Episode 637: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Guest Co-Hosts: Rob St. Mary, Chris Stachiw

Sci-Fi July continues with a look at Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017). It’s the story of K (Ryan Gosling). He’s a replicant experiencing memories where he thinks he’s the chosen one, a product of a replicant and human pairing. Of course, that Replicant is Rachel (Sean Young) and the human is Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) which, I guess settles the whole thing about Deckard being a human or replicant... or does it?

Rob St. Mary and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss this ponderous sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 original.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Blade Runner 2049 on Blu-Ray
Buy The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 by Tonya Lapointe
Buy Blade Runner 2049: A Philosophical Exploration edited by Timothy Shanahan & Paul Smart

Music:
"Hijack" - Hans Zimmer

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Special Report: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Guest Co-Hosts: Josh Hadley, Chris Stachiw

For a special live podcast, Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast), Josh Haldey (1201 Beyond), and Mike joined up to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021): a film many years in the making. We discuss both the Joss Whedon and Zack Snyder versions. We compare the two to find any redemptive qualities in either and talk about how the newer version acts as origin stories for a few of the film's main characters.

You can hear the edited version of the podcast or watch the un-edited version as a YouTube video below.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Read The Snyder Cult: Dawn of a Toxic Fandom by James Reinhardt
Read Zack Snyder’s Justice League Shows Just How Dirty the Theatrical Cut Did Ray Fisher by Joe Jurado
Read Justice League: The Untold Story of Cyborg and Deathstroke by Anthony Breznican
Read Justice League: The Shocking, Exhilarating, Heartbreaking True Story of #TheSnyderCut by Anthony Breznican
Read Messing Up Age of Ultron Helped Joss Whedon Mess Up Justice League by Courtney Enlow

Music:
"Justice League Of America" - John Gart
"Challenge of the Superfriends" - Hoyt Curtin
"The All New Super Friends Hour" - Hoyt Curtin
"Ding Ding (Featuring The Flash)" - The Auralnauts

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Special Report: American Psycho (2000)

Special Guests: Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner, Roberta Hanley
Guest Co-Hosts: David Rodgers Paula Guthat

Based on the controversial book by Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho (2000) tells the tale of Wall Street's Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), his murderous rampage, and the world of the late 1980s Manhattan.

The episode features interviews with one of the original screenwriters, Roberta Hanley, along with the film's director, Mary Harron and co-screenwriter / actress Guinevere Turner.

David Rodgers and Cinema Detroit's Paula Guthat join Mike to discuss yuppie scum and how American Psycho still resonates today.

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Links:
Buy American Psycho on DVD
Buy American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Buy American Psycho (Original London Cast Recording)
Read Bret & Me, Or How I Didn’t End Up Directing American Psycho by Stuart Gordon
Read In Defense of American Psycho 2 by Chris Alexander
Read The Female Gaze of ‘American Psycho’: How Mary Harron Made Fantasy Into Timeless Satire by Angelica Jade Bastien
Read Mary Harron Narrates a Scene From ‘American Psycho’ by Mekado Murphy
Read How Mary Harron made a feminist film out of American Psycho by Joe Blevins

Music:
"Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads
"In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
"This Must Be the Place" - Miles Fisher
"Devil Inside" - INXS
"Psycho" - Eddie Noack
"Hip to Be Square" - Huey Lewis & The News

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Episode 212: Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Special Guests: Ellen Burstyn, Keith David, Christopher McDonald, Mark Margolis
Guest Co-Host: Emily Intravia

"Everyone is a junkie." - William S. Burroughs

We talk about Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film, Requiem for a Dream. Based on the 1978 book by Hubert Selby, Jr., it tells the tale of four New Yorkers whose lives spiral out of control due to addiction.

We've got a star-studded line-up of guests on this one including our co-host from The Feminine Critique, Emily Intravia.

Links:
Buy Requiem for a Dream on Blu-Ray
Buy Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby, Jr.
Buy Dopefiend by Donald Goines
Visit the official Keith David website
See Keith David in the new season of Community
Read this great article on Christopher McDonald from Salon

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Bonus Interview: Mark Margolis

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Music:
"Lux Aeterna" - Clint Mansell & The Kronos Quartet
"Heroin" - The Velvet Underground
"Just One Fix" - Ministry

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Pupil – A Darren Aronofsky Supercut from WarmBakedBread on Vimeo.

Episode 159: Toto le Heros (1991)

Special Guests: Jaco Van Dormael
Guest Co-Host: Marcelline Block

Thomas feels like his life was stolen from him when he was switched at birth. He lives a life of quiet desperation and fantasy as Toto le Heros. Writer/director Jaco Van Dormael gives us Thomas's life, the reality and the fantasy. This 1991 film along with his 1995 film, The 8th Day, paved the way to his 2009 science fiction epic Mr. Nobody.

We talk about all three films with Marcelline Block, the co-editor of the World Cinema series, including the latest volume on Belgium film.

Links:
Follow Marcelline Block on YouTube
Buy Toto le heros on Import DVD
Buy Mr. Nobody on DVD
Buy Directory of World Cinema: Belgium
Keep up with Marcelline Block
Read more about what Jaco Van Dormael has been up to

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E PERICOLOSO SPORGERSI from Terra Incognita on Vimeo.

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