Special Report: Secret Mall Apartment (2024)

Katharine Coldiron (Junk Film) and Tim Luz (CinemaSpection) join Mike to discuss Phil Tucker's sci-fi classic Robot Monster (1953), a cold war film in which a gorilla with a porthole on his head tries to eliminate the last few hu-mans that remain on Earth after unleashing an army of dinosaurs to wipe out everyone else.Mike talks with Bob Furmanek President and Founder of the 3-D Film Archive before chatting with Anders Runestad about his book, I Cannot, Yet I Must: The True Story of the Best Bad Monster Movie of All Time Robot Monster.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 Jul 20242h 17min

On this special episode, Mike talks with Dawn Mikkelson about her new documentary, Minnesota Mean (2024), It's a look at a season in the rough and tumble world of Roller Derby. Find out more at https://www.minnesotameanfilm.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

15 Jul 202437min

On this special cross-over episode with Chris Stachiw's Kulturecast, we're discussing the new Netflix film, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F - The TLDL; is that Mike, Chris, and Father Malone really enjoyed its mix of Murphy's comic chops and a few throwbacks to the older films. 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

11 Jul 202459min

We continue Sci-Fi July with a look at the Yogoslavian/Czechosolvakian co-production Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy.  Directed by Dusan Vukotic and co-written by Projection Booth favorite Milos Macourek, the film stars Zarko Potocnjak as Robert, a writer who manifests some of his own characters to hilarious results. Samm Deighan (Eros plus Massacre) and Ryan Verrill (Disc-Connected) join Mike to discuss this quirky sci-fi film. 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

10 Jul 20241h 5min

Just a little preview of some stuff coming up at the Fantasia Film Festival which runs July 18 to August 4 in Montreal, Canada. It's the premiere genre festival of North America.This year's fest includes several Projection Booth favorites including Miguel Llansó, Monte Hellman, Allen Moyle, Kier-la Janisse, Elric Kane, Vincenzo Natali, and more.Find out more at https://fantasiafestival.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

9 Jul 202410min

Mike talks with Peter Tatara and Alexander Fee, programmers from the Japan Cuts Film Festival which runs July 10 - 21, 2024.  Find out more at the website https://japansociety.org/film/japancuts/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

8 Jul 202423min

Mike spoke with Robert Kiviat about his career and his latest "documentary", The Mandela Effect Phenomenon which tries to present a serious argument that self-centered people mis-remembering things is an obvious signal that they're in the wrong universe. After a lot of debate, Mike relucantly decided to release this special episode. THE MANDELA EFFECT PHENOMENON will be available on Digital on July 9, 2024.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

5 Jul 202436min

Darkman, Barb Wire, Navy Seals, Hard Target... all of these (and more!) were written by Chuck Pfarrer, military-man turned screenwriter who made his bones throughout the 1990s. On this special episode, Mike spoke with Mr. Pfarrer about his fascinating career.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

4 Jul 202444min