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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
Special Report: Terry Hayes on The Year of the Locust
On this special episode, Mike talks with writer/producer/author Terry Hayes about a few of his films like The Road Warrior, Dead Calm, and From Hell, as well as his two novels, I Am Pilgrim and The Ye
Special Report: God & Country (2024)
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
Special Report: Finding Her Beat (2022)
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