We talk about Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film, Requiem for a Dream. Special Guests: Ellen Burstyn, Keith David, Mark Margolis, & Christopher McDonald. Guest Co-host: Emily Intravia of the Feminine Critique.
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Special Guests: Ellen Burstyn, Keith David, Christopher McDonald, Mark Margolis

Guest Co-Host: Emily Intravia

"Everyone is a junkie." - William S. Burroughs

We talk about Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film, Requiem for a Dream. Based on the 1978 book by Hubert Selby, Jr., it tells the tale of four New Yorkers whose lives spiral out of control due to addiction.

We've got a star-studded line-up of guests on this one including our co-host from The Feminine Critique, Emily Intravia.

Links:

Buy Requiem for a Dream on Blu-Ray

Buy Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby, Jr.

Buy Dopefiend by Donald Goines

Visit the official Keith David website

See Keith David in the new season of Community

Read this great article on Christopher McDonald from Salon

Listen to our Bonus Interview with Mark Margolis

Look at me, Hector, and listen to a bonus interview of The Projection Booth with Mark Margolis. Mr. Margolis looks back at his 40+ year career from The Opening of Misty Beethoven to "Columbo" to Scarface to The Cotton Club and more. Hear the rest of the interview on our Requiem for a Dream episode.
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Look at me, Hector, and listen to a bonus interview of The Projection Booth with Mark Margolis.

Mr. Margolis looks back at his 40+ year career from The Opening of Misty Beethoven to "Columbo" to Scarface to The Cotton Club and more.

Hear the rest of the interview on our Requiem for a Dream episode.

Links:

Listen to our Opening of Misty Beethoven episode

In Message from the Future, a visitor from 3005 comes back to 1985 to encourage the world to engage in WWIII. Written and directed by (and starring) poet and futurist David Avidan, the film is a remarkable science fiction odyssey.
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Special Guest: Oded Carmeli

Guest Co-Host: Yaniv Eidelstein

In Message from the Future (AKA Sheder Min Ha'Atid AKA ??? ?? ?????), a visitor from 3005 comes back to 1985 to encourage the world to engage in WWIII.

Written and directed by (and starring) poet and futurist David Avidan, the film is a remarkable science fiction odyssey.

Links:

Learn more about "Zion's Fiction"

Read about David Avidan by Eli Eshed

Learn more about Oded Carmeli

Visit the official Hava LeHaba website

Keep up with Yaniv Eidelstein

Be sure to LIKE An American Hippie in Israel

Listen to our American Hippie and Big Gus episodes

Writer John Kenneth Muir joins us in our discussion of Norman Jewison's 1975 dystopian film, Rollerball wherein Jonathan E (James Caan) is a star in a game where individual achievement is a threat to the Corporate powers that be.
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Special Guest: Ashlie Atkinson

Guest Co-Host: John Kenneth Muir

In the future there will be no war. There will only be Rollerball.

Writer John Kenneth Muir joins us in our discussion of Norman Jewison's 1975 dystopian film, Rollerball wherein Jonathan E (James Caan) is a star in a game where individual achievement is a threat to the Corporate powers that be. We discuss the 2002 remake, and the two adult versions of the film(s).

We also talk to actress Ashlie Atkinson of the Gotham Girls about life as a present day roller girl.

Links:

Buy Rollerball on Blu-Ray

Buy Rollerball (2002) on DVD

Buy Rollerbabies on DVD

Buy Roller Balled on DVD

Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) wakes at 6:12 one sunny morning to find that he may be the last man on Earth in this compelling Kiwi film from director Geoff Murphy and writer/producer Sam Pillsbury.
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Special Guests: Geoff Murphy, Sam Pillsbury, Jonathan Rayner

Guest Co-Host: Keith Gordon

Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) wakes at 6:12 one sunny morning to find that he may be the last man on Earth in The Quiet Earth, a compelling Kiwi film from director Geoff Murphy and writer/producer Sam Pillsbury.

We're joined by actor/writer/director Keith Gordon to discuss this post-Apocalyptic film.

Links:

Buy The Quiet Earth on DVD

Buy The Quiet Earth by Craig Harrison

le" Buy Cinema Journeys of the Man Alone: The New Zealand and American Films of Geoff Murphy by Jonathan Rayner

Buy more of Jonathan Rayner's books

Learn more about Geoff Murphy's films

Read more about Utu Redux

Visit the Pillsbury Wine Company website

Visit the New Zealand Film Commission website

Hear our Freejack episode