The Projection Booth

Director Susan Stern discusses her 1998 documentary Barbie Nation which has been re-cut and restored for 2023. It's a great look at the Barbie story as well as how she's been viewed since her inception. Find out more at https://www.barbienation.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Boot...

Darren Williams and Bill Ackerman join Mike to look at Noel Black’s Pretty Poison. Released in 1968, the film stars Anthony Perkins as Dennis Pitt, a troubled young man with an overly-active imagination. He works at a chemical company that’s spilling waste into a nearby river. He meets a local teenager, Sue Ann Stepanek, played by Tuesday Weld, and recruits her into his imaginary network of spies...

Recently Mike had a chance to speak with actor Eddie Deezen about his career, talking a bit about Grease, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1941, War Games, Surf II, and more. The audio quality is a little rough but hopefully you'll find it enjoyable! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at htt...

Filmmaker Eve Brandstein discusses her career including how she became a casting director for Castle Rock. She also talks about her friend Anne Beatts and the documentary that Brandstein is making about Beatts. Find out more at Eve's website: https://www.evebrandsteinproductions.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become...

We wrap up a month of discussion around comedic film with one of the best, The Coen Brothers's second film, Raising Arizona. It's the story of repeat offender H.I. McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) and his wife Ed (Holly Hunter), a childless couple who steal one of the quintuplets from Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson) and, hell, you know who he is. Rob St. Mary and Keith Gordon join Mike to talk about the fil...

In a special Projection Booth / The Kulturecast crossover, Chris Stachiw, Andrew Rausch, and Mike conclude the Reading of the Lost Ark series with a discussion of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 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 

Author Dwayne Epstein (Lee Marvin: Point Blank) returns to the Projection Booth to discuss his latest book, Killin' Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WWII Movie of All Time, a look at the classic Robert Aldrtich movie in which a group of soldiers on death row are recruited to perform a suicide mission. Buy it now at https://amzn.to/3XyHKA3 Become a supporter of this podcast:...

We conclude our coverage of Tribeca 2023 with a discussion of The Secret Art of Human Flight with HP Mendoza. Be sure to find out more about the film and Mr. Mendoza at his website: http://www.hpmendoza.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://www.patreon.com/projectionboot...

Mike speaks with Frank Marshall who was a producer on all of the Indiana Jones movies from Raiders of the Lost Ark to the Dial of Destiny. They discuss the making of Raiders as well as some of Mr. Marshall's directorial efforts and his work on The Other side of the Wind. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter...

Chris, Andrew, and Mike wrap up their post-reading discussion in our last session of Reading of the Lost Ark. 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 

George Lucas (Chris Stachiw), Steven Spielberg (Andrew Rausch), and Lawrence Kasdan (Mike White) abruptly finish their conversation about Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lots of garbled words and missing pages this time around as we wrap up the reading portion of Reading of the Lost Ark. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a...

On this special episode, Mike talks with filmmakers Georden West and Russell Scheaffer about the 2023 film Playland, a dreamy documentation of a queer bar in Boston. The film recently played at Tribeca and will be at festivals around the country soon. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection Bo...

Chris Stachiw, Andrew Rausch, and Mike discuss a bit of what they just read during the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference. 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 

Chris, Andrew, and Mike continue the reading of the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference transcript. We hear Lucas, Spielberg, and Kasdan crafting some of the most iconic scenes of Raiders while they throw out scads of ideas. 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.patr...

Director Nick Murray discusses his work on RuPaul's Drag Race and the Emmy-nominated episode Wigloose, a "Rusical" parody of Footloose in which a little drag kid can't dress up due to unfair laws... 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 

After chewing through the first two hours of the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference transcripts, Chris Stachiw, Andrew Rausch, and Mike White reflect a bit on what they read. 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 

On this special limited series, we read the story transcripts from Raiders of the Lost Ark wherein George Lucas (Chris Stachiw of The Kulturecast), Steven Spielberg (Author Andrew Rausch), and Lawrence Kasdan (Mike White) discuss the idea for a new adventure hero... Indiana Smith.... Up next... Our reaction to this initial reading. Download the story transcript from https://cinephiliabeyond.org/ B...

Jordan Gerner has been part of several films we've discussed on the show before including American Psycho. He's made his writing/directing debut with the new film Sheroes, the tale of four friends who go to Thailand and get into a mess of trouble. The film comes to streaming platforms and select theaters on June 23, 2023. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pro...

Otto Bruno and Robert Bellissimo join Mike to look at Ernst Lubitchs’s 1939 film, Ninotchka. Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Walter Reisch, and based loosely on a story by Melchior Lengyel, the film stars Greta Garbo as the titular Ninotchka, a stern Soviet sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from a Russian noblewoman, Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire). Professor Joseph...

Director Alexandre O. Philippe ( 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene , Memory: The Origins of Alien ) discuses one of his latest films, Lynch/Oz (2022); an incredible essay film about the influence of The Wizard of Oz on the films of David Lynch. He also discusses some of his other new films including The Taking (2022) and You Can Call Me Bill (2023). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...

Actor Cody Lightning explore his legacy in his 2023 film Hey Viktor, a mockumentary about where he's been since his role in the 1998 coming-of-age film Smoke Signals. Editor Sarah Taylor discusses her approach to the film as well as some of her other work. Find out more about Sarah at https://suiteoneproductions.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projecti...

On this special episode, Mike talks with director Julie Cohen (RBG, Julia) about her latest documentary, Every Body, an examination of Intersex people and their treatment. The film plays at Tribeca 2023 before opening June 30, 2023. 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.p...

On this special episode Mike talks with filmmaker Bomani J. Story about his feature film directorial debut, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster. It's a great new take on the Frankenstein story and it will be released on June 9, 2023. Find out more at http://theangryblackgirlandhermonstermovie.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/s...

Co-directed by Neil Young (as Bernard Shakey) and Dean Stockwell, Human Highway stars Russ Tamblyn as Fred Kelly, a gas jockey and mechanic who gets a new job working for Young Otto (Dean Stockwell). Released in 1982, the film ties into Neil Young’s Rust Never Sleeps punk era of his career. Darren Williams and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss the film while actress Charlotte Stewart talks about...

On this Special Episode Mike talks with Camille Delamarre, the director of Assassin Club (2023). Mr. Delamarre has been involved in a lot of films from Luc Besson including Transporter 3, Taken 2, Lockout, and Columbiana. Assassin Club is now streaming. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection...