Episode 753: Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

Episode 753: Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

Sci-Fi July rolls on with Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), Roger Corman’s ambitious space opera directed by Jimmy T. Murakami and written by a pre-Lone Star John Sayles. This wild interstellar remix of The Seven Samurai stars Richard Thomas as Shad, a naive farm boy turned cosmic recruiter who must assemble a team of eccentric mercenaries to defend his planet from the tyrannical Sador—played with ruthless relish by John Saxon.

Mike is joined by Father Malone and Chris Stachiw to dig into the film’s unforgettable cast of characters, James Horner’s rousing score (which sounds suspiciously like his work for Star Trek II), and the early visual effects work of James Cameron. Special guest Allan Holzman, the film’s editor (and future director of Forbidden World), offers behind-the-scenes insights from the golden age of Corman’s New World Pictures. Low-budget spectacle, recycled spaceship sets, and alien oddballs abound in this scrappy cult favorite.

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Special Report: George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

Special Report: George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

George A. Romero’s Resident Evil is one of the greatest "what could have been" stories in horror cinema. Filmmaker Brandon Salisbury discusses his documentary, which explores the legendary director’s ...

4 Helmi 202520min

Episode 728: Weekend (1967)

Episode 728: Weekend (1967)

Buckle up for a journey through the absurd, anarchic, and audacious as The Projection Booth takes on Jean-Luc Godard's Weekend (1967). Hosts Mike White, Rob St. Mary, and Andrei Idu (who requested the...

31 Tammi 20251h 32min

Episode 727: Being There (1979)

Episode 727: Being There (1979)

Mike White is joined by Maurice Bursztynski and Suzen Tekla Kruglinska to explore Hal Ashby's Being There (1979), a satirical masterpiece based on Jerzy Kosinski’s novel. This listener request from Pa...

29 Tammi 20252h 44min

Special Report: Anna Baumgarten on Disfluency (2021)

Special Report: Anna Baumgarten on Disfluency (2021)

Mike welcomes writer/director (and fellow Michigander) Anna Baumgarten for a heartfelt conversation about her award-winning 2021 film Disfluency. This intimate exploration of a young woman's journey t...

25 Tammi 202524min

Episode 726: Red Lights (2012)

Episode 726: Red Lights (2012)

We dive into Red Lights (2012), a psychological thriller that blends skepticism, belief, and the enigmatic world of psychic phenomena. Written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés (Buried), the film stars S...

22 Tammi 202559min

Episode 725: All the President's Men (1976)

Episode 725: All the President's Men (1976)

The Projection Booth dives deep into the shadowy corridors of power with Alan J. Pakula's All the President’s Men (1976), a landmark film about the Watergate scandal that brought down a presidency. Th...

15 Tammi 20251h 42min

Episode 724: 24 Hour Party People (2002)

Episode 724: 24 Hour Party People (2002)

We continue another Patreon month with a pick from Andrew Henrickson: 24 Hour Party People. Join Mike White, Father Malone, and Axel Kohagen as they dive into Michael Winterbottom's electric chronicle...

8 Tammi 20251h 34min

Special Report: Dread Zeppelin - A Song of Hope (2024)

Special Report: Dread Zeppelin - A Song of Hope (2024)

On this special episode, Mike talks with Sharif Nakhleh, director of Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope (2024), and producer Jason USA. This compelling documentary charts the bizarre, brilliant journey of...

6 Tammi 20251h 4min

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