The Projection Booth Podcast

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/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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 one of our Patreon donors.. You too can request a movie if you join the Projection Booth's patreon!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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...This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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/45M3wTQThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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 picture made.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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/3Pd84x2This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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 sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 original.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Mike fanboys about RuPaul's Drag Race again as he talks with Jamie Martin, Lead Editor.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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/ This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Mike fanboys about RuPaul's Drag Race again as he talks with Gianna Costa and her career as a production designer.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

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!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Sci-Fi July continues with a discussion of Ralph Bakshki’s WIZARDS. Released in 1977, the film stars the voices of Bob Holt as Avatar and Jesse Welles as Elinore. The film is an illuminating history bearing on the everlasting struggle for world supremacy fought between the powers of technology and magic. Or something like that.Vincenzo Natali and Agatha Luz join Mike to discuss this Tolkeinesque post-apocalyptic fantasy film.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Mike speaks to directors Charles and Thomas Guard about their latest feature, Deadshot (2023) which opens at select theaters August 18, 2023.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Mike talks to Emmy-nominated casting director Theo Park about her work on Ted Lasso.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

In John Woo's Face/Off, Sean Archer (John Travolta), a FBI Agent whose son was killed by his enemy, Castor Troy (Nicholas Cage). Six years later Troy has planted a bomb somewhere in L.A. and, after he’s accidentally put into a coma, Archer must put on Troy’s face in order to find where the bomb is at.Samm Deighan and A.J. Black join Mike to discuss this landmark action film while screenwriters Mike Werb and Michael Colleary talk about the long, strange history of the movie.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Coverage of the Fantasia Film Festival continues with a talk with Victor Ginzburg, the director of Empire V, an adaptation of Viktor Pelevin's novel. Hear why it was pulled from distribution in Russia right before a countrywide release.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement

Coverage of Fantasia continues with a look at Jared Moshé's Aporia, a sci-fi film starring Judy Geer. Find out more about Mr. Moshe at his website: https://jaredmoshe.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5513239/advertisement