I had been changed, talking in the back of your throat, prevalence, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, living in a shoebox, satire, I’m gonna be a star!!, CalTech, vegan BLT, getting the evil out of you, someone that they love is super-proud of something that they did, tagged as a feminist movie, factory farming is killing the world, Tree of Life, a rattlesnake in a swaddling clothes, surfing in the morning, Jessica Chastain, being big in Africa, Chinese superstore, that’s all you get for your quarter, so in your experience with castration sex..., making unwise choices, experimental food geek, Benny's Video, the hyphen: our most precious resource and a killer blender.

“I don’t know if there will ever come a time, even if I like become some massive movie star with tons of Oscars, where they won’t be like, ‘So Teeth?? Really? You made that movie?’”
]]>7e00581f382c42822afd725726f3b402Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:37:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 155 This week we welcome our first special guest co-host to the coffee shop! Join us as we get caffeinated and have an awesome conversation with actress Jess Weixler. (Though she is quite humble about it) she was dubbed “The...This week we welcome our first special guest co-host to the coffee shop! Join us as we get caffeinated and have an awesome conversation with actress Jess Weixler. (Though she is quite humble about it) she was dubbed “The New Indie Queen” by The New Yorker and has starred in “The Lie”, “Peter and Vandy”, “The Big Bad Swim”, “Alexander the Last” and will (hopefully not) forever be known as “the girl with the whatsees in the....” from the infamous movie “Teeth”. Listen as we discuss acting, all-around geekiness and cheese. Yes, cheese.  

And as we come to the realization that bad-ass never died!! We also mention...The Juilliard School, Michael Haneke, Carlton the doorman, W. Earl Brown, losing general geek points, pouring a whisky and playing Angry Birds, The Piano Teacher, cashew and almond, Atherton Rebels, using your toothbrush as a microphone, having the wrong accent, surviving the audition, John Waters, Walden Theatre, a healthy fear of the ocean floor, I do NOT promote bulimia, Shakespeare nerd, a new transatlantic diction, Chekhov, having people tell you you are not doing good... a lot, you need to remake that movie with ME!, I would see movies and I would feel like I had been changed, talking in the back of your throat, prevalence, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, living in a shoebox, satire, I’m gonna be a star!!, CalTech, vegan BLT, getting the evil out of you, someone that they love is super-proud of something that they did, tagged as a feminist movie, factory farming is killing the world, Tree of Life, a rattlesnake in a swaddling clothes, surfing in the morning, Jessica Chastain, being big in Africa, Chinese superstore, that’s all you get for your quarter, so in your experience with castration sex..., making unwise choices, experimental food geek, Benny's Video, the hyphen: our most precious resource and a killer blender.

“I don’t know if there will ever come a time, even if I like become some massive movie star with tons of Oscars, where they won’t be like, ‘So Teeth?? Really? You made that movie?’”
]]>4165truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/154-hot-damn-it-s-a-black-christmas--74803543b4e517ca0c2c021e28bb66377272e3d4Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 154 We are back, and the holiday party continues, as we cover a few geek activities, and “very special“ installment of the ever popular Marlena Moment. Then we watch the beloved holiday classic that is “Black Christmas“. As...7536truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/153-come-join-the-party-we-re-just-like-jesus--748035988288385408e051f4a709ddd89f7cc1beSat, 17 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 153 Join us as we kick off our holiday party and anniversary celebration in this the 4th annual Movie Meltdown Holiday "Special". In our usual way we embrace all holidays… well, at least we give them as much reverence as we do...7239truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/152-the-allure-of-the-creature--74803550Halloween Candy Conspiracy, we also mention… A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Tree of Life, watching a movie on your iPhone, Jack Arnold, wearing your utility belt, it was the most gratuitous use of 3D technology I have ever seen, a bad-ass Han Solo move, science vs. money, Gorilla at Large, AntiChrist, the moment that life began on the planet, an encyclopedia of 50's ingénue gestures and looks, Destroy all Monsters, Clearwater Springs Flordia, back when women used to wear wigs, conservatism is progressive, Thunderball, The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, was that a cosmic vagina?, the adolescent boy that is 'The Creature', an intense David Hyde Pierce, being friends with a Bigfoot, David Lynch, Island of Lost Souls, a pure carved leather corset, the Summer of 1982, if your are terrified of me... I'm gonna kill you, the child care cave, Gilligan's Island and Tarantula for breakfast. Spoiler Alert: Seriously, just go watch “Creature from the Black Lagoon”… it’s a classic. "You know, you watch 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon', and you can't help thinking what it would be like to have sex with that thing. And by 'that thing', I mean... a 50's chick."]]>68d61af080682402cbe1ec37ab6d94ecSat, 10 Dec 2011 04:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 152 This week we are back as we discuss the Universal classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Dave joins us again this week, and he's not only a big "Creature" fan (who brings cool toys!!), but in the past he has worked with...Halloween Candy Conspiracy, we also mention… A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Tree of Life, watching a movie on your iPhone, Jack Arnold, wearing your utility belt, it was the most gratuitous use of 3D technology I have ever seen, a bad-ass Han Solo move, science vs. money, Gorilla at Large, AntiChrist, the moment that life began on the planet, an encyclopedia of 50's ingénue gestures and looks, Destroy all Monsters, Clearwater Springs Flordia, back when women used to wear wigs, conservatism is progressive, Thunderball, The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, was that a cosmic vagina?, the adolescent boy that is 'The Creature', an intense David Hyde Pierce, being friends with a Bigfoot, David Lynch, Island of Lost Souls, a pure carved leather corset, the Summer of 1982, if your are terrified of me... I'm gonna kill you, the child care cave, Gilligan's Island and Tarantula for breakfast. Spoiler Alert: Seriously, just go watch “Creature from the Black Lagoon”… it’s a classic. "You know, you watch 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon', and you can't help thinking what it would be like to have sex with that thing. And by 'that thing', I mean... a 50's chick."]]>5532truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/151-blockbuster-desolation--74803603The Caffeinated Movie Geek featuring one of our favorite segments The Grind. This time around we discuss the impact of the disappearance of brick and mortar video stores. From nostalgia to new technology to building a community of movie fans we address the whole situation. Plus while we try to decide if we are a movie abuser or not, we also mention… Super 8, Escape from New York, Raymond Carver, NetFlix, Zombie Cheerleading Camp, Scream 4, Wristcutters, geek comradery, Kenneth Branagh, the punk DIY approach, Mantra, Splice, Neve Campbell, Lonely Hearts, The Addams Family, the gatekeepers, the community of a video store, Ray Harryhausen, Like Water for Elephants, Hamlet, DVDs on the shelf, Adam Carolla putting in a swimming pool, the caves under Kansas City, “dollar Wednesday“, the consistency of bagged iced, a mathematical process for figuring out what you like, AFI, Coppola writing Patton, a bag of weed and an old Yes album cover, Night of the Living Fred, The Godfather, Joe Johnston, mixing comedy and horror, StakeLand, the disappearance of 35mm, seriously… we like independent films, Red State, ME TV, guerilla filmmaking, the porn-renting customers, six degrees of separation, the death of Borders, my wife… the savage, the Vulcan mind-meld state of the audience, out-of-print movies, living in a hive, Wolfman, Attack the Block, the psychic Dances with Wolves, copyright law, Roger Dean, President Donald Pleasence, driving a car with a vortex under the seat, Captain America, more lens flares?!?, Everything Must Go, bypassing the system, Ernest Scared Stupid, defining a “B-movie” in today’s market, a movie-geek support group and is it a steamy thriller or an erotic masterpiece? “At what point do you say, I’m gonna chase what the market wants?”]]>06b4f84d8928d6bba469b0d86df0c7faSun, 04 Dec 2011 03:03:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 151 This week a full crew settles into the coffee shop for another edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek featuring one of our favorite segments The Grind. This time around we discuss the impact of the disappearance of brick...The Caffeinated Movie Geek featuring one of our favorite segments The Grind. This time around we discuss the impact of the disappearance of brick and mortar video stores. From nostalgia to new technology to building a community of movie fans we address the whole situation. Plus while we try to decide if we are a movie abuser or not, we also mention… Super 8, Escape from New York, Raymond Carver, NetFlix, Zombie Cheerleading Camp, Scream 4, Wristcutters, geek comradery, Kenneth Branagh, the punk DIY approach, Mantra, Splice, Neve Campbell, Lonely Hearts, The Addams Family, the gatekeepers, the community of a video store, Ray Harryhausen, Like Water for Elephants, Hamlet, DVDs on the shelf, Adam Carolla putting in a swimming pool, the caves under Kansas City, “dollar Wednesday“, the consistency of bagged iced, a mathematical process for figuring out what you like, AFI, Coppola writing Patton, a bag of weed and an old Yes album cover, Night of the Living Fred, The Godfather, Joe Johnston, mixing comedy and horror, StakeLand, the disappearance of 35mm, seriously… we like independent films, Red State, ME TV, guerilla filmmaking, the porn-renting customers, six degrees of separation, the death of Borders, my wife… the savage, the Vulcan mind-meld state of the audience, out-of-print movies, living in a hive, Wolfman, Attack the Block, the psychic Dances with Wolves, copyright law, Roger Dean, President Donald Pleasence, driving a car with a vortex under the seat, Captain America, more lens flares?!?, Everything Must Go, bypassing the system, Ernest Scared Stupid, defining a “B-movie” in today’s market, a movie-geek support group and is it a steamy thriller or an erotic masterpiece? “At what point do you say, I’m gonna chase what the market wants?”]]>7846truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/150-caught-somewhere-in-time-with-the-doug-jones-experience--74803551Somewhere in Time, which features special guest co-host actor Doug Jones!! Star of Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy 1 and 2, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Guild, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the man who is bringing us the coffee table portfolio entitled - Mime Very Own Book. And somewhere, possibly sitting in the middle of the hallway, we mention… The Ward, Wonder Falls, getting your wisdom teeth taken out, Anthony Michael Hall, Devour, Channel 1, Felicia Day, Peep World, the son of the devil… or a witch… or a satanic beast???, Sarah’s Key, Amber Heard runs, forging a magnificent blade, the Steve Guttenberg appeal, Supernatural, The Annual Jones Family Vacation, Cave Dwellers, beating up Scary Spice, Joss Whedon… genius, Happy Accidents, scary Stormtroopers, Randy and Lisa’s kiwis, The Grand Hotel, Max Headroom, In Time, being a ‘Steampunk Dandy‘, Psycho, kind of an orc sword, sneaking through the horse door, I love Anderson Cooper!, Dragon Age: Redemption, baby in a backpack, Christopher Plummer, stuck in an elevator with Sean Patrick Flannery and Michael Rooker, eating peeps, leaving Corey out, Police Academy on Loritabs, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Silverman, being excited to see Alex Winter, Ricky Gervais, those painter-ly moments, Michael C. Hall, No iCarly for you!!, Norman Reedus on The Walking Dead, Rainn Wilson, Noah Hathaway winked at me and being a face wrangler. Spoiler Alert: Quit dragging your feet and watch “Somewhere in Time”. It’s been like thirty years already. “Two perfect people going at it with each other, of course you’re going to watch that. Who wouldn't watch that?!" For all your Doug Jones information, go to: http://www.thedougjonesexperience.com/]]>1db95b41ada4dfdc95855d86b6d41c21Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 150 This week we continue to loiter around a hotel room as we discuss ‘Geek Activities’ and reminisce about the details and interactions of the day. The most exciting of which is our Sofa Theater session of the week, the lush...Somewhere in Time, which features special guest co-host actor Doug Jones!! Star of Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy 1 and 2, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Guild, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the man who is bringing us the coffee table portfolio entitled - Mime Very Own Book. And somewhere, possibly sitting in the middle of the hallway, we mention… The Ward, Wonder Falls, getting your wisdom teeth taken out, Anthony Michael Hall, Devour, Channel 1, Felicia Day, Peep World, the son of the devil… or a witch… or a satanic beast???, Sarah’s Key, Amber Heard runs, forging a magnificent blade, the Steve Guttenberg appeal, Supernatural, The Annual Jones Family Vacation, Cave Dwellers, beating up Scary Spice, Joss Whedon… genius, Happy Accidents, scary Stormtroopers, Randy and Lisa’s kiwis, The Grand Hotel, Max Headroom, In Time, being a ‘Steampunk Dandy‘, Psycho, kind of an orc sword, sneaking through the horse door, I love Anderson Cooper!, Dragon Age: Redemption, baby in a backpack, Christopher Plummer, stuck in an elevator with Sean Patrick Flannery and Michael Rooker, eating peeps, leaving Corey out, Police Academy on Loritabs, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Silverman, being excited to see Alex Winter, Ricky Gervais, those painter-ly moments, Michael C. Hall, No iCarly for you!!, Norman Reedus on The Walking Dead, Rainn Wilson, Noah Hathaway winked at me and being a face wrangler. Spoiler Alert: Quit dragging your feet and watch “Somewhere in Time”. It’s been like thirty years already. “Two perfect people going at it with each other, of course you’re going to watch that. Who wouldn't watch that?!" For all your Doug Jones information, go to: http://www.thedougjonesexperience.com/]]>6167truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/149-enter-the-saxon--74803596beec3fcfdbdd6db8a057ddd8b5c1f84bSat, 19 Nov 2011 00:28:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 149 This week we head to some random convention and crash Randy and Lisa's hotel room. Plus we talk to legendary actor JOHN SAXON!! All that in addition to movie news as well as our usual witty and/or ridiculous banter. And...4098truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/148-f-the-police-academy--74803614Geek Activities, we sit down and talk with comedian and sound effects master Michael Winslow! Then we revisit the 80's comedy stylings of "Police Academy". But how does it hold up to our modern mindset? And though it may feel like we are caught in Joe Dante‘s Inferno, while we are there we still manage to discuss… Dexter, Tree of Life, The Walking Dead, the world’s largest comedy festival, oh there’s Sean Penn… hey Sean, a polar bear wandering by, That’s Kung Fu, Michael Myers, Friction, Flip Wilson, a reasonably likable doofus, Andre Braugher, The Palomino Riders, Jennifer Lawrence, Cheech and Chong, John Goodman, The Gong Show, how come they give Sandra Bullock half a size to small to wear?, Mother Teresa’s plane skidding into a crowd, Halloween 4 and 5, Tom Green, A Boy’s Life, Count Basie, Mos Def, Miranda July, cutting edge Soviet theater, Monty Python, was he crushed by a ton of Hallmark cards someone was trying to make into a fucking movie?, Jack Benny, $100 budget, Water Max, Gremlins, Stallone, baby Kim Cattrall, Homicide, Storytelling, Red Skelton, Mel Brooks, Pretty Little Liars, mobile homeless, X-Men: First Class, Nets and Traps, Benny Hill, The More then average White Band, finding a big box of DVD’s, National Lampoon Magazine, decent little filmmaking… wrapped in an enigma… just slathered with pretentious bullshit, let’s play dress-up and do crafts, Desperate Housewives, floating heads, Waterworld, Maria Bello, you don’t mess with no Brooklyn rabbit and $516.32. Spoiler Alert: In most ways you can spoil “Police Academy”, we probably do. “I still have people telling me that what I’m doing is annoying.”]]>25551cbf5640c704609c5c2f47a757bfSat, 12 Nov 2011 01:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 148 This week, after a round of Geek Activities, we sit down and talk with comedian and sound effects master Michael Winslow! Then we revisit the 80's comedy stylings of "Police Academy". But how does it hold up to our modern...Geek Activities, we sit down and talk with comedian and sound effects master Michael Winslow! Then we revisit the 80's comedy stylings of "Police Academy". But how does it hold up to our modern mindset? And though it may feel like we are caught in Joe Dante‘s Inferno, while we are there we still manage to discuss… Dexter, Tree of Life, The Walking Dead, the world’s largest comedy festival, oh there’s Sean Penn… hey Sean, a polar bear wandering by, That’s Kung Fu, Michael Myers, Friction, Flip Wilson, a reasonably likable doofus, Andre Braugher, The Palomino Riders, Jennifer Lawrence, Cheech and Chong, John Goodman, The Gong Show, how come they give Sandra Bullock half a size to small to wear?, Mother Teresa’s plane skidding into a crowd, Halloween 4 and 5, Tom Green, A Boy’s Life, Count Basie, Mos Def, Miranda July, cutting edge Soviet theater, Monty Python, was he crushed by a ton of Hallmark cards someone was trying to make into a fucking movie?, Jack Benny, $100 budget, Water Max, Gremlins, Stallone, baby Kim Cattrall, Homicide, Storytelling, Red Skelton, Mel Brooks, Pretty Little Liars, mobile homeless, X-Men: First Class, Nets and Traps, Benny Hill, The More then average White Band, finding a big box of DVD’s, National Lampoon Magazine, decent little filmmaking… wrapped in an enigma… just slathered with pretentious bullshit, let’s play dress-up and do crafts, Desperate Housewives, floating heads, Waterworld, Maria Bello, you don’t mess with no Brooklyn rabbit and $516.32. Spoiler Alert: In most ways you can spoil “Police Academy”, we probably do. “I still have people telling me that what I’m doing is annoying.”]]>7427truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/146-the-incredible-shrinking-episode--74803541Marlena Moments. All that before discussing this week’s Sofa Theater feature - “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”. Loaded with an impressive cast, anti-consumerism messages and a gorilla flipping you off. (I think we have our work cut out for us.) Plus a “One from the Vaults” memory from the film’s star Lily Tomlin! And after we do our part to help society with Movie Meltdown’s public service announcement, we go on to mention… going to third base, an Easter-themed neighborhood, subdued but still obnoxious, Gandhi eating Mayor McCheese, Jane Wagner, going to jail for the Lord Jesus Christ, that pistachio suit, stock gorilla suits, Jello shots… two birds with one stone, why is Lily Tomlin so hot?, Concepcion, the trashiest drunkest pseudo-bikers you could ever find, Barbie Dreamhouse, the screaming box, why women aren’t funny?, Jesus riding a T-Rex, Henry Gibson, The Keystone Kops, 80’s high back-butt, characters grow… people change, Dinosaurs and monster trucks, JT, Raymond Carver, Rick Baker, Mike Douglas, Pussy Bow Blouse, AH!, the twin-pack sidetrack, toxic soup will save us, and the fact that it looks like a swingers party - and everybody’s ugly! Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”. Go watch it now, for spoiler-free listening. “I love tiny people with giant props!”]]>86b6d5f3eef915e266c26924941c89e8Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 146 This week we do our best impression of a gourmet coffee show on PBS, as we roll into a one-two punch of Marlena Moments. All that before discussing this week’s Sofa Theater feature - “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”....Marlena Moments. All that before discussing this week’s Sofa Theater feature - “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”. Loaded with an impressive cast, anti-consumerism messages and a gorilla flipping you off. (I think we have our work cut out for us.) Plus a “One from the Vaults” memory from the film’s star Lily Tomlin! And after we do our part to help society with Movie Meltdown’s public service announcement, we go on to mention… going to third base, an Easter-themed neighborhood, subdued but still obnoxious, Gandhi eating Mayor McCheese, Jane Wagner, going to jail for the Lord Jesus Christ, that pistachio suit, stock gorilla suits, Jello shots… two birds with one stone, why is Lily Tomlin so hot?, Concepcion, the trashiest drunkest pseudo-bikers you could ever find, Barbie Dreamhouse, the screaming box, why women aren’t funny?, Jesus riding a T-Rex, Henry Gibson, The Keystone Kops, 80’s high back-butt, characters grow… people change, Dinosaurs and monster trucks, JT, Raymond Carver, Rick Baker, Mike Douglas, Pussy Bow Blouse, AH!, the twin-pack sidetrack, toxic soup will save us, and the fact that it looks like a swingers party - and everybody’s ugly! Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “The Incredible Shrinking Woman”. Go watch it now, for spoiler-free listening. “I love tiny people with giant props!”]]>6093truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/145-son-of-sammi-curr--74803617Trick OR Treat. While we ingest gallons of Ghoul-Aid, we bitch about current Halloween costumes, we reminisce about The Maze of Molestation and introduce someone's new best friend Winchester and his dour disposition. Plus a One from the Vaults memory from the star of this week's movie Marc Price. And while we try to spin a record backwards and bring forth a demon, we discuss... Topper Returns, Behind the Mask, Norman Reedus, a lot of head-exploding fun, molested by ghosts, one gruff bastard, corn-hole maze, Mr. Sandman, Chris Kattan, having a bitch-fight with a record player, visually Del Toro, Dead Island, Reefer Madness, mulletty, t-rex arms, Mira Sorvino, photo strategy, backmasking, Peter Criss, the Mimic trilogy, more Veronica love, saggy missile tits, angst and despair, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the flavor of snow cones, tiny nipples, Lisa Kudrow, Supernatural, Mario Kart, an awesome land of adult bookstores and bingo halls and flea markets, he's in my top five people I want to punch in the face, snake boots, can you get any STD's from ghosts, napping in the palm of Kong, Air Bud, wanting a discount on used movies, swimming in the Cape Fear River, 35-year old high school kids, being afraid of sparks, white douche bag power, Dolphin's Tale, slutty girl costumes, running a style blog, Wacky Packs, Everyday Italian, slutty explosions, being in the Israel Defense Force, Secretary and a lengthy explanation of a butt cramp. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1986 movie "Trick OR Treat". "It goes to prove, what the adults were saying were right... metal music is evil, and it's going to raise demons and it's probably going to kill you and your friends."]]>c125b8fb2cebaa04aeebfa9a75ba13c0Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 145 We're back for our creepy third annual Halloween festival filled with candy, spooky noises and the Halloween "classic" - Trick OR Treat. While we ingest gallons of Ghoul-Aid, we bitch about current Halloween costumes, we...Trick OR Treat. While we ingest gallons of Ghoul-Aid, we bitch about current Halloween costumes, we reminisce about The Maze of Molestation and introduce someone's new best friend Winchester and his dour disposition. Plus a One from the Vaults memory from the star of this week's movie Marc Price. And while we try to spin a record backwards and bring forth a demon, we discuss... Topper Returns, Behind the Mask, Norman Reedus, a lot of head-exploding fun, molested by ghosts, one gruff bastard, corn-hole maze, Mr. Sandman, Chris Kattan, having a bitch-fight with a record player, visually Del Toro, Dead Island, Reefer Madness, mulletty, t-rex arms, Mira Sorvino, photo strategy, backmasking, Peter Criss, the Mimic trilogy, more Veronica love, saggy missile tits, angst and despair, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the flavor of snow cones, tiny nipples, Lisa Kudrow, Supernatural, Mario Kart, an awesome land of adult bookstores and bingo halls and flea markets, he's in my top five people I want to punch in the face, snake boots, can you get any STD's from ghosts, napping in the palm of Kong, Air Bud, wanting a discount on used movies, swimming in the Cape Fear River, 35-year old high school kids, being afraid of sparks, white douche bag power, Dolphin's Tale, slutty girl costumes, running a style blog, Wacky Packs, Everyday Italian, slutty explosions, being in the Israel Defense Force, Secretary and a lengthy explanation of a butt cramp. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1986 movie "Trick OR Treat". "It goes to prove, what the adults were saying were right... metal music is evil, and it's going to raise demons and it's probably going to kill you and your friends."]]>9951truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/144-lily-was-here--74803545Lily Tomlin! It was amazing to get a chance to talk with her, as we discuss - the early days, her film career, overcoming adversity in show business, and we might even touch on a little “meltdown” she was involved in herself a few years ago. And at some point surrounding our discussion on the utter despair of Peanuts, we also mention… Hesher, why Wilson could never show his face, throwing Jujubes at people, Peggy Feury, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Danny McBride, Paul Thomas Anderson, NCIS, one of the sexist things I’ve ever seen in film, Harold and Maude, Robert Shaw, Magnolia, Mayans walking through the woods for a long time, a sleazy kind of sexy scoundrel, Battle Royale, Eastbound and Down, Simon Pegg, Sitting Pretty, Charles Nelson Reilly, Catfish, a tube sock full of francs, The Wild Hunt, Waitress temping, Nietzsche and The Family Circus?, The Celluloid Closet, how is Bridesmaids like Les Mis??, David Schwimmer, is Bryan moving in on Marlena’s Hollywood crush, movies in the 70’s, Hard Eight, The Big Nothing, a long-haired, dorky little Sociopath, Dirty New York, There Will Be Blood, 3eanuts.com, a physical embodiment of teen angst, and as usual… Hector Elizondo. “Shit was about to get real in here.” ]]>88447f627ccbbbe8bb4ad2e67d24307bFri, 14 Oct 2011 21:22:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 144 Your favorite caffeinated movie geeks are back!! Hopped up on a new blend, we break out our usual rundown of geek activities and ridiculous comments. And if that wasn’t enough, we follow that up with our exclusive...Lily Tomlin! It was amazing to get a chance to talk with her, as we discuss - the early days, her film career, overcoming adversity in show business, and we might even touch on a little “meltdown” she was involved in herself a few years ago. And at some point surrounding our discussion on the utter despair of Peanuts, we also mention… Hesher, why Wilson could never show his face, throwing Jujubes at people, Peggy Feury, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Danny McBride, Paul Thomas Anderson, NCIS, one of the sexist things I’ve ever seen in film, Harold and Maude, Robert Shaw, Magnolia, Mayans walking through the woods for a long time, a sleazy kind of sexy scoundrel, Battle Royale, Eastbound and Down, Simon Pegg, Sitting Pretty, Charles Nelson Reilly, Catfish, a tube sock full of francs, The Wild Hunt, Waitress temping, Nietzsche and The Family Circus?, The Celluloid Closet, how is Bridesmaids like Les Mis??, David Schwimmer, is Bryan moving in on Marlena’s Hollywood crush, movies in the 70’s, Hard Eight, The Big Nothing, a long-haired, dorky little Sociopath, Dirty New York, There Will Be Blood, 3eanuts.com, a physical embodiment of teen angst, and as usual… Hector Elizondo. “Shit was about to get real in here.” ]]>4374truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/143-not-bad-for-a-bunch-of-humans--74803616ScareFest continues with our crew's geek activities, plus we talk to actor LANCE HENRIKSEN as he discusses his new biography, “Not Bad for a Human“. And we welcome our special guest actor/comedian PAT KILBANE (Mad TV, Semi-Pro and author of the book “The Brain Eaters Bible”) as he joins us for this week's Sofa Theater discussion on ALIENS. And at sometime before band practice starts for “Burt Reynolds' Undercurrent of Insincerity“ we end up discussing… when underground film was REALLY underground film, Mary and Max, please jack my feed!, Harry Dean Stanton IS Alien, Mystery Team, You and Me and Everyone We Know, Hanna, teeth marks in his shoulder, Robots, watching horribly depressing movies, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue, movie-themed art shows, Kentucker Audley, A Single Man, Meet Dave, the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral, be a fan or REALLY be my friend, there’s blowjob girl!, The Future, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, Paul Reiser, My Name is Earl, one pathetic strange creature, Eddie Murphy, Seinfeld, it’s like Gummo and Sanford and Son together, Davy Crockette, shooting in the wardrobe storage area, Chet: Colonial Marine, the historic Kentucky Theater, Halo, guerilla filmmaking, shocking Garth Brooks confessions!!, illegalness, Miranda July, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Vietnam war, Bring Me the Head of Lance Hendrickson, Bizarro Kramer, Eight pounds of cocaine, the era of Tales from the Crypt comic books, It came from Kuchar, desolate shots from Fat Albert, Lick My Bowls, revenge, and a very large Critter. Spoiler Alert: For the love of god you have to have seen “Aliens” by now right?? (Marlena excluded.) Hopefully so. But if not, go watch it since we delve deep into spoiler territory in this episode. For more on Lance Henriksen and his book, “Not Bad for a Human“ go to: http://notbadforahuman.com/ For more on Pat, go to patkilbane.com and find out more about “The Brain Eaters Bible” at: http://www.mythodrome.com/brain-eaters-bible/ “I think the space sounds make me sleepy.”]]>50bf78e8212b70ca96cf9756725b51ddFri, 07 Oct 2011 23:45:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 143 Our coverage from ScareFest continues with our crew's geek activities, plus we talk to actor LANCE HENRIKSEN as he discusses his new biography, “Not Bad for a Human“. And we welcome our special guest actor/comedian PAT...ScareFest continues with our crew's geek activities, plus we talk to actor LANCE HENRIKSEN as he discusses his new biography, “Not Bad for a Human“. And we welcome our special guest actor/comedian PAT KILBANE (Mad TV, Semi-Pro and author of the book “The Brain Eaters Bible”) as he joins us for this week's Sofa Theater discussion on ALIENS. And at sometime before band practice starts for “Burt Reynolds' Undercurrent of Insincerity“ we end up discussing… when underground film was REALLY underground film, Mary and Max, please jack my feed!, Harry Dean Stanton IS Alien, Mystery Team, You and Me and Everyone We Know, Hanna, teeth marks in his shoulder, Robots, watching horribly depressing movies, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue, movie-themed art shows, Kentucker Audley, A Single Man, Meet Dave, the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral, be a fan or REALLY be my friend, there’s blowjob girl!, The Future, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, Paul Reiser, My Name is Earl, one pathetic strange creature, Eddie Murphy, Seinfeld, it’s like Gummo and Sanford and Son together, Davy Crockette, shooting in the wardrobe storage area, Chet: Colonial Marine, the historic Kentucky Theater, Halo, guerilla filmmaking, shocking Garth Brooks confessions!!, illegalness, Miranda July, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the Vietnam war, Bring Me the Head of Lance Hendrickson, Bizarro Kramer, Eight pounds of cocaine, the era of Tales from the Crypt comic books, It came from Kuchar, desolate shots from Fat Albert, Lick My Bowls, revenge, and a very large Critter. Spoiler Alert: For the love of god you have to have seen “Aliens” by now right?? (Marlena excluded.) Hopefully so. But if not, go watch it since we delve deep into spoiler territory in this episode. For more on Lance Henriksen and his book, “Not Bad for a Human“ go to: http://notbadforahuman.com/ For more on Pat, go to patkilbane.com and find out more about “The Brain Eaters Bible” at: http://www.mythodrome.com/brain-eaters-bible/ “I think the space sounds make me sleepy.”]]>7846truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/142-my-mutant-love-for-lea-thompson--74803620Felissa Rose, holding the Sword of Omens, 15 paintings of Amanda Jones, The Phantom, teleporting musicians, Stubbs the Zombie, I wish this movie would vanish out of my brain - because it sucked, hairless cats with four nostrils, the first day of shooting…we were ten days behind, The Beastmaster 4 - Dar goes to Space, odd on-screen romances, pulling your own teeth out, Tonka toy adventure sets, working as part of the creative machine, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock, Switched at Birth, puma-people, cars with eyelashes, Twinkies…a healthy diet in a post-apocalyptic world, they got boogie in their space pants, the poor man’s Riddick, breaking dancers legs, Popular Photography magazine, Zach Galligan, being stuck by yourself, sneaking off to Germany, and getting hi-fived by Lance Henriksen. Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for They Live, Veronica Mars, Vanishing on 7th Street, and probably some other movies as well. “…which sometimes does that in life…you know, the thing you want most, is not really the thing you‘re supposed to do. “]]>e4915d2bc688b1d26516ed86d40516faFri, 30 Sep 2011 23:58:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 142 This week features the first half of our coverage from ScareFest including an interview with LEA THOMPSON!!!! Which really just becomes a vocalization of Bryan’s big, sappy, teenage crush on Lea. A flame that is still...Felissa Rose, holding the Sword of Omens, 15 paintings of Amanda Jones, The Phantom, teleporting musicians, Stubbs the Zombie, I wish this movie would vanish out of my brain - because it sucked, hairless cats with four nostrils, the first day of shooting…we were ten days behind, The Beastmaster 4 - Dar goes to Space, odd on-screen romances, pulling your own teeth out, Tonka toy adventure sets, working as part of the creative machine, an interview with Alfred Hitchcock, Switched at Birth, puma-people, cars with eyelashes, Twinkies…a healthy diet in a post-apocalyptic world, they got boogie in their space pants, the poor man’s Riddick, breaking dancers legs, Popular Photography magazine, Zach Galligan, being stuck by yourself, sneaking off to Germany, and getting hi-fived by Lance Henriksen. Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for They Live, Veronica Mars, Vanishing on 7th Street, and probably some other movies as well. “…which sometimes does that in life…you know, the thing you want most, is not really the thing you‘re supposed to do. “]]>7607truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/141-last-of-the-independents--74803600Andrew Robinson about his thoughts on the movie! And somewhere before the serious examination of misogyny in film, we discuss…Hatchet, Il Posto, Conan the Destroyer, Harry Dean Stanton, an inspiring educational movie, Olivia D'abo, Norman Fell, Playboy…the wickedest magazine of all, the generations of the suburbs, Wes Craven, Ice Cube’s mom, Rory Gallagher, Super, a little person giving out Halloween candy, keeping you boss’s picture on your nightstand, the first time I saw a full-grown naked woman, Movie Meltdown as therapy, Babysitters Beware, Adam Green, a fake foreign language, a bald girl, Escape from New York, being kind of loose if you’ve got a round bed. The Bicycle Thief, a killa frog, Wilt Chamberlain, the Playboy forums scene, I don’t believe in the Bell Witch, joining with a women, Roper vs. Furley, Music of the Heart, Ernest Borgnine, Fargo, insecure men, James Gunn, Three Stooges German, I’ve got nothing against pictures of naked women, a big build-up to a great letdown, the Playboy’s man’s man fantasy, Reservoir Dogs meets No Country for Old Men and why do women wear thongs? Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers revealed for Charley Varrick, so go watch the movie now!! “What have I been missing and how much do I not know…about what I’ve not seen?”]]>2701945bd516af805b6841ee149ab5f6Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:04:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 141 Join us this week as we bring you our geek activities and this week's Sofa Theater feature: Charley Varrick. An interesting and under-seen movie directed by Don Siegel that features... a bank robbery, Joe Don Baker, an...Andrew Robinson about his thoughts on the movie! And somewhere before the serious examination of misogyny in film, we discuss…Hatchet, Il Posto, Conan the Destroyer, Harry Dean Stanton, an inspiring educational movie, Olivia D'abo, Norman Fell, Playboy…the wickedest magazine of all, the generations of the suburbs, Wes Craven, Ice Cube’s mom, Rory Gallagher, Super, a little person giving out Halloween candy, keeping you boss’s picture on your nightstand, the first time I saw a full-grown naked woman, Movie Meltdown as therapy, Babysitters Beware, Adam Green, a fake foreign language, a bald girl, Escape from New York, being kind of loose if you’ve got a round bed. The Bicycle Thief, a killa frog, Wilt Chamberlain, the Playboy forums scene, I don’t believe in the Bell Witch, joining with a women, Roper vs. Furley, Music of the Heart, Ernest Borgnine, Fargo, insecure men, James Gunn, Three Stooges German, I’ve got nothing against pictures of naked women, a big build-up to a great letdown, the Playboy’s man’s man fantasy, Reservoir Dogs meets No Country for Old Men and why do women wear thongs? Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers revealed for Charley Varrick, so go watch the movie now!! “What have I been missing and how much do I not know…about what I’ve not seen?”]]>8242truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/140-that-is-so-cliche--74803564The Grind where we answer the question “What cliches in movies drive you crazy?” And as we coolly stride away from the explosion, we mention…Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas, it’s so Nabokovian, the fourth wall, George Foreman Grills, being a famous spy, hacking in movies, robots are the new zombies, kung fu vampires, Tom Sawyer, Judah Maccabee, charred by a fireball, alternate reality, hitting a fire hydrant, Bil Dwyer, jive-talking Jar Jar, falling off a building, Sucker Punch, The Dilemma, Mohicans with shotguns, poetry groupies, the least practical weapon, robot Zombie Aliens, what’s his name…John Updike, Shutter Island, the L-shaped sheet, Powder, the simultaneous orgasm, we’re almost in!, Diablo Cody, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Williamson, Quentin Tarantino, Beetlejuice, the singing knife, evil twins, The Passion Of The Christ, Real Steel, switching bodies, Mean Girls, the relationship montage, Memento, cave chicks with shaved legs, walking away from an explosion, Chris Tucker’s 13 year run, Jamie Leigh Curtis IS The Cryptkeeper, Apocalypto, Michael Keaton, Huck Finn, Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, Friday the 13th - The Series and getting mistaken for a God. “It’s our own fault if we keep buying the tickets. We keep fueling this bullshit…”]]>22a07d2b6b9f35fa8b9732d5af720dffFri, 16 Sep 2011 02:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 140 We’re back! With the ridiculous news we’ve all come to know and loathe. Plus the return of The Grind where we answer the question “What cliches in movies drive you crazy?” And as we coolly stride away from the explosion,...The Grind where we answer the question “What cliches in movies drive you crazy?” And as we coolly stride away from the explosion, we mention…Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas, it’s so Nabokovian, the fourth wall, George Foreman Grills, being a famous spy, hacking in movies, robots are the new zombies, kung fu vampires, Tom Sawyer, Judah Maccabee, charred by a fireball, alternate reality, hitting a fire hydrant, Bil Dwyer, jive-talking Jar Jar, falling off a building, Sucker Punch, The Dilemma, Mohicans with shotguns, poetry groupies, the least practical weapon, robot Zombie Aliens, what’s his name…John Updike, Shutter Island, the L-shaped sheet, Powder, the simultaneous orgasm, we’re almost in!, Diablo Cody, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Williamson, Quentin Tarantino, Beetlejuice, the singing knife, evil twins, The Passion Of The Christ, Real Steel, switching bodies, Mean Girls, the relationship montage, Memento, cave chicks with shaved legs, walking away from an explosion, Chris Tucker’s 13 year run, Jamie Leigh Curtis IS The Cryptkeeper, Apocalypto, Michael Keaton, Huck Finn, Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, Friday the 13th - The Series and getting mistaken for a God. “It’s our own fault if we keep buying the tickets. We keep fueling this bullshit…”]]>5878truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/139-culture-is-not-for-everybody--74803618“Which one was he?? The one with the two heads?” ]]>57ed185c82a64a5e08cb2e42c4a5d8dfFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:23:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 139 This week we go “off -the-rails” with ridiculous discussions that may or may not have anything to do with this week’s Sofa Theater feature: The Thing with Two Heads! Plus we wrap up with a truly heroic Marlena moment! And...“Which one was he?? The one with the two heads?” ]]>9618truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/138-these-friends-of-mine--74803613 “I live in like a Felliniesque day care…”]]>43222750c1636e890f0b091471483fb2Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:53:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 138 This week we are back at our home base coffee shop for another addition of “The Caffeinated Movie Geek“. And yet somehow we still manage to get out of hand while talking about movies and other geeky activities. Plus we get... “I live in like a Felliniesque day care…”]]>5346truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/137-drive-this-7-inch-wooden-stake-through-my-chicago-heart--74803556“It’s like a car accident…and you’re watching it. Grab on to your seat and get ready, because it only gets better from here.”]]>a347265af59f7f59334c4f56617c2ef1Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:15:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 137 This week we continue on our trip to Chicago with our first ever roadtrip edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek, as we visit "Bleeding Heart Bakery". Home of punk rock pastries and co-owner Vinny, who joins us for this...“It’s like a car accident…and you’re watching it. Grab on to your seat and get ready, because it only gets better from here.”]]>5100truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/136-trolling-with-atreyu--74803569 And while we take photos of costumed dorks, we also mention…David Tennant, hold that elevator… for Robert Englund, chasing the bullies into the garbage can, mustache tattoos aren’t funny, Bastian is a dork, pinwheels, Wampires??, I would let Rutger Hauer mow our yard, sneaking around the transvestite, Dr. Who, Luckdragons, Sonny Bono, death by ice skate shoe, not a fan of Matt Smith, the agent of The Nothing, Dr. Slayer?, I yelled at a guy, rat burgers?, Dylan Dog, stunt troll, those kittens - they’re not sleepy, Hobo with a Shotgun, he killed the battery on his camera, Noah startled the bejeezus out of me, $5 shake, Lady Gaga look-a-likes, PG-13 kicking in, Noah Hathaway winked at me, Lou Ferrigno winked at some guy, I’m sure Orkin has something to get rid of wood nymphs, Tom Baker, I started thinking maybe Misty snuck some stuff in my drink, an old lady with weapons on the wall, you better quit looking at that - the FBI’s gonna come get you!, Happify is totally a word, creepy short shorts, Brandon Routh, Gus Fink, a talking tree stump, kitten pants, rebel fairies, Mac and Me, James O’Barr, reverse “The Ring”, windmills, snakeskin wallpaper is awesome and…did anyone ever figure out what the purple thing was this morning?? Spoiler Alert: I don’t know if you can really spoil “Troll”, but I have heard , “You cannot sense-ify this movie.” “Oh he knows how to work his sonic screwdriver!!”]]>c25b6ba65f9067c24f4650c9b691efd1Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:55:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 136 The Meltdown Gang returns to Chicago for our annual trip to Wizard World/Comic Con. All in an effort to hang out with one of our favorites...Noah Hathaway, also known as Atreyu!! Later we grab some super burgers at Super... And while we take photos of costumed dorks, we also mention…David Tennant, hold that elevator… for Robert Englund, chasing the bullies into the garbage can, mustache tattoos aren’t funny, Bastian is a dork, pinwheels, Wampires??, I would let Rutger Hauer mow our yard, sneaking around the transvestite, Dr. Who, Luckdragons, Sonny Bono, death by ice skate shoe, not a fan of Matt Smith, the agent of The Nothing, Dr. Slayer?, I yelled at a guy, rat burgers?, Dylan Dog, stunt troll, those kittens - they’re not sleepy, Hobo with a Shotgun, he killed the battery on his camera, Noah startled the bejeezus out of me, $5 shake, Lady Gaga look-a-likes, PG-13 kicking in, Noah Hathaway winked at me, Lou Ferrigno winked at some guy, I’m sure Orkin has something to get rid of wood nymphs, Tom Baker, I started thinking maybe Misty snuck some stuff in my drink, an old lady with weapons on the wall, you better quit looking at that - the FBI’s gonna come get you!, Happify is totally a word, creepy short shorts, Brandon Routh, Gus Fink, a talking tree stump, kitten pants, rebel fairies, Mac and Me, James O’Barr, reverse “The Ring”, windmills, snakeskin wallpaper is awesome and…did anyone ever figure out what the purple thing was this morning?? Spoiler Alert: I don’t know if you can really spoil “Troll”, but I have heard , “You cannot sense-ify this movie.” “Oh he knows how to work his sonic screwdriver!!”]]>6408truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/134-2011-a-convention-odyssey--74803619Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest with more crazy stories from our table, plus we interview our special guest - director Albert Pyun (The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg, Captain America)! Plus he sits in for our Sofa Theater feature: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Plus in between the times Robert Carradine keeps bum rushing the mic, we discuss… Dar when he was younger, Asian-American directors, having a Captain America tattoo, a boring season of True Blood, bending the program around your head to mimic Cinerama, a gaggle full of hot guys, a slave to the comic book, The Misfits, Igor, Godard films, slammin’ nurses, Jean Claude Van Damme’s dad and Charlie Sheen’s mom, I swear to god if I hear that Pokemon theme song one more goddamned fucking time, the cheesy Nacho cheese joke, there was no place to develop film on the island, Wizards of Waverly Place, Jennifer Garner, you can’t buck the system, without paying a price, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Edward Furlong, directing vs. making movies, more die talk, there’s gonna be a throw down, Boba Fatt, whatever kind of weird porn you got - there’s a nitch for it, the smack down that almost went down, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, working with Darren McGavin, John Carpenter just winked at me, you can’t quit on your first film, the dawn of man is also the dawn of cinema, Electrolux, working with Dennis Hopper, having no respect for actors that were on Wings, that’s one of those costumes - you don’t put it on, you pour it on, Captain America in Yugoslavia and our weekend of adventures with Tiffany Shepis. Spoiler Alert: Can you spoil 2001 if you still haven’t figured it all out? Either way, possible spoiler alert. “I think the great advantage Kubrick had, beyond the strength of vision and the will that he had…was that he didn’t have to cast Steven Seagal.”]]>a4cf5d3516cbe7b62fe438978ebb20c7Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 134 This week we are back at the Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest with more crazy stories from our table, plus we interview our special guest - director Albert Pyun (The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg, Captain America)! Plus...Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest with more crazy stories from our table, plus we interview our special guest - director Albert Pyun (The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg, Captain America)! Plus he sits in for our Sofa Theater feature: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Plus in between the times Robert Carradine keeps bum rushing the mic, we discuss… Dar when he was younger, Asian-American directors, having a Captain America tattoo, a boring season of True Blood, bending the program around your head to mimic Cinerama, a gaggle full of hot guys, a slave to the comic book, The Misfits, Igor, Godard films, slammin’ nurses, Jean Claude Van Damme’s dad and Charlie Sheen’s mom, I swear to god if I hear that Pokemon theme song one more goddamned fucking time, the cheesy Nacho cheese joke, there was no place to develop film on the island, Wizards of Waverly Place, Jennifer Garner, you can’t buck the system, without paying a price, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Edward Furlong, directing vs. making movies, more die talk, there’s gonna be a throw down, Boba Fatt, whatever kind of weird porn you got - there’s a nitch for it, the smack down that almost went down, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, working with Darren McGavin, John Carpenter just winked at me, you can’t quit on your first film, the dawn of man is also the dawn of cinema, Electrolux, working with Dennis Hopper, having no respect for actors that were on Wings, that’s one of those costumes - you don’t put it on, you pour it on, Captain America in Yugoslavia and our weekend of adventures with Tiffany Shepis. Spoiler Alert: Can you spoil 2001 if you still haven’t figured it all out? Either way, possible spoiler alert. “I think the great advantage Kubrick had, beyond the strength of vision and the will that he had…was that he didn’t have to cast Steven Seagal.”]]>7960truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/133-john-carpenter-was-my-babysitter--74803605f35835850a8afdb0b7311811902ae878Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:28:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 133 Join us live from Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest where we immediately meet The Fonz (Henry Winkler), then we hang out and watch the passers-by, as well as a quick session with C. Thomas Howell and one of the crew tells...4034truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/132-raising-arizona-fest--7480362163a6d46643bb0067bfa176aa8d05cff0Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:36:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 132 Coming to you live from the 10th Annual Lebowski Fest, we hang out (mostly in the parking lot) and discuss movies and other geeky activities. Then we interview James Hoosier, aka Liam from “The Big Lebowski“!!! Then in our...8573truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/131-drive-angry-all-the-way-home--74803565Sofa Theater feature: Drive Angry. Plus we sit down and talk to Marc Price and the adorable PJ Soles!!! And while reminiscing about the cookie story, we also address… Tom F. Wilson, Nicholas Cage, he best be f-ing sharing them cookies, a kid on the Merv Griffin Show, running the spotlight, we are the guinea pigs, mustache dad, there was a whole lot of cookie action this weekend, William Fichtner, taking a role away from Keanu Reeves, dimming the lights, Patrick Lussier, Paradise Lost, Jake Busey, Amber Heard is hot (duh), growing up in other countries, bringing a tuba on stage, the return of fat Ash, Tom Sizemore’s ass or lack thereof, Michael J. Fox - Jerk?, Funny By Nature, playing Carrie, shoddy welds on the Freddy glove, turn up the AC, Green Collar Comedy, doing a parody of yourself, Grace Under Fire and no killing babies for The Situation? Spoiler Alert: We cover all the spoiler areas of this oddly marketed movie. So go watch Drive Angry for yourself, if you don’t want to ruin the surprise. Plus you’ll get to see what kind of crazy hair Nicholas Cage has this time around. “He will kill you with a cookie!”]]>881056ec2c2de674e5b47f4881676472Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:29:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 131 So our road trip to “Days of the Dead” continues as we recap all the happenings of the day, and well as bust into this week’s mobile Sofa Theater feature: Drive Angry. Plus we sit down and talk to Marc Price and the...Sofa Theater feature: Drive Angry. Plus we sit down and talk to Marc Price and the adorable PJ Soles!!! And while reminiscing about the cookie story, we also address… Tom F. Wilson, Nicholas Cage, he best be f-ing sharing them cookies, a kid on the Merv Griffin Show, running the spotlight, we are the guinea pigs, mustache dad, there was a whole lot of cookie action this weekend, William Fichtner, taking a role away from Keanu Reeves, dimming the lights, Patrick Lussier, Paradise Lost, Jake Busey, Amber Heard is hot (duh), growing up in other countries, bringing a tuba on stage, the return of fat Ash, Tom Sizemore’s ass or lack thereof, Michael J. Fox - Jerk?, Funny By Nature, playing Carrie, shoddy welds on the Freddy glove, turn up the AC, Green Collar Comedy, doing a parody of yourself, Grace Under Fire and no killing babies for The Situation? Spoiler Alert: We cover all the spoiler areas of this oddly marketed movie. So go watch Drive Angry for yourself, if you don’t want to ruin the surprise. Plus you’ll get to see what kind of crazy hair Nicholas Cage has this time around. “He will kill you with a cookie!”]]>5343truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/130-drive-of-the-dead--74803559You are a man of many accents today…”]]>66b1c46128a4d5fde92e82e59443c96dThu, 07 Jul 2011 21:27:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 130 Join us for our drive to the Days of the Dead fest in Indianapolis. Plus our interview with Michael Kenworthy, star of Return of the Living Dead 2 and The Blob. And while we count the flattened animals on the roadside, we...You are a man of many accents today…”]]>5885truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/129-freaks-and-fine-art--74803615
And if that wasn’t enough, somewhere along the way we mention…The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made, being Steve Zahn’s publicist, Erin Cummins, The American, making hand motions, Black Dead, a trip to Florence, Clay Pigeons, brushing up against everything you envy and resent, Mario Kart, Paul Rudd‘s street cred, Macon County Line, a Charlie horse in her throat, Howard the Duck, The Thing With Two Heads, Boardwalk Empire, Gore Vidal, Bitch Slap, The Bicycle Thief, being worried about Clooney’s back, Godfather reboot, ghost boobs, writing a check in Italy, Smokey and the Bandit, most disappointing movie, if you like people dieing, Party Down, Vince Vaughn… are you making fun of me?, those Hemingway girls, penises and pretty faces, the doctor punched Owen Wilson, enlarging the eyes in your artwork, I’m gonna kick your ass and then I’m gonna reenact kicking your ass, he admired…her courtesy, if you’re not inspired by boobs - there’s something wrong, Italian geek activities, the hooker with the heart of gold, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, people set out on an adventure - which is a really bad idea, being raised in a closet, Raquel Welch, Julia Voth, Il Posto, a DVD player that only plays Ione Skye movies, the REAL Make-a-Wish Foundation, webcams of nude beaches and the oral history of Sinbad movies. - Pulp Fiction artwork by Billy Perkins from the book: “Crazy 4 Cult - Cult Movie Art” - To see the artist’s renderings of this week’s freaks go to: http://moviefanfreakshow.com/ “This is the movie within the movie!”]]>87d58f3dc698fca0aa817ba6a078d5cfThu, 30 Jun 2011 21:06:00 +0000Bryan RenfroThis week we return to the coffee shop for another installment of the Caffeinated Movie Geek, including geek activities, a look at the new book “Crazy 4 Cult - Cult Movie Art” and a return to Movie Fan Freakshow, as we tell the freaky tales of three...
And if that wasn’t enough, somewhere along the way we mention…The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made, being Steve Zahn’s publicist, Erin Cummins, The American, making hand motions, Black Dead, a trip to Florence, Clay Pigeons, brushing up against everything you envy and resent, Mario Kart, Paul Rudd‘s street cred, Macon County Line, a Charlie horse in her throat, Howard the Duck, The Thing With Two Heads, Boardwalk Empire, Gore Vidal, Bitch Slap, The Bicycle Thief, being worried about Clooney’s back, Godfather reboot, ghost boobs, writing a check in Italy, Smokey and the Bandit, most disappointing movie, if you like people dieing, Party Down, Vince Vaughn… are you making fun of me?, those Hemingway girls, penises and pretty faces, the doctor punched Owen Wilson, enlarging the eyes in your artwork, I’m gonna kick your ass and then I’m gonna reenact kicking your ass, he admired…her courtesy, if you’re not inspired by boobs - there’s something wrong, Italian geek activities, the hooker with the heart of gold, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, people set out on an adventure - which is a really bad idea, being raised in a closet, Raquel Welch, Julia Voth, Il Posto, a DVD player that only plays Ione Skye movies, the REAL Make-a-Wish Foundation, webcams of nude beaches and the oral history of Sinbad movies. - Pulp Fiction artwork by Billy Perkins from the book: “Crazy 4 Cult - Cult Movie Art” - To see the artist’s renderings of this week’s freaks go to: http://moviefanfreakshow.com/ “This is the movie within the movie!”]]>6871truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/128-are-you-ready-to-rockula--74804420One from the Vaults segment from the film's star Dean Cameron as he comments on his feelings towards Rockula. Plus somewhere during or before the ice cream social we bring up…True Grit, pilgrims and pirates, The Triplets of Belleville, Com-promised, The Ten, missing the grand Hanna theme, vig-nett, Forcing myself to watch My Soul to Take, From Paris with Love, What’s up jiggles??, Solomon Kane, The State, Glamour Shots, Hailee Steinfeld, a displaced teacher from Pennsylvania, David Wain, Hoarders, slam and beat poetry, amazing kid actors, John Travolta, a hodge podge of everything, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the cheesy vampire version of Howard the Duck, our podcast full of hoarders, hippy juice, what do you do after being an actor, Winnie Cooper, Bo Diddley dressed in yellow spandex - rapping, I love werewolves, but I hate basketball, continually referencing Against the Dark, Joust-print?, it’s horrible and awesome, child prodigy Jonah Hill, finding four dead cats in your house and…I didn’t even watch this movie - and I hated it. Spoiler Alert - You probably don’t care, but spoilers for Rockula. Note - Steel Panther is the band I was trying to think of…Dean Cameron co-wrote a song with them and also directed one of their videos. “Yeah, I taught erotica to special needs children.”]]>02f13bf1d1273c79faf9a173ee734479Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:43:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 128 This week, in addition to fine Italian dining, we also discuss the infamous movie - Rockula, starring the likes of Thomas Dolby, Toni Basil and Bo Diddley. Plus a One from the Vaults segment from the film's star Dean...One from the Vaults segment from the film's star Dean Cameron as he comments on his feelings towards Rockula. Plus somewhere during or before the ice cream social we bring up…True Grit, pilgrims and pirates, The Triplets of Belleville, Com-promised, The Ten, missing the grand Hanna theme, vig-nett, Forcing myself to watch My Soul to Take, From Paris with Love, What’s up jiggles??, Solomon Kane, The State, Glamour Shots, Hailee Steinfeld, a displaced teacher from Pennsylvania, David Wain, Hoarders, slam and beat poetry, amazing kid actors, John Travolta, a hodge podge of everything, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the cheesy vampire version of Howard the Duck, our podcast full of hoarders, hippy juice, what do you do after being an actor, Winnie Cooper, Bo Diddley dressed in yellow spandex - rapping, I love werewolves, but I hate basketball, continually referencing Against the Dark, Joust-print?, it’s horrible and awesome, child prodigy Jonah Hill, finding four dead cats in your house and…I didn’t even watch this movie - and I hated it. Spoiler Alert - You probably don’t care, but spoilers for Rockula. Note - Steel Panther is the band I was trying to think of…Dean Cameron co-wrote a song with them and also directed one of their videos. “Yeah, I taught erotica to special needs children.”]]>7818truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/127-the-lie-of-another-earth--74804433Flyover Film Festival. Our opening night excursion includes discussions of the films "The Lie" and "Another Earth". Plus an interview with Jess Weixler (Teeth) and Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) from "The Lie". And while trying to not spoil these movies that haven’t even officially been released yet, we mention… pushing play and record at the same time, Brit Marling, Dear Mr. Gacy, Bryce Dallas Howard, The Fighter, kids recording in their basement, Surrogates, Matt Damon, T.C. boyle, Star Wars, using a cheat code to get out of work, How lame the human race is, Amy Adams, Hereafter, getting health care for your baby, Stripes, it’s one big Grand Theft Auto world, Marky Mark, William Mapother, The New Yorker, The Wonder Years, selling out your ideals, Get Smart, Jay Mohr, a society of Agoraphobics, William Forsythe, niche films, Christian Bale, Enchanted, “good” serial killers?, and being totally awesome at playing Joust. “You know, you don’t make money, just saying…fuck the man.” For more on Flyover Film Festival: http://www.flyoverfilmfestival.com/For more on The Lie: http://theliemovie.com/For More on Another Earth: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/anotherearth/]]>373c55092c0ecf50b2b1dfb516d30a43Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 127 This week we head back out for our third annual coverage of Flyover Film Festival. Our opening night excursion includes discussions of the films "The Lie" and "Another Earth". Plus an interview with Jess Weixler (Teeth)...Flyover Film Festival. Our opening night excursion includes discussions of the films "The Lie" and "Another Earth". Plus an interview with Jess Weixler (Teeth) and Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) from "The Lie". And while trying to not spoil these movies that haven’t even officially been released yet, we mention… pushing play and record at the same time, Brit Marling, Dear Mr. Gacy, Bryce Dallas Howard, The Fighter, kids recording in their basement, Surrogates, Matt Damon, T.C. boyle, Star Wars, using a cheat code to get out of work, How lame the human race is, Amy Adams, Hereafter, getting health care for your baby, Stripes, it’s one big Grand Theft Auto world, Marky Mark, William Mapother, The New Yorker, The Wonder Years, selling out your ideals, Get Smart, Jay Mohr, a society of Agoraphobics, William Forsythe, niche films, Christian Bale, Enchanted, “good” serial killers?, and being totally awesome at playing Joust. “You know, you don’t make money, just saying…fuck the man.” For more on Flyover Film Festival: http://www.flyoverfilmfestival.com/For more on The Lie: http://theliemovie.com/For More on Another Earth: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/anotherearth/]]>5754truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/126-the-unmaking-of-an-epic--74804447 “In the box were…a War Eagle armature, some of the creatures from the spider pit in King Kong, The Giant Behemoth…things like that.” Check out Dave's book online: http://www.amazon.com/WAR-EAGLES-Unmaking-Alternate-Monsters/dp/1593934815]]>361eb6ec78acad1e27d5ddd427c06138Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:18:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 126 This week we interview author Dave Conover about his book: War Eagles - The Unmaking of an Epic. This is the amazing story of a film that never happened and the greatest story NEVER told…until now. And somewhere along the... “In the box were…a War Eagle armature, some of the creatures from the spider pit in King Kong, The Giant Behemoth…things like that.” Check out Dave's book online: http://www.amazon.com/WAR-EAGLES-Unmaking-Alternate-Monsters/dp/1593934815]]>3679truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/125-hot-rod-vampire--74804431http://thempires.com/ For more on Beatersville: http://beatersville.com/]]>896582f9a49244b1e1ed2b628e85dfeeFri, 03 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 125 Recorded live at the Beatersville Car and Bike Show…First off, Marlena has a monumental moment of self discovery. Well, sort of. Then we check in with Eddy from Th' Empires and hear his harrowing tales of the road....http://thempires.com/ For more on Beatersville: http://beatersville.com/]]>9558truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/124-we-all-have-our-favorite-stupid-stuff--7480442586d4a7148d5d478c8fd1761b3d24cb63Thu, 26 May 2011 03:10:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 124 As we welcome our friend Lucy into the mix, we return to the coffee shop for another edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek. And once we get rolling, it’s hard to get us to stop. And so that leads to… Black Swan,...7880truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/123-do-you-ever-wonderfest--74804438The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Starcrash and the Dr. Phibes films. Plus we talk to miniature and modeler royalty - Lorne Peterson. He was primary modeler and model shop supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic in a career that lasted 33 years! Lorne literally helped create the Star Wars universe we came to know and love, as well working on the Indiana Jones series, Men in Black, Jurassic Park and countless other films. And somewhere in the middle of looking at all the models, we bring up… League of Gentlemen, getting kidnapped in Argentina, Yamaha snowmobiles, My Little Pony Mash-ups, Jim Carrey, And Soon The Darkness, The Rock saying bad words, Peter Cushing, Richard Kiel, Let's Go to Prison, Karl Urban, reading’ and zombies, Geek Hipsters?, Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter, Roger Moore, hugging John Schneider on a daily basis, Joe Spinell, a badass pony?, The Smallville finale, f-ing up The Grinch, The Hamburglar, Pitch Black, skullet’s aren’t a good look for anyone, Klingon zombies?, $2 mini water, cutting with an X-acto knife, The Last Horror Film, fresh baked cupcakes from Bo Duke, a clenched fist in a glove, Race to Witch Mountain, Maniac, Vinyl model kits, The Spy Who Loved Me, I Love You Phillip Morris, problems with the Death Star, European filmmaking, Michael Rosenbaum‘s career, getting killed in Australia, The Horde, Christopher Lee, The Truman Show, Amber Heard, The Chronicles of Riddick, sleeping on the script, Doom and a more efficient Japanese toilet. Spoiler Alert: Minor plot point spoilers for I Love You Phillip Morris and The Horde and a major plot point spoiler for And Soon The Darkness. “I used to do model cars, I ain’t gonna lie. I was pretty f-ing awesome at it. But I‘m awesome at most things." Thanks to everyone who talked with us at the show. Support those who support us… Check out artist Belle Dee’s artwork on her blog: http://www.doowackadoodles.blogspot.com/ Visit actress Caroline Munro’s website: http://www.carolinemunro.org/ And check out model maker Lorne Peterson’s book - “Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop”:http://www.amazon.com/Sculpting-Galaxy-Inside-Star-Model/dp/product-description/1933784032　]]>5f12e2970c2a6e34bea940f7d8f305d3Wed, 18 May 2011 03:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 123 This week we hang out at one of our favorite stops - WonderFest. A sci-fi, horror & movie special effects convention that features the largest model contest in the U.S. Join us as we talk to amazing artist Belle Dee....The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Starcrash and the Dr. Phibes films. Plus we talk to miniature and modeler royalty - Lorne Peterson. He was primary modeler and model shop supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic in a career that lasted 33 years! Lorne literally helped create the Star Wars universe we came to know and love, as well working on the Indiana Jones series, Men in Black, Jurassic Park and countless other films. And somewhere in the middle of looking at all the models, we bring up… League of Gentlemen, getting kidnapped in Argentina, Yamaha snowmobiles, My Little Pony Mash-ups, Jim Carrey, And Soon The Darkness, The Rock saying bad words, Peter Cushing, Richard Kiel, Let's Go to Prison, Karl Urban, reading’ and zombies, Geek Hipsters?, Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter, Roger Moore, hugging John Schneider on a daily basis, Joe Spinell, a badass pony?, The Smallville finale, f-ing up The Grinch, The Hamburglar, Pitch Black, skullet’s aren’t a good look for anyone, Klingon zombies?, $2 mini water, cutting with an X-acto knife, The Last Horror Film, fresh baked cupcakes from Bo Duke, a clenched fist in a glove, Race to Witch Mountain, Maniac, Vinyl model kits, The Spy Who Loved Me, I Love You Phillip Morris, problems with the Death Star, European filmmaking, Michael Rosenbaum‘s career, getting killed in Australia, The Horde, Christopher Lee, The Truman Show, Amber Heard, The Chronicles of Riddick, sleeping on the script, Doom and a more efficient Japanese toilet. Spoiler Alert: Minor plot point spoilers for I Love You Phillip Morris and The Horde and a major plot point spoiler for And Soon The Darkness. “I used to do model cars, I ain’t gonna lie. I was pretty f-ing awesome at it. But I‘m awesome at most things." Thanks to everyone who talked with us at the show. Support those who support us… Check out artist Belle Dee’s artwork on her blog: http://www.doowackadoodles.blogspot.com/ Visit actress Caroline Munro’s website: http://www.carolinemunro.org/ And check out model maker Lorne Peterson’s book - “Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop”:http://www.amazon.com/Sculpting-Galaxy-Inside-Star-Model/dp/product-description/1933784032　]]>4955truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/122-a-sex-comedy-for-the-real-world--74804448cf6dd377157d8b402c36a392cfca7fa6Fri, 13 May 2011 00:42:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 122 Right off the bat, we remind you what things are like in the real world, with one of our more disgusting Marlena Moments. From there we stay on the hard core path of the real world, as we discuss this week’s Sofa Theater...6359truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/121-i-bet-she-s-got-a-bowl-of-pudding-in-her-car--748044414f42fd0471dfb601b4bced7f5662028eFri, 06 May 2011 00:32:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 121 This week our general movie geek talk ascends to a new level. And we spend our time discussing this and so much more… Trying to find the redeeming parts of Ernest Goes to Jail, bringing back Bill and Ted, a complicated...6089truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/118-dyeing-eggs-with-your-pooka--74804450790396daa421aef1c176ec456a5407c6Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 118 Our third annual Easter Egggstravaganza kicks off with dyeing eggs and geek activities. Then we head into this week's Sofa Theater feature: Harvey. And somewhere in the haze of vinegar we mention…Hanna, a Sean Patrick...6866truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/117-what-happens-at-the-convention-stays-at-the-convention--74804452b106105e5d634574f86c35afb2eae1e2Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:58:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 117 Our coverage continues from HorrorHound in Indianapolis...as we hang out with our extended podcasting family…Randy, Lisa and T.L. Bugg. Plus we talk to Joe Bob Briggs about how to get YOUR movie made. We bother Sid Haig...3774truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/116-sucker-punched-with-a-handcrafted-mace--74804468a0021769542b5ce8329d34f500ac7074Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 116 This week we hit the road to bring you coverage from HorrorHound in Indianapolis. Plus a discussion of our Out on the Town feature: Sucker Punch. And Jay presents Randy with his handcrafted, heavy duty, zombie-killing...4720truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/115-silk-stalkings-in-space--74804440866fb3045519a3d65687f317d9e2871aThu, 24 Mar 2011 01:47:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 115 This week we return to a bygone era - way back in the early 90’s. Back when sci fi “classics” like Alien Intruder were released straight to a format called VHS. So we sit down to watch this week’s Sofa Theater feature...6797truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/114-little-red-ricci-and-the-twilight-of-the-hood--74804473b8c8364402a67e440f733e40395bdba0Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:19:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 114 This week is a Little Red Double Feature as we watch a Sofa Theater short film…Little Red Riding Hood starring Christina Ricci. Followed by a Parking Lot Review of the new film Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried.  ...8098truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/113-2-raised-on-promises-and-popcorn--74804470bc8b4bc24eac6eeb0b4199d80ae20f8bSat, 12 Mar 2011 00:58:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 113.2 The third annual Oscar Meltdown party continues...as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Dementia 13 from director Francis Ford Coppola. An early ax murder flick from the winner of this year’s Thalberg Award....6036truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/113-1-oscar-meltdown-3d--74804475e162432ae3fd41c74a150b549a255092Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:39:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 113.1 Join us for for the third annual Movie Meltdown Oscar Mayer party! In our usual tradition, we load up on pork and make snarky comments about celebrities. As we partake in the hors d'oeuvres, bacon caramel, and bacon...5355truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/111-the-meaning-of-life-now-only-9-99--7480442389fb1b19574deee5023cf2ebc32ee9beSun, 20 Feb 2011 14:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 111 This week's Sofa Theater feature is Tatia Rosenthal's animated film "$9.99". What kind of movie works in cookies, a pet piggy bank, smoking a stick of gum, talking bean bag chairs, missing mothers, naked clay-animation...6500truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/107-like-school-in-the-summertime--74804426f80e4792bd251cd9ada279ff12235f63Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 107 Like school in the summertime, what do you get when you cross Movie Meltdown and Showshow - no class!! It's here!! The long planned, much anticipated and massively labored over SUMMER SCHOOL episode! The first awesome...6359truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/109-nerds-make-bad-parents--7480449577c972f6c41caa5d1e636a488803eebeFri, 28 Jan 2011 04:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 109  Ok nerds, tape up your glasses and join us as we watch this week's Sofa Theater feature...the horribly mis-marketed SPLICE. Plus book-ended geek activities, that wraps up with a full recap of Mega Piranha and a massive...7483truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/108-2-there-is-no-magic--74804455f04b87e6e7cd1b7965939154f43f5d21Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:30:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 108.2 Rejoin us in The Bastion of Awesomeness for this week's Sofa Theater feature: George Romero's MARTIN. What makes a vampire? And who is to blame when people are driven crazy? Delve into vampirism lore, religious...7601truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/108-1-welcome-to-the-bastion-of-awesomeness--74804428d8767ae30b3453b428d7eba64d2bd9daSun, 16 Jan 2011 04:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 108.1 We're back!!! And we return with a full-on group show coming to you from The Bastion Of Awesomeness!!  Plus while NOT touching Misty’s stuff we discuss…  Darkon, Dr. Strangelove, Misty and Jay’s cool stuff, ugly cry...5457truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/106-2-beating-kids-with-a-purpose--74804461a768a0f21c6f649f30256bdbedc441b9Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 106.2 Gather around the electric heater kids as we continue part 2 of Movie Meltdown's FUCK ME SANTA HOLIDAY SPECIAL! In our usual cheery holiday spirits we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Terry Zwigoff's BAD SANTA!...4980truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/106-1-treevenge-of-six-to-eight-black-men--748044795c2f3ff21b8fff0b0e010de56f7f6b7aSat, 18 Dec 2010 05:43:00 +0000Bryan Renfro Movie Meltdown - Episode 106.1 Get your chestnuts a’roasting and join us for part one of Movie Meltdown's FUCK ME SANTA HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Delve into our tidings of winter complaints, trying to record while freezing to death, new holiday music,...6461truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/105-un-certain-regard-of-the-texas-chainsaw-massacre--74804435http://joebobbriggs.com/ WARNING: Spoiler alert for Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but if you haven’t seen it yet...can you truly call yourself a horror fan? “What makes the title scary to people, is not the word chainsaw, and not the word massacre - it’s the word Texas!”]]>30123c160f991188e985ad412a2981f0Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 105 Sit in with this week's special guest co-host Joe Bob Briggs as we discuss our Sofa Theater feature: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. All that plus…a Chattanooga boy, where’s Osama hiding?, being attacked by feminists, The...http://joebobbriggs.com/ WARNING: Spoiler alert for Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but if you haven’t seen it yet...can you truly call yourself a horror fan? “What makes the title scary to people, is not the word chainsaw, and not the word massacre - it’s the word Texas!”]]>3784truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/104-turkzilla--74804484f5b9cd20a41d3b76232b5c5ab15ebc7fThu, 25 Nov 2010 05:31:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 104 Join us for our Thanksgiving "Special" which includes unleashing the Thanksgiving dinner known as...TURKZILLA! Plus this week's Sofa Theater feature: ThanksKilling. Eventually our minds begin to get groggy…maybe it was...8779truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/103-the-conventions-of-horror--7480449406db8152df587f2e07f1a9e7db144eacFri, 19 Nov 2010 04:37:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 103 Join us as we embark on another epic roadtrip as we head to HorrorHound in Cincinnati. Where we interview Dean Cameron (Summer School's CHAINSAW!) and we also feature a Sofa Theater segment which can only be titled: When...6517truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/102-road-trip-to-the-land-of-the-horse-people--74804518894db6263ac36d8821b924f78cd46138Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:19:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 102 Join us for our road trip to ScareFest as we discuss our usual array of geeky topics, as well as interviews with George Kosana, John Amplas, George "The Animal" Steele and co-creator of Night of the Living Dead - John...8744truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/101-graboids-and-orange-goo--74804462http://www.donreese.com/ “I could do this on my laptop - and I suck on my laptop.”]]>2c0b7748b952079d875a5ec9768aeb9dThu, 04 Nov 2010 23:57:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 101 This episode Bryan is joined by special guest comedian and movie fan Don Reese. Together they talk about comedy, monsters, Hammer babes and all the orange goo that comes with this week's Sofa Theater feature: Tremors....http://www.donreese.com/ “I could do this on my laptop - and I suck on my laptop.”]]>7154truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/100-2-halloween-3-best-be-witches--748044827dabe231158681009ec9d32c614115e8Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:52:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 100.2 Our epic 100th episode/I Got A Rock Halloween Special continues with this week's Sofa Theater feature: Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. Including a series explanation from Tom Atkins! Plus we try to figure out how...6918truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/100-1-i-got-a-rock--748045176ef8f352de30a6ce4ddce9f921d8ab8aSun, 24 Oct 2010 00:52:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 100.1  Join us for this year's "I Got a Rock" Halloween special, where the tradition of getting hopped up on Halloween candy continues as well as discussions of awesome Ben Cooper costumes and actually seeing creepy Cryptids!...5542truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/99-i-don-t-wanna-grow-up--74804436http://mysteryteam-movie.com/ “How much can we laugh at these characters? Because there’s part of me that‘s always gonna be that 7-year old little kid.”]]>bde4ead0b457c0618e576573f9593d5fTue, 19 Oct 2010 22:08:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 99 With this week's Sofa Theater feature we delve into childish humor and childhood trauma as we take a look at DERRICK comedy's first feature film - Mystery Team. Not only do we discover a great movie with an infectious sense...http://mysteryteam-movie.com/ “How much can we laugh at these characters? Because there’s part of me that‘s always gonna be that 7-year old little kid.”]]>7666truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/98-2-maybe-your-braids-are-pulled-too-tight--748044992241e0b3cd878c8379c6b5b9f8833558Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 98.2 This episode Movie Meltdown asks the horrific question…what would you do if you found out your child was evil?? As we discuss "The  Bad Seed", we look at the structure of the film itself, the style of the actors and...6291truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/98-1-suck-and-blow-is-jesus--74804485ea573f20614878d90a751cba375b59aeFri, 08 Oct 2010 22:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 98.1 This week, in addition to our Geek Activities and The Buzz we also feature our interview with Amanda Bearse. Star of Fright Night, Married with Children and an established director in her own right!  Plus along the way we...5822truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/97-2-shartopus-clambake--7480445444fd926ccde223d7ddc5c124108f7fdeSat, 02 Oct 2010 02:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 97.2 SHARKTOPUS! That's all we need to say. Warning: If you don't have cable, and missed this one. Avast ye spoilers!! "Oh wow, Sharktopus is my new favorite Saturday morning cartoon character."5764truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/97-1-we-put-the-fun-back-in-funeral--74804458520f9a074958755f26d811a15f16cc64Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 97.1 This week we kick off our Sharktopus premiere party by defending our show and our twisted sense of humor. And obviously we carry on unfazed since we still continue to discuss beating your dead loved ones with a stick,...4989truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/95-2-milla-matrix-ing-through-the-zombie-mosh-pit--74804453f11919fa42cfb7515a7180d92a884452Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:24:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 95.2 Join us as the geek gang heads Out on the Town to see the new entry in the franchise - Resident Evil: Afterlife. What does director Paul WS Anderson bring to the table this time? What do we think of Milla's new look and...4271truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/95-1-derailed-by-fish-tacos-and-a-slut-sandwich--748044891d34a8f5082e11c83a8613648264523eWed, 15 Sep 2010 01:43:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 95.1  Geek week, buzz and massively random stories that at some point may include...advanced warning for Mystery Team, Machete Kills, anime Zooey Deschanel, the concrete unicorn and the dolphin rug, a newfound love for Joseph...4853truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/94-2-machete-doesn-t-podcast--7480449788fe80fe39c4b8f7bf64bb6254e14827Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:01:21 +0000Bryan RenfroEpisode 94.2 - Movie Meltdown This week we head Out on the Town to see Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez's new movie - Machete! And not only do we discuss the blood, boobs and tacos featured heavily in this movie, but oddly enough for us, we discuss...4893truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/94-1-you-got-fire-in-your-pants-today-sir--74804519d4bc6c8e1782f1904de92c43a7470713Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:39:50 +0000Bryan RenfroEpisode 94.1 - Movie Meltdown Join us for this week’s buzz and geek activities, and as were find new and innovative ways to offend people, we also work in… Batman: Behind the Green Door, Aronofsky’s Wolverine 2, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, all...4496truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/93-2-god-drives-a-luxury-sedan--748044597aafa9c2557ab0ad124415d24021168dTue, 07 Sep 2010 19:49:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 93.2 It's futuristic. It's biblical. It's musical? Welcome to THE APPLE, a weird, wild ride through the eyes of two young singers from Moose Jaw, Canada as they are tempted by the evils of the all-powerful music industry....6806truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/93-1-crushin-on-catherine--74804465fd6a0cf726122158136756049f808a32Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:53:37 +0000Bryan RenfroJoin us this week as we get into our geek activities, we follow that with several extensive discussions on the buzz of the week plus we round things out with Bryan's sappy interview with actress Catherine Mary Stewart.   