2024-04-17 09:00
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… Read More
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The ultimate movie podcast. The Projection Booth Podcast is a weekly podcast discussing films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis. It is hosted by Mike White and Rob St. Mary. The show has hosted interviews with cinematic luminar
2024-04-17 07:00
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 retur… Read More
2024-04-10 07:00
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 ac… Read More
2024-04-08 07:00
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… Read More
2024-04-05 09:00
Mike spoke with cinematographer Laura Hudock about the 2024 documentary Girls State. The film follows 500 adolescent girls who come together to organize a faux-Supreme Court where they debat… Read More
2024-04-05 07:00
On this special episode, Mike talks with Ashley Sabin and David Redmon about their 2023 documentary, Kim's Video. It's a brief looks at the video store named for Youngman Kim and a longer lo… Read More
2024-04-03 07:40
We are kicking off a month dedicated to Japanese Film with a look at Hitoshi Matsumoto’s 2013 film R100. It’s the story of a man who makes a contract with an organization c… Read More
2024-03-27 07:01
Joseph Maddrey and Jonathan Penner join Mike to look at Philippe Mora's unusual and challenging 1989 film Communion. Written by Whitley Strieber and adapted from his own book... and his own… Read More
2024-03-25 07:00
Animator Bill Plympton discusses his early days of the Spike & Mike's Animation Festival and Liquid Television to his first feature film, The Tune (1992). He also discusses how technolog… Read More
2024-03-22 07:00
Skizz Cyzyk and Maurice Bursztynski join Mike White to discuss Michael Millards 2024 documentary, 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio, a look at the history and impact of college radio… Read More
2024-03-20 07:00
Rahne Alexander and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss Rachel Talalay's 1995 comic book adaptation, Tank Girl. The film stars Lori Petty as the titular heroine who takes on Water & P… Read More
2024-03-18 07:00
Frequent Projection Booth co-host Peter Flynn is back to talk about his latest documentary, Film Is Dead! Long Live Film! It's a loving look at film collectors and preservationists and a ter… Read More
2024-03-14 07:00
Mike spoke with Nicholas Wright about his co-directing and co-writing feature film debut, French Girl (2024) which stars Zach Braff as a teacher who wants a romantic weekend away with his gi… Read More
2024-03-13 07:00
Ian Cooper and Rebecca McCallum join Mike to discuss one of Alfred Hitchcock’s later works and his final British film, Frenzy (1972). The film stars Jon Finch as Richard Blaney and Bar… Read More
2024-03-09 16:44
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 A… Read More
2024-03-08 08:00
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 Pro… Read More
2024-03-06 08:00
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"… Read More
2024-03-04 08:00
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 bi… Read More
2024-03-01 08:00
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 Starbuck… Read More
2024-02-28 08:00
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… Read More
2024-02-21 08:00
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… Read More
2024-02-20 08:00
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… Read More
2024-02-19 08:00
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 whi… Read More
2024-02-16 08:00
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… Read More
2024-02-15 08:00
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 Fes… Read More
2024-02-14 08:00
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… Read More
2024-02-13 08:00
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 wrestle… Read More
2024-02-12 08:00
Mike talks with writer/director Roxine Helberg about her feature film debut, Cold Copy, a thriller set in the world of journalism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com… Read More
2024-02-09 08:05
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.Become a supporte… Read More
2024-02-07 08:00
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 st… Read More
2024-01-31 08:00
We're doing something unusual with a re-do of the third episode of The Projection Booth. Yes, we’re talking about Joseph Sargent's 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Based o… Read More
2024-01-26 10:00
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 sc… Read More
2024-01-26 08:00
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 Wei… Read More
2024-01-24 08:00
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 it’s the story of Pirita … Read More
2024-01-20 08:00
