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March 27, 2024

Episode 678: Communion (1989)

Episode 678: Communion (1989) Special Guests: Whitley Strieber, Philippe Mora
Guest Co-Hosts: Joseph Maddrey, Jonathan Penner

Joseph Maddrey and Jonathan Penner join Mike to look at Philippe Mora's unusual and challenging 1989 film Communion. Written by and adapted from his own book... and his own life... the film stars Christopher Walken as Strieber, a writer who experiences an alien abduction.

Director Phillipe Mora and writer Whitley Strieber discuss the making of the film and its effect on their careers.

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Read Communing with Whitley Strieber by Joseph Maddrey
Buy Communion on Blu-Ray
Buy Communion by Whitley Strieber

Music:
"Mr. Spaceman" - The Byrds

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March 22, 2024

Special Report: 35000 Watts - The Story of College Radio (2024)

Special Report: 35000 Watts (2024)
Special Guest: Michael Millard
Guest Co-Hosts: Skizz Cyzyk, Maurice Bursztynski

Skizz Cyzyk and Maurice Bursztynski join Mike White to discuss Michael Millard's 2024 documentary, 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio, a look at the history and impact of college radio, most notably in the 1990s and the advent of "alternative radio".

The two former (and one present) DJs discuss the documentary as well as their time on the air.

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Isolated Music Mix:

Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Listen to Mike's WCBN play list
More about WCBN's Brendan Gillen
More about WCBN's Craig Maki
Maurice recommends 106.7 PBS

Music:
"Mexican Radio" - Wall of Voodoo
"The Wait" - The Holy Cows
"You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" - Skyhooks
"Clever Trever" - Ian Dury and The Blockheads
"Add It Up" - The Violent Femmes
"Signals" - Squalls
"16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" - Tom Waits
"Lawn Dart" - Ed's Redeeming Qualities
"Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal" - They Might Be Giants

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March 20, 2024

Episode 677: Tank Girl (1995)

Episode 677: Tank Girl (1995) Special Guest: Rachel Talalay
Guest Co-Hosts: Dahlia Schweitzer, Rahne Alexander

Rahne Alexander and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss Rachel Talalay's 1995 comic book adaptation, Tank Girl. The film stars Lori Petty as the titular heroine who takes on the Department of Water & Power in a post-Apocalyptic wasteland populated by scavengers, oppressed citizens, and mutant kangaroo men.

The trio discuss the film's mysterious R-rating, the path to the silver screen, and more. Director Talalay dishes about the behind-the-scenes turmoil she and the film endured.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Tank Girl on blu-ray
Buy Tank Girl Book One by Alan C. Martin & Jamie Hewlett
Buy the Tank Girl Soundtrack on CD

Music:
"Rebel Girl" - Bikini Kill

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March 19, 2024

Guest Spots!

Mike was a guest on a few other podcasts recently where he discussed A Matter of Life & Death on The Kulturecast, Opening Night on Dark Habits, and Flesh on Robert Bellissimo at the Movies.

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March 13, 2024

Episode 676: Frenzy (1972)

Guest Co-Hosts: Rebecca McCallum, Ian Cooper

Ian Cooper and Rebecca McCallum join Mike to discuss one of Alfred Hitchcock’s later works and his final British film, (Frenzy 1972). Loosely based on 's Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square, the film stars Jon Finch as Richard Blaney and Barry Foster as Robert Rusk. They’re a couple of blokes in a Swinging London that is plagued by a murderer of women, the Necktie Murderer.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Frenzy by Ian Cooper
Subscribe to Talking Hitchcock by Rebecca McCallum
Buy Frenzy on Blu-Ray

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March 9, 2024

Special Report: Dune Part Two (2024)

Special Report: Dune Part Two (2024) Special Guest: Max Evry
Guest Co-Host: Chris Stachiw

On this special Projection Booth / Kulturecast cross-over, Mike talks with Chris Stachiw about Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two (2024) in which we re-join the continuing struggles of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) on the desert planet Arrakis (also known as "Dune") as well as a handful of new characters: Princess Irulan, the Emperor of the Known Universe, and Feyd-Rautha.

Author Max Evry discusses his 2023 book A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History the definitive book about the 1984 film.

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Buy Dune by Frank Herbert

Music:
"Travel South" - Hans Zimmer
"Weapon of Choice" - Fatboy Slim

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March 8, 2024

Special Report: First Look 2024

Special Report: First Look 2024 Special Guests: Edo Choi, Sonia Shechet Epstein

Mike talks with Edo Choi (Associate Curator of Film & First Look Senior Programmer) and Sonia Shechet Epstein (Curator of Science and Technology & First Look Exhibitions and Film Programmer) of the Museum of the Moving Image about the 2024 First Look film festival.

For the official First Look 2024 website visit: https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2024/

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March 6, 2024

Episode 675: Purple Rain (1984)

Episode 675: Purple Rain (1984) Special Guest: Alan Light
Guest Co-Hosts: Bill Ackerman, Samm Deighan

Samm Deighan and Bill Ackerman join Mike to discuss 1984's box office smash Purple Rain which launched Prince's movie career and made him a household name. The film stars Prince as "The Kid", a musician from Minneapolis who struggles to find his place in the music scene while battling personal demons.

Our episode features an interview with Alan Light, author of Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain. We also discuss the "sequel" to Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge, and the "remake", Rain the color of Blue with a little Red in it.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Purple Rain on Buy the Purple Rain soundtrack
Buy Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 by Duane Tudahl
Listen to Alan Light's Sound Up podcast

Music:
"Erotic City" - Prince and the Revolution
"Baby I'm a Star" - Prince and the Revolution

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