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Special Guests: Charlie Haas, Tim Hunter, Vincent Spano, Andy Romano, Harry Northup Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain, Leon Chase Jonathan Kaplan’s Over the Edge (1979) tells the story of a group of disaffected youths growing up in the sterile confines of a remote suburb. Their folks dig on that almighty dollar, seeking to continue to build up the cookie cutter homes of New Granada, even if it means knocking down the local rec center, the only place the kids have to congregate in any sort of civilized manner. This episode features interviews with co-writers Charlie Haas and Tim Hunter along actors Vincent Spano, Andy Romano, and Harry Northup. Leon Chase and Heather Drain join Mike to reminisce about the film and their younger days. Buy Over the Edge on DVD Buy The Enthusiast: A Novel by Charlie Haas Visit Harry Northup’s Times Times 3 blog Listen to our episode on Pump Up the Volume Listen to the Talk Without Rhythm episode on Over The Edge + Pump Up the Volume Visit the official Leon Chase website Visit the official Heather Drain website

Special Guests: Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner, Roberta Hanley Guest Co-Hosts: David Rodgers Paula Guthat Based on the controversial book by Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho (2000) tells the tale of Wall Street’s Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), his murderous rampage, and the world of the late 1980s Manhattan. The episode features interviews with one of the original screenwriters, Roberta Hanley, along with the film’s director, Mary Harron and co-screenwriter / actress Guinevere Turner. David Rodgers and Cinema Detroit’s Paula Guthat join Mike to discuss yuppie scum and how American Psycho still resonates today. Buy American Psycho on DVD Buy American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Buy American Psycho (Original London Cast Recording) Read In Defense of American Psycho 2 by Chris Alexander Read How Mary Harron made a feminist film out of American Psycho by Joe Blevins

Guest Co-Host: Joe Yanick Wings of Desire, the 1987 film from Wim Wenders, stars Bruno Ganz as Damiel and Otto Sander as Cassiel, two angels out of many that watch over Berlin. They are immortal observers, watching the goings-on of the myriad people around them. Yet, they can never experience the full world in which the humans live. They know not taste, touch, feeling, or love… Small Screen Cinema’s Joe Yanick joins Mike to discuss Peter Falk, the sequel Faraway, So Close!, and the American remake City of Angels on this episode. Buy Wings of Desire on Blu-Ray Buy books by Wim Wenders Visit the official Wim Wenders website

On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks with Jeffrey Schwarz about his latest documentary, The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) which follows the life and career of producer and caftan enthusiast Allan Carr. We discuss his triumphs like Grease and La Cage aux Folles as well as Grease 2 and Can’t Stop the Music. Visit the official The Fabulous Allan Carr website Be sure to like The Fabulous Allan Carr on Facebook Follow @allancarrmovie on Twitter Buy Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr by Robert Hofler Buy The Guttenberg Bible: A Memoir by Steve Guttenberg

Special Guests: Lydia Tenaglia On this special episode of The Projection Booth, Mike talks to Lydia Tenaglia about her film Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2016), a documentary about culinary pioneer Jeremiah Tower and his travels and travails. Ms. Tenaglia also shares stories of her early career; working on medical reality shows (Trauma: Life in the ER) and her role in bringing Anthony Bourdain to television. Links: Visit the official Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent website Visit the official Zero Point Zero website Buy Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Special Guest: Glynn Turman Guest Co-Hosts: Thomas Barker, Chris Stachiw Based on a book by David Wong, Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End (2012) stars Chase Williamson as a character named David Wong while Rob Mayes plays the titular John. The film chronicles the otherworldly adventuers of Dave and John as they injest a new drug, Soy Sauce, and travel to other dimensions. Special guest Glynn Turman plays Detective Lawrence Appleton in the film. He discusses his “accidental” career and his groundbreaking appearance in “Peyton Place” as well as some of his favorite roles in Cooley High, The Serpent’s Egg, and more. Buy John Dies at the End on Blu-Ray Buy John Dies at the End by David Wong Follow Don Coscarelli on Twitter Like Don Coscarelli on Facebook Visit the official David Wong website Visit the John Dies at the End Magnet website Visit the movie website Visit the Phantasm website Listen to the Shock Wave interview with Don Coscarelli

Special Guest: Toby Roan Guest Co-Hosts: Paul Zimmerman, Jamey Duvall Based on Charles Neider’s book The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) tells the tale of Rio AKA The Kid, played by Marlon Brando, and Dad Longsworth, played by Karl Malden. The two are outlaws who take very different paths, the Kid being a “noble” criminal while Dad eventually becomes a servant of the law. We watch them spar in the coastal Californian city of Monterrey where the tumultuous water serves as a metaphor for the raging emotions inside each man. The film was originally supposed to have been a powerhouse production with Sam Peckinpah writing the adaptation, Stanley Kubrick directing, and Brando as the star. But things don’t always work out the way they’re supposed to. Instead, this became the first and only film that Brando directed. Jamey Duvall and Paul Zimmerman join Mike to discuss Brando, Westerns, and more. Special guest Toby Roan is the author of the upcoming A Million Feet Of Film: The Making Of One-Eyed Jacks. Buy One-Eyed Jacks on Blu-Ray Buy The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones by Charles Neider Visit 50 Westerns from the ’50s Hear more of Jamie Duvall at Movie Geeks United! Read My Dinners with Demme by Paul Zimmerman

Special Guest: Steven Shainberg On this special episode, Mike talks with director Steven Shainberg about his career from The Big Hit (1996) to Secretary (2002), to Fur (2006) to his latest, Rupture (2016) starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis, and Peter Stormare Buy Rupture on streaming video Listen to our episode on Secretary

Mike talks with Brian Hunter about the line-up for Cinetopia 2017, the annual film festival which takes place in Ann Arbor and Metro Detroit. For more information visit http://www.cinetopiafestival.org/