Episode 555: The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

Special Guests: Bruce Bilson, Don Tait, Edward Herrmann
Guest Co-Hosts: David Kittredge, Rod Lott

David Kittredge and Rod Lott join Mike to look at the 1979 film The North Avenue Irregulars. Based on the non-fiction book by Reverend Albert Fay Hill, the film stars Edward Herrmann as Reverend Mike Hill, a minister who arrives with his two children at their new congregation to find a rather wacky group of women who help run the church. When one of them loses the church’s money on some illegal gambling Hill tries to get it back. Humiliated and chagrined by the mob who run the gambling there, Hill teams up with the Treasury Department in order to take down crime with his team of irregulars.

Interviews include director Bruce Bilson, screenwriter Don Tait, and actor Edward Herrmann.

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Music:
"Pass a Little Love Around" - The Strawberrry Shortcakes

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Episode 554: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Special Guests: Mike Kaplan, Andrew Biswell
Guest Co-Hosts: Rob St. Mary, Yaniv Eidelstein

We kick off 2022 with a look at Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971). Based on the 1962 book by Anthony Burgess, the film stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge, a teenager in the squalor of a futuristic London town where there ain’t no law & order. He’s a juvenile delinquent who eventually gets pinched for his crimes. While in prison he undergoes an experimental treatment that removes his free will but puts him on the straight and narrow only to find that all those he stepped on on his path to incarceration remember him... and not too fondly.

Your friend and faithful narrator comes to you with gorgeousness and gorgeousity made digital with my droogs, Rob St. Mary and Yaniv Eidelstein. Meanwhile, our guests include publicist Mike Kaplan and Anthony Burgess biographer Andrew Biswell.

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Buy A Clockwork Orange on Blu-Ray
Buy A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Buy The Real Life of Anthony Burgess by Andrew Biswell
Buy Murder in a Blue World on Blu-Ray
Watch Banana Mecannica NSFW!
Watch A Clockwork Orgy NSFW!
Visit the International Anthony Burgeess Foundation

Music:
"La Gazza Ladra" - Wendy Carlos
"Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk/Korova 1" - U2
"Freedom of Choice" - DEVO
"Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement (Abridged)" - Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Special Report: The Jeff Goldblum Interview

Special Guests: Jeff Goldblum

It's been a long time coming but here's the interview I managed to do with Jeff Goldblum just about his career and movies in general. Be warned that the sound quality isn't great. I worked alone and with some audio folks to try and clean it up as best as possible. I hope you manage to enjoy it!

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Music:
"Caravan" - Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

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2021 Year End Wrap Up

It's that time again. Time to look at the last year's worth of episodes and see the "winners" and "losers". Keep in mind that these were as of December 2021 so things may change in a few months.

Also, it's time for the annual musical mix of songs from or inspired by 2021's episodes. Enjoy!

Most Downloaded Episodes:

1. Episode 522: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. Episode 517: Escape from New York (1981)
3. Episode 525: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4. Special Report: Alien Resurrection (1997)
5. Episode 523: Planet of the Apes (1968)
6. Episode 503: The Blues Brothers (1980)
7. Special Report: Carrie (1976)
8. Episode 516: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
9. Special Report: Superman (1978)
10. Episode 526: Time Bandits (1981)

Least Downloaded Episodes:

1. Episode 521: Eternity and a Day (1998)
2. Episode 519: Cuties (2020)
3. Episode 512: Seven Beauties (1975)
4. Episode 548: Chameleon Street (1989)
5. Special Report: Gone in Sixty Seconds (1974)
6. Episode 520: Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
7. Episode 504: Duets (2000)
8. Episode 534: Dakan (1997)
9. Episode 515: Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
10. Episode 542: Witching & Bitching (2013)

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The Projection Booth · 2021 Music Mix

Tracklist:

