The Projection Booth

Chris Stachiw joins Mike to discuss the 1993 film from directors Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, Super Mario Bros. It's the story of two brothers, Mario Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi Mario (John Leguizamo) who cross over from Brooklyn, USA to another dimension ruled by the ruthless King Koopa (Dennis Hopper), in an attempt to rescue Princess Daisy (Samantha Mathis). Is their princess in another c...

We conclude Black History Month with a look at Jamaa-Fanakaa’s Welcome Home Brother Charles. Released in 1975 it’s the story of our titular Brother Charles (Marlo Monte) who is picked up by the police and possibly castrated for being too “uppity”. Amid the crime and corruption of mid-seventies Los Angeles we follow Charles as he’s railroaded into jail and swears revenge upon his release. Gary Phil...

Mike talks with writer Randy Schmidt about his biography on Karen Carpenter and the 2023 documentary, Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection. Find out more at https://karencarpenterdoc.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/projectionbooth 

French Month continues with a look at Jean Renoir’s Rules of the Game. Released originally in 1939, the film was based on Alfred de Musset's Les Caprices de Marianne and skewers French nobility in a comedy of manners. Released on the eve of World War II, the film was not a hit cut down to a mere 86 minute running time. It would later be expanded another 20 minutes in a version that not even Renoir...

Lee Demarbre (Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter) returns to The Projection Booth to discuss his latest film, Enter the Drag Dragon, a rollicking tale of kung fu, independent film, and drag. Do not watch this movie if you're from Tennessee. 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....

Yaniv Eidelstein and Stephen Scarlata join Mike to look at Adrian Lyne’s 1990 film Jacob’s Ladder. It’s the story of Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) who’s platoon in Vietnam is attacked by unknown forces. He suffers from flashbacks of this horrific event in 1970s New York where he’s left his wife and is living with his co-worker, Jezebel (Elizabeth Peña). He is plagued, as well, by horrific visions of...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Quentin Dupieux all about his latest film, Smoking Causes Cancer, which is now playing at film festivals and will be streaming in late March, 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.patreon.com/projectionbooth 

On this special episode, Mike talks with Artistic Director 
Kevin Monahan and Director of Programming
 Nicole McControversy about the 2023 Boston Underground Film Festival, a five-day fest focused on offbeat shorts and features. Check out the full program and buy tickets at https://bostonunderground.org/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--551...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Nate Orloff about his career as an editor from his early days at Bad Robot to his most recent gig, editing the fourth chapter of the John Wick series. 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 

French Month continues with a look at Marcel Carne’s Children of Paradise. Released in 1945 and set in the early-mid 1800s, the film tells a winding tale of the woman Garance (Arletty) and the four men in her orbit: The mime Baptiste, the actor Frederick, the criminal Larcenaire, and the aristocrat Edouard. Keith Gordon and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss the film as well as the compelling circu...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Austin and Meredith Bragg about their feature film debut, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game. Based on the story of Roger Sharpe, the GQ journalist who proved that pinball is a game of skill, no chance, it's an ambitious and delightful debut. Find out more at https://pinballfilm.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-...

On this episode Mike talks with Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak about their new film A Disturbance in the Force. It's all about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special and just had its premiere at South By Southwest. Be sure to visit their website https://www.holidayspecialdoc.com/ to find out when it's playing near you. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projectio...

Author and filmmaker Michael Maren discusses his latest film, A Little White Lie, which stars Michael Shannon as a reclusive writer invited to a conference that needs something to put it on the map for fear of shutting down. Find out more at https://www.instagram.com/mmaren/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a suppor...

On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Eric Hynes and Edo Choi about the First Look 2023 program from the Museum of the Moving Image. Find out more at https://movingimage.us/series/firstlook2023/ 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/...

On this special episode, Mike talks with writer/director Matthew J. Saville about his film Juniper which stars Charlotte Rampling as Ruth, the cantankerous grandmother of Sam (George Ferrier), a rebellious teen. 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/projection...

French Month continues with a look at Jean-Pierre Melville’s Bob Le Flambeur. Released in 1956, the film was the first of many gangster films directed by Melville. Based on his story with dialogue by Auguste LeBreton, it tells the tale of Bob (Roger Duchesne), an aging man who robbed a bank 20 years prior, and now spends his time going from game to game -- craps, cards, whatever. He even has a slo...

On this special episode, Mike spoke with underground filmmaker and No Wave founder Beth B about her career including her retrospective at the Metrograph as well as the upcoming Kino release of her films. Find out more at http://www.bethbproductions.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projection...

We’re kicking off a month of discussions of French films with Barbet Schroeder’s 1976 film Maitresse. The film stars Bulle Ogier as the titular Mistress, Ariane, and Gerard Depardieu as Olivier, a thief who robs the wrong apartment. Samm Deighan and Jim Vendiola join Mike to discuss the envelope-pushing film. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth...

Four travelers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert in Robbie Banfitch's latest feature film, The Outwaters. Mike talks with Banfitch about The Outwaters as well as his other work. 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.patreo...

The boys from From the Files of Police Squad (in Color) , our limited series about Police Squad! and The Naked Gun films are back and talking about something we didn't discuss there... Released in 1984, Zucker Abrahams Zucker’s Top Secret is a send up of both Elvis movies and WWII espionage films. It’s a very odd duck which stars Val Kilmer as Nick Rivers, a teen idol who has made a name for himse...

Our Black History Month coverage continues with a look at Christopher St. John's Top of the Heap. Released in 1972 the film stars St. John as George Lattimer, a DC police officer who’s confronted with pressures from his job, his wife, and his daughter. When his mother dies, George undergoes a bit of a breakdown where he starts fantasizing about another life including being an astronaut. Gary Phill...

Heather Drain and Leon Chase join Mike to kick-off Black History Month with a look at Bill Gunn’s 1973 film Ganja & Hess which stars Duane Jones as Hess Green, a scholar who is stabbed with an ancient dagger by a crazed house guest, the husband of Ganja Meda (Marlene Clark). Hess is resurrected and helps Ganja be reborn as well. The two are now addicted to blood in one of the most unusual vamp...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas about their 2022 feature film The Civil Dead. Find out where the movie is playing near you at https://claytatum.com/The-Civil-Dead 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 

Filmmaker Elsbeth Fraanje spoke with Mike from Park City, Utah about her latest documentary, Sexual Healing, an insightful and inspiring look at sexuality in the disabled community. Keep up with the film via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sexualhealing__documentary/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support . Become a support...

Mike spoke with Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis about the latest entry in the Aqua Teen saga, Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm. The film finds our heroes, Meatwad, Master Shake, and Frylock, out of their house and in various states of distress. Frylock is working for a corporate conglomerate run by an egomaniac with self-esteem problems. Buy Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm today on Blu-Ray and 4K. Become a...