Episode 736: Casablanca (1942)

Episode 736: Casablanca (1942)

The Projection Booth wraps up another month of Patreon picks with what might be the most obscure film ever discussed on the show—Casablanca (1942), that little-known wartime romance directed by Michael Curtiz. Big thanks to Brian Tessitore for this hidden gem.

Mike is joined by Bill Ackerman and Federico Bertolini to unpack the fog, flashbacks, and unforgettable lines of this cinematic unicorn. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine, the brooding American expat running a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Morocco, where refugees gather in hopes of escaping the tightening grip of the Nazi regime. Things get complicated when Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) strolls in—out of all the gin joints, etc.--alongside her resistance-leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henried).

We're thrilled to be joined by two heavy-hitting guests: film historian Noah Isenberg, author of We'll Always Have Casablanca, and biographer Alan K. Rode, author of Michael Curtiz, A Life in Film which sheds light on the director’s layered legacy. Together, we explore the myth, the making, and the magic of one of Hollywood’s most enduring classics.



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Special Report: The Beaver Trilogy (& Part IV) (2000/2015)

Special Report: The Beaver Trilogy (& Part IV) (2000/2015)

On this very special episode of The Projection Booth we're looking at the films of Trent Harris, specifically The Beaver Trilogy (2000) which includes a documentary segment about Utah native "Groovin'...

10 Heinä 20201h 57min

Episode 475: Black God, White Devil (1964)

Episode 475: Black God, White Devil (1964)

Cinema Novo month continues with a look at Glauber Rocha's Black God, White Devil (and its follow-up, Antonio Das Mortes). It's two stories in one as our main character, Manuel, kills his boss and the...

8 Heinä 20201h 12min

Episode 474: Vidas Secas (1963)

Episode 474: Vidas Secas (1963)

We are kicking off a month of shows discussing the Cinema Novo movement from Brazil with a look at Nelson Pereira dos Santos’s 1963 film Vidas Secas. Also known as Barren Lives, the film is based on a...

1 Heinä 202053min

Episode 473: Can Dialectics Break Bricks? (1973)

Episode 473: Can Dialectics Break Bricks? (1973)

Can Dialectics Break Bricks? is the 1973 film from Rene Vienet which is a re-dubbing of the 1972 film Crush. The film re-tells re-tells the story of Crush as the story of a bunch of rotten bureaucrats...

24 Kesä 20202h 30min

Episode 472: Pink Narcissus (1971)

Episode 472: Pink Narcissus (1971)

We’re looking at the 1971 film from James Bidgood, Pink Narcissus. It’s a wordless film which tells the story of a young hustler played by Bobby Kendall who engages in a series of fantasies throughout...

17 Kesä 20201h 13min

Episode 471: Viva La Muerte (1971)

Episode 471: Viva La Muerte (1971)

Jess Byard and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss the Panic Movement and Fernando Arrabal's freshman film, Viva La Muerte. It's the surrealistic tale of Fando, a boy whose mother sold his father out t...

10 Kesä 20201h 16min

Episode 470: The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)

Episode 470: The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)

Daniel Kremer and Jarrod Labine join Mike to discuss The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart. Based loosely on Robert T. Westbrook’s book of the same name, the film follows the exploits of the unlikely...

3 Kesä 20203h 8min

Special Report: Don's Plum (2001)

Special Report: Don's Plum (2001)

Bro, on this special episode of The Projection Booth we're looking at the 2001 movie from R. D. Robb, Don's Plum. The film remains officially unreleased in the U.S. while available legally in other pa...

1 Kesä 20202h 41min

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