On this special episode we’re looking at the 1974 film from Sal Watts, Solomon King. The film tells the tale of the titular Solomon King who is portrayed by writer and co-director Watts himself. He’s a former CIA operator who becomes embroiled in international intrigue involving the Middle East. He’s trying to protect the Princess Oneewa (Claudia Russo) from her cousin, Hassan (Richard Scarso), who has assassins in the US and a mole in the CIA. Things look bleak for Solomon King but he’s got Manny and Uncle John on his side.

Leon Chase and David F. Walker join Mike to discuss this "lost" film which is getting a restoration from Deaf Crocodile.

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Released in 1976, Leon Capetanos wrote and Charles Bail directed The Gumball Rally which stars Michael Sarrazin as Michael Bannon, a corporate exec who gets his kicks from an all out coast to coast race where he’s partnered with his buddy, Professor Sam Graves (Nicholas Pryor) and really is racing against his rival Smitty (Tim McIntire) and his ringer Franco (Raul Julia).

Chris Stachiw and Father Malone join Mike in a discussion of The Gumball Rally and other coast-to-coast road race films, Cannonball (1976) and The Cannonball Run (1981). Nicholas Pryor talks about the behind-the-scenes of the film.

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Mike spoke with cameraman/cinematographer Mario Panagiotopoulos about his career including his Emmy-nominated and Emmy-winning work on RuPaul's Drag Race. Hear Mike geek out about the behind-the-scenes of one of his favorite shows.

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To commemorate 25 years since its 1997 release New York's Japan Society screened Hayao Miyazaki’s mystical epic Princess Mononoke on July 22, 2022. Mike spoke with IndieWire's David Ehrlich about the seminal anime film.

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Mike talks with actor Eric Edwards (AKA Robert Everett) about his life and career. He discusses his work with Gerard Damiano, Radley Metzger, the Amero Brothers and more as well as his own work as a writer/director.

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One of the best films of 2022, Mike speaks with director/co-writer Graham Mason and actor/co-writer Ikechukwu Ufomadu about their modern "howcatchem" Inspector Ike, a throwback to Columbo with a modern twist.

Break out your chili and enjoy!

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Jeremy Richey returns to the Projection Booth to discuss his new book, Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol.

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Carol Borden (The Cultural Gutter) and Samm Deighan (Twitch of the Death Nerve) join Mike to discuss two adaptations of Edogawa Rampo's Kurotokage. The 1962 was adapted by Kaneto Shindô and directed by Umetsugu Inoue while the 1968 was adapted by Masashige Narusawa and directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Both were based on the stage play version by Yukio Mishima.

Professor Earl Jackson discusses the strange bedfellows behind these amazing films about a criminal mastermind who squares off against the Japanese Sherlock Holmes.

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On this special episode Mike talks with filmmaker Harrison Atkins about his work as a director and editor. Harrison recently edited Jake Wachtel's Karmalink and Alex Heller's The Year Between which is playing festivals now.

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On this special episode, Mike talks to Anna Gutto about her career in the theater as well as her feature film debut, Paradise Highway (2022).

Check your local movie listings to see Paradise Highway.

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