The Projection Booth

Ian Cooper and Rebecca McCallum join Mike to discuss one of Alfred Hitchcock’s later works and his final British film, Frenzy (1972). The film stars Jon Finch as Richard Blaney and Barry Foster as Robert Rusk. They’re a couple of blokes in a Swinging London that is plagued by a murderer of women, the Necktie Murderer. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-project...

On this special Projection Booth / Kulturecast cross-over, Mike talks with Chris Stachiw about Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two (2024) in which we re-join the continuing struggles of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) on the desert planet Arrakis (also known as "Dune") as well as a handful of new characters: Princess Irulan, the Emperor of the Known Universe, and Feyd-Rautha. Author Max Evry discu...

Mike talks with Edo Choi (Associate Curator of Film & First Look Senior Programmer) and Sonia Shechet Epstein (Curator of Science and Technology & First Look Exhibitions and Film Programmer) of the Museum of the Moving Image about the 2024 First Look film festival. For the official First Look 2024 website visit: https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2024/ Become a supporter of this podca...

Samm Deighan and Bill Ackerman join Mike to discuss 1984's box office smash Purple Rain which launched Prince's movie career and made him a household name. The film stars Prince as "The Kid", a musician from Minneapolis who struggles to find his place in the music scene while battling personal demons. Our episode features an interview with Alan Light, author of Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Makin...

On this special episode of The Projection Booth we’re looking at John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy. It’s the story of Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a hick from Texas who goes to the big city to become a hustler. Instead, he’s hustled by everyone he meets including Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The two form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive in New York. Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Jon...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Mark Mori (Bettie Page Reveals All) about his latest project, The Baristas Vs. The Billionaire, which tells the story of the unionization of Starbucks. They also discuss Mark's first feature documentary, Building Bombs (1989), and his upcoming The Lost Print. Back The Baristas Vs. The Billionaire on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/262...

We’re wrapping up Western Month with a look at William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident. Released in 1943 the film is based on the 1940 novel from Walter Van Tilberg Clark and stars Henry Fonda and Henry Morgan as Gil and Art, two cowboys who ride into the town of Bridger’s Wells where a messenger brings news of the senseless murder of a local rancher Larry Kincaid and the rustling of his cattle. Ang...

Western Month continues with a look at Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar. Released in 1954 the film stars Sterling Hayden as the titular Mr. Guitar. However, he’s outshone in the film by Joan Crawford as Vienna and Mercedes McCambridge as Emma, two women with a history. Andras Jones and David Kittredge join Mike to discuss this unusual Western. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

On this special episode, Mike talks with writer/producer/author Terry Hayes about a few of his films like The Road Warrior, Dead Calm, and From Hell, as well as his two novels, I Am Pilgrim and The Year of the Locust - now available at https://amzn.to/3uDPLts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Proje...

Mike speaks with director Dan Partland about his career including his latest film, God & Country, which looks at the history and tenets of Christian Nationalism, a political movement which cloaks itself in a perverse interpretation of Christianity while actually embracing fascistic politics. The film opens February 16, 2024. Find out more at https://godandcountrythemovie.com/ Become a supporte...

On this special episode, Mike talks to directors Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett along with subject Jennifer Weir of the documentary Finding Her Beat about a Taiko drum concert in Minnesota. Find out more at https://www.herbeatfilm.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://w...

Mike talks with filmmaker Hadley Austin about Demon Mineral, a feature documentary that looks at radioactive contamination of Navajo lands. The film recently played at the Slamdance Film Festival. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

Western Month continues with a look at Delmer Daves’s 3:10 to Yuma. Released in 1957, the film tells the tale of two men, outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and innocent bystander Dan Evans (Van Heflin). Their fates are intertwined after Dan witnesses Ben and his outfit robbing a stagecoach. Jedidiah Ayres and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the 1957 film and 2007 remake which are both based on a shor...

As part of our Slamdance Film Festival coverage, Mike spoke with directors Stephan Peterson & Sonya Ballantyne about their documentary, The Death Tour (2024), in which a group of wrestlers cross the barren winter lands of Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at htt...

Mike talks with writer/director Roxine Helberg about her feature film debut, Cold Copy, a thriller set in the world of journalism. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

Director Andrew Cumming discusses his feature film directorial debut, Out of Darkness, a horror film set in prehistory times. The film opens in the U.S. on February 9, 2024. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

Jonathan Penner and Otto Bruno join Mike to kick off a month of discussing American Westerns. We begin with one from German emigre Fritz Lang with his 1952 film Rancho Notorious. The film stars Arthur Kennedy as a ranch hand whose fiance is murdered in a tale of hate, murder and revenge. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Be...

We're doing something unusual with a re-do of the third episode of The Projection Booth. Yes, we’re talking about Joseph Sargent's 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three . Based on the book by John Godey (pen name of Morton Freedgood) and brilliantly adapted by Peter Stone, the film stars Walter Matthau as Zach Garber, a transit transit cop whose train is taken hostage by Robert Shaw as Mr....

Slamdance 2024 coverage continues with a look at Darla in Space, an offbeat comedy about a woman whose mother put her in debt. Fortunately, relief comes in the form of a sentient kombucha scobi named "Mother" that provides counsel and mind-blowing orgasms. Mike speaks co-directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon about their amazing debut feature. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreak...

Slamdance 2024 coverage continues with a look at Citizen Weiner a documentary about a media prank that actors/writers Zach Weiner, Joe Gallagher, and director Daniel Robbins put on where Weiner ran for New York City Council in 2020. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http...

Kat Ellinger and El Goro join Mike to look at the Finnish folk horror film The White Reindeer. Directed by Erik Blomborg, the film was released in 1952 and it’s the story of Pirita -- played by the film’s co-writer Mirjami Kuosmanen. She’s a newlywed who misses her husband. When she goes to a shaman to have him craft a love potion for her, she becomes a dreaded were-reindeer. Become a supporter of...

Slamdance 2024 coverage continues with a discussion of On the Way Home with director Giorgi Kvelidze. It's a documentary about a pair of Georgian refugees and their struggles. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

As part of our Slamdance 2024 coverage, Mike talks with director Joe Maggio and co-writers Faryl Amadeus and Clint Jordan about their 2024 film BLISS, a follow-up to the 2001 film Virgil Bliss. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

On this special episode Mike talks with director Peter Hutchings about his latest film, Which Brings Me to You, a romantic comedy about Jane (Lucy Hale) and Will (Nat Wolff), two people with bad track records of former partners. The film opens in the U.S. on January 19, 2024. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a suppo...

Lumi Etienne and Jonathan Owen join Mike to discuss the 2006 film Taxidermia. Directed and co-written by György Pálfi, Taxidermia tells the story of three generations of an unusual family. Grandpa Vendel is in the military and serves at an outpost under the boot heel of his commanding officer. Father Kálmán is a competitive eater. And son Lajoska is a taxidermist -- hence the name of the film. Bec...