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Episode 524: The Black Hole (1979)
Sci Fi Month continues on The Projection Booth with a look at Gary Nelson’s 1979 film, The Black Hole. It’s the story of a group of astronauts who, after an unscheduled course correction, run across…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Susan Sandler on Julia Scotti: Funny That Way (2020)
Mike talks with Susan Sandler, the director of Julia Scotti: Funny That Way. It's a look at Julia Scotti, a trans comedian. It's a "warts and all" documentary about Scotti and her journey to where sh…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 522: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
We're kicking off Sci-Fi Month with a look at the sequel to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It's Irvin Kershner's continuation of the Star Wars story and perhaps one of the best sequels ev…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Two of Us (2019)
Mike talks with Filippo Meneghetti about his 2019 film Two of Us. It's the story of Barbara (Nina Dorn) and Martine (Madeleine Girard), a couple who have kept their relationship secret from Martine's…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Ahead of the Curve (2020)
Mike talks with co-directors Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow along with Franco Stevens about their documentary, Ahead of the Curve. It's the story of how Stevens created the first mainstream lesbian…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)
Released in 1974, Gone in Sixty Seconds was directed, written by, and stars H. B. Halicki as Maindrian Pace. He’s an accident investigator by day… and a car thief by day too. He gets charged with ste…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 521: Eternity and a Day (1998)
Theodoros Angelopoulos's 1998 film, Eternity and a Day, stars Bruno Ganz as Alexandros, a poet who thinks he’s at the end of his life. He rescues an Albanian refugee boy (Ahilleas Skevis) who lives o…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 520: Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
Gianna D'Emilio and Spencer Parsons join Mike to talk about Aleksei German's Khrustalyov, My Car! (1989). Set against the death of Stalin and the last days of his Doctor's Plot, the film is a dizzyin…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Special Report: Bill Morrison on Let Me Come In
Experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison discusses his latest work, Let Me Come In, which is part of the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival.
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Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 519: Cuties (2020)
Judith Mayne and Angela Mac join Mike to discuss the controversial 2020 film from Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties. It's the story of Amy (Fathia Youssouf), a young immigrant girl from Senegal living in Par…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago