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

We’re revisiting a movie we talked about ten years ago, Eyes Wide Shut. The final film from director Stanley Kubrick, we’re checking in on the film some 23 years after its release. We’ll be discussing the film, an interesting fan edit of the movie, and a 2019 book about the film from authors Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams. Matthew Asprey Gear and Rob St. Mary join Mike to see how they've changed and how it's affected their opinions of Eyes Wide Shut.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 Jan 20231h 51min

We wrap up 2022 with a look at Mario Bava’s 1968 pop sensation Danger: Diabolik. Based on the fumetti by Angela and Luciana Guisanna, the film stars John Phillip Law as the titular Diabolik, an atomic age superthief who gets the girl, gets the gold,, and spoils the lives of every policeman in Italy including Michel Piccoli as Inspector Ginko.Father Malone and Samm Deighan join Mike in discussing the film as well as the '90s cartoon and recent film trilogy that's currently underway.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

30 Dec 20221h 4min

We’re looking at the 1951 film from Alexander Mackendrick, the Man in the White Suit. The film stars Alec Guinness as Sidney Stratton, an inventor who comes up with a fabric that will never wear out and never get dirty. He soon comes to the attention of both the bosses at the textile mills as well as the workers, and quickly learns that his good intentions are not appreciated in the least, with the possible exception of Daphne Birnley, his boss’s daughter.AJ Black and Mark Begley join Mike to discuss the film while Robert Sellers speaks about his book, The Secret Life of Ealing Studios: Britain's Favourite Film Studio.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

26 Dec 20221h 58min

We’re looking at Nic Roeg and Donald Cammell Performance (1970), the story of a gangster (James Fox) who kills an old friend and goes into hiding at the chateau of a rock star (Mick Jagger). Ben Slater and Maitland McDonagh join Mike to discuss the film and its themes of duality while Professor Sam Umland talks about Donald Cammell and Keiron Pim shines a light on David Litvinoff.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

21 Dec 20222h 59min

On this episode I’m talking to Jesse Pires, director and curator at the Lightbox Film Center. We’re discussing his work down in Philadelphia as well as the work Lightbox is doing on restoration on things like Wayne Wang’s Life is Cheap, but Toilet Paper is Expensive.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

19 Dec 202226min

On this special episode Mike talks with Vanessa Vasquez about her acting and producing career including her role in East Los High, her recent turns in the comedy Divorce Bait, and Disney+'s National Treasure: Edge of History.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

16 Dec 202223min

Noirvember and Shocktober meet on this episode as we discuss Roman Polanski’s 1999 film The Ninth Gate. Based on the book The Club Dumas, the film tells the tale of Dean Corso (Johnny Depp), a book detective who gets put on a case by the diabolical Boris Balkan (Frank Langella). He’s to compare three volumes of the same book, a tome which holds the secret of summoning the dark lord himself.Matthew Asprey Gear and AJ Black join Mike to discuss Polanski, Satan, and the millennium.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 20221h 23min

On this special episode, Mike talks to writer/director Casper Kelly about his latest film, the surprise movie, Adult Swim's Yule Log (AKA The Fire Place). It's the story of a log burning in the fireplace and the strange things going on around it.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 Dec 202211min