For the final episode of 2015, we look at Mike Hodges’s 1971 feature film debut, Get Carter starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a mobster from London who travels back to Newcastle after the suspicious death of his brother. We talk to Mike Hodges along with the director of Hit Man, George Armitage, and of the 2000 remake, Stephen Kaye. We also discuss Get Carter with actor John C. McGinley. Mike is joined by Eric Zaldivar and Maitland McDonagh.
TPB: Bruce Dern on Nebraska, The Hateful Eight, and More
For our upcoming episode on Michael Ritchie’s Smile, Mike talked to actor Bruce Dern. He spoke about his love of running, and working with Alexander Payne in Nebraska and Quentin Tarantino in The Hateful Eight.
TPB: Boxing Helena
Obsession comes to the fore in Jennifer Chambers Lynch’s controversial 1993 film Boxing Helena wherein Dr. Nick Cavanaugh (Julian Sands) aspires to win the love and approval of the titular Helena (Sherilyn Fenn).
050: The Force Reawakens Again Part I – The Light Side
Rob and Tim surrender to The Force Awakens.
TPB: Special Report: Anthony James: Acting My Face
On a special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike speaks to character actor Anthony James about his memoir, Acting My Face. The man who played criminals and misfits for most of his career is a thoughtful and charming man.
Podcast Episode 49: Shiny Lights and Breast Milk
Tim returns! We make a best-of list and take one final breath before The Force Awakens. Discussed on this episode: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ant-Man, Spy, Trainwreck, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Crimson Peak, Mr. Holmes, Pitch Perfect II, Pixels, Maggie, Turbo Kid, Inside Out, Ex Machina, Sicario, The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Lazarus Effect, Terminator: Genisys, Jurassic World (2015).
Podcast Episode 48: Slow it Down for Grandma
Sarah brings a questionnaire, we debate the future of indie film, and we discuss American exceptionalism in The Patriot. Also discussed on this episode: Spy (2015), Spectre (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II (2015), The Peanuts Movie (2015), Creed (2015), Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), The Lazarus Effect (2015).
TPB: Contact
After nearly a decade of development, Robert Zemeckis’s Contact came to the silver screen in 1997. The film stars Jodie Foster as a SETI scientist who discovers a message from space. Mike is joined by The Feminine Critique‘s Emily Intravia and Movie Geeks United‘s Jamey Duvall. This episode features interviews with actor William Fichtner, producer Lynda Obst, screenwriter James V. Hart, and science adviser Seth Shostak.
TPB: Phase IV
In a decade lousy with “nature strikes back” films, visual designer turned filmmaker Saul Bass’s Phase IV stands out as a hybrid of solid science fiction, nature documentary, and personal drama.
TPB: Colossus – The Forbin Project
This is the voice of world control. I bring you an episode of The Projection Booth about Colossus: The Forbin Project, the 1970 Joseph Sargent film based on a novel by D.F. Jones where man enslaves himself via a supercomputer.
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