Showing posts with label Frank Perry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Perry. Show all posts

April 3, 2018

Episode 360: Man on a Swing (1974)

Special Guest: Justin Bozung
Guest Co-Hosts: Dennis Tafoya, Scout Tafoya

Directed by Frank Perry, the film was written by and based on the book Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by , Man On A Swing (1974) stars Cliff Robertson as detective Lee Tucker who investigates the mysterious murder of a young woman. When things are at a stalemate with the case, he’s approached by Franklin Willis, played by Joel Grey, an alleged psychic with uncanny insights into the case.

Justin Bozung returns to The Projection Booth to discuss Frank Perry and the production of Man On A Swing while writer Dennis Tafoya and film scholar Scout Tafoya talk with Mike about this unusual film.

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Links:
Buy Man On A Swing on DVD
Buy Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark
Buy Blue Pages by Eleanor Perry

Music:
Original Score by Lalo Schifrin

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August 29, 2017

Episode 338: The Swimmer (1968)

Special Guests: Justin Bozung, Kate Buford, Preston Neal Jones
Guest Co-Hosts: Rob St. Mary, Elric Kane

The 1968 film by Frank and , The Swimmer (based on the short story of the same name), stars Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill, a Connecticut executive who decides to head back home by swimming through the pools of his neighbors, a "river" which he names "Lucinda" after his wife. Along the way, Ned is met with drinks, laughs, reminders of his affairs that went sour, and maybe even reminders that what he pretends to be may be no more.

Elric Kane and co-host emeritus Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the trouble production and ground-breaking ideas of The Swimmer.

Interviews:
Justin Bozung, author of an upcoming book on Frank Perry: 1:41:00
Kate Buford, author of Burt Lancaster: An American Life: 2:33:00
Preston Neal Jones, production assistant on The Swimmer: 03:16:00

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Links:
Buy The Swimmer on Blu-Ray
Read The Swimmer: A prophetic modernist fable set in a fading Eden by Michael Atkinson
Read An Analysis of "The Swimmer" by John Cheever by Rebekah Nydam
Watch Man Fed Up with Commute Swims to Work
Read The Swimmer by John Cheever

Music:
"Like Swimming" - Morphine
"Pool Party" - Two Man Gentleman Band

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May 10, 2017

Episode 322: Mommie Dearest (1981)

Special Guests: Rutanya Alda, Justin Bozung
Guest Co-Hosts: Terry Frost, Joshua Grannell

Based on the scandalous memoir by , Frank Perry's Mommie Dearest (1981) gave the world a powerhouse performance by Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford.

On this episode of The Projection Booth, Joshua Grannell and Terry Frost join Mike to discuss the movie and its reception. Guests this episode include actress Rutanya Alda who gives a behind-the-scenes account of the shooting of the film and Justin Bozung who is currently writing a book about director Frank Perry.

Don't fuck with us, fellas, this isn't our first rodeo...

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Links:
Buy Mommie Dearest on DVD
Buy The Mommie Dearest Diary: Carol Ann Tells All by Rutanya Alda
Buy Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford
Buy Looking for Gatsby by Faye Dunaway
Buy Bette & Joan: The Divine Feud by Shaun Considine
Buy Survivor by Christina Crawford
Read Roger Ebert's review of Mommie Dearest
Read about Joan Crawford being Box Office Poison
Visit the Concluding Chapter of Crawford website
Listen to the You Must Remember This episode on Mommie Dearest
Will Faye Dunaway talk about Mommie Dearest in her next memoir?
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Visit the Paleo Cinema website
Visit the Martian Drive-In Podcast

Music:
"Main Title" - Henry Manicini
"Uncle Daddy" - Henry Mancini
"Joan Crawford" - Blue Oyster Cult
"Mildred Pierce" - Sonic Youth

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