

The Projection Booth Podcast
Weirding Way Media
The Projection Booth has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post, The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. With over 700 episodes to date and an ever-growing fan base, The Projection Booth features discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis while regularly attracting special guest talent eager to discuss their past gems.Visit http://www.projectionboothpodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.
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Jun 30, 2023 • 35min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 6
Chris, Andrew, and Mike wrap up their post-reading discussion in our last session of Reading of the Lost Ark.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 29, 2023 • 50min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 5
George Lucas (Chris Stachiw), Steven Spielberg (Andrew Rausch), and Lawrence Kasdan (Mike White) abruptly finish their conversation about Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lots of garbled words and missing pages this time around as we wrap up the reading portion of Reading of the Lost Ark.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 28, 2023 • 29min
Special Report: Georden West and Russell Sheaffer on Playland (2023)
On this special episode, Mike talks with filmmakers Georden West and Russell Scheaffer about the 2023 film Playland, a dreamy documentation of a queer bar in Boston. The film recently played at Tribeca and will be at festivals around the country soon.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 28, 2023 • 19min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 4
Chris Stachiw, Andrew Rausch, and Mike discuss a bit of what they just read during the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 27, 2023 • 1h 35min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 3
Chris, Andrew, and Mike continue the reading of the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference transcript. We hear Lucas, Spielberg, and Kasdan crafting some of the most iconic scenes of Raiders while they throw out scads of ideas.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 26, 2023 • 20min
Special Report: Nick Murray on Wigloose
Director Nick Murray discusses his work on RuPaul's Drag Race and the Emmy-nominated episode Wigloose, a "Rusical" parody of Footloose in which a little drag kid can't dress up due to unfair laws...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 24, 2023 • 19min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt. 2
After chewing through the first two hours of the Raiders of the Lost Ark story conference transcripts, Chris Stachiw, Andrew Rausch, and Mike White reflect a bit on what they read.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 23, 2023 • 1h 38min
Special Report: Reading of the Lost Ark Pt 1
On this special limited series, we read the story transcripts from Raiders of the Lost Ark wherein George Lucas (Chris Stachiw of The Kulturecast), Steven Spielberg (Author Andrew Rausch), and Lawrence Kasdan (Mike White) discuss the idea for a new adventure hero... Indiana Smith.... Up next... Our reaction to this initial reading.Download the story transcript from https://cinephiliabeyond.org/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 21, 2023 • 20min
Special Report: Jordan Gertner on Sheroes (2023)
Jordan Gerner has been part of several films we've discussed on the show before including American Psycho. He's made his writing/directing debut with the new film Sheroes, the tale of four friends who go to Thailand and get into a mess of trouble. The film comes to streaming platforms and select theaters on June 23, 2023.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Jun 21, 2023 • 2h 30min
Episode 629: Ninotchka (1939)
Otto Bruno and Robert Bellissimo join Mike to look at Ernst Lubitchs’s 1939 film, Ninotchka. Written by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Walter Reisch, and based loosely on a story by Melchior Lengyel, the film stars Greta Garbo as the titular Ninotchka, a stern Soviet sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from a Russian noblewoman, Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire).Professor Joseph McBride -- author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? and Billy WIlder: Dancing on the Edge -- talks about these two talented men and what happened when they worked together.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth


