About

The Drunk Projectionist is a podcast that's buzzed about movies. We feature interviews with directors, actors and cinematographers to reveal what makes brilliant movies timeless. From 70s classics to silents to today, The Drunk Projectionist podcast goes deep to understand what's on the screen, how it got there and why it works or doesn't.

The podcast is hosted by Todd Melby, author of a book about Fargo, the 1996 Coen Brothers film. A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo features a foreword by William H. Macy, interviews with dozens of cast and crew members, an analysis of screenplay drafts, a peek at audition tapes, behind-the-scenes photos of Frances McDormand, Joel Coen, Stephen Park, Roger Deakins, Peter Stormare, and the tale of Joel and Ethan’s search for snow during filmmaking.

The Drunk Projectionist theme music was composed by Breakmaster Cylinder.

Our Ethos

At The Drunk Projectionist we believe in film—not digital reproductions of film—and watching movies in public places with other people. At the dawn of the digital age, we settled in to watch a Russian film at a regional film festival. When the movie began, pixelated words appeared on the screen and we lost it, yelling "What the f---?" and left in a huff. During short trips, we often tuck into movie houses screening great, or just odd, films.

We love places like the Music Box in Chicago, Trylon Cinema in Minneapolis, Texas Theatre in Dallas, Roxie Theatre in San Francisco, FilmScene in Iowa City, Circle Cinema in Tulsa, and the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon.

CONTACT

Our email: todd [at] thedrunkprojectionist.com

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