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Episode 669: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Season 1 Episode 669
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 J…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Special Report: Darla in Space (2023)
Season 1 Episode 482
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…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Special Report: Citizen Weiner (2024)
Season 1 Episode 481
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 f…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Episode 668: The White Reindeer (1952)
Season 1 Episode 668
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 f…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Special Report: On the Way Home (2024)
Season 1 Episode 479
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 t…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Special Report: Bliss (2024)
Season 1 Episode 480
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. Becom…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Special Report: Which Brings Me to You (2024)
Season 1 Episode 478
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 trac…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 667: Taxidermia (2006)
Season 1 Episode 667
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 …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Episode 666: The Apple Fell (1948)
Season 1 Episode 666
Emily Intravia and Samm Deighan join Mike on episode 666 of The Projection Booth to look at Helmut Käutner’s 1948 film Der Apfel ist ab (The Apple Fell AKA The Original Sin). It’s the story of Adam S…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Special Report: Thomas Vincent on Role Play (2024)
Season 1 Episode 477
On this special episode Mike talks with Thomas Vincent, the director of the new film Role Play. The film is about a couple in New Jersey where the wife (Kaley Cuoco) is a paid assassin while her husb…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago