Movie Meltdown: WonderFest with Nicholas Meyer
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 behind movies like Time After Time, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, The Day After, as well as bringing us many of the most beloved Star Trek films including The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country.
And while we test out the new meds, we also cover… Tremors, The Stand, Stranger Things, Regular Show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Around the World in 80 Days, Television Event, Willow, Fred Ward, The Raft, artists are not the best judges of their own work, George Romero, emergency Twizzler, The Player, Mike Todd, I guess this is where we find out who you really are, pizza with The Beastmaster, DeForest Kelley, fish pimp, Robert Altman, cleaning up the Statue of Liberty, Brendan Fraser, it’s important to be fortunate, Joe Dante, what happens if the wall comes down in outer space, Kevin Bacon, I said to my dad… you have to help me do this, Gayne Rescher, cobbling together selected elements of these five unproduced scripts, Greg Nicotero, Michael Gross, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Carol Kane, I either walked off it or was fired off it, Jamie Kennedy, Rodan and Mothra.
“You too can make a motion picture… no previous experience necessary.”
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Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.