Christopher Media

Special Guest: Michael Radford Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Emily Intravia On this special episode of The Projection Booth we discuss Michael Radford’s 1984 version of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four starring John Hurt as Winston Smith, Suzanna Hamilton as Julia, and Richard Burton as O’Brien. Emily Intravia of the Feminine Critique podcast and Samm Deighan of the Daughters of Darkness podcast join Mike to discuss Radford’s 1984 as well as several other TV and film adaptations from the 1950s. Buy Michael Radford’s 1984 on DVD Read 1984 by George Orwell Buy Michael Anderson’s 1984 on DVD Buy V for Vendetta by Alan Moore Listen to the Daughters of Darkness podcast Listen to the Feminine Critique podcast

Special Guests Stephen Youngkin Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Daniel Bird In The Lost One (AKA Der Verlorene) (1951) we find Peter Lorre as Dr. Karl Rothe (AKA Dr. Karl Neumeister), working at a displaced persons camp after World War II. When a figure from his past, Hösch (AKA Nowak) (Karl John), appears at the camp the two men reminisce about their shared history during the war. The film is a tense film noir by way of the German trümmerfilm (rubble film) and the only feature directed by Peter Lorre. Daniel Bird and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss The Lost One, Fritz Lang’s M, and much more. Links: Buy The Lost One on DVD-R Buy The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen D. Youngkin Buy Crime and Punishment on DVD Keep up with Samm Deighan at Diabolique magazine Listen to the Supporting Characters interview with Daniel Bird

Special Guest: Karen Lunder Mike talks to producer Karen Lunder about some of her work from the early days of working on Todd Solondz’s Happiness, John Tucker Must Die and Mr. Woodcock to her recent string of successes including The Founder, Eye in the Sky, and Arrival. Ms. Lunder and Mike focus on the 2017 film from director Marc Webb and writer Tom Flynn, Gifted, which stars Mckenna Grace, Chris Evans, and Octavia Spencer. Links: Visit the official Gifted website Visit the official Film Nation website

Special Guest: Stacy Keach Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Heather Drain Written and directed by William Peter Blatty, The Ninth Configuration (1980) has been known at points and was based on his novel Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane. The film stars Stacy Keach as Col. Hudson Kane, a new psychiatrist at an unusual retreat for men who have cracked up during the Vietnam War. Also at this fog shrouded castle is Captain Billy Cutshaw (Scott Wilson), an astronaut who freaked out before his mission to the moon. The two men are at odds about the world, especially around the question of faith. Heather Drain and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss the Blatty, The Exorcist, Legion, and starting a Joe Spinell street gang. Buy The Ninth Configuration on Blu-Ray Buy The Ninth Configuration by William Peter Blatty Buy Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable by William Peter Blatty Buy All in All: An Actor’s Life On and Off the Stage by Stacy Keach Visit the official Stacy Keach website Hear Tom Atkins’s recollections of working on The Ninth Configuration Read more about Ed Flanders Visit the Ninth Configuration fan site

Special Guests: Scott Drucker, Yu Gu Guest Co-Hosts Rod Lott Rod Lott joins Mike to discuss the 2017 documentary Who Is Arthur Chu?? The film is ostensibly about “Jeopardy” champion Arthur Chu but goes into larger discussions of race, gender, nerd culture, and more. Mike speaks to filmmakers Yu Gu and Scott Drucker about the creation of and response to the film. Links: Visit the official Wh0 is Arthur Chu website Follow Arthur Chu on Twitter Visit the official Arthur Chu website Visit the The Final Wager Visit the J Archive Read No Girls Allowed: The Lasting Rules of GamerGate and Toxic Misogyny by Sam Riedel Read I’m not “that creepy guy from the Internet”: How Gamergate gave the geek community a bad name by Arthur Chu Follow Ken Jennings on Twitter Listen to the Slanted Screen episode