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September 1, 2021

Episode 536: Girl on a Broomstick (1972)

Special Guests: Hermína Franková, Hanna Frank
Guest Co-Hosts: Kat Ellinger, Gil Kenan

#Czechtember2021 continues with a look at Václav Vorlícek's Girl on a Broomstick (1972), the story of a young witch (Petra Cernocká) who would rather escape to the world of human beings than be stuck in detention for 300 years(!).

Gil Kenan and Kat Ellinger join Mike to discuss the film while author (and her granddaughter, Hana Frank) discuss the writing of the original story and the 2019 musical version.

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Hermina Frankova Interview (Czech Version):

Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Girl on a Broomstick on DVD

Music:
"Saxana" - Jakub Hübner

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January 13, 2021

Episode 502: Hair (1979)

Special Guests: Michael Weller, Miles Chapin
Guest Co-Hosts: Gil Kenan, Lee Gambin

Gil Kenan and Lee Gambin join Mike to discuss Milos Forman's Hair (1979), an adaptation of the groundbreaking stage play from 1968. It’s the story of Berger (Treat Williams) and his friends who meet and interact with Claude Hooper Bukowski (John Savage), a hayseed who’s on his way to Vietnam by way of a trip to New York City to see the sights before heading off to war.

Special guests include actor Miles Chapin and screenwriter .

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Bonus: Forman vs. Forman

Links:
Buy Hair on Blu-Ray
Buy Turnaround: A Memoir by Milos Forman
Buy 88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano by Miles Chapin and Rodica Prato
Watch Let the Sun Shine In on Vimeo
Buy Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of HAIR by Scott Miller
Buy Hair: The Story of the Show that Defined a Generation by Eric Grode
Buy We Can Be Who We Are by Lee Gambin

Music:
"Sodomy" - Original Movie Soundtrack
"Air" - Original Movie Soundtrack
"Ain't Got No" - Nina Simone
"Easy to be Hard" - Original Movie Soundtrack
"The Flesh Failures / Let the Sunshine In" - Original Movie Soundtrack

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October 7, 2020

Episode 488: Poltergeist (1982)

Special Guests: Dahlia Schweitzer, Chris O'Neill, Oliver Robins, Mark Victor, Gary Sherman, Gil Kenan
Guest Co-Hosts: Christine Makepeace, Vincenzo Natali

We kick off Shocktober 2020 with a look at Tobe Hooper's 1982 film Poltergeist. It's the story of a suburban family beset by supernatural forces.

Vincenzo Natali and Christine Makepeace join Mike to discuss hauntings, the pedigree of the film, the sequels, and 2015 remake.

Interviews
00:46:14 Dahlia Schweitzer talks about her upcoming book, Haunted Homes

01:42:32 Chris O'Neill talks about the questions of authorship and his upcoming book on Tobe Hooper

02:15:52 Oliver Robins talks about working on Poltergeist and Poltergeist II: The Other Side

02:36:43 talks about Poltergeist and Poltergeist II: The Other Side

03:19:08 Gary Sherman talks about Poltergeist III

04:20:07 Gil Kenan talks about the 2015 Poltergeist remake

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Bonus Interview with Oliver Robins:

Links:
Buy Poltergeist on Blu-Ray
Buy Poltergeist II: The Other Side on Blu-Ray
Buy Poltergeist III on Blu-Ray
Buy Poltergeist (2015) on Blu-Ray
Buy Haunted Homes by Dahlia Schweitzer
Visit the Poltergeist fan site
Read Families divided, families united are big theme in Spielberg films by Anthony Breznican
Listen to the I Was There, Too episode with Martin Casella

Music:
Original Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith
"Haunted House" - Jumpin' Gene Simmons

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