Episode 664: Day of the Jackal (1973)
We wrap up a month of requests… and the year 2023… with a look at Fred Zinnemann’s The Day of the Jackal. Based on the book by Frederick Forsyth, the film stars Edward Fox as the titular Jackal, an assassin as cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce. He’s hired by members of the OAS, a holdout group of paramilitary terrorist organization who were holdouts who tried to keep Algeria a French colony. They hire The Jackal to assassinate president Charles de Gaulle in August, 1962.Ian Brownell and Rich Edwards join Mike to discuss Zinneman''s film and the 1997 remake with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, The Jackal.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 Dec 20232h 24min
Episode 663: The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
We continue our request month with one from Patreon Donor Ludo Round. This week we’re discussing Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes. Based on a novel by, and adapted by the author Kobo Abe, the film stars Eiji Okada as teacher and amateur entomologist Niki Jumpei. On a sea-side vacation, he spends the night with the titular Woman played by Kyoko Kishida. In the morning he finds that he is trapped in the pit that holds her home. He’s now expected to help her shovel sand every night in a kind of Sissyphea nightmare.Samm Deighan and Beth Accomando join Mike to talk about this beautiful 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
27 Dec 20231h 14min
Special Report: Bruce Vilanch Makes the Yuletide Gay
On this episode writer and media personality Bruce Villanch stops by to have a conversation about the holiday special from Scott Rockett, Making the Yuletide Gay: A Very Special Paul Lynde Christmas in which Michael Airington plays Paul Lynde who plays host to a bevy of special guests who stop by his “house” for a cocktail, a song, and a few corny jokes. It’s now available via DVD and VOD.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
23 Dec 202322min
Special Report: Year End 2023
Mike looks back at the crazy number of episodes released this year and what to look forward to in 2024 including the Chasing Chevy Chase podcast, What, No F*cking Ziti - a look at the Sopranos, and content exclusive to our Patreon donors: a look at the James Bond series called Rankin on Bond. Get this and a lot more at https://www.patreon.com/projectionboothThanks for a wonderful year!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
22 Dec 202311min
Episode 662: Arcana (1972)
Another month of requests continues with one from Kyler Fey who joins Kat Ellinger and Mike to discuss Guilio Questi’s Arcana (1972). Released four years after the one-two punch of Django Kill, if you Live Shoot! And Death Laid an Egg, Questi goes from a Western and a Giallo of sorts to the supernatural in a story about a mother and son psychic duo who may or may not be quacks.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
22 Dec 20231h 8min
Episode 661: Walking the Edge (1985)
We continue a month of requests with one from listener Jordan Nash,1985's Walking the Edge. Written by Curt Allen and directed by Norman Meisel, the film stars Nancy Kwan, as Christine Holloway, a woman whose son and husband are slaughtered by Joe Spinell as Brusstar and his gang of goons. She’s rescued by a cuckolded taxi driver who’s in dutch to the mob, Jason Walk, played by Robert Forster.Rahne Alexander and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss this above-average crime thriller.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
20 Dec 20231h 13min
Special Report: Jeanie Finlay on Your Fat Friend (2023)
On this special episode, Mike talks to documentary filmmaker Jeanie Finlay about her latest work, Your Fat Friend (2023) which spotlights Aubrey Gordon, a blogger, author, and podcaster. Find out more at https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.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
14 Dec 202323min
Special Report: Fred North on Flying Sideways
Mike talks with helicopter stunt pilot Fred North about his long career performing gravity-defying moves for scores of films from around the world. We discuss his work and his riveting autobiography, Flying Sideways: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Stunt Pilot, which is available via his website https://www.fred-north.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
14 Dec 202336min
