Episode 633: True Stories (1986)
Directed by and starring David Byrne, True Stories tells the story of Virgil, Texas which is having its sesquicentennial anniversary and having a big talent show. We’re introduced to the unusual resid...
27 Jul 20232h 54min
Special Report: Jimmy McDonough on The Exotic Ones
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 Christi...
25 Jul 202340min
Special Report: Tokyo Melody (1985)
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. F...
24 Jul 202325min
Special Report: Japan Cuts Film Festival Programmers
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 Bec...
24 Jul 202327min
Episode 632: True Romance (1993)
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...
20 Jul 20231h 35min
Special Report: Once Upon a Time in Uganda (2021)
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 ...
19 Jul 202326min
Special Report: Virginia Gardner and Alex Aiono on See You on Venus (2023)
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...
18 Jul 202313min
Special Report: Susan Stern on Barbie Nation
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 inceptio...
17 Jul 202321min
