The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 683: Bowfinger (1999)
May 01, 2024

We’re kicking off a month discussing comedy films with a look at Frank Oz’s Bowfinger.  Released in 1999, the film was written by and stars Steve Martin as the titular Bowfinger, a struggling filmmake

Special Report: Hanky Panky (2024)
April 29, 2024

Mike speaks with Nick Roth, writer and co-director (along with his wife, Lindsey Haun) of the 2024 film, Hanky Panky. The film is a comedy featuring a talking handkerchief.Find out where it's stream

Special Report: Breathe (2024)
April 25, 2024

Mike spoke with director Stefon Bristol about his new film, Breathe (2024), in which the earth is bereft of breathable air. They also discussed his earlier work, See You Yesterday.Breathe opens on A

CCCP: Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
April 24, 2024

Mark Begley (Wake Up Heavy), Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast), and Mike White (The Projection Booth) host this monthly podcast. Join us on an exciting journey through the illustrious career of this com

Episode 682: Shura (1971)
April 24, 2024

We conclude a month of discussing Japanese films with a look at Toshio Matsumotos 1971 film Demons aka Shura. The story of the film is part of the fabric of the larger 47 Ronin narrative and is the

Special Report: Jared Stearns on Pure
April 21, 2024

Mike spoke with author Jared Stearns about his biography of entertainer Marilyn Chambers. The book, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers, is now available: https://amzn.to/3xFovvQ

Special Report: Civil War (2024)
April 17, 2024

On this special crossover episode with The Kulturecast, Chris Stachiw, Father Malone, and Mike White look at the new film from Alex Garland, Civil War. The film stars Kristen Dunst as Lee, a war phot

Episode 681: Heroic Purgatory (1970)
April 17, 2024

We continue our discussion of Japanese films this month by returning to the world of Yoshishige Yoshida and his 1970 film Heroic Purgatory. It's the story of Nakano (Mariko Okada). She returns home wi

Episode 680: Millennium Actress (2001)
April 10, 2024

We continue Japanese month with a request from listener Vaughn Kuhlemeier, Millennium Actress (2001). Directed by Satoshi Kon, the film tells the story of Chiyoki Fujiwara, an actress who met a fugi

Special Reprot: A Bit of Light (2022)
April 08, 2024

Actor/Director Stephen Moyer speaks to Mike about his second feature film, A Bit of Light, which stars Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone. Moyer graciously discusses his career from his early days in chorus