Mike talks with writer/director Anna Zlokovic and editor Alex Familian about their new film, Appendage. It's a horror comedy about manifesting negative thoughts. The film is now available on Hulu. 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...
Oct 11, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 455
Mike talks with the three (!) directors of Joan Baez: I am a Noise, Miri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle, Karen O'Connor. Hear about the how they created a moving look at one of America's most renown folk singers. The film will be releasing through the U.S. in October and come to streaming in November. Find out more at https://www.magpicturesinternational.com/joan-baez Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter o...
Oct 06, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 453
Writer Lindsey Anderson Beer discusses her latest film, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. It's her directorial debut and a prequel to the Stephen King novel and subsequent adaptations and sequel. The film will be streaming on Paramount+ starting October 6, 2023. 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...
Oct 05, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 452
We kick off a mayhem-filled Czechtember with a look at Jiri Weiss's 1967 film Murder Czech Style. Think of it as a stepping stone between 90 Degrees in the Shade and The Cremator with Rudolf Hrušínský as our main character, Mr. Meek, a man who marries the girl of his dreams at the encouragement of his boss. Jonathan Owen and Kat Ellinger join Mike to discuss this delightful film. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . ...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 644
David Farrier (Tickled) returns to The Projection Booth to discuss his latest documentary about another creepy weirdo,, Mister Organ (2022). The film plays in theaters this October (2023). 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...
Oct 02, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 451
Mike spoke with director Andy Palmer about his latest feature film, the comedy The Re-Education of Molly Singer. The movie opens September 29, 2023. Check local listings! 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...
Sep 29, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 449
Mike spoke with Cru Ennis , and Lee Roy Kunz about their feature horror film Deliver Us which opens September 29, 2023. Check local listings or visit https://www.magnetreleasing.com/deliverus/ 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...
Sep 29, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 450
On this special episode Mike talks with writer / director / producer / editor Nicholas Tomnay about his new film What You Wish For. The film is playing at this year's Fantastic Fest. Find out more at the website http://www.wywfmovie.com . 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...
Sep 28, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 446
Our month of requests wraps up with one from our mutual pal Andy Hendrickson, it’s Julien Temple’s Bullet from 1996. The film stars Mickey Rourke as the titular Bullet, an ex-con back on the streets and reunited with his dysfunctional family. Or is the movie really about Bullet’s brother, Ruby, played by Adrien Brody? Chris Stachiw and Father Malone join Mike to discuss the film while co-screenwriter Bruce Rubenstein (the inspiration for Ruby) spills the beans about the making of Bullet. Become ...
Sep 27, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 643
On this special episode Mike talks with three of the folks behind the film Quicksand, director JohnPaul Morris and stars Tanner Presswood and Simon Elias. The film opened September 19 2023 and is available as a limited theatrical run as well as digital on-demand. Find out more at: https://www.quicksandmovie.com/ 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/...
Sep 26, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 447
On this special episode Mike talks with Kevyn Major Howard, Lou Pizarro, and Stephen Rigg about their new film, A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of the Making of Full Metal Jacket. Currently, the project is seeking funding via IndieGoGo. Help make the project a success at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-modern-art-masterpiece-full-metal-jacket Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of...
Sep 25, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 448
Our request month continues with one from listener and Patreon donor Dallas Norvell. "Mondo" Heather Drain and Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones join Mike to look at Gary Sherman’s 1982 film Vice Squad. The film stars Season Hubley as Princess. She’s a devoted mom by day and a working girl by night who works hard for the money so you better treat her right. She gets into all kinds of hi-jinks over one crazy night on the Sunset Strip. Director Gary Sherman discusses the shooting of the film while filmmake...
Sep 20, 2023•2 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 642
Beth Accomando and John Atom on our month of requests with one from John Atom himself! It’s Kim Ki-Duk’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring from 2003. It’s a meditative film about a young man and his master as they pass through different stages of life represented by the different seasons of the title. The film stars writer/director Kim Ki-Duk as the adult version of the young monk and Oh Yeong-su as the older version of his master. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreake...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 641
Writer/director/star Michael Jai White talks with Mike White about his latest film, Outlaw Johnny Black, an action/western homage to movies like Take A Hard Ride, Buck and the Preacher Man, Joshua, etc. The film plays select theaters starting September 15, 2023. Check local listings. 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...
Sep 12, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 445
On this Special Episode, Mike talks with Gary Smart, Christopher Griffiths, and Eastwood Allen,, three of the filmmakers behind the four+ hour documentary RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop. The doc is currently being released one episode a week via ScreamBox. and will be released on Blu-Ray on October 17, 2023. Order it via https://amzn.to/3Ld2Ejr Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Projecti...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 444
Otto Bruno and Rahne Alexander join Mike to discuss the 1937 Archie Mayo film, Black Legion. Based loosely on the actual racist terrorist organization from Detroit, the film stars Humphrey Bogart as Frank Taylor, a man who gets passed over for a promotion by one of those darned immigrants. He does the only thing that makes sense by joining a hate group and trying to bolster his manhood with violence. Special guest Tom Stanton talks about his book, Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Basebal...
Sep 08, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 640
On this special episode, Mike talks with author Frank Uhle about his book Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture, it's a terrific book about the history of film societies (and film culture) on the University of Michigan's campus and around Ann Arbor. Buy the book at https://www.cinemaannarbor.com/ 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...
Sep 07, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 443
Adam Schartoff and Joseph Aisenberg join Mike to talk about about the 1969 film The Night of the Following Day. Directed by Hubert Cornfield, the film is based on Lionel White’s novel, The Snatchers, where the kidnapping plot was so ingenious that some French criminals used it to abduct the Peugeot heir. Ironically, the film would move the New York setting of the novel to France though it stars mostly Americans like Marlon Brando, Richard Boone, and Rita Moreno. This episode was a request from o...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 639
Screenwriter Ed Solomon discusses his work with Steven Soderbergh including the new Max show, Full Circle. He also talks about his podcast, Word by Word, and spills the beans on why the sequel to Now You See Me wasn't what one would expect... 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...
Sep 05, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 442
On our long-delayed ninth chapter of "Reading of the Lost Ark", Mike talks with Howard Kazanjian about the J.W. Rinzler biography, Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life. They discuss working with Alfred Hitchcock, on The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi, Demolition Man, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Get Howard's book at https://amzn.to/45M3wTQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support . Become a supporter of The Pro...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 441
We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Robert Longo 's Johnny Mnemonic (1995). The film was based on a story by and adapted by William Gibson and stars Keanu Reeves as the titular Mr. Mnemonic, a data courier with an implant in his cranium. He’s hired by a trio of scientists who overload his hard drive with the cure for a disease of the future. Duane Swierczynski and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss the film while director Robert Longo dishes about the behind-the-scenes struggle to get the...
Sep 01, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 638
Mike talks with author Nat Segaloff about his latest book, The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear, a comprehensive look at William Friedkin and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist and all of the film's unholy progeny. Buy the book at https://amzn.to/3Pd84x2 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...
Aug 31, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 439
Sci-Fi July continues with a look at Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017). It’s the story of K (Ryan Gosling). He’s a replicant experiencing memories where he thinks he’s the chosen one, a product of a replicant and human pairing. Of course, that Replicant is Rachel (Sean Young) and the human is Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) which, I guess settles the whole thing about Deckard being a human or replicant... or does it? Rob St. Mary and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss this ponderous seque...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 637
Concluding coverage of Fantasia 2023, Mike talked with filmmaker Todd "Max" Carey about his documentary tOuch Kink, a look at the stigmatization of fetishism and BDSM. Get more information at http://www.touchkink.com 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...
Aug 29, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 440
Mike fanboys about RuPaul's Drag Race again as he talks with Jamie Martin, Lead Editor. 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...
Aug 28, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 433
Mike talks with Anthony Penta, the creative force behind the new documentary video essay We Kill for Love (2023) all about the erotic thriller phenomenon of the 1980s and '90s. The film looks at the history, production, themes, and impact of the genre. Find out more at https://yellowveilpictures.com/we-kill-for-love/ 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...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 443
Mike fanboys about RuPaul's Drag Race again as he talks with Gianna Costa and her career as a production designer. 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...
Aug 25, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 432
Stunt coordinator Deven MacNair discusses her career as a stunt woman, intimacy coordinator, wrestler, and more. She also talks about her work on the new film, Bottoms, which opens August 25, 2023. 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...
Aug 24, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 437
Friend of The Projection Booth, Stephen Scarlata (host of The Best Movies Never Made podcast) discusses his directorial debut, Sharksploitation, a terrific documentary about the vilification and exploitation of sharks in movies. The film is streaming on Shudder. 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...
Aug 23, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 436
Director Melissa Miller Costanzo talks about her career and her latest film, The List (2023), a comedy about a couple's "free pass" list. The film opens on August 25, 2023. Check local listings! 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...
Aug 22, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 438
