Special Guests: Josie Hess, Isabel Peppard, Morgana Muses Guest Co-Hosts: Lisa Vandever, Kevin Heffernan
On this special episode of The Projection Booth we're discussing the film from co-directors Josie Hess and Isabel Peppard, Morgana (2019). It's the story of Morgana Muses, a former housewife who found her path to self expression and fulfillment via making personal, often very adult, films.
Special Guests: Barry Longyear, Richard Loncraine, Edward Khmara Guest Co-Hosts: Corinne Luz, Tim Luz
We’re discussing the 1985 film from Wolfgang Petersen, Enemy Mine. Based on a novella by Barry Longyear, the film stars Dennis Quaid as Davidge and Lou Gossett Jr. as Jerry. The two are of different races -- one human, one drac -- who find themselves stranded on a hostile world.
Corine and Tim Luz from the Cinemaspection podcast join Mike to discuss the odd journey of Enemy Mine from novella to finished film including the initial work by original director Richard Loncraine.
Special Guests: Suzi Quatro, Liam Firmager, Tait Brady Guest Co-Hosts: Maurice Bursztynski, Leon Chase
In a special cross-over with the See/Hear Podcast, we're discussing Suzi Q (2019), a documentary from Liam Firmager about Detroit's own Suzi Quatro, who left the States early in her career and became more of a rock star in the UK and Australia while not charting as high as she should in her home country. She became known more in the U.S. thanks to her many appearances on Happy Days as the character Leather Tuscadero. The film looks at her career overall, showing what a wild ride it’s been.
Links:
Buy Suzi Q on DVD
Visit the official Suzi Q website
Visit the official Suzi Quatro website
Music:
"Gotta Get Away" - The Pleasure Seekers
"Girl From Detroit City" - Suqi Quatro
"Can the Can' - Suzi Quatro
"Devil Gate Drive" - Suzi Quatro
"Daytona Demon" - Suzi Quatro
We are looking at the 1984 film from writer/director Michael Crichton, Runaway. It’s the tale of Jack Ramsay (Tom Selleck) a member of the Runaway unit who takes care of errant robots. He’s a single dad with a son and a robot at home and a new partner on his team, Karen Thompson (Cynthia Rhodes). He’s put on a case which leads him to the dastardly Luther (Gene Simmons).
Special Guests: Steven E. DeSouza, Richard Tuggle Guest Co-Hosts: Ti Singh, Chris Stachiw
On this special episode of The Projection Booth we’re looking at the 1985 film from director Mark L. Lester, Commando. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger at PEAK Schwarzenegger. The film really defines '80s action movies -- hyper violence, a killer soundtrack, and corny one-liners. The only things missing are gay panic and a good dose of misogyny.
We conclude Cinema Novo month with a look at Glauber Rocha's The Lion Has Seven Heads (1970) though, this movie seems to be post-Cinema Novo and wasn’t even made in Brazil. Instead, this film was made after Rocha was exiled from Brazil and shot in Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic of Congo along with help from French and Italian producers. If there's one thing I know less about South American history it’s African History and this movie really shows that the struggles of indigenous people against colonizing powers is the same everywhere.
Special Guests: Diane Franklin, Savage Steve Holland, Curtis Armstrong Guest Co-Hosts: Mike "McBeardo" McPadden, Jess Byard
On this special episode we're discussing Better Off Dead (1985) from writer/director
Savage Steve Holland. The film stars John Cusack as Lane Myer, a high school student obsessed with his girlfriend, Beth (Amanda Wyss). When Beth breaks up with him -- throwing Lane over for Roy Stalin (Aaron Dozier), a jock douchebag who can ski the most dangerous mountain around -- Lane attempts suicide several times... like you do in a good comedy.
Cinema Novo month continues with a look at Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's Macunaíma (1969). Based on the 1928 Modernist novel of the same name by Mário de Andrade (no relation).
Some see the Cinema Novo movement ending around 1967 while others say that it simply entered another phase. Regardless, Macunaíma is unlike any other movie we’ve discussed this month so far and it might be in the running as a favorite film overall. It’s wild, colorful, and filled with enough subtext to choke a horse.
Chris Stachiw and David Kittredge join Mike to discuss this wild tale of jungle and urban life in Brazil in 1969.
Special Guests: Josie Hess, Isabel Peppard, Morgana Muses
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