The Projection Booth

Western Month continues with a look at Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar. Released in 1954 the film stars Sterling Hayden as the titular Mr. Guitar. However, he’s outshone in the film by Joan Crawford
as Vienna and Mercedes McCambridge as Emma, two women with a history.

Andras Jones and David Kittredge join Mike to discuss this unusual Western.

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On this special episode, Mike talks with writer/producer/author Terry Hayes about a few of his films like The Road Warrior, Dead Calm, and From Hell, as well as his two novels, I Am Pilgrim and The Year of the Locust - now available at https://amzn.to/3uDPLts

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Mike speaks with director Dan Partland about his career including his latest film, God & Country, which looks at the history and tenets of Christian Nationalism, a political movement which cloaks itself in a perverse interpretation of Christianity while actually embracing fascistic politics.


The film opens February 16, 2024. Find out more at https://godandcountrythemovie.com/


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On this special episode, Mike talks to directors Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett along with subject Jennifer Weir of the documentary Finding Her Beat about a Taiko drum concert in Minnesota. Find out more at https://www.herbeatfilm.com/

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Mike talks with filmmaker Hadley Austin about Demon Mineral, a feature documentary that looks at radioactive contamination of Navajo lands. The film recently played at the Slamdance Film Festival.

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Western Month continues with a look at Delmer Daves's 3:10 to Yuma. Released in 1957, the film tells the tale of two men, outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and innocent bystander Dan Evans (Van Heflin). Their fates are intertwined after Dan witnesses Ben and his outfit robbing a stagecoach.

Jedidiah Ayres and Rob St. Mary join Mike to discuss the 1957 film and 2007 remake which are both based on a short story by Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. Mike spoke with filmmaker and author C. Courtney Joyner and Leonard's long-time researcher Gregg Sutter about the dozens of other films based on Leonard's work.

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As part of our Slamdance Film Festival coverage, Mike spoke with directors Stephan Peterson & Sonya Ballantyne about their documentary, The Death Tour (2024), in which a group of wrestlers cross the barren winter lands of Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

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Mike talks with writer/director Roxine Helberg about her feature film debut, Cold Copy, a thriller set in the world of journalism.

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Director Andrew Cumming discusses his feature film directorial debut, Out of Darkness, a horror film set in prehistory times. The film opens in the U.S. on February 9, 2024.

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Jonathan Penner and Otto Bruno join Mike to kick off a month of discussing American Westerns. We begin with one from German emigre Fritz Lang with his 1952 film Rancho Notorious. The film stars Arthur Kennedy as a ranch hand Vern Haskell whose fiance is murdered.

Haskell goes on a quest of hate, murder and revenge where he makes friends with a gunslinger named Frenchy (Mel Ferrer) and takes refuge as the Rancho Notorious which is run by Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich) with a whole host of potential suspects.

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