Episode 638: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Special Guest: Robert Longo
Guest Co-Hosts: Duane Swierczynski, Dahlia Schweitzer

We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Robert Longo's Johnny Mnemonic (1995). The film was based on a story by and adapted by William Gibson and stars Keanu Reeves as the titular Mr. Mnemonic, a data courier with an implant in his cranium. He’s hired by a trio of scientists who overload his hard drive with the cure for a disease of the future.

Duane Swierczynski and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss the film while director Robert Longo dishes about the behind-the-scenes struggle to get the picture made.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Johnny Mnemonic in Black & White on Blu-Ray
Buy Johnny Mnemonic (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray
Buy Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Buy Shredder Orpheus on Blu-Ray
See the differences between the extended and movie releases
Watch the Longo MTV Spots

Music:
"Lo Tek" - Black Rain
"Memory Johnny" - Black Rain

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Episode 549: The Matrix (1999)

Guest Co-Hosts: Christine Makepeace, Ben Buckingham

Released in 1999, The Wachowski Siblings's The Matrix stars Keanu Reeves as Thomas “Neo” Anderson, a cubicle jockey who is looking for meaning in his life by way of the notorious hacker Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). Neo gets more than he bargained for when he learns that the world in which we live is a computer-generated construct, the titular Matrix.

Ben Buckingham and Christine Makepeace join Mike to discuss this groundbreaking film.

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Bonus: The Matrix Resurrections

Listen to "Special Report: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)" on Spreaker.

Bonus Interview with Rodney Ascher about A Glitch in the Matrix:

Listen to "Special Report: Rodney Ascher on A Glitch in the Matrix (2020)" on Spreaker.

Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy The Matrix on Blu-Ray
Buy Art of the Matrix

Music:
"Dodge This" - Don Davis
"Wake Up" - Rage Against the Machine

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Special Episode: The Bill & Ted Trilogy (1989-2020)

Special Guests: Dan Shor, William Sadler, Alex Winter, Chris Matheson
Guest Co-Hosts: Chris Stachiw, Josh Stewart

On a special crossover episode with The Kulturecast, Chris Stachiw and Josh Stewart join Mike to discuss The Bill & Ted Trilogy from 1988's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure to 2020's Bill & Ted Face the Music.

Interviews:
00:26:00 - Dan Shor discusses his role as Billy The Kid

01:26:22 - William Sadler talks about naked Tai Chi and being The Grim Reaper

02:25:48 - Alex Winter returns to talk about being Bill S. Preston, esquire

02:37:41 - Chris Matheson provides an overview of writing all three of the Bill & Ted films

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Bonus: Amy Stoch on the Bill & Ted films:

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Links:
Buy all three Bill & Ted films on Blu-Ray
Buy Chris Matheson's books
Visit the most triumphant Bill & Ted fan site
Subscribe to William Sadler's The Kitchen Tapes

Music:
"Billy the Kid" - David Newman
"Excute Them" - David Newman
"Play with Me" - Extreme
"God Gave Rock & Roll To You Part II" - KISS
"Two Heads are Better Than One" - Power Tool
"History Report" - Bill & Ted: The Musical Soundtrack

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Special Report: Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)

Special Guest: Steven Okazaki

Mike talks to Steven Okazaki about his documentary, Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016) which examines the samurai films of Toshiro Mifune, especially those he made with Akira Kurosawa.

Mifune: The Last Samurai will be released on home video in the U.S. on April 25, 2017.

Links:
Visit Strand Releasing's Mifune: The Last Samurai page
Visit Steven Okazaki's website

Music:
"Yojimbo Theme" - Masaru Satô

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Special Report: Death Game / Knock Knock

Special Guests: Sondra Locke, Larry Spiegel, David Worth
Guest Co-Host: Nicholas Schlegel

We discuss the events of October 10, 1975 captured in Peter Traynor's film, Death Game (AKA The Seducers AKA Mrs. Manning's Weekend), starring Sondra Locke, Colleen Camp, and Seymour Cassel. The film should serve to remind us that fate allows no man to insulate himself against the evil which pervades our society.

This episode features interviews with actress Sondra Locke, producer Larry Spiegel and cinematographer, editor, and the voice of George Manning, David Worth.

Mike is joined by Professor Nicholas Schlegel on this special episode to discuss the film as well as its progenitors, Kitten with a Whip and Little Miss Innocent as well as the 2015 remake from Eli Roth, Knock Knock.

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Listen to the Death Game Redux:

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Music:
"Where is My Mind?" - Lovedrug
"Where is My Mind?" - Mindy Jones
"Where is My Mind?" - Bloody Bits
"Good Old Dad" - The Ron Hicklin Singers
"Where is My Mind?" - Maxene Cyrin

Links:
Buy Death Game on Blu-Ray
Listen to our Sequel episode
Buy Knock Knock on Blu-Ray
Buy Little Miss Innocent on DVD
Buy Kitten with a Whip on DVD
Buy Poor Pretty Eddie on Blu-Ray
Visit the officia David Worth website
Buy Zen & The Art Of Independent Filmmaking: A Cautionary Tale by David Worth
Buy The Good, The Bad, and the Very Ugly by Sondra Locke
Buy Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film by Nicholas Schlegel
Watch Visciosas al Desnudo online
Watch Miss Innocent (1987) online (NSFW)
Read Where Is My Mind?': A history of the Pixies' song in TV and film by Robin Hardwick
Listen to the Outside the Cinema episode on Death Game

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Episode 11: Freaked (1993)

Special Guests: Alex Winter, Tom Stern, Tim Burns, Megan Ward, & Lee Arenberg

This isn't a podcast it's an historical event as we revisit one of our favorite films of all time, Freaked (1993).

Perhaps for the first time in podcast history Mike and Mondo Justin have the totally twisted and hilarious creators of this cult classic on board. Get ready to piss yourself with laughter in this extra special one-of-a-kind reunion special.

Links:
Download the Freaked screenplay
Buy Freaked on DVD
Visit the Alex Winter fan site
Buy the Freaked comic book
Buy the novelization by Todd Strasser

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NYU Student Film: Squeal of Death from Trouper on Vimeo.