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The Projection Booth

Summary: The Projection Booth is a film discussion/dissection podcast from Detroit. Our goals include bringing lesser-known films to light and placing them in context of their time and place in film study.

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 TPB: Cabin Boy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:24:53

Ahoy! Cabin Boy is an absurdist comedy starring Chris Elliott as a snobbish "fancy lad" who makes a wrong turn, ends up on the wrong boat and heads out on the seas with a bunch of salty dogs aboard "The Filthy Whore." Get ready for hi-jinx on the high seas.

 TPB Special Report: Detroit Unleaded Comes Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:52

Detroit Unleaded is a slice-of-life romantic dramedy that centers around a 24-hour gas station in Detroit. ​Between Detroit and Arab-America, Sami works behind the bulletproof glass of a 24-hour gas station with his cousin Mike.

 TPB: The Devil in Miss Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:32:42

Just in time for Devil's Night, we're talking about the classic adult film with Golden Goddesses author Jill Nelson. We interviewed Miss Jones, Georgina Spelvin, and Gerard Damiano Jr.

 TPB: Help Zoe Cassavetes Create Day Out of Days | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:17

Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes talks about her new project, Day Out of Days, about a once well-known actress who struggles to maintain her sanity and dignity in the obstacle course known as Hollywood.

 TPB: Who Can Kill A Child? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:31:07

We discuss Narciso Ibáñez Serrador's ¿Quién puede matar a un niño? (AKA Who Can Kill A Child?) with Nicholas Schlegel, co-host of the That's a Wrap podcast.

 TPB: The Projection Booth App | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:27

It's that time! The Projection Booth application is ready to download!

 TPB: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:43:13

Through the dark of future past, the magician longs to see, one chance out between two worlds... Fire Walk with Me. We're talking Twin Peaks, Fire Walk with Me, and more on this deluxe episode. We're joined by Christine Makepeace, co-host of The Feminine Critique podcast.

 TPB: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me: Music Mix | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:48

A music mix to go along with our Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me episode.

 TPB: Good Hair | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:46:48

Two pasty, balding guys take a look at Chris Rock's documentary about African American hair. Fortunately, we're joined by Detroit area radio host & media personality, Erica Murphy, along with David "Hump the Grinder" Humphries of Hair Wars Detroit & Espy and Jennifer Thomas of Naturally Flyy Detroit.

 TPB: Mr. Freedom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:18:55

William Klein's Mr. Freedom skewers jingoistic patriotism. It's an incredible parody of superheroes and the Military Industrial complex. Our guest co-host, Phil Hall, is the author of The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time from BearManor Media.

 TPB Special Report: Detroit Institute of Arts' Watch Me Move | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:25

Running from October 6, 2013 to January 5, 2014, the "Watch Me Move" exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts examines the history and artistry of animation. There's also an expansive schedule of animated shorts and features. We talked to Detroit Film Theater honcho Elliot Wilhelm about the events.

 TPB Special Report: Adam Rifkin & Penn Jillette building Director's Cut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:40

In this special report of The Projection Booth, we are joined by writer/director Adam Rifkin about the current effort to crowdfund a film written/starring Penn Jillette called Director's Cut.

 TPB: There Will Be Blood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:56:17

We drink your milkshake and talk about PT Anderson's modern classic, There Will Be Blood.

 TPB Special Report: The Aspen & Blue Water Film Festivals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:26:42

On this special episode, Rob and Mike discuss the Aspen and Blue Water Film Festivals. They discuss the films, the festivals themselves, and the role of film festivals in today's changing industry.

 TPB: Myra Breckinridge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:18:35

One of the most infamous films of the '70s, Myra Breckinridge was based on a novel by Gore Vidal about Myron, a young man trying to make it in Hollywood who becomes a gorgeous young woman. See Rex Reed change into Raquel Welch and spar with John Huston, Mae West, and more.

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