The Projection Booth

Mike spoke to Steve Guttenberg about his role in the Lavalantual series as well as President Bill Clinton's love of the Police Academy series and more on this special episode.

Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy is a candy-colored adaptation of the long-running Chester Gould comic strip. Mike, Jared Case, and Frank Santopadre debate if the film ultimately works.

The First Nudie Musical stars Stephen Nathan as Harry Schecther, a down on his luck filmmaker who's reluctantly entered the world of pornography to keep his father’s studio solvent. Special Guest: Bruce Kimmel. Co-Hosts: Angela Mac & Trevor Gumbel.

On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with film critic Owen Gleiberman about his memoir, Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies, which tells the story of Gleiberman's love of movies, his years at Entertainment Weekly and more.

In Paul Maslansky's Sugar Hill (1977) Diane "Sugar" Hill summons the aid of Baron Samedi (Don Pedro Colley) to exact vengeance against those who killed her boyfriend.

As part of the discussion of Paul Maslansky's sole directorial effort, Sugar Hill, Mike talked to Mr. Maslansky about his long and storied career as a producer, focusing on Race with the Devil, Damnation Alley, and The Silent Flute.

Incredibly skilled at the keyboard, Korla Pandit came into the houses of California housewives during the '50s with his hypnotic stare and tunes. Special Guests: director John Turner and producer Eric Christensen. Co-Host: Rob St. Mary.

Rob St. Mary and Miguel Rodriguez join Mike in discussing Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977), a surrealistic ghost tale from Japan that explores the dangers of domesticity and loss.

Mike talked with director David DeCoteau about a handful of his films including Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (which has been re-released on Blu-Ray), Little Miss Innocent, A Talking Cat!?!, and more.

Heather Drain joins Mike on a special episode of The Projection Booth as we discuss Anna Biller's The Love Witch and VIVA, two retro-looking films that speak to some highly-important issues.

Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face (1960) is an atmospheric "anguish story" about a young woman who's lost her face and the overbearing father who works to give her a new one. Maitland McDonagh and Alexandra West join Mike to discuss the film..

Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made documents the making of the shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark by a group of high school kids from Mississippi. Mike talks to filmmakers Tim Skousen & Jeremy Coon. Guest Co-Host Rod Lott.

Jacques Rivette's Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) tells a story of friendship, adventure, and magic between two women (Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier) in Paris. Interviews: Jonathan Rosenbaum and Mary Wiles.

Continuing our discussion of fairy tales in films, we discuss Jaromil Jires's film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, the story of a young woman coming of age.

On this special episode, Mike talks to Dylan Reynods and David Ferrier about their documentary Tickled, a fascinating look at the world of competitive tickling... and so much more.