The Projection Booth

Mike talks with Todd Melby -- reporter, podcaster, author -- about his book A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo. It's a terrific book that goes into a lot of details behind the scenes of one of the Coen Brothers' most successful films.

Find out more at https://www.toddmelby.com/book

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On a special episode done in conjunction with Chris Stachiw's Kulturecast, we discuss Adam Wingard's Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021), the latest entry in the "Legendary" Monsterverse. We talk about the sprawling story that's stuffed to the gills with some mediocre performances set against a tale of two titans duking it out.

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Mike talks with Daniel T. Dorrance, the production designer of Lee Daniels' The United States v. Billie Holiday (2021). Mr. Dorrance also dishes about working on the Maze Runner sequels and Michael Mann's Collateral.

The United States v. Billie Holiday is now available via Hulu.

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On this special episode, Mike is joined by Prof. Nicholas Schlegel, author of the upcoming German Popular Cinema and The Krimi Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London from Lexington Books, Rowman's academic imprint and Samm Deighan, author of the upcoming The Legacy of World War II in European Arthouse Cinema from McFarland Books to discuss Krimi films. These were a German subgenre of films based on the works of Edgar Wallace that were popular during the 1960s and paved the way for Italian Giallo films.

We're looking at The Dead Eyes of London and The Creature with the Blue Hand and how they fit in the larger Krimi world.

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We are celebrating the great Buster Keaton with a handful of his films. Known as The Great Stone Face, Keaton was the director, writer, and star of dozens of two reel and feature films where he gained a well-deserved reputation for ingenuity, impeccable timing, and incredible stunts.

Maurice Bursztynski and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss a few of Buster Keaton's films from 1920 to 1928: One Week, Seven Chances, Sherlock Jr, Steamboat Bill Jr, and The General.

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Mike speaks with director Julien Temple (Earth Girls are Easy) about his latest documentary film, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan. Produced by Johnny Depp, it's a documentary about the lead singer of The Pogues and his relationship to his native Ireland.

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is now available on DVD and On Demand.

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We're discussing Carroll Ballard's Never Cry Wolf (1983). Based on the novel by Farley Mowat , it's the story of Tyler (Charles Martin Smith), a bureaucrat who is sent into the Northern wilds to study wolves and their impact on the caribou population.

Matthew Socey and Chris Stachiw join Mike to talk about the film, isolation, and sassy animals.

Interviews:

00:40:34 First assistant director John Houston

02:25:46 Screenwriter Sam Hamm

02:46:56 Screenwriter Richard Kletter

03:00:46 Screenwriter Eugene Corr

03:19:06 Editor Michael Chandler

03:45:56 Cinematographer Hiro Narita

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More of our interview with Sam Hamm about his post-Never Cry Wolf career, focusing specifically on his take on The Fantastic Four and what his version would have been like.

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More from the interview with Richard Kletter as he discusses his work post Never Cry Wolf including a harrowing tale of The Man Who Fell to Earth TV Pilot.

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For a special live podcast, Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast), Josh Haldey (1201 Beyond), and Mike joined up to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021): a film many years in the making. We discuss both the Joss Whedon and Zack Snyder versions. We compare the two to find any redemptive qualities in either and talk about how the newer version acts as origin stories for a few of the film's main characters.

You can hear the edited version of the podcast or watch the un-edited version as a YouTube video below.

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