Episode 747: Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumber (1972)

Jeremy Richey returns to the Projection Booth to discuss his new book, Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol. Pick up the book at https://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/sylvia-kristel-from-emmanuelle-to-chabrol/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

12 Aug 202228min

Carol Borden (The Cultural Gutter) and Samm Deighan (Twitch of the Death Nerve) join Mike to discuss two adaptations of Edogawa Rampo's Kurotokage. The 1962 was adapted by Kaneto Shindô and directed by Umetsugu Inoue while the 1968 was adapted by Masashige Narusawa and directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Both were based on the stage play version by Yukio Mishima. Professor Earl Jackson discusses the strange bedfellows behind these amazing films about a criminal mastermind who squares off against the Japanese Sherlock Holmes.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 Aug 20222h 11min

On this special episode Mike talks with filmmaker Harrison Atkins about his work as a director and editor. Harrison recently edited Jake Wachtel's Karmalink and Alex Heller's The Year Between which is playing festivals now. Learn more about The Year Between at https://www.theyearbetweenfilm.com/ and Harrison Atkins at https://harrisonatkins.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

8 Aug 202221min

On this special episode, Mike talks to Anna Gutto about her career in the theater as well as her feature film debut, Paradise Highway (2022). Check your local movie listings to see Paradise Highway.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 Aug 202220min

We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Mike Hodges’s Morons from Outer Space. Written by Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, the film tells the tale of a quartet of less-than-bright intergalactic travelers who crash land on Earth. The film lampoons the idea that we of Earth may be visited by beings from outer space only to find that they’re not as enlightened as we’d fancy them to be.Cecil Trachenburg and Jon Spira join Mike to laud the film while Griff Rhys Jones discusses how disappointing he found the experience.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

3 Aug 20222h 4min

Mike talks with director / co-writer Jake Wachtel about his feature film debut, Karmalink (2021), a Cambodian sci-fi film. The film is available now. Find out more at https://gooddeedentertainment.com/karmalink/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

1 Aug 202223min

On this special episode, Mike talks with filmmaker Bryan Mason about his work including the new film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) as well as earlier work including 52 Tuesdays, and Shut Up, Little Man!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

29 Jul 202247min

We continue Sci-Fi July with a look at Jack Arnold’s The Incredible Shrinking Man. Based on the book by, and adapted by, Richard Matheson, the film tells the story of Scott Carey (Grant Williams), a man who goes through a mysterious fog bank on the ocean only to find that it’s caused his body to inexplicably shrink.John Atom (Heroic Purgatory) and Emily Intravia (Feminine Critique) join Mike to discuss the film and its 1981 remake, The Incredible Shrinking Woman.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

27 Jul 20221h 35min