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Special Report: Film Is Dead! Long Live Film! (2024)
Frequent Projection Booth co-host Peter Flynn is back to talk about his latest documentary, Film Is Dead! Long Live Film! It's a loving look at film collectors and preservationists and a terrific comp
Special Report: Nicholas Wright on French Girl (2024)
Mike spoke with Nicholas Wright about his co-directing and co-writing feature film debut, French Girl (2024) which stars Zach Braff as a teacher who wants a romantic weekend away with his girlfriend (
Episode 676: Frenzy (1972)
Ian Cooper and Rebecca McCallum join Mike to discuss one of Alfred Hitchcocks later works and his final British film, Frenzy (1972). The film stars Jon Finch as Richard Blaney and Barry Foster as Rob
Special Report: Dune Part Two (2024)
On this special Projection Booth / Kulturecast cross-over, Mike talks with Chris Stachiw about Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two (2024) in which we re-join the continuing struggles of Paul Atreides (T
Special Report: First Look 2024
Mike talks with Edo Choi (Associate Curator of Film & First Look Senior Programmer) and Sonia Shechet Epstein (Curator of Science and Technology & First Look Exhibitions and Film Programmer) o
Episode 675: Purple Rain (1984)
Samm Deighan and Bill Ackerman join Mike to discuss 1984's box office smash Purple Rain which launched Prince's movie career and made him a household name. The film stars Prince as "The Kid", a musici
Episode 674: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
On this special episode of The Projection Booth were looking at John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy. Its the story of Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a hick from Texas who goes to the big city to become a hus
Special Report: The Baristas Vs. The Billionaire
On this special episode, Mike talks with Mark Mori (Bettie Page Reveals All) about his latest project, The Baristas Vs. The Billionaire, which tells the story of the unionization of Starbucks. They al
Episode 673: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Were wrapping up Western Month with a look at William Wellmans The Ox-Bow Incident. Released in 1943 the film is based on the 1940 novel from Walter Van Tilberg Clark and stars Henry Fonda and Henry
Episode 672: Johnny Guitar (1954)
Western Month continues with a look at Nicholas Rays Johnny Guitar. Released in 1954 the film stars Sterling Hayden as the titular Mr. Guitar. However, hes outshone in the film by Joan Crawford as V