We conclude our month of discussions around the 1970s interpretations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.

We wrap up with 1979’s Murder by Decree. Directed by Bob Clark, the film is a mix of British and Canadian actors including Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes and James Mason as Doctor Watson. The fictional pair are put on the path of the very real Jack the Ripper, one of Britain’s most famous serial killers.

Aaron Peterson and David MacGregor join Mike to discuss the film while S. Brent Morris (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry) talks about Masons and Susan Clark dishes about her illustrious career.

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We continue our month of discussions around the 1970s interpretations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. On this episode we’re discussing The Seven-Per-Cent Solution from 1976. Directed by Herbert Ross and written by Nicholas Meyer -- and based on his first of many Sherlock Holmes books -- the film finds Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) in the grip of cocaine addiction while Dr. John Watson (Robert Duvall) plans to take his friend to Vienna to undergo therapy by Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin).


David MacGregor and Aaron Peterson join Mike to discuss the film while Nicholas Meyer talks about his many Holmes novels.



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On this special episode, Mike talks with filmmaker Sheldon Lettich, actor Brian Thompson, and author Corey Danna (who wrote Sheldon Lettich: From Vietnam to Van Damme). We discuss Mr. Danna's book as well as Mr. Lettich's first short film, Firefight, which is now available to view on YouTube.

Book: https://amzn.to/3HvhnEr

Firefight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-54CUoY_380



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On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with actors Kate Nash and Toby Sebastian about the 2023 film, Coffee Wars. It's the story if an idealistic young woman, Jo (Kate Nash) who is struggling to make ends meet while making environmentally-friendly coffee. She enters into a contest in hopes of making enough money to make ends meet only to be met by her rival, Rudy (Toby Sebastian) on the field of combat.


Coffee Wars is streaming now. Proceeds go to environmental and animal-rights causes.

Find out more at https://bit.ly/m/CoffeeWarsLinks




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We continue our month of discussions around the 1970s interpretations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. On this episode we’re discussing 1975’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother. Written and directed by, and starring Gene Wilder, the film tells the tale of Sigerson Holmes. The movie also stars some other familiar faces from Mel Brooks’s troupe of actors including Marty Feldman, Madeline Khan, and Dom DeLuise.

Aaron Peterson and David MacGregor continue to lend their Sherlockian expertise to the conversation.



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Filmmaker Adam Leipzig discusses a fraction of his long, illustrious career from his early days at Disney to producing films like Titus and The Associate to March of the Penguins and A Plastic Ocean and his latest venture as the CEO of MediaU.

Learn more at https://www.mediau.com/



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Filmmaker Robert McGinley (Shredder Orpheus, Danger Diva) and actor Chris Mulkey (Broken Arrow, Boardwalk Empire) join Mike to talk about Jimmy Zip, the 1999 film that has been restored and slightly re-cut for a 2023 re-release.

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The game is afoot as we kick off a month looking at four films featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. One of the most adapted characters in the history of cinema, we’ve all grown up with a variety of actors and interpretations of Holmes. In this series we’re looking at four from the 1970s and, in this episode, we are discussing Billy WIlder’s 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.


The film stars Robert Stephens as Holmes and Colin Blakely as Watson along with Christopher Lee as Mycroft Holmes and Geraldine Page as the mysterious Gabrielle Valladon.


Aaron Peterson (The Hollywood Outsider) and playwright and author David MacGregor join Mike all month for some Sherlockian talk.



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On this special episode, Mike talks with Jalmari Helander about his latest film, Sisu (2022), an exhilarating revenge film from Finland.


The film opens on April 28, 2023 in the U.S.




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Chris Gore returns to The Projection Booth to talk about his latest project, the 2023 documentary Attack of the Doc! which relates the story of G4 TV and its flagship show, Attack of the Show. It's a great look at an era not-so-long ago that had a big impact on today's nerd culture.


The film will be available streaming starting April 24, 2023. Visit https://www.attackofthedoc.com/ for more details.




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