Movie 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, Predator, Love Object, disturbed by eating a child, The Babysitters, Geek wounds, Casino-ing, no Del Toro Hobbit, Supernatural, Iron Man, yelling at the TV and Fear Itself, Legend, British cocky, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Bale, the rancid meat of the story, H...
Jun 09, 2010•1 hr 17 min
Movie 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 pleasure center, futuristic pick-up trucks - and how the hell did Lady Gaga get in this movie? “It’s kind of Ernest Goes to the Future.” WARNING: I guess as much as you can spoil this movie - we probably do....
Jun 04, 2010•1 hr 40 min
Movie 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 with one ass cheek higher than the other, Scream 4, Jason ummm that guy from the Wes Anderson movies..., President Lil Bow Wow, not getting paid by Rhapsody, chillin’ with Natalie Portman, The Cube, Beatersville Car and Bike Show, donkey punching in the ...
Jun 01, 2010•1 hr 4 min
Movie 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. Plus a One from the Vaults memory from Peter about the shooting of Terror . And we learn about one the other stars of the movie, that is as we are told - bat-shit crazy. And feedback on the new Nightmare on Elm Street and the old April Fools Day . “B...
May 28, 2010•1 hr 8 min
Movie 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 and Ice, milk and Mountain Dew?, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, JTT??, making the Mushroom Kingdom, Robert Rodriguez buying vinyl models, wasn’t there a Treasure Planet?, the importance of physical visuals, Super Mario Bros., Transformers 3, the freaky rea...
May 25, 2010•1 hr 6 min
Movie 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 world? We have a first timer among us, listen to what they thought... Plus the birth of the romantic comedy, and hear about all the dangers of biscuits and jack in the boxes! Seriously, don't listen to this if you haven't seen the original April F...
May 21, 2010•54 min
Movie 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 Row , Zacherley: The Cool Ghoul, Lou Ferrigno and the gender neutral person, Robert Englund genetically engineering wasps, a great Edward and Bella shirt, Mongolian Death Worm , Flight of the Conchords , Sean Patrick Flanery is moving in on Corin ...
May 18, 2010•1 hr 26 min
Movie 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 episode we kick things off with Stuart Gordon's "The Pit and the Pendulum" starring Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs and Oliver Reed. Plus a lengthy discussion on Iron Man 1 and 2, super hero movies and digital comics vs. old school paper copies. And we st...
May 13, 2010•1 hr 46 min
Movie 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 fun Freddy music from Bryan's vinyl collection. And we get feedback on Triangle , The Black Waters of Echo's Pond , and an interesting explanation for the disappearance of cartoons in America. “Am I the only one that thinks that Jackie Earle Haley is ...
May 06, 2010•1 hr 21 min
Movie 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 Amanda Bynes, Ong-bak, a pre-prequel for Alien, The Ring in 3D!, weird Julie Benz, getting a chest-piece tattoo to celebrate BoobQuake, Teen-tastic!, Never Cry Werewolf, Ron Howard, Gladiator in the woods, Adrian Brody, Jennette Mccurdy (if you know who ...
May 04, 2010•56 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is The Wraith ! We enjoy the cool race scenes, we're amused by the "special" group of villains, we cringe at the cheesy dialog and we're awestruck by the hotness of a young Sherilyn Fenn. Plus we discuss the importance of music in a movie, the confusion of this movie mixing ghosts and sci-fi, plus a high-brow departure as we have a POETRY MOMENT FROM CHARLIE SHEEN! “It's one of those things you hang on your door at Christmas." WARNIN...
Apr 29, 2010•1 hr 8 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.1 In our usual meandering fashion we discuss getting excited for Boobquake and missing Saturday morning cartoons, in addition to… Zombie singing, getting hit on by a dork, more of being creeped out by Seagal’s sex scandal, Bad Boys 3 , our best slam yet on Kristen Stewart, When Good Ghouls Go Bad , cartoons for kids or adults?, Kuma’s Corner in Chicago, Takashi Miike, The Oozinator , Ghost Rider 2 - Cage or no Cage?, Flight of the Conchords , Mickey Rourke IS Genghis ...
Apr 27, 2010•1 hr 4 min
Movie 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 Girl annihilate people. “Here Mr. Bitey..." WARNING: Super-spoilers at large!!
Apr 23, 2010•57 min
Movie 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 , The Runaways , Seth MacFarLane and his teddy bear, Scarlett Johansson, loving Axl Rose, Steven Seagal’s sex scandal, casting Kurt Cobain, guest stars Robert Englund and Shakira, Veronica Mars , The Fourth Kind , too much build up to American Werewolf in...
Apr 21, 2010•57 min
Movie 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 b onus - with a parking lot review of the new release The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and a duo Sofa Theater discussion on the "classic" western Lust in the Dust starring Divine and Tab Hunter. Plus a One from the Vaults story from Courtney Gains and all the perilous dangers of climbing over boxes just to get to the mic. “Westerns always make me rea...
Apr 14, 2010•1 hr 34 min
Movie 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 aka The Untold . This 2002 film stars genre favorite Lance Henriksen and well, some other people, in another tale of Bigfoot, a plane crash and a mysterious black box. Join us as we discuss the complicated story of the making of and release of this ...
Apr 07, 2010•1 hr 12 min
Movie 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, bunnies vs. cows, lighting stuffed animals on fire and what's the gamey-est meat?? “Ok we get it, it’s big f-ing bunnies! Don’t show us this over and over and over again!!” WARNING: If you don't know what this ridiculous movie is about, it will be spoiled!!...
Apr 02, 2010•45 min
Movie 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 Titans, Johnny Depp’s schizophrenia, George Romero, The Great Escape, eating monkey brains, Green Day, sanitizing yourself from other geeks, Dark Shadows, special underwear, anal plug-gage, Mert Lawwill, quoting Eegah!, Blackbelt Jones, dealing with the fir...
Apr 01, 2010•1 hr 16 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is The 'burbs . Joe Dante looks at that creepy house that exists in every neighborhood. Plus the voyeuristic nature in us all and the weird world that is The 'burbs! Plus slightly hostile feedback yelling at Misty and Rodger. “Living on the cul-de-sac makes you f-ing crazy!” WARNING: Spoliers about "The 'burbs" and that strange lady that lived across the street....
Mar 26, 2010•1 hr 11 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.1 This week's geek activities and the buzz that some how ties to... Roller skating, Tim Burton’s next project, David Fincher and chess?, Cabin Fever 2 , beating Bill Paxton’s ass, the Thundercats trailer, choreographed dance moves on roller skates, the more final-er destination, when the horn breaks off the unicorn…, Pawn Sacrifice , eating paint chips, stalking Corey Feldman’s doppelganger, the Back to the Future soundtrack is awesome, Kane & Lynch : Dead Men , J...
Mar 23, 2010•49 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 69.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is TRIANGLE . Christopher Smith's complicated new film may make your brain hurt, but it inspires the gang to follow a lot of tangent thoughts and come to conclusions we would have never thought of otherwise. Complex scenarios, plot devices, ever-present birds, Greek mythology, mysterious taxi drivers and Melissa George in a tank top - this movie has it all. (Yet, may very well infuriate you.) Plus feedback on Triangle , Daylight and ...
Mar 19, 2010•1 hr 16 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 69.1 Toy Flashbacks!! Yes, as we are prone to do we get sidetracked (and excited by) old toys! Aside from that we also addess... getting us a new studio, House of the Devi l, The Terror , Sharks in Venice , AquaMan working at a surf shop, Watchers , looking up to Gator, Shogun Stormtrooper, the full monster monty, old Halloween costumes, doc-a-men-ary, tit missles, Leonardo da Vinci, sketch comedy movies and not adjusting well to daylight savings time. "Does the fist sho...
Mar 16, 2010•58 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 68.2 The out of control party that is Oscar Meltdown 2 continues.... Plus this week's Sofa Theater feature:(Oscar winner Roger Corman's) Frankenstein Unbound A scientist from the future? Interacting with novelist Mary Shelley? A real world Dr. Frankenstein? And just how does Michael Hutchence fit into all this? And who knew we would still have 'The Clapper' in the future... All this and more in our detailed discussion of FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND!! Plus feedback from an atten...
Mar 11, 2010•1 hr 18 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 68.1 Join us for Movie Meltdown’s second annual Oscar Mayer party! Oscar night the only way Movie Meltdown knows how to do it - with lots of pork and snide comments. And the smart-assed remarks go to… The new Crazies , Kool-Aid milkshakes, Escape from L.A., Where the Wild Things Are , The Am azing Screw-On Head , Komodo vs . Cobra, John Hughes alumni, the essence Of Gilligan's Island, t he best car wash scene ever put in a movie, Dead Snow , Precious or not Precious ?, A...
Mar 09, 2010•1 hr 10 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 67.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is DAYLIGHT . First we delve into our One from the Vaults series and hear what actress Danielle Harris thought about shooting Daylight in Rome with Sly, Sage and the rest of the crew. Then a in-depth look at disaster movies, Stallone movies and heroism as a whole. Plus the return of feedback from one of our regulars and more info on YOU voting for the RONDOs. "Any movie that takes an everyday situation and turns it into a ride at Dis...
Mar 05, 2010•1 hr 20 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 67.1 A certain member of the gang, hit’s a breaking point, and makes a proclamation to change their life. So after that awkward moment, we talk about really important stuff like… Sean William Scott, Freida Pinto, paying real money for fake money, the challenge of looking Elvira in the eyes, George Lopez, designing tattoos, Clutch Cargo , stitching up some guys mouth, Kevin Smith: NOT too fat to fly, Endless Ocean 2 , not getting up close and personal with strangers, watc...
Mar 03, 2010•1 hr
Movie Meltdown - Episode 66.2 Come on down to the creek!! This week's Sofa Theater feature is BLOOD CREEK. Joel Schumacher brings us this take on a supernatural nazi zombie. But where does this movie fall on the Schumacher scale... near the top with The Lost Boys or all the way down to Batman and Robin?? Plus feedback from our supportive podcasting family and news of our upcoming Sofa Theater features. "It's actually kind of a thinking horror movie." "Which I'm not used to." Warning: Lots of zom...
Feb 26, 2010•57 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 66.1 This week we have deep discussions, that may or may not be bitchy about… The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema , Onechanbara , The Hurt Locker , The House on Sorority Row , Missle Command , Brian Posehn, The Outsiders: The Complete Nove l, more American Pie ?, Angela , What to do in Case of Fire , DinoCroc , dead Bill Murray, you can’t stop L.L. Cool J, The Mutant Chronicles , Over the Edge , Oregon Trail - The Movie, Cold Prey , the horrors of Wal-Mart , Dean Koonces - The...
Feb 24, 2010•49 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 65 This episode we welcome back Steve (aka The Stranger in the Video Store ) to kick off our new independent film review segment. Steve gives us his take on the indie films Mantra and Zombie Cheerleading Camp . Keep in mind, the makers of these films specifically asked us to review these movies, so... you guys asked for it. We take no responsibility for what Steve says. He's a tough but fair reviewer. Filmmakers, remember that if you submit your films in the future. Rega...
Feb 21, 2010•46 min
Movie Meltdown - Episode 64.2 This week we head Out on the Town to see " The Wolfman ". Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins star in this new update of a Universal classic. So how does this new furry feature measure up? Plus feedback from our listeners on Legion , Dwayne Wayne, angel junk, Gunmen , Jello pudding and some Against the Dark memories. "He rips off his shirt at one point, and I'm like, that's f-ing Glenn Danzig in Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon werewolf suit..." Warning: Lots of ly...
Feb 19, 2010•1 hr 16 min
