The Projection Booth Podcast

We continue Japanese month with a request from listener Vaughn Kuhlemeier, Millennium Actress (2001).  Directed by Satoshi Kon, the film  tells the story of Chiyoki Fujiwara, an actress who met a fugitive when she was a young lady who spent the rest...

Actor/Director Stephen Moyer speaks to Mike about his second feature film, A Bit of Light, which stars Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone. Moyer graciously discusses his career from his early days in chorus to his favorite roles on stage and on screen.

Mike spoke with cinematographer Laura Hudock about the 2024 documentary Girls State. The film follows 500 adolescent girls who come together to organize a faux-Supreme Court where they debate the most contentious issues facing today. Find out more...

On this special episode, Mike talks with Ashley Sabin and David Redmon about their 2023 documentary, Kim's Video. It's a brief looks at the video store named for Youngman Kim and a longer look at the journey the videos took after Kim's closed down....

We are kicking off a month dedicated to Japanese Film with a look at Hitoshi Matsumoto’s 2013 film R100.  It’s the story of a man who makes a contract with an organization called Bondage.  For a year they’ll surprise him with appearances from a...

https://amzn.to/3VwzGB1 and https://twitter.com/SurvivorPenner join Mike to look at Philippe Mora's unusual and challenging 1989 film Communion. Written by https://www.unknowncountry.com/ and adapted from his own book... and his own life... the film...

Animator Bill Plympton discusses his early days of the Spike & Mike's Animation Festival and Liquid Television to his first feature film, The Tune (1992). He also discusses how technology has changed his process as well as his latest project,...

https://www.facebook.com/PointMeAtTheSkyRadio and https://www.rrr.org.au/ join https://www.wcbn.org/ to discuss Michael Millards 2024 documentary, https://www.35000watts.com/, a look at the history and impact of college radio, most notably in the...

Rahne Alexander and Dahlia Schweitzer join Mike to discuss Rachel Talalay's 1995 comic book adaptation, Tank Girl. The film stars Lori Petty as the titular heroine who takes on Water & Power in a post-Apocalyptic wasteland populated by scavengers,...

Frequent Projection Booth co-host Peter Flynn is back to talk about his latest documentary, Film Is Dead! Long Live Film! It's a loving look at film collectors and preservationists and a terrific companion to his earlier film, The Dying of the Light...