Episode 806: The Postman (1997)

Guest Co-Hosts: Emily Intravia, Carol Borden

Sci-fi month concludes with one of the great cinematic boondoggles of the '90s. Kevin Costner directs and stars in The Postman (1997), playing a wandering drifter who stumbles into a postal uniform and accidentally becomes the savior of a shattered America, restoring hope and democracy one undelivered letter at a time. Standing in his way: General Bethlehem (Will Patton), a Shakespeare-quoting warlord leading a militia of survivalist zealots called the Holnists.

Mike talks with Emily Intravia and Carol Borden about the film's tangled politics, its baffling sense of time, its surprisingly thin violence for an R rating, and why a nearly three-hour epic about restoring the mail somehow still feels unfinished scene to scene.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Visit the official David Brin website
Buy The Postman on Blu-Ray
Buy The Postman by David Brin

Music:
"Return to Sender" - Elvis Presley

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Episode 492: The Big Clock (1947)

Guest Co-Hosts: Terry Frost, Tim Luz

#Noirvember 2020 kicks off with a look at John Farrow's The Big Clock (1947). Based on the 1946 novel by Kenneth Fearing, it's the story of George Stroud (Ray Milland) an editor at Crimeways magazine and employee of Earl Janoth (Charles Laughton). When a woman that both Stroud and Janoth have been sleeping with is murdered, Stroud is put on the case to find out who was last seen with the victim. And, of course, that last person looks a lot like him.

Terry Frost and Tim Luz join Mike to discuss the film as well as its official... and unofficial remakes.

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Links:
Buy The Big Clock on Blu-Ray
Buy The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing
Buy No Way Out on DVD
Buy Out of Time on DVD

Music:
Original Soundtrack by Victor Young

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