And along the way we bring...6649truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/92-shortbus-is-our-handle--748045283c549465c77a4587ca0b7139b5a5502eWed, 25 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 92 Join us as the Movie Meltdown gang heads to Chicago in our own CB-equipped “shortbus”. Listen as we recount our day at the convention (in our usual style), plus our interview with actor Richard Anderson, including several...5323truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/91-2-shoot-him-now-shoot-him-now--74804469bfe34a15a14e32da55c5043f065cf978Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 91.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is 1971's FRIGHT. This British movie showcases great visuals and the groundbreaking idea of a babysitter being alone in a house while the killer lurks outside. But what does the gang think...4850truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/91-1-pure-gold-from-the-butts-of-hollywood--748044717b9b1186b9b5ac887e80c67fd23d0d12Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:02:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 91.1 This episode includes our new and fabulous geek activities, buzz of the week and many rants (most of which come from Jay) and stories of humping (most of which come from Marlena.) Plus our interview with actor William...5110truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/90-2-dreamscapin-with-the-snakeman--74804492da90490f7d04a9a45ee2378e3a0a2acfSat, 14 Aug 2010 00:50:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 90.2 Aside from a tangential group therapy session this week we also address our Sofa Theater feature: Dreamscape. Where we ask things like - what constitutes dream rape? Why are we so obsessed with nuclear war? Is CGI and...6069truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/90-1-finger-me-says-justin-bieber--748045021199ff8a7ec3a8f8fb8a7f571bc7aa7cTue, 10 Aug 2010 20:59:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 90.1 This episode includes "Finger Me!" and "The Butthole Story", oh yeah and we talk about movies too. And in the middle of all the chaos we mention... Leonardo’s acting style and aging , Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time,...4964truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/89-roger-corman-presents-tales-from-the-table--74804521http://horrorartist.com/) Join us as we discuss this week's buzz plus all the horror that is the passersby at any convention. “We probably shouldn't be anticipating this 14 year old's skirt flying up.”  ]]>http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=635267#Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 89 This is Movie Meltdown's live coverage from behind their table at the 2010 Fright Night Film Fest. Including our interview with film legend Roger Corman! Plus another entry in our series "The Art of being a Movie Geek"...http://horrorartist.com/) Join us as we discuss this week's buzz plus all the horror that is the passersby at any convention. “We probably shouldn't be anticipating this 14 year old's skirt flying up.”  ]]>3944truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/87-2-kevlar-pillows-in-the-philippines--74804477http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=632986#Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 87.2 This week we go completely off the rails as we wrap up the trilogy of terror that is Greedo Bloody Greedo with our Sofa Theater feature: WONDER WOMEN. Silliness ensues.  And the only thing more ridiculous then the...4994truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/87-1-honk-if-you-love-semi-porn--74804457http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=632541#Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:22:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 87.1 This week Bryan watches a dirty movie and Misty identifies a new type of vehicular sex, that is quite different than Jeepin'. Plus the buzz o' the week and a bonus entry in the Greedo Trilogy of Terror. And among the...4331truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/86-2-goodness-gracious-great-balls-of-living-entities--74804507http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=631519#Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:07:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 86.2 The Greedo Bloody Greedo Trilogy of Terror continues as we watch this week's Sofa Theater entry: The Cremators. This movie features a badly framed lighthouse with possible heavy overtones, a hippy flailing a cat around...4149truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/86-1-to-catch-a-predators--74804488http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=630967#Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:09:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 86.1 This week we welcome listener and new member of the gang, Greg to sit in  and bear witness to our usual level of ridiculousness. And a good portion of that ridiculousness revolves around… Extract, Piranha 3D, Criminal...4779truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/85-2-take-out-his-sex-upon-her-the-blood-mania-way--74804525http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=630177#Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:46:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 85.2 The epic begins... as we launch the Greedo Bloody Greedo trilogy of terror with BLOOD MANIA!!   Soap opera, horror or porn? You make the call. What other movie do you get a renaissance fair, abortion, blackmail, trippy...4328truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/85-1-greedo-bloody-greedo--74804490http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=629573#Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 85.1  With this episode we kick off our new series GREEDO BLOODY GREEDO or "The Other Films of Maria de Aragon". So we begin with our geek activities, then into the movie news for the week, and round out the episode with our...5098truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/83-flyover-pride--74804520http://www.deptofmoralhealth.org/ and  http://www.facebook.com/pages/HIGH-school/251426336924?ref=nf  For more on Jason Epperson:  http://eppicfilms.com/ and Unrequited: http://www.unrequitedmovie.com/ ]]>http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=626593#Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:38:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 83 This week we feature coverage from the FLYOVER FILM FEST, featuring interviews with John Stalberg Jr., director of High School, author and film curator Jack Stevenson and Jason Epperson, director of Unrequited. “It got to...http://www.deptofmoralhealth.org/ and  http://www.facebook.com/pages/HIGH-school/251426336924?ref=nf  For more on Jason Epperson:  http://eppicfilms.com/ and Unrequited: http://www.unrequitedmovie.com/ ]]>4193truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/82-2-and-it-all-started-with-an-ear--74804503http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=625170#Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 82.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature: Blue Velvet. We delve into the sick, twisted world of David Lynch, and remember just how amazing Dennis Hopper could be.   Log trucks, fire, red curtains, bugs, an engulfing white light...4424truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/82-1-keeping-corey-well-lubricated-at-the-pajama-jammy-jam--74804522http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=624317#Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:17:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 82.1 The survivors (of what may have been fatal Nerf-related injuries) carry on to discuss the Flyover Film Fest , putting a baby in the microwave and a Rumor Willis joke that’s been a year in the making!  As if that wasn’t...3650truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/81-2-skeksis-rule--74804460http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=623258#Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 81.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature: The Dark Crystal. Join us as we revisit the dark world of puppets that we grew up on. This work of art makes us pose the question: Were you a kid that was interested in the cute...5028truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/81-1-fully-automatic-belt-fed-puppet-action--74804527http://www.monstertvnetwork.com/ “I wish I could be a soul reaper.”]]>http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=622641#Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:20:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 81.1 We're back this week with geek activities and movie buzz that include... The Good Guys, Sherlock Holmes, no Joker, the mouth-full-of-Cheetos accent, the love child of Tom Hanks and Dylan Baker, Sipowicz’s ass,...http://www.monstertvnetwork.com/ “I wish I could be a soul reaper.”]]>4608truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/80-2-robots-in-love--74804512http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=621202#Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 80.2 Join us as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Heartbeeps. Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters and Randy Quaid star in this mostly forgotten film. All this plus a shammy hand, robo-parenting, exciting your...5972truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/80-1-a-little-pbr-and-you-ll-be-shaking-the-underwear-machine--74804504http://www.myspace.com/thempires]]>http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=620202#Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:25:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 80.1 Join us this week as we welcome a new addition to the gang, Jonie - plus special guest Eddy from Th’ Empires! So listen as we go massively off the rails discussing….357 String Band, watching the old Avengers, riding...http://www.myspace.com/thempires]]>3861truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/79-2-the-terror-of-the-non-satanic-mechanic--74804510http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=619212#Fri, 28 May 2010 03:58:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 79.2 WookieFest continues as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: TERROR. The major starring vehicle for actor Peter Mayhew (not really), about the curse of a witch that carries down through generations of a family....4079truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/79-1-wookiefest-featuring-clubbed-thumbs-and-six-fingers--74804508http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=618355#Tue, 25 May 2010 19:26:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 79.1 Welcome to WOOKIEFEST!! It's so packed with Wookie-fun it's like a trip to Kashyyyk! And along the way we cover… Booting Megan Fox, …in the Cardio-Theater, Frank Frazetta, Heavy Rain, more Gidget?, Ponty Pool, Fire...3965truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/78-2-the-amazing-shark-jumping-april-fools-day--74804524http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=617220#Fri, 21 May 2010 23:14:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie Meltdown - Episode 78.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is the original April Fools Day! Another in our series of Video Boxes That Warped My Brain! It was groundbreaking back in the day, but will it play well for a first time viewer in today's...3268truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/78-1-the-aurora-monsters-and-the-queen-of-the-geeks--74804472http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=616279#Tue, 18 May 2010 21:41:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...5176truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/77-project-poe--74804506http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=614360#Thu, 13 May 2010 00:53:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...6334truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/76-2-as-freddy-krueger-becomes-the-flying-dutchman--74804513http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=612305#Thu, 06 May 2010 21:45:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...4859truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/76-1-movie-plot-ask-again-later--74804514http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=611382#Tue, 04 May 2010 03:18:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...3366truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/74-2-you-know-who-s-kick-ass-mr-bitey--74804505http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=607578#Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:08:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...3403truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/74-1-somebody-call-911--74804526http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=606872#Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...3413truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/73-there-s-lust-in-the-dust-around-the-black-waters-of-echo-s-pond--74804523http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=604667#Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:21:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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 bonus - with a parking lot review of the new release The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and a duo Sofa...5668truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/72-the-untold-story-of-sasquatch--74804511http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=601678#Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:13:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...4303truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/71-2-attack-of-the-least-scary-animals-on-the-planet--74804515http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=599979#Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:56:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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,...2706truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/71-1-easter-eggstravaganza--74804529http://moviemeltdown.com/index.php?post_id=599539#Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:33:00 +0000Bryan RenfroMovie 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...4568truefull