Slamdance 2024 coverage continues with a discussion of On the Way Home with director Giorgi Kvelidze. It's a documentary about a pair of Georgian refugees and their struggles.Become a suppor… Read More
2024-01-19 10:00
As part of our Slamdance 2024 coverage, Mike talks with director Joe Maggio and co-writers Faryl Amadeus and Clint Jordan about their 2024 film BLISS, a follow-up to the 2001 film Virgil Bli… Read More
2024-01-19 08:00
On this special episode Mike talks with director Peter Hutchings about his latest film, Which Brings Me to You, a romantic comedy about Jane (Lucy Hale) and Will (Nat Wolff), two people with… Read More
2024-01-17 08:00
Lumi Etienne and Jonathan Owen join Mike to discuss the 2006 film Taxidermia. Directed and co-written by György Pálfi, Taxidermia tells the story of three generations of an unus… Read More
2024-01-10 08:00
Emily Intravia and Samm Deighan join Mike on episode 666 of The Projection Booth to look at Helmut Käutner’s 1948 film Der Apfel ist ab (The Apple Fell AKA The Original Sin). It&r&hell…Read More
2024-01-08 08:00
On this special episode Mike talks with Thomas Vincent, the director of the new film Role Play. The film is about a couple in New Jersey where the wife (Kaley Cuoco) is a paid assassin while… Read More
2024-01-03 08:00
Directed by Risto Jarva, A Time of Roses (1969) is a low-grade science fiction film set in the distant year of 2012 where the government is a meritocracy. We focus in on Raimo Lappalainen (… Read More
2024-01-02 08:00
On this episode I’m talking with actor Riccardo Scamarcio about his latest film Race for Glory: Audi versus Lancia.The film opens in the U.S. on January 5, 2024. Check your local listi… Read More
2023-12-29 08:00
We wrap up a month of requests… and the year 2023… with a look at Fred Zinnemann’s The Day of the Jackal. Based on the book by Frederick Forsyth, the film stars Edward Fo… Read More
2023-12-27 08:00
We continue our request month with one from Patreon Donor Ludo Round. This week we’re discussing Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes. Based on a novel by, and adapted by the… Read More
2023-12-23 08:00
On this episode writer and media personality Bruce Villanch stops by to have a conversation about the holiday special from Scott Rockett, Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde C… Read More
2023-12-22 09:00
Mike looks back at the crazy number of episodes released this year and what to look forward to in 2024 including the Chasing Chevy Chase podcast, What, No F*cking Ziti - a look at the Sopran… Read More
2023-12-22 08:00
Another month of requests continues with one from Kyler Fey who joins Kat Ellinger and Mike to discuss Guilio Questi’s Arcana (1972). Released four years after the one-two punch of Dja… Read More
2023-12-20 08:00
We continue a month of requests with one from listener Jordan Nash,1985's Walking the Edge. Written by Curt Allen and directed by Norman Meisel, the film stars Nancy Kwan, as Christine Hollo… Read More
2023-12-14 10:00
On this special episode, Mike talks to documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay about her latest work, Your Fat Friend (2023) which spotlights Aubrey Gordon, a blogger, author, and podcaster. Fin… Read More
2023-12-14 08:00
Mike talks with helicopter stunt pilot Fred North about his long career performing gravity-defying moves for scores of films from around the world. We discuss his work and his riveting autob… Read More
2023-12-13 08:00
Beth Accomando and Cullen Gallagher join Mike to discuss another Patreon request, Sonatine. Released in 1993, the film stars Takeshi Kitano as Murakawa, an aging gangster with no real sense… Read More
2023-12-12 08:00
Actor David Keith (An Officer and a Gentleman, White of the Eye) joins Mike to discuss his latest role in the Mick Davis movie Walden (2023).For more information visit https://waldenmovie.co… Read More
2023-12-11 08:00
Author David Manderson joins Mike to discuss Manderson's book, The Anti-hero's Journey: The Work and Life of Alan Sharp (part of the Studies in the History and Culture of Scotland series). S… Read More
2023-12-08 08:00
Ryan Luis Rodriguez and Chris Stachiw join Mike to look at the Conscience (or Sovist) from 1968. Directed by Vladimir Denisenko, the film is set in a small village during the German occupati… Read More
2023-12-06 08:00
Spencer Parsons and Rahne Alexander join Mike to discuss Václav Vorlícek's How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975). Co-written by Projection Booth favorite Milos Macourek, t… Read More
2023-12-01 08:00
Samm Deighan and Spencer Parsons join Mike to look at the 1976 Hungarian film from Zoltan Fabri, The Fifth Seal. Set in WWII, the film is a deceptively simple story of five men who meet and… Read More
2023-11-29 08:00
Agatha Luz and Andrew Nette join Mike on a special episode to discuss Michael Schultz's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), a story of the dangers of fame set to the music of the m… Read More
2023-11-27 08:00
Mike talked with Robert Richardson (ASC) about his career including his work with Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese and Ben Affleck.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are in… Read More
2023-11-24 08:00
Jessica Shires joins Mike White and Heather Drain to discuss her Patreon request: Jess Franco’s 1973 film A Virgin Among the Living Dead. It’s the story of Christina ("Christina… Read More
2023-11-24 08:00
Jessica Shires joins Mike White and Heather Drain to discuss her Patreon request: Jess Franco’s 1973 film A Virgin Among the Living Dead. It’s the story of Christina ("Christina… Read More
2023-11-22 08:00
Jedidiah Ayres and Andrew Nette join Mike to look at Jeremy Kagan's The Big Fix. Released in 1978, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Moses Wine, a radical in the '60s who’s now a down… Read More
2023-11-17 08:00
Jedidiah Ayres and John Walker join Mike to look at Michael Mann's moody supernatural film The Keep. Released in 1983, the film is a real who’s who of actors including Jürgen Proc… Read More
2023-11-16 08:00
Mike talks with special effects coordinator Brandon K. McLaughlin about his career from being on set on The Rocketeer to his work on There Will Be Blood to his latest work on Martin Scorsese… Read More
2023-11-15 08:00
On this episode Emily Intravia and Chris Cummins join Mike to discuss the 2001 film from writer / directors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, Josie & The Pussycats. It’s the story o… Read More
2023-11-14 08:00
Mike talks with writer/director L.E. Staiman and writer Cheston Mizel about their pandemic comedy Love Virtually. It's a story about how the world, and relationships, were falling apart. The… Read More
2023-11-10 08:00
Philip Marinello and Spencer Parsons join Mike to look at Sam Fuller’s 1964 film The Naked Kiss. The film stars Constance Towers as Kelly, a call girl who turns over a new leaf by bec… Read More
2023-11-09 08:00
Mike speaks with author Steve Matteo about his latest book, Act Naturally: The Beatles On Film, which examines the handful of films starring the fab four along with what shaped them. Buy the… Read More
2023-11-08 08:00
Rob St. Mary joins Mike to look at the 1992 Belgian film Man Bites Dog. Directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde, the film is a mockumentary about a… Read More
2023-11-06 08:00
Friend of the show AJ Black returns to talk with Mike about his latest book, Lost Federations: The Unofficial Unmade History of Star Trek. Tony goes deep into Trek lore to look at unmade pro… Read More
2023-11-03 07:00
Ian Brownell and Tim Luz join Mike to kick off spooktacular coverage with Erie C. Kenton’s 1932 adaptation of H.G. Wells’s 1896 book, The Island of Doctor Moreau. Here it’s… Read More
2023-11-02 07:00
Mike talks with filmmaker Steven Summers about his ambitious five-part docu-series, War Movie: The American Battle in Cinema (2023). It's a fascinating look at how the presentation of war in… Read More
2023-11-01 07:00
Spencer Parsons and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss Robert Downey’s 1970 film Pound. It’s an ensemble piece wherein a group of 18 actors play different breeds of dog… an… Read More
2023-10-31 07:00
On this special Czechtember episode we’re looking at Oldrich Lipsky’s 1981 film The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians. Based on the novel by Jules Verne from 1892, the film te… Read More
2023-10-30 07:00
Mike talks with director Brett Smith about his feature film debut, Freedom's Path (2022). The film tells the tale of an AWOL Union Soldier who meets a man running part of the Underground Rai… Read More
2023-10-27 07:00
Kyler Fey joins Mike to answer most listener questions... other than those submitted by Dallas Norvell who send along his own audio file. Learn why 2024 has been such a bizarre year at The P… Read More
2023-10-26 07:00
Mike talks with film critic Matt Singer about his latest book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, which tracks the origins and evolution of the landmark film cr… Read More
2023-10-25 07:00
We continue our Czechtember month of murder and mayhem with Oldrich Lipsky's 1971 film Four Murders are Enough, Darling. The film stars Oldrich’s brother, Lubomir, as George Camel, a t… Read More
2023-10-24 07:00
Ethan Minsker joins Mike to discuss his latest film, Scooter LaForge: A Life pf Art (2023). The film's subject, Scooter LaForge, talks about his experience of having himself and his art in t… Read More
2023-10-20 07:00
