The Projection Booth Podcast

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 musician from Minneapolis who struggles to find his place in the music scene while battling personal demons. Our episode features an interview with Alan Light, author of Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

On this special episode of The Projection Booth we’re looking at John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy. It’s the story of Joe Buck (Jon Voight), a hick from Texas who goes to the big city to become a hustler. Instead, he’s hustled by everyone he meets including Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The two form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive in New York.Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Jon Towlson (author of the Queer Cinema Classics book on Midnight Cowboy) join Mike to discuss the movie. Author Glenn Frankel discusses his book, Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic, and the documentary it inspired.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

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 also discuss Mark's first feature documentary, Building Bombs (1989), and his upcoming The Lost Print.Back The Baristas Vs. The Billionaire on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/262713467/the-baristas-vs-the-billionaire?ref=thanks-tweet Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

We’re wrapping up Western Month with a look at William Wellman’s 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 Morgan as Gil and Art, two cowboys who ride into the town of Bridger’s Wells where a messenger brings news of the senseless murder of a local rancher Larry Kincaid and the rustling of his cattle. Angela Mac and Ian Brownell join Mike to discuss this harrowing tale of vigilante justice while author Carl Rollyson discusses his book Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Western Month continues with a look at Nicholas Ray’s Johnny Guitar. Released in 1954 the film stars Sterling Hayden as the titular Mr. Guitar. However, he’s outshone in the film by Joan Crawford as Vienna and Mercedes McCambridge as Emma, two women with a history.Andras Jones and David Kittredge join Mike to discuss this unusual Western.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

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 Year of the Locust - now available at https://amzn.to/3uDPLtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

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 itself in a perverse interpretation of Christianity while actually embracing fascistic politics.The film opens February 16, 2024. Find out more at https://godandcountrythemovie.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

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 more at https://www.herbeatfilm.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Western Month continues with a look at Delmer Daves’s 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). Their fates are intertwined after Dan witnesses Ben and his outfit robbing a stagecoach.Jedidiah Ayres and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the 1957 film and 2007 remake which are both based on a short story by Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. Mike spoke with filmmaker and author C. Courtney Joyner and Leonard's long-time researcher Gregg Sutter about the dozens of other films based on Leonard's work.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth