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Movie Meltdown - Episode 269

This week we welcome filmmaker Michael Fitzer into the group as we sit down to tackle The Grind topic \u2018o the week: Hollywood Dynasties. We address the families that continue to work in the entertainment industry. And somewhere along the way, we mention\u2026 Gattaca, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Pursuit of Happyness, what the hell happened to Chris Makepeace?, Happy Accidents, Hitler\u2019s painting career, rays of light coming from your head, Martin Mull, Noah, Lost in Translation, Gary Oldman, The Shawshank Redemption, 70\u2019s snap zoom techniques, The Notebook, Her, La Femme Nikita, So I guess the moral of the story is\u2026 if you want your kid to be successful in Hollywood \u2013 just make Steven Speilberg the Godfather, Darren Aronofsky, Alpha Dog, Dracula, Monster-in-Law, Connor Cruise, Luc Besson is a God, I can\u2019t get over his veins, Rhea Perlman, My Bodyguard, the bearded prophet, Uma Thurman, Jack Huston, Wild at Heart, Most other kids were dating\u2026 and I was following Roger Deakins around, attitude is everything, Roger Deakins, Never Been Kissed, Hiding Out, Gwyneth Paltrow, star wipes, nepotism in any industry is bad, because the director is the key, The Culkins, getting a special guest star credit, freshman effort, I was walking down Hollywood Boulevard, picking up a hot pot of oil with my forearms, Seduced and Abandoned, Girl in the Caf\xe9, adding a chapter to the Bible, bypassing the system, she\u2019s been married like 7 times\u2026 and she\u2019s talking about love, Paper Moon, Hook, The Oscars, I don\u2019t like the way Laura Dern cries, Point of No Return, Scott Glenn, you could have had your own wrapping paper room, The Creationist Movement in America, Chris Tucker, working with Osteoporosis, How can a Biblical epic\u2026 fall apart in the second act?, is there a point to her?, Johnny Handsome, I saw that movie\u2026 in the theater\u2026 probably 20 times!, DIY Network, Thora Birch, Danny DeVito, Alec Baldwin, the Olsens, writing on SNL before the zombies, Homes on Homes and a book full of heart-shaped objects. \xa0

\u201cSofia Coppola has NEVER stood in knee-deep mud, holding a reflector while a copperhead ran through her legs! She has NEVER done that\u2026 and I have!\u201d