Movie Meltdown

Bryan Renfro

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Episodes include interviews with interesting actors, filmmakers and other guests as well as lengthy discussions of specific movies. Plus our own brand of ridiculous humor with conversations about trends in Hollywood and changes in the film industry. Movie Meltdown is part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network. Explore more of our shows at weirdingwaymedia.com. 402059

3d ago

Nell Campbell - Unsung Cinema

This 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 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.
Oct 8

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Kulture Meltdown

The crossover series with The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.
Oct 1

Primetime - Kulture Meltdown

The crossover series with The Kulturecast continues as we discuss Lance Oppenheim's Primetime.
Sep 30

Seasonal Differences, Shifting Fandom

This 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 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
Sep 29

Resident Evil - Kulture Meltdown

In 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.
Sep 23

Lobster Man from Mars

We’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 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.
Sep 10

Linus O'Brien - Unsung Cinema

This 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 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.
Sep 10

Neil Marshall - Unsung Cinema

This 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. 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.

Episodes include interviews with interesting actors, filmmakers and other guests as well as lengthy discussions of specific movies. Plus our own brand of ridiculous humor with conversations about trends in Hollywood and changes in the film industry. Movie Meltdown is part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network. Explore more of our shows at weirdingwaymedia.com. 402059

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Bryan Renfro
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