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The Projection Booth

Weirding Way Media

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. The podcast has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. Visit http://www.projectionboothpodcast.comThe Projection Booth is part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network. Explore more of our shows at weirdingwaymedia.com.Become a

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Episode 576: Pootie Tang (2001)

The Projection Booth ·

2022/06/22

It's time to sine your pitty on the running kine with our episode all about Pootie Tang. Written and directed by (rightfully) disgraced comedian Louis CK, the film stars Lance Crouther as the titular Mr. Tang, a performer, poet, and potter who learns a lesson about himself and the evil corporate empire run by Dick Lecter (Robert Vaughn). Mike McGranahan and Josh Stewart join Mike to discuss this maligned masterpiece. Sa da tay!Become a supporter of this podcast:

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60:14

Special Report: Joshua Grannell on All About Evil (2010)

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2022/06/15

On this special episode Mike talks with Joshua Grannell about his 2010 film All About Evil. The film stars Natasha Lyonne as Deborah Tennis, a movie theater manager who becomes a filmmaker, specializing in making gore films about those who have wronged her. The film will be streaming on Shudder and is getting a new blu-ray release from Severin Films. Pre-order here: https://amzn.to/39n4VJ7Become a supporter of this podcast:

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42:57

Special Report: Trebecxploitation

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2022/06/13

Jonathan Penner discusses his career and his work programming three exploitation classics -- Tenement, Ms. 45, and Basket Case -- for the 2022 Tribeca film festival. Find out more at https://tribecafilm.com/festival/film/midnightBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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191:24

Episode 575: Popeye (1980)

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2022/06/08

We’re looking at the 1980 film from director Robert Altman and writer Jules Feifer, Popeye. Based on the King Syndicate comic by E.C. Segar, it’s the story of a mariner (Robin Williams) who comes to the port town of Sweethaven looking for his father. He finds a town under the control of a mysterious man known only as The Commodore who has left his right hand man, Bluto (Paul L Smith), in charge of the city which is plagued with ruffians and an overzealous tax collector. He meets the Oyl family,

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52:12

Special Report: The Butthole Surfers Movie

The Projection Booth ·

2022/06/01

Mike speaks with producer Noa Durban and director Tom Stern about their upcoming feature documentary, The Butthole Surfers Movie. The film looks at the groundbreaking alternative art band The Butthole Surfers.The film is still in the funding stages. Donate at the film's official website, https://buttholesurfersmovie.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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36:36

Special Report: Dan Mirvish on 18 1/2 (2022)

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2022/05/30

On this special episode, Mike talks to Dan Mirvish the director and co-writer of 18 1/2 (2022). It's a comedy thriller about the missing minutes from Nixon tapes starring Willa Fitzgerald and John Magaro.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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31:18

Special Report: Stuart Pankin on Deep in the Forest...

The Projection Booth ·

2022/05/27

On this special episode Mike talks with Stuart Pankin a bit about his illustrious career including his work on Not Necessarily the News, Fatal Attraction, and his latest film, Deep in the Forest.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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142:56

Episode 574: Brief Encounters (1967) and The Long...

The Projection Booth ·

2022/05/25

We conclude our month of discussions about Soviet Cinema with a double feature from Kira Muratova, Brief Encounters from 1967 and The Long Farewell from 1971. Brief Encounters got a very limited release while The Long Farewell was shelved before release. Both films finally got their day in the sun as the Cold War began to thaw.In Brief Encounters, two women are in love with the same man. The film has a real New Wave feel to it with a fractured timeline and rough production. In The Long Farewell

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50:48

Special Report: Doug Mand & Dan Gregor on Chip 'N Dale

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2022/05/23

Upright Citizens Brigade members Doug Mand and Dan Gregor discuss their career from their early days, shorts, How I Met Your Mother, Most Likely to Murder, and their latest work, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers. They talk about the long gestation of their latest project as well as some of the challenges of working with a vast array of intellectual property.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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25:46

Special Report: Ceci Cleary on To Leslie (2022)

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2022/05/20

On this special episode Mike talks to Ceci Cleary who's had quite a career. She started off as a wind-surfer before moving into stunt and location work. These days she's a producer of feature films including the 2022 movie To Leslie. Find out more at https://cecicleary.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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Episode 573: Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street (1968)

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2022/05/18

We continue our month of discussing Soviet Cinema with a look at Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street. It’s the story of Nyura, a country woman who comes to the big city of Moscow to see her sister in law. There she meets Sasha, a taxi driver. They share stories and a song on the way to Plyuschikha Street. He offers to take her to the movies and she agrees but things go wrong. Gianna D'Emilio and Alistair Pitts join Mike to discuss this heart-breaking film.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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32:14

Special Report: George Stevens Jr. on My Place in the...

The Projection Booth ·

2022/05/16

On this special episode Mike talks with George Stevens Jr., filmmaker and founder of the AFI, Kennedy Center Honors, and Co-Chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities about his new book, My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington which is available for purchase at https://amzn.to/3sAFaLIBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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34:06

Special Report: Ed Glaser on How the World Remade...

The Projection Booth ·

2022/05/13

On this special episode Mike talks with Ed Glaser, host of the Deja View YouTube series and author of How the World Remade Hollywood: Global Interpretations of 65 Iconic Films from McFarland Books. It's a terrific book which looks at foreign interpretations of American films. Get your copy today at https://amzn.to/3vZJBSwBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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Episode 572: Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)

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2022/05/11

We continue our month of discussing Soviet Cinema with a look at Elem Klimov's Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964). It’s the story of a group of kids at a summer camp where one boy, Kostja Inockin (Viktor Kosykh), breaks from the pack and swims a little too far. He’s immediately expelled by Director Dynin (Evgeniy Evstigneev) but later Inockin returns. Alistair Pitts and Gianna D'Emilio join Mike to discuss this fast-paced, whimsical political allegory.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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Special Report: Matt Eskey on The Mojo Manifesto (2022)

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2022/05/09

Mike speaks with director Matt Eskey about his documentary The Mojo Manifesto: The Life & Times of Mojo Nixon.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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35:32

Special Report: My Best Friend's Birthday

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2022/05/06

Mike talks with author Andrew J. Rausch about his 2019 book My Best Friend's Birthday which documents the early days of Quentin Tarantino's acting and filmmaking including the titular film from Tarantino and Craig Hamann.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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Episode 571: The Amphibian Man (1962)

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2022/05/04

We are kicking off a month of discussions around Soviet cinema with a look at the 1962 film, The Amphibian Man. It’s the story of a love triangle between the daughter of a poor man, Guitierre (Anastasiya Vertinskaya) who has been promised to the rich Don Pedro (Mikhail Kozakov). She’s saved from a shark attack by the titular Amphibian Man, whose real name is Ichthyander (Vladimir Korenev). Of course, Guitierre and Ichthyander fall in love and should really be together. Can they escape from Argentina

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Special Report: Gigi Gaston on 9 Bullets (2022)

The Projection Booth ·

2022/05/02

Mike speaks with filmmaker Gina Gaston about her latest film, 9 Bullets (2022). The film stars Lena Headey as Gypsy, a burlesque dance who must go on the run to save a neighbor boy (Dean Scott Vazquez).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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Episode 570: Arsenic & Old Lace (1944)

The Projection Booth ·

2022/04/29

We’re wrapping up Screwball month with a look at Frank Capra’s Arsenic and Old Lace. Released in 1944, though shot several years before that, the film stars Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic and avowed bachelor who has found the love of his life in Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane) who lives right next door to his kind-hearted aunts, Abby and Martha. There’s just one thing…. Abby and Martha have a terrible habit of poisoning their single, lonely old men boarders.Sylvia Hubbard and Kat

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49:30

Special Report: Mike Hugo on Hypochondriac (2022)

The Projection Booth ·

2022/04/27

On this special report, Mike talks with Mike Hugo, the editor of Hypochondriac (2022). The film is the story of a young potter whose life begins to unravel thanks to childhood trauma. Hugo also discusses his early career and his meticulous process.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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