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The Drunk Projectionist

Hosted by Todd Melby · tv · EN

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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.

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36%

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Selective

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What is The Drunk Projectionist 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.

Who hosts The Drunk Projectionist?

The Drunk Projectionist is hosted by Todd Melby. The show has published 19 episodes to date.

What has The Drunk Projectionist covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Ep. 20: Bruce Lee" (29 October 2026, 43 minutes), "Ep. 19: Sunset Boulevard" (1 October 2026, 42 minutes), and "Ep. 18: American Dream" (1 September 2026, 16 minutes).

How often does The Drunk Projectionist publish?

The Drunk Projectionist publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 19 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Drunk Projectionist?

Booking probability for The Drunk Projectionist is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Drunk Projectionist requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Drunk Projectionist's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch The Drunk Projectionist?

The strongest fits for The Drunk Projectionist are Film & Video. The Drunk Projectionist has a tv audience.

About the host

Todd Melby hosts The Drunk Projectionist, a tv podcast with 19 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 20: Bruce Lee

    Oct 29, 202643 min

    Todd Melby is joined by Matthew Polly, author of Bruce Lee: A Life . Polly’s parents didn’t want him to study kung fu in China, but he went anyway. He wrote about the experience in American Shaolin , his 2007 memoir...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 19: Sunset Boulevard

    Oct 1, 202642 min

    Todd Melby is joined by David M. Lubin to talk about “Sunset Boulevard,” a Hollywood classic. A quick plot summary for those who haven’t seen it: an aging silent film star (Gloria Swanson) falls in love with a...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 18: American Dream

    Sep 1, 202616 minS0

    <p>When Hormel cut wages like a buzz saw on a pork shoulder, unionized workers rebelled.</p><p></p><p>Director Barbara Kopple traveled to Austin, Minnesota to document the 1984-85 meatpackers strike. In this episode...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 18: American Dream

    Sep 1, 202616 min

    When Hormel cut wages like a buzz saw on a pork shoulder, unionized workers rebelled. Director Barbara Kopple traveled to Austin, Minnesota to document the 1984-85 meatpackers strike. In this episode, Kopple reveals how...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 17: 32 Sounds

    Jun 25, 20221h 8mS0

    <p>In 32 Sounds, director Sam Green listens. He listens to the last male bird of a dying species chirp for a mate that will never arrive. He listens to a man who can almost hear the voices of dead lovers and friends. He...

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  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 17: 32 Sounds

    Jun 25, 20221h 8m

    In 32 Sounds , director Sam Green listens. He listens to the last male bird of a dying species chirp for a mate that will never arrive. He listens to a man who can almost hear the voices of dead lovers and friends. He...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 17: 32 Sounds

    Jun 25, 20221h 8mS0

    <p>In 32 Sounds, director Sam Green listens. He listens to the last male bird of a dying species chirp for a mate that will never arrive. He listens to a man who can almost hear the voices of dead lovers and friends. He...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 17: 32 Sounds

    Jun 25, 20221h 8mS0

    <p>In 32 Sounds, director Sam Green listens. He listens to the last male bird of a dying species chirp for a mate that will never arrive. He listens to a man who can almost hear the voices of dead lovers and friends. He...

  • May 12, 202248 minS0

    <p>In "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life," author James Curtis chronicles the silent star’s private life and pictures, including The General, One Week, The Navigator and Steamboat Bill, Jr. But it’s Keaton’s days as a...

  • May 12, 202248 minS0

    <p>In "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life," author James Curtis chronicles the silent star’s private life and pictures, including The General, One Week, The Navigator and Steamboat Bill, Jr. But it’s Keaton’s days as a...

  • May 12, 202248 min

    In "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life," author James Curtis chronicles the silent star’s private life and pictures, including The General, One Week, The Navigator and Steamboat Bill, Jr. But it’s Keaton’s days as a...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 15: Shhhh! Silents

    Apr 1, 2022—S0

    <p>On this episode we open our ears to the sounds of silent films with an audio documentary about musicians who compose new scores to movies from a century ago. These composers are smitten with the works of Sergei...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 15: Shhhh! Silents

    Apr 1, 2022—S0

    <p>On this episode we open our ears to the sounds of silent films with an audio documentary about musicians who compose new scores to movies from a century ago. These composers are smitten with the works of Sergei...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 15: Shhhh! Silents

    Apr 1, 2022—

    On this episode we open our ears to the sounds of silent films with an audio documentary about musicians who compose new scores to movies from a century ago. These composers are smitten with the works of Sergei...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 14: Stephen Park

    Dec 29, 202142 minS0

    <p>Before he was Sonny the shopkeeper in Do the Right Thing, or Mike Yanagita in Fargo, or Nescaffier in The French Dispatch, Stephen Park was a confused college student.</p><p></p><p>His father was a doctor. So...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 14: Stephen Park

    Dec 29, 202142 min

    Before he was Sonny the shopkeeper in Do the Right Thing, or Mike Yanagita in Fargo, or Nescaffier in The French Dispatch, Stephen Park was a confused college student. His father was a doctor. So naturally, Park...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 14: Stephen Park

    Dec 29, 202142 minS0

    <p>Before he was Sonny the shopkeeper in Do the Right Thing, or Mike Yanagita in Fargo, or Nescaffier in The French Dispatch, Stephen Park was a confused college student.</p><p></p><p>His father was a doctor. So...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 13: The Godfather

    Nov 12, 202137 minS0

    <p>GF1.</p><p></p><p>That’s what the New Jersey gangsters on The Sopranos called the film. To everyone else, it was The Godfather, a 1972 film that saved Paramount Pictures and catapulted the careers of Francis Ford...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 13: The Godfather

    Nov 12, 202137 min

    GF1. That’s what the New Jersey gangsters on The Sopranos called the film. To everyone else, it was The Godfather, a 1972 film that saved Paramount Pictures and catapulted the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino...

  • The Drunk Projectionist

    Ep. 13: The Godfather

    Nov 12, 202137 minS0

    <p>GF1.</p><p></p><p>That’s what the New Jersey gangsters on The Sopranos called the film. To everyone else, it was The Godfather, a 1972 film that saved Paramount Pictures and catapulted the careers of Francis Ford...

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