Special Guests: Sam Waymon, Christopher Sieving Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain, Leon Chase
Heather Drain and Leon Chase join Mike to kick-off Black History Month with a look at Bill Gunn's 1973 film Ganja & Hess which stars Duane Jones as Dr. Hess Green, a scholar who is stabbed with an ancient dagger by a crazed house guest, the husband of Ganja Meda (Marlene Clark). Hess is resurrected and helps Ganja be reborn as well. The two are now addicted to blood in one of the most unusual vampire films around.
We continue Noirvember 2020 with a look at Peter Yates's The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973). Based on the novel by George V. Higgins, the film stars Robert Mitchum as the titular Coyle, an over-the-hill small time crook who’s trying to get by in the milieu of Boston’s underground. The film is rich with incredible character actors like Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, and more.
Special Guest: Matthew Asprey Gear Guest Co-Hosts: Peter Flynn, Spencer Parsons
F for Fake, the 1973 essay film from Orson Welles is a story of art forgery, the phony autobiography of Howard Hughes, and quite a bit of sleight of hand from our humble narrator, Mr. Welles himself.
We wrap up Polish Month on the Projection Booth with a look at Wojciech Has's The Hourglass Sanatorium. Based on a 1937 book from Bruno Schulz, the 1973 film stars Jan Nowiki as Josef, a man who travels to the titular sanatorium to see his father who is somewhere between life and death. Things only get stranger from there.
Special Guest: Willard Huyck Guest Co-Hosts: Maitland McDonagh, Bill Ackerman
Released under a number of titles (including The Second Coming), Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz's Messiah of Evil (1973) is a creepy, atmospheric horror film about a young woman (Marianna Hill) who goes in search of her father only to find something far-more-sinister than she could have ever imagined.
Special Guest: James B. Harris Guest Co-Host: Heather Drain, Aaron Peterson
When Robert Troy (Zalman King) buys a "sleeping beauty" (Tisa Farrow) at a carnival and introduces her to the playscape of fantasy roleplay in which he lives every day, things don't necessarily work out in Some Call it Loving, a beautiful and unusual film from 1973.
Writer/director James B. Harris discusses the genesis of the film as well as his work with Stanley Kubrick on The Killing, Paths of Glory, One-Eyed Jacks, and more. He also compares the volatility of Timothy Carey to Richard Pryor.
Heather Drain and The Hollywood Outsider's Aaron Peterson join Mike in discussing the film as well as other interpretations of the Sleeping Beauty tale.
Music:
"The Very Thought of You" - Nat King Cole
"The Sleeping Beauty Waltz" - Tchaikovsky
"In Dreams" - Roy Orbison
"Sleeepwalk" - Santo & Johnny
"Once Upon a Dream" - Lana Del Rey
Special Guests: Michael Moorcock & Sarah Douglas Guest Co-Host: Eric Cohen
Welcome to the Multiverse! We're discussing Robert Fuest's The Final Programme where Jerry Cornelius (Jon Finch) helps a cadre of shadowy figures steal the formula for his father's work which may save humanity from the end of the world...
We're joined by the author of The Final Programme,
Michael Moorcock and actress Sarah Douglas who talks about her roles in The Final Programme, Superman, Solarbabies, and more.
Music:
"Kings of Speed" - Hawkwind
"Every Gun Plays its own Tune" - Spirits Burning
"Black Blade" - Blue Oyster Cult
"Stormbringer" - Magnum
"Stormbringer" - Deep Purple
"Entropy Tango" - Spirits Burning
"Needle Gun" - Hawkwind
"Lords of Chaos" - Magnum
A motorcycle cop (Robert Blake) with a code of honor can't make it in the turbulent early '70s. That's the story of Electra Glide in Blue but The Projection Booth has the real story... or stories... of what went on behind the scenes.
Special Guests: Sam Waymon, Christopher Sieving
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Special Guests: Rupert Hitzig, Bob Boris