Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)

Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)

Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at The Big Dig. Also known as The Blaumilch Canal, the film was written and directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Bomba Tzur as the titular Blaumilch, an escaped mental patient with a mania for digging. When he finds a jack hammer in downtown Tel Aviv he kicks off a chain of events that demonstrates the absurdity of bureaucracy.
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Episode 334: La Marge (1976)

Episode 334: La Marge (1976)

Also known as The Streetwalker, The Margin, and sometimes even as Emmanuel 77, La Marge film stars Joe Dallesandro as Sigismond, a loving husband who leaves his wife and child to head to Paris. While ...

2 Aug 20174h 1min

Episode 333: Akira (1988)

Episode 333: Akira (1988)

Based on his manga of the same name, and released two years before the end of the comic series, Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988) tells the tale of Kaneda -- a teenage punk in a motorcycle gang -- and Ke...

25 Jul 20172h 45min

Episode 332: Visitor Q (2001)

Episode 332: Visitor Q (2001)

Written by Itaru Era, the 2001 movie from prolific director Takashi Miike Visitor Q tells the story of a family in disarray. The unemployed father (Ken'ichi Endô) a former newsman who laid off after a...

19 Jul 20172h 16min

Special Report: CinemAbility (2013)

Special Report: CinemAbility (2013)

On a special episode of The Projection Booth Steve Byrne and Sean Gray join Mike to discuss the documentary film CinemAbility (2013). Directed by Jenni Gold and co-written by Samuel Reed, the film loo...

17 Jul 20171h 43min

Special Report: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988)

Special Report: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988)

Keenan Ivory Wayans's I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) is at once a parody of and follow-up to Blaxploitation films of the 1970s. In it, Wayans stars as Jack Spade, the new blood trying to take down Mr....

14 Jul 20172h 12min

Episode 331: The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

Episode 331: The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

Peter Greenaway's The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989) tells the tale of Albert Spica (Michael Gambon), a monstrous gangster putting on airs as a gourmand. This loutish brute is the co-owner...

11 Jul 20171h 52min

Episode 330: Arrebato (1979)

Episode 330: Arrebato (1979)

Elric Kane joins Mike to discuss the 1979 film from director Ivan Zulueta, Arrebato. The film stars Eusebio Poncela as Jose, a director who’s dissatisfied with his own work. He soon meets Pedro (Will ...

4 Jul 20171h 29min

Special Report: Torchbearer (2016)

Special Report: Torchbearer (2016)

On this special episode of The Projection Booth we’re looking at the 2016 documentary from director Steve Bannon, Torchbearer. The film stars Phil Robertson, better known as “The Duck Commander”, and ...

3 Jul 20172h 22min

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