Mike talks with Steven Pierce, the co-writer/director of Herd (2023). He's joined by actors Dana Snyder and Corbin Bernsen to discuss the making of this contemporary zombie film.This show is… Read More
2023-10-19 07:00
Author Laurence Leamer discusses his latest book, Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession.Perfect for the holidays, pick up a copy at your… Read More
2023-10-18 07:00
We continue our Czechtember coverage with Ester Krumbachová’s sole credited role as director, Killing Mr. Devil AKA Murder of Mr. Devil AKA Vrazda ing. Certa. Released in 1970… Read More
2023-10-17 15:39
Friend of The Projeciton Booth, Linda Hoaglund, is coming to the Detroit Film Theater October 19-21 to present screenings of her feature documentary, Edo Avant Garde (2019) on October 19 and… Read More
2023-10-11 07:00
Mike talks with writer/director Rusty Cundieff about his latest film, the sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds in which Josh Hutcherson finds a ring that allows him to go back in time 57 seconds. Is t… Read More
2023-10-11 00:56
Mike talks with writer/director Anna Zlokovic and editor Alex Familian about their new film, Appendage. It's a horror comedy about manifesting negative thoughts.The film is now available on… Read More
2023-10-06 07:00
Mike talks with the three (!) directors of Joan Baez: I am a Noise, Miri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle, Karen O'Connor. Hear about the how they created a moving look at one of America's most renown… Read More
2023-10-05 07:00
Writer Lindsey Anderson Beer discusses her latest film, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. It's her directorial debut and a prequel to the Stephen King novel and subsequent adaptations and sequel. Th… Read More
2023-10-04 07:00
We kick off a mayhem-filled Czechtember with a look at Jiri Weiss's 1967 film Murder Czech Style. Think of it as a stepping stone between 90 Degrees in the Shade and The Cremator with Rudolf… Read More
2023-10-02 07:00
David Farrier (Tickled) returns to The Projection Booth to discuss his latest documentary about another creepy weirdo,, Mister Organ (2022). The film is available for purchase at all the us… Read More
2023-09-29 07:00
Mike spoke with director Andy Palmer about his latest feature film, the comedy The Re-Education of Molly Singer.The movie opens September 29, 2023. Check local listings!This show is part of… Read More
2023-09-29 06:00
Mike spoke with Cru Ennis, and Lee Roy Kunz about their feature horror film Deliver Us which opens September 29, 2023. Check local listings!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, i… Read More
2023-09-28 07:00
On this special episode Mike talks with writer / director / producer / editor Nicholas Tomnay about his new film What You Wish For.The film is playing at this year's Fantastic Fest. Find out… Read More
2023-09-27 07:00
Our month of requests wraps up with one from our mutual pal Andy Hendrickson, it’s Julien Temple’s Bullet from 1996. The film stars Mickey Rourke as the titular Bullet, an ex-con… Read More
2023-09-26 07:00
On this special episode Mike talks with three of the folks behind the film Quicksand, director JohnPaul Morris and stars Tanner Presswood and Simon Elias. The film opened September 19 2023 a… Read More
2023-09-25 07:00
On this special episode Mike talks with Kevin Major Howard, Lou Pizarro, and Stephen Rigg about their new film, A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of the Making of Full Metal Jacket… Read More
2023-09-20 07:00
Our request month continues with one from listener and Patreon donor Dallas Norvell. "Mondo" Heather Drain and Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones join Mike to look at Gary Sherman’s 1982 film Vi… Read More
2023-09-18 07:00
Beth Accomando and John Atom on our month of requests with one from John Atom himself! It’s Kim Ki-Duk’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring from 2003.It’s a meditat… Read More
2023-09-12 07:00
Writer/director/star Michael Jai White talks with Mike White about his latest film, Outlaw Johnny Black, an action/western homage to movies like Take A Hard Ride, Buck and the Preacher Man… Read More
2023-09-11 07:00
On this Special Episode, Mike talks with Gary Smart, Christopher Griffiths, and Eastwood Allen,, three of the filmmakers behind the four+ hour documentary RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop.Th… Read More
2023-09-08 07:00
Otto Bruno and Rahne Alexander join Mike to discuss the 1937 Archie Mayo film, Black Legion. Based loosely on the actual racist terrorist organization from Detroit, the film stars Humphrey B… Read More
2023-09-07 07:00
On this special episode, Mike talks with author Frank Uhle about his book Cinema Ann Arbor: How Campus Rebels Forged a Singular Film Culture, it's a terrific book about the history of film s… Read More
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