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Special Report: Joseph Lanza on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Joseph Lanza, author of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Film That Terrified a Rattled Nation.
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Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Episode 461: Knife in the Water (1962)
On this episode we’re looking at a pair of films from Roman Polanski. First up we’re discussing the 1962 film Knife in the Water. It’s about a couple, Andrej and Krystyna, who run across a young man …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Episode 460: The Cow (1969)
We continue our examination of the films of 1969 with a look at Dariush Merhjui’s The Cow. The film stars Ezzatolah Entezami as Hassan, a man with a very high status in his village. He’s the proud ow…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
Special Report: Tommy (1975)
On this special episode of The Projection Booth we’re looking at Ken Russell’s Tommy. Released in 1975 this is an interpretation of The Who’s Rock Opera of the same name which stars Roger Daltry as t…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 459: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Our examination of 1969 continues with our first American film we’ve discussed this year, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Directed by Sydney Pollack and based on a novel by Horace McCoy, the film star…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 458: L'Amour Fou (1969)
Our look at 1969 continues with a discussion of Jacques Rivette’s L’Amour Fou. The story of a director, Sebastien, and an actress, Claire. We watch them work together on the play Andromaque -- seeing…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Special Report: Ego Fest IX (2020)
Heather Drain joins Mike to take listener questions, rail against the Rondos, and give a peek behind the podcast curtain as we celebrate nine years of The Projection Booth.
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Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)
Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at The Big Dig. Also known as The Blaumilch Canal, the film was written and directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Bomba Tzur as the titular Blaumilch, an…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 456: Fuego (1969)
Our exploration of 1969 continues this week as we head from Europe to Argentina to check out Armando Bo’s FUEGO. It’s the story of Laura who’s played by the one and only Isabel Sarli. She is a woman …
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 455: Seed of Man (1969)
It's less than two minutes to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. Our Eastern Neighbors are being quarantined from the corona virus. And here we are talking about the end of the world as shown in 1969 by…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago