Movie Meltdown
· Season 1 · Episode 8 · Latest episodeNell 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.
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.
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10:43Season 15 · Episode 11Achtung Scooby Gang (Promo)
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2:25:26Season 15 · Episode 10Rocket's Journey
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2:09:05Season 15 · Episode 9What the Hell was Going On in the Bronx?!
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1:01:58Season 15 · Episode 8The Cult of the Beaver
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2:04:41Season 15 · Episode 7The Adventures of Ghost Face
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10:09Season 15 · Episode 6A Moment Captured in Time… and Wax (Promo)
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2:31:32Season 15 · Episode 5Ant-Man: The Kang Era Begins
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2:10:28Season 15 · Episode 4Attack of the 2022 Oscar Nominees!
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1:50:13Season 15 · Episode 3Permanent Derail
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13:33Season 15 · Episode 2Snooze or Die (Promo)
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1:38:51Season 15 · Episode 1The Maze of Our Cinematic Minds
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1:16:58Season 14 · Episode 28The Litany of Cinematic Crimes and Triumphs
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15:03Season 14 · Episode 27Silent Night, Meltdown Night (Promo)
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1:05:49Season 14 · Episode 26Michael Paré on the Streets of Fire
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1:55:32Season 14 · Episode 25Marvel Forever
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19:39Season 14 · Episode 24Maybe it is Cranberry Sauce? (Promo)
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44:23Season 14 · Episode 23The Time of Our Lives
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2:15:06Season 14 · Episode 22Halloween (Never) Ends
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2:43:56Season 14 · Episode 21Attack of the Horror Finale Songs!
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9:46Season 14 · Episode 20Oh Yeah… and Ghosts (Promo)
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1:33:40Season 14 · Episode 19Attack of Tim Cappello!
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11:30Season 14 · Episode 18Ask Me About Mary Shaw (Promo)
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2:09:21Season 14 · Episode 17Attack of the Finale Songs!
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56:51Season 14 · Episode 16Character Fest with Sy Richardson
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59:57Season 14 · Episode 15Allison Anders at Harry Dean Stanton Fest
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