Special Report: King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017)

Special Guests: Steve Mitchell, Larry Cohen

On a special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with filmmaker Steve Mitchell about his 2017 documentary King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen.

Mike also speaks to the film's subject, Larry Cohen, about his work on "Branded" and "Columbo" as well as several of his films.

Links:
Follow King Cohen on Twitter
Buy Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker by Tony Williams
Buy Larry Cohen: The Stuff of Gods and Monsters by Michael Doyle
Like King Cohen on Facebook
Listen to our episode on Bone

Listen/Download Now:

Listen to "Special Report: King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017)" on Spreaker.

Music:
"White Lightning" - James Brown
"The Boss" - James Brown

Watch:

Episode 280: Sugar Hill (1974)

Special Guest: Paul Maslansky, Don Pedro Colley, Joy Bostic
Guest Co-Host: Heather Drain, Chris Stachiw

In Paul Maslansky's Sugar Hill, Diana "Sugar" Hill (Marki Bey) summons Baron Samedi (Don Pedro Colley), a voudou spirit, and his army of zombies to exact revenge on Morgan (Robert Quarry) and his racist thugs.

Interviews include director Maslansky, star Colley, and vodun/voudou scholar Joy Bostic.

Heather Drain and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss this horror/blaxploitation film.

Listen / Download Now:

Listen to "Episode 280: Sugar Hill (1974)" on Spreaker.

Bonus: More with Paul Maslansky

Listen to "Bonus Interview: Paul Maslansky" on Spreaker.

Links:
Buy Sugar Hill on Blu-Ray
Buy African American Female Mysticism: Nineteenth-Century Religious Activism by Joy Bostic
Visit the official Don Pedro Colley website
Listen to the Badassess, Boobs & Bodycounts episode on Abby
Visit the Kulture Shocked website
Visit the Mondo Heather website

Music:
"Voodoo Woman Blues" - Jay McShann & His Sextette with Jimmy Witherspoon
"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" - Jimi Hendrix
"Supernatural Voodoo Woman (Pt.1)" - The Originals
"Supernatural Voodoo Woman (Pt.2)" - The Originals
"Devil Woman" - Cliff Richard

Episode 155: Bone (1972)

Special Guest: Larry Cohen
Guest Co-Host: Joe Bannerman

We're rounding out Black History Month with a look at Larry Cohen's Bone (1972) (AKA Housewife and Dial Rat for Terror), the story of a mysterious visitor (Yaphet Kotto ) who tears apart the facade of suburban couple Bill (Andrew Duggan) and Bernadette (Joyce Van Patten).

Joining us this week is author Joe Bannerman of the Daily Grindhouse podcast.

Links:
Visit the official Larry Cohen website
Buy Bone on DVD
Buy Joe Bannerman's It Follows
Listen to the Daily Grindhouse Podcast
Watch The Shout free on Amazon Instant

Listen / Download Now:

Listen to "Episode 155: Bone (1972)" on Spreaker.

Watch: