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The Projection Booth

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Hosted by
  
Mike White

Language
  
English

Length
  
Variable

Genre
  
Film

Updates
  
Wednesdays

Audio format
  
MP3

The Projection Booth is a weekly podcast discussing films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis. It is hosted by Mike White and Rob St. Mary. The show has hosted interviews with cinematic luminaries like Bruce Dern, Dolph Lundgren, William Friedkin, Ellen Burstyn and Luke Wilson.

Contents

Format

Each show contains a discussion of a single main film. Sometimes other films that compliment or contrast the main topic are discussed. When possible, guest co-hosts and/or guest interviews are included. Guest co-hosts often include other podcast hosts, authors, or people with particular insights on a given film or topic. The hosts of The Projection Booth try to gather as many guest interviews as possible who have direct knowledge of the film or topic at hand. These often include the writers or directors of the movie being discussed.

Like the fights in Fight Club, shows go on as long as they have to. Some episodes are less than an hour while others have stretched to up to seven hours. It all depends on the topic at hand and the number of interviews available.

Some of the show's most popular episodes include shows on The Magnificent Ambersons, Conan the Barbarian and Blow Out

While covering a wide array of films, the show has been criticized for occasionally dedicating episodes to obscure films not currently available on DVD.

History

The podcast started when the original hosts, Mike White and Justin Bozung, were driving from Detroit to the 2010 B Movie Celebration in Franklin, Indiana and discussing their favorite, and least favorite, film podcasts.

Justin Bozung left the show after the Hickey & Boggs episode. After a series of guest co-hosts, including Rob St. Mary, White offered St. Mary the guest co-host position. His first full-time show was the 000000002012-02-29-0000February 29, 2012 episode, Frankenhooker.

The Projection Booth's rainbow logo was created by filmmaker John Paizs.

The Projection Booth's website banner was created by Chicago artist Mitch O'Connell.

The Projection Booth has been highlighted by Filmmaker, Mental Floss, Wow 24/7, and IndieWire as one of the best film / movie podcasts available.

Though not specifically a horror film podcast, The Projection Booth has been nominated four times for the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

Current

  • Mike White is a writer from Detroit, Michigan who started the Cashiers du Cinemart zine in 1994. Best known for his work Who Do You Think You're Fooling?, White has appeared in documentaries such as David Goodis: To A Pulp and The People vs. George Lucas. In 2003, White was part of the panel discussion at the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear, "Misadventures in Horror Podcasting".
  • Robohost Developed by Bell Laboratories, Robohost is a computer program that continuously updates with all episodes of The Projection Booth podcast as well as anything written about or said about the show on other podcasts. Robohost has made appearances on two episodes so far, Auschwitz and American Mary. Robohost is often contrary and belligerent.

    • Former

  • Rob St. Mary is a writer who worked at WDET Public Radio in Detroit. St. Mary produced the horror/comedy Tainted which was released via Troma Entertainment in 1998. After the success of his book, Re-Entry: The Orbit Book Anthology, Rob left full-time hosting duties but still returns on occasion for select discussions.
  • Justin Bozung: Also known as "Mondo Justin", Bozung was the creator of the Mondo Film & Video Guide. He was on episodes 1, The Stunt Man, to episode 36, Hickey & Boggs. For a few years afterward, Bozung hosted his own podcast

    • References

    The Projection Booth Wikipedia
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