The Projection Booth Podcast
Latest Episodes
Special Report: Demon Mineral (2023)
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.
Episode 671: 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Western Month continues with a look at Delmer Davess 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). Th
Special Report: The Death Tour (2024)
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 t
Special Report: Cold Copy (2023)
Mike talks with writer/director Roxine Helberg about her feature film debut, Cold Copy, a thriller set in the world of journalism.
Special Report: Out of Darkness (2024)
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.
Episode 670: Rancho Notorious (1952)
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
Episode 669: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
We're doing something unusual with a re-do of the third episode of The Projection Booth. Yes, were talking about Joseph Sargent's 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Based on the book by Jo
Special Report: Darla in Space (2023)
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
Special Report: Citizen Weiner (2024)
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 fo
Episode 668: The White Reindeer (1952)
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 its the story of Pirita -- played by the fi