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The Projection Booth Podcast

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The Projection Booth has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post, The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. With over 700 episodes to date and an ever-growing fan base, The Projection Booth features discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis while regularly attracting special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems.Visit http://www.projectionboothpodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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37:55

Special Report: God & Country (2024)

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2024/02/19

Mike speaks with director Dan Partland about his career including his latest film, God & Country, which looks at the history and tenets of Christian Nationalism, a political movement which cloaks itself in a perverse interpretation of Christianity while actually embracing fascistic politics.The film opens February 16, 2024. Find out more at https://godandcountrythemovie.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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29:17

Special Report: Finding Her Beat (2022)

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2024/02/16

On this special episode, Mike talks to directors Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett along with subject Jennifer Weir of the documentary Finding Her Beat about a Taiko drum concert in Minnesota. Find out more at https://www.herbeatfilm.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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21:35

Special Report: Demon Mineral (2023)

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2024/02/15

Mike talks with filmmaker Hadley Austin about Demon Mineral, a feature documentary that looks at radioactive contamination of Navajo lands. The film recently played at the Slamdance Film Festival.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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144:53

Episode 671: 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

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2024/02/14

Western Month continues with a look at Delmer Daves’s 3:10 to Yuma. Released in 1957, the film tells the tale of two men, outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and innocent bystander Dan Evans (Van Heflin). Their fates are intertwined after Dan witnesses Ben and his outfit robbing a stagecoach.Jedidiah Ayres and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the 1957 film and 2007 remake which are both based on a short story by Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. Mike spoke with filmmaker and author C. Courtney Joyner and Leonard's

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28:44

Special Report: The Death Tour (2024)

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2024/02/13

As part of our Slamdance Film Festival coverage, Mike spoke with directors Stephan Peterson & Sonya Ballantyne about their documentary, The Death Tour (2024), in which a group of wrestlers cross the barren winter lands of Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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18:04

Special Report: Cold Copy (2023)

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2024/02/12

Mike talks with writer/director Roxine Helberg about her feature film debut, Cold Copy, a thriller set in the world of journalism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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32:58

Special Report: Out of Darkness (2024)

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2024/02/09

Director Andrew Cumming discusses his feature film directorial debut, Out of Darkness, a horror film set in prehistory times. The film opens in the U.S. on February 9, 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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75:29

Episode 670: Rancho Notorious (1952)

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2024/02/07

Jonathan Penner and Otto Bruno join Mike to kick off a month of discussing American Westerns. We begin with one from German emigre Fritz Lang with his 1952 film Rancho Notorious. The film stars Arthur Kennedy as a ranch hand whose fiance is murdered in a tale of hate, murder and revenge.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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132:32

Episode 669: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

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2024/01/31

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 John Godey (pen name of Morton Freedgood) and brilliantly adapted by Peter Stone, the film stars Walter Matthau as Zach Garber, a transit transit cop whose train is taken hostage by Robert Shaw as Mr. Blue, and his three henchmen, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey, and Mr. Brown. Duane Swierczynski (California Bear)

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21:21

Special Report: Darla in Space (2023)

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2024/01/26

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 "Mother" that provides counsel and mind-blowing orgasms.Mike speaks co-directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon about their amazing debut feature. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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15:20

Special Report: Citizen Weiner (2024)

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2024/01/26

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 for New York City Council in 2020. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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73:06

Episode 668: The White Reindeer (1952)

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2024/01/24

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 film’s co-writer Mirjami Kuosmanen. She’s a newlywed who misses her husband. When she goes to a shaman to have him craft a love potion for her, she becomes a dreaded were-reindeer.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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14:17

Special Report: On the Way Home (2024)

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2024/01/20

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 this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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25:28

Special Report: Bliss (2024)

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2024/01/19

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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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19:05

Special Report: Which Brings Me to You (2024)

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2024/01/19

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 track records of former partners.The film opens in the U.S. on January 19, 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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81:12

Episode 667: Taxidermia (2006)

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2024/01/17

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 Vendel is in the military and serves at an outpost under the boot heel of his commanding officer. Father Kálmán is a competitive eater. And son Lajoska is a taxidermist -- hence the name of the film.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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86:53

Episode 666: The Apple Fell (1948)

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2024/01/10

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 Schmidt (Bobby Todd) who tries to commit suicide among the ruins of post-war Germany. Instead of killing himself, he commits himself to a sanatorium where he undergoes an extended musical fantasy sequence which retells the Genesis story.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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23:40

Special Report: Thomas Vincent on Role Play (2024)

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2024/01/08

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 husband (David Oyelowo) doesn’t know. The film premieres on Amazon Prime on January 12, 2024.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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99:08

Episode 665: A Time of Roses (1969)

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2024/01/03

Directed by Risto Jarva, A Time of Roses (1969) is a low-grade science fiction film set in the distant year of 2012 where the government is a meritocracy. We focus in on Raimo Lappalainen (Arto Tuominen), a historian who wants to know what the world of 1969 was really like. He decides to recreate the past by creating a likeness of a woman who died in 1976 via her contemporary double, Kisse (Ritva Vepsä), to act as a substitute. Samm Deighan and Eric J. Peterson join Mike to discuss this anomalous

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17:49

Special Report: Riccardo Scamarcio on Race for Glory...

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2024/01/02

On this episode I’m talking with actor Riccardo Scamarcio about his latest film Race for Glory: Audi versus Lancia.The film opens in the U.S. on January 5, 2024. Check your local listings.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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