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28/02/2024

Episode 673: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

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

28/02/2024

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1h 51m
14 JUL

Episode 752: Metropolis (1927)

Sci Fi July launches with a titan of cinematic futurism: Metropolis (1927). Fritz Lang’s visually stunning epic set the blueprint for dystopian science fiction, blending Gothic horror, political allegory, and machine-age spectacle. Co-written with Thea von Harbou, the film envisions a divided city of soaring towers and subterranean toil, where Freder—the privileged son of master planner Joh Fredersen—awakens to injustice through his encounter with the spiritual leader of the working class, Maria. Mike is joined by Ranjit Sandhu and Federico Bertolini to discuss the many versions of the film, its fraught production, the complex legacy of Lang and von Harbou, and why Rotwang's lab never goes out of style. From Giger to Gaga, Metropolis casts a long, haunting shadow. 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

14 Jul

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2h 31m
17/04/2017

Episode 318: La Grande Illusion (1937)

Set during World War One, Jean Renoir's La Grande Illusion (1937) stars Jean Gabin as Lt. Marechal, an airman who, along with Captain Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), are shot down by Captain Rauffenstein, who’s played by Erich von Stroheim. The two Frenchmen then spend most of the rest of the film in POW camps, primarily Hallbach and Wintersborn where they meet an array of fellow prisoners. Tom Jennings and Ken Stanley join Mike to discuss this seminal humanist film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

17/04/2017

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2h 35m
19/09/2024 · BONUS

Special Report: The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Mike talks to writer/director Jon Spira about his latest film, The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee. It's a documentary about the Lee's life and career that features a great array of interviews and a fascinating visual style. Pre-order the film at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonspira/the-life-and-deaths-of-christopher-lee 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

19/09/2024 · Bonus

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1h 4m
19/04/2018

Episode 361: The Color of Pomegranates (1961)

We're looking at Sergei Parajanov’s The Color of Pomegranates. Released in 1969, the film is something of a look at the life of Armenian ashugh Sayat Nova told in a very oblique and beautiful way. Director and DP Larry Revene joins Mike to talk about this poetic film. Daniel Bird, director of The World is a Window: The Making of The Color of Pomegranates and James Steffen, the author of The Cinema of Sergei Parajanov, discuss the making of the film as well as the cuts imposed by Russian censors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

19/04/2018

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2h 36m
23/05/2019

Episode 7: Teacher's Aide / Paladin of the Lost Hour

Chris, Father Malone, and Mike return to talk about the 7th episode of Twilight Zone 1985 with Bill Norton's Teacher's Aide and "Alan Smithee"'s Paladin of the Lost Hour.

23/05/2019

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24 min
02/04/2021

Episode 9: The Easter Chronicles

Ah, spring is here! Nothing better than to celebrate the martyrdom of Jesus by discussing the origins of the Easter Bunny! Chris, Richard, and Mike delve into Rankin/Bass's three Easter specials: Here Comes Peter Cottontail, The First Easter Rabbit, and The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town. They're essentially Santa Claus stories but with a rabbit playing the Santa part. We learn about the importance of bonnets, the Scarlet Fever epidemic, and why we roll Easter eggs across these three celebrity-voiced specials.

02/04/2021

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59 min
23/06/2023

Episode 31: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)

The pilot for a proposed series called "The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye," The Emperor's New Clothes tells a version of Hans Christian Anderson's classic fable wherein a emperor gets swindled by a pair of slick scammers who appeal to his vanity, selling him a suit made of "invisible" thread. Mike, Richard, and Chris discuss this uneven fable and the amazing year Rankin/Bass had in 1972.

23/06/2023

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47 min
26/05/2023

Episode 30: The Saga of Smokey the Bear

Mike, Chris, and Richard discuss both 1966's The Ballad of Smokey the Bear wherein we learn the traumatic origin story of the ursine fire-fighter as well as the 1969 cartoon series, The Smokey Bear Show, which was Saturday morning pablum for a much simpler age.

26/05/2023

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51 min
18/05/2020

Special Report: Time Warp - The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time (2020)

We’re looking at a new series called Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time. Directed by Danny Wolf, the title might tip you off that this is a documentary about cult movies with an audacious title and scope. Rod Lott and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss this 5 1/2 hour, 3 part series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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

18/05/2020

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1h 37m

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