2020 Music Mix Track Listing

Title	Artist	Episode
On This Night of a Thousand Stars,Eva, Beware of the City, Buenos Aires	Evita Soundtrack	Evita
The Flesh Failures / Let the Sunshine In	Original Movie Soundtrack	Hair
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love	The Blues Brothers	The Blues Brothers
Try a little tenderness	Paul Giamatti & Arnold McCuller	Duets
God Gave Rock & Roll To You Part II	KISS	The Bill & Ted Trilogy (1989-2020)
Mary Jane	The Profiteers	Is There Sex After Death?
Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)	The Pixies	Southland Tales
Perpetuum Mobile	Penguin Cafe Orchestra	Mary & Max
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	The Platters	The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Door No. 2	Cat's Eyes	The Duke of Burgundy
Oh Bondage Up Yours	X-Ray Spex	SXSW Coverage (Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché)
Ding Ding (Featuring The Flash)	The Auralnauts	Zack Snyder's Justice League
Dead Eyes of London	Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats	Krimi Double Feature
Monkey Vs. Robot	James Kochalka Superstar	Godzilla Vs. Kong
Burning Bridges	The Mike Curb Congregation	Kelly's Heroes
Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title)	John Carpenter	Assault on Precinct 13
Superman (It's Not Easy)	Five for Fighting	Superman: The Movie
Main Title	John Carpenter	Escape from New York
Hard-Boiled Overture	Micahel Gibbs	Hard Boiled
Seagulls! (Stop It Now)	Bad Lip Reading	The Empire Strikes Back
The Hunt	Jerry Goldsmith	Planet of the Apes
Main Theme	John Barry	The Black Hole
Main Title And Mountain Visions	The Electric Moog Orchestra	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us	Sparks	The Sparks Brothers
Dream Away	George Harrison	Time Bandits
The Chase	Mario Migliardi	Matalo!
Il Grande Silenzio	Anima Morte	The Great Silence
Run, Man, Run	Main Theme- Ennio Morricone	The Big Gundown
Titoli	Marcello Giombini	Sabata
Ya Me Voy (Titles)	Luis Bacalov	A Bullet for the General
Paris...Paris	Josephine Baker	Touki Bouki
Dans L'arene	Wasis Diop	Daratt
C'est si bon	Dean Martin	Mad Dog Time
Saxana	Petra Cernocká	Girl on a Broomstick
Coz takhle dát si spenát	Jiri Schellinger	What Would You Say to a Nice Plate of Spinach?
Too Soon	Duke Mitchell	Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Main Title	Jerry Goldsmith	The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
Murder and Aftermath	Michael J Lewis	The Medusa Touch
Carrie	Pino Donaggio	Carrie
Sweet Jane	The Velvet Underground	The Velvet Underground
Tænk på et tal	Bent Fabricius-Bjerre	The Silent Partner
End Title	Johnny Mandel	Point Blank
Lady from Shanghai	Tav Falco's Panther Burns	The Lady from Shanghai
Perfect Drug	Nine Inch Nails	Lost HIghway
Ultrasonic Sound by Hive	The Matrix
Medula Oblongata	The Dust Brothers	Fight Club
Flash Gordon	Queen	Flash Gordon

Episode 553: Flash Gordon (1980)

Special Guests: John Walsh, Michael Allin
Guest Co-Hosts: Chris Bricklemyer, Scott Weinberg

We’re wrapping up 2021 with a look at Mike Hodges's Flash Gordon (1980) which stars Sam J. Jones as the titular fair-haired hero who is transported to the planet Mongo along with travel agent Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) and scientist Hans Zarkoff (Topol). There they encounter Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) who wants to destroy the earth just for kicks.

Chris Bricklemyer (Outside the Cinema) and Scott Weinberg (The Overhated Podcast) join Mike to discuss the film. The episode features interviews with John Walsh (Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film) and the original screenwriter of the film, Michael Allin (Enter the Dragon, Truck Turner, etc).

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Buy Flash Gordon on Blu-Ray
Buy Life After Flash on DVD
Buy Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film by John Walsh

Music:
"The Kiss" - Flash Gordon Soundtrack
"Flash's Victory" - Flash Gordon Soundtrack
"Flash" - Queen

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Special Report: Julia (2021)

Special Guests: Carla Gutierrez, Claudia Raschke

On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Carla Gutierrez and Claudia Raschke, the editor and cinematographer of Julia (2021), a documentary about famed chef Julia Child who revolutionized televised cooking.

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Music:
"Keep On Cooking" - PBS Digital Studios

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Episode 552: Black Christmas (1974)

Special Guests: Simon Fitzjohn, Art Hindle, Paul Downey, David Hastings
Guest Co-Hosts: Maitland McDonagh, Mark Begley

Maitland McDonagh and Mark Begley join Mike to talk about Bob Clark’s 1974 film Black Christmas. It’s the story of a sorority house where a killer has sneaked into the attic and slowly picks off several of the sisters in-between harassing them with wild phone calls.

Interviews include actor Art Hindle, author Simon Fitzjohn (Bob Clark: I'm Going to Kill You!), Paul Downey & David Hastings (It's Me, Billy: Black Christmas Revisited).

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Listen to the Ormsby/Clark Series of Wake Up Heavy:

Wake Up Heavy · S5E2. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)

Wake Up Heavy · S5E3. Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile (1974)

Wake Up Heavy · S5E4. I died for you: Deathdream (1974)

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Buy Black Christmas on Blu-Ray
Buy Black Christmas (2006) on Blu-Ray
Buy Black Christmas (2019) on Blu-Ray

Music:
"Black Christmas" - MDC

Sponsor:
Today's episode is sponsored by Tisch Pro/Online - a new way to learn filmmaking and screenwriting. Learn more at tischpro.smashcut.com/booth.

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Special Report: Wojnarowicz (2020)

Special Guests: Chris McKim, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey

Director Chris McKim celebrates the confrontational and controversial artist David Wojnarowicz in the 2020 documentary Wojnarowicz: F*ck You, F*ggot F*cker. On this special episode Mike speaks with McKim along with producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.

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Music:
"Crime Drama" - 3 Teens Kill 4

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