Episode 34: The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Special Guests: Christine Acham & Clifford Ward

The revolution will not be televised. It'll be a subversive flick from director Ivan Dixon and writer Sam Greenlee, The Spook Who Sat by the Door.

We chat with the filmmakers behind Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door, which documents the story behind this remarkable film. Visit their Facebook page for more information.

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Episode 28: Darktown Strutters

Special Guest: Trina Parks

Get back jack and cut us no slack. We're hopping on our hogs and talking about the Darktown Strutters (AKA Get Down & Boogie), one of the most madcap blaxploitation flicks ever made. Come with us as we follow Syreena (Trina Parks) as she looks for her momma; uncovering a web of intrigue that involves prominent leaders in the community, cloning, and fried chicken. You won't believe your ears.

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Episode 22: Tapeheads

Special Guests: Bill Fishman, Peter McCarthy
Guest Co-Host: Skizz Cyzyk

Let's get into trouble, baby! It's time to look at the 1988 film Tapeheads starring John Cusack, Tim Robbins, and a whole heck of a lot of other people in remarkable cameo roles (Mike Nesmith, Jello Biafra, King Cotton, Susan Tyrell, Courtney Love, etc). Follow as Josh (Robbins) and Ivan (Cusack) form Video Aces, a video production company that makes its bones shooting funerals, pet seances, wills, commercials and, inevitably, music videos.

Mike talks to the Tapeheads director Bill Fishman and co-writer Peter McCarthy. Along for the ride this week is commentator Skizz Cyzyk , a real live video ace.

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Episode Two: Abar The First Black Superman (1977)

Special Guest: Tobar Mayo

Episode Two finds Mike and Mondo Justin extending a return invitation to all, as they return into the depths of The Projection Booth. This week the dynamic duo explores the amazing, bizarre and fun blaxploitation oddity: Abar: The First Black Superman (1977)

Also: Tim Mallos reads "Star Wars: The Lost Cut" from Mike White's "Impossibly Funky: A Cashiers du Cinemart Collection". Plus an episode 3 sneak preview featuring Chris Gore talking about Charlie Sheen.

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