Film Damage

Mike and Max read the news of Star Trek: Discovery's showrunner shakeup.  

Mike tells Max about his experiences watching the Sense8 series finale and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

3D Projection Mike and Max answer a listener’s question about 3D projection.

Max and Mike discuss the various 35mm sound formats, including analog, Dolby Digital, DTS, and SDDS.

Mike and Max celebrate the 15th anniversary of X2 and the 10th anniversary of Iron Man by recalling their experiences projecting them.

Max tells Mike about the technical accuracy of the film projection shown in the Curious George episode "Movie House Monkey." Mike wonders why Max doesn't like Apollo 13. The also discuss A Quiet Place and Cloverfield. 

Mike and Max reveal how they met and began podcasting.

Mike sits down with Willis Johnson, the President of Classic Cinemas, to discuss the history of the Lake Theatre in Oak Park, Illinois.

Mike and Max answer listener questions about how to project different aspect ratios, what types of prints are shown at drive-in theaters, and what exactly causes film damage.

Brandon, Mike and Max conclude the first episode of Off Topic. They discuss Zach Snyder on Man of Steel, David E. Kelly on Wonder Woman, Damon Lindelof on Prometheus, and The Happytime Murders. On the first episode of Commentary Track Star Babies, Mike and Max try to agree on title. Finally, Max and Mike are joined by Branden and Jay to watch Mallrats and share their experiences with the Easter Bunny.

Max and Mike discuss Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi movies, including Artificial Intelligence: A.I., War of the Worlds, and Minority Report. In the booth, we interlock a print.

Max & Mike conclude their look at Die Hard 2, and are joined by Branden for the first episode of Off Topic!  They discuss Paul Verhoeven's Eternal, James Cameron's Cleopatra,  and the casting of Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises!

Mike and Max continue their discussion of Die Hard 2, and also touch on the Star Wars: Galactic Heroes cartoon that never was.

Welcome to CTS Classic! In this weekly supplemental, we will be presenting content from our 479 episodes of Commentary Track Stars in half hour-long "best of" segments. In our premiere episode, we take a look back at our very first commentary from exactly 8 years ago today. The movie: Die Hard 2. Along the way, we also have our very first on-mic conversation about Star Trek. Enjoy!

Mike and Max record their very first Film Damage audio commentary for Edgar Wright's Baby Driver. In the booth, we learn how to build a print.

Max and Mike are joined by ILM Visual Effects Editor Nic Anastassiou to discuss his work on Black Panther. In the booth, Max and Mike try to explain how to thread film through a projector.

Welcome to Film Damage! A look at movies from the booth! Join Mike Schindler and Max Hegel as they examine movies from a projectionist's perspective. In the series premiere, Mike and Max walk through a typical Thursday night in the life of a film handler.