Special Report: Interview with Sheldon Lettich, Brian Thompson, & Corey Danna

Author Jimmy McDonough returns to The Projection Booth to discuss The Ormond Organization: Ron, June, and Tim Ormond, a family business which produced some of the most unusual exploitation and Christian exploitation films around. Jimmy has recently finished The Exotic Ones: That Fabulous Film-Making Family from Music City, USA - the Ormonds from Fab Press. He also is responsible for the recent Indicator blu-ray set, From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of the Ormond Family. Buy the box set: https://amzn.to/3XxvvnqBuy the book: https://amzn.to/3NCrZnc 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

25 Heinä 202340min

On this special episode, Mike talks with filmmaker Elizabeth Lennard about her film Tokyo Melody, a documentary about musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film plays at the 2023 Japan Cuts film festival. Find out more about Ms. Lennard at http://elizabethlennard.comBecome 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

24 Heinä 202325min

On this special episode, Mike talks with Peter Tatara and Alexander Fee, programmers from the Japan Cuts festival which runs July 26 - August 6, 2023. Find out more at http://www.japansociety.org 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

24 Heinä 202327min

Andrew J. Rausch and Kendall R. Phillips join Mike to look at Tony Scott’s 1993 film True Romance. Based on a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Christian Slater as Clarence, a comic book store clerk from a non-existent version of Detroit and Patricia Arquette as Alabama, a hooker with a heart of gold. After killing her pimp (Gary Oldman) the two go across country to Hollywood to sell a stolen suitcase of cocaine.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

20 Heinä 20231h 35min

Mike spoke with Cathryne Czubek, the director of Once Upon a Time in Uganda, a documentary about the other person Mike spoke to, Isaac Nabwana (AKA Nabwana I.G.G.). Nabwana is the director of several films made in the Wakaliga district of Kampala. Find out where the movie is playing near you at https://www.onceuponatimeinugandamovie.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

19 Heinä 202326min

Mike talks with actors Virginia Gardner and Alex Aiono about their latest film, See You on Venus, it's a heart-felt romance about two damaged people.The movie will play selected theaters starting July 21 and will be streaming on July 25, 2023.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 Heinä 202313min

Director Susan Stern discusses her 1998 documentary Barbie Nation which has been re-cut and restored for 2023. It's a great look at the Barbie story as well as how she's been viewed since her inception. Find out more at https://www.barbienation.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

17 Heinä 202321min

Darren Williams and Bill Ackerman join Mike to look at Noel Black’s Pretty Poison. Released in 1968, the film stars Anthony Perkins as Dennis Pitt, a troubled young man with an overly-active imagination. He works at a chemical company that’s spilling waste into a nearby river. He meets a local teenager, Sue Ann Stepanek, played by Tuesday Weld, and recruits her into his imaginary network of spies only to find that she’s far more dangerous than he could ever pretend to be.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

12 Heinä 20231h 29min