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Episode 325: One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Based on Charles Neider's book The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) tells the tale of Rio AKA The Kid, played by Marlon Brando, and Dad Longsworth, played by Karl Malden. The tw…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Steven Shainberg on Rupture
On this special episode, Mike talks with director Steven Shainberg about his career from The Big Hit (1996) to Secretary (2002), to Fur (2006) to his latest, Rupture (2016) starring Noomi Rapace, Mic…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Cinetopia 2017
Mike talks with Brian Hunter about the line-up for Cinetopia 2017, the annual film festival which takes place in Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit. For more information visit http://www.cinetopiafestival.o…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Nineteen Eighty Four (1984)
On this special episode of The Projection Booth we discuss Michael Radford's 1984 version of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four starring John Hurt as Winston Smith, Suzanna Hamilton as Julia, and R…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Episode 324: The Lost One (1951)
In The Lost One (AKA Der Verlorene) (1951) we find Peter Lorre as Dr. Karl Rothe (AKA Dr. Karl Neumeister), working at a displaced persons camp after World War II. When a figure from his past, Hösch …
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Karen Lunder on Gifted (2017)
Mike talks to producer Karen Lunder about some of her work from the early days of working on Todd Solondz's Happiness, John Tucker Must Die and Mr. Woodcock to her recent string of successes includin…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 323: The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Written and directed by William Peter Blatty, The Ninth Configuration (1980) has been known at points and was based on his novel Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane. The film stars Stacy Keach as Col. Hudson…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Special Report: Who is Arthur Chu? (2017)
Rod Lott joins Mike to discuss the 2017 documentary Who Is Arthur Chu?? The film is ostensibly about "Jeopardy" champion Arthur Chu but goes into larger discussions of race, gender, nerd culture, and…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Episode 322: Mommie Dearest (1981)
Based on the scandalous memoir by Christina Crawford, Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest (1981) gave the world a powerhouse performance by Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford.
On this episode of The Projection Bo…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Special Report: Stories from the Trenches, The Official Sam Firstenberg Book
On a special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks to author Marco Siedlmann about his upcoming book, Stories from the Trenches: The Official Sam Firstenberg Book as well as the subject of the …
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago