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  • Players

    They are very small poops and I make sure it’s only after greens.


    Players
    Year: 2024
    Written by: Whit Anderson
    Directed by: Trish Sie
    Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., Tom Ellis, Augustus Prew, Joel Courney, Liza Koshy

    Show notes:

    This very charming film gets past a somewhat gross set-up to persuade us that its lovers belong together. Good job, film!


    In this episode we mention the film Someone Great (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8075260/) and the book The Game (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game:_Penetrating_the_Secret_Society_of_Pickup_Artists).


    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • Who knew Mattifer (Jenthew?) would have so much chemistry!


    The Wedding Planner
    Year: 2001
    Written by: Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis
    Directed by: Adam Shankman
    Stars: Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey

    Show notes:

    This podcast is now three years old!!! To celebrate, Lisa and Charles Adrian watched J Lo and Matt McConaughey do everything they need to do in this genuinely sweet and funny romantic comedy from the very beginning of the century.

    The plot summary of this film finishes at about 10 minutes into the episode, in case you would like to skip it.


    In this episode we mention the films:
    Speed (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111257/)
    Failure To Launch* (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/)
    My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/)
    Sliding Doors (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/)
    Rye Lane* (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15893750/)
    An Affair to Remember (1957) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050105/)
    Sleepless In Seattle* (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/)
    Casablanca (1942) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/)
    When Harry Met Sally* (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/)
    Marry Me (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10223460/)
    Hustlers (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5503686/)
    The Watermelon Woman (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118125/)
    Stud Life* (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758770/)
    Appropriate Behaviour (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077108/)
    500 Days Of Summer (2009) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/)

    And the TV series:
    Superstore (2015-2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4477976/)

    *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.


    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

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  • When Harry Met Sally

    Can men and women ever really be friends??


    When Harry Met Sally
    Year: 1989
    Written by: Nora Ephron
    Directed by: Rob Reiner
    Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan

    Show notes:

    This month Lisa and Charles Adrian invite you to spend New Year with them, enjoying one of the most perfect rom coms ever made.

    In this episode we mention the film Same Time, Next Year (1978) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078199/) and the TV show How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460649/).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • Merry & Gay

    You think Christmas is bad in your house??


    Merry & Gay
    Year: 2022
    Written by: Christin Baker
    Based on a story by: Maggie Cummings and Megan Ullrich
    Directed by: Christin Baker
    Stars: Dia Frampton, Andi René Christensen

    Show notes:

    This movie has good bones but Single All The Way deserved more from its queer sibling.

    Correction: we are not 0 for 4 at this point, as Charles Adrian says towards the end of the episode. We are only 0 for 3.

    In this episode we mention the films:
    Notting Hill (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/)
    You’ve Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/)
    10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/)
    Single All The Way (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14315756/)

    and the TV shows:
    Crazy Ex Girlfriend (2015-2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/)
    Friends (1994-2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/)
    A League Of Their Own (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8226360/)

    You can find the Guardian ‘How we met’ article Charles Adrian mentions here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/30/how-we-met-dressed-up-as-horse-i-was-the-bum.

    Next month we will be watching When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/)

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • They Came Together

    This month we watch a fun three-minute sketch that goes on for an hour and twenty-three minutes.


    They Came Together
    Year: 2014
    Written by: Michael Showalter and David Wain
    Directed by: David Wain
    Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler

    Show notes:

    In this episode there are digressions into the worlds of improv and sketch comedy, whether it is even possible to lovingly send up Romantic Comedy, why send-ups of Murder Mystery work so much better, genre, fandom, and patchworking.

    We mention the films:
    Knives Out (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/)
    See How They Run (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13640696/)
    Wet Hot American Summer (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243655/)
    Don’t Think Twice (2016) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972062/)
    When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/)
    You’ve Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/)
    Scary Movie (2000) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175142/)
    Another Gay Movie (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443431/)
    Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107977/)
    Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/)
    Star Wars (etc) (1977) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/)
    Space Balls (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094012/)
    Dirty Dancing (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/)

    and the TV shows:
    Only Murders In The Building (2021-) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691774/)
    Brooklyn 99 (2013-2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2467372/)
    Reno 911 (2003-) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370194/)
    Neighbours (1985-) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088580/)

    We also mention the radio programme and podcast This American Life (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/).

    More information about the comedy troupe The State can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_State_(comedy_troupe).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • It’s Toddlers’ Choice this week on the Rom Com Rewrite!


    Choose Love
    Year: 2023
    Written by: Josann McGibbon
    Directed by: Stuart McDonald
    Stars: Laura Marano, Avan Jogia, Scott Michael Foster, Jordi Webber

    Show notes:

    This rom com is interactive! Viewers get to decide what happens to our heroine! This rom com has broken our podcast.

    In this episode we mention the films Groundhog Day (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/), Palm Springs (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9484998/), Sliding Doors (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/), About Time (2013) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/), Past Lives (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346/), They Came Together (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2398249/) and the Meg Ryan directed What Happens Later (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19890316/). We also mention the TV show Bandersnatch (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9495224/) and the Choose Your Own Adventure book series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • Sex haze meets trauma, with private jets.


    Red, White & Royal Blue
    Year: 2023
    Screenplay by: Matthew López and Ted Malawer
    Based on the novel by: Casey McQuiston
    Directed by: Matthew López
    Stars: Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez

    Show notes:

    This is such a gorgeous film.

    In this episode we mention the book Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice), the films You’ve Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/), The Princess Diaries (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/) and Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/), the tv series The West Wing (1999-2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200276/), and the work of P.G. Wodehouse as read by Stephen Fry (https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/PG-Wodehouse-Volume-1-Audiobook/B08QDKDNK9).

    You can find out more about London’s V&A museum here: https://www.vam.ac.uk/

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • The Perfect Find

    This film is less than perfect.


    The Perfect Find
    Year: 2023
    Screenplay by: Leigh Davenport
    Based on the book by: Tia Williams
    Directed by: Numa Perrier
    Stars: Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers

    Show notes:

    For a film that loves films, this film could work on loving itself more. The very talented stars of this film deserved better! We get right into fixing this month.

    In this episode we mention the TV shows Ridiculousness (2011- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1820166/) and You’ve Been Framed (1990-2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com).
    Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • The Croatian tourist board did good with this one.

    Faraway

    Year: 2023

    Written by: Jane Ainscough

    Based on a story idea by: Alex Kendall

    Directed by: Vanessa Jopp

    Stars: Naomi Krauss, Goran Bogdan

    Show notes:

    Croatia. Oh yes.

    In this episode, we mention the films Shirley Valentine (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098319/), Under The Tuscan Sun (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328589/), Love Actually (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/), Pillow Talk (1959) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053172/) and the radio (1985-1989) and TV (1988-1992) series After Henry (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092314/). The film about elephants somewhere in Africa that stars Kristin Davis and Rob Lowe is called Holiday In The Wild (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8510488/) and is, in fact, set in Zambia.

    The song 99 Luftballons is by Nena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMSlTQmDLx4).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • This month, a message in a bottle from the dawn of the internet dating age washes up on our shore.

    You’ve Got Mail

    Year: 1998

    Written by: Miklós László, Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron

    Directed by: Nora Ephron

    Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan

    Show notes:

    In the third of the Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks rom coms, Kathleen owns a bookshop and Joe owns a bigger bookshop. What could possibly go wrong?

    In this episode, we mention The Shop Around The Corner (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/), Pillow Talk (1959) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053172/), Your Place Or Mine (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12823454/), Catfish: The TV Show (2012- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2498968/), Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1782) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses), Dangerous Liaisons (1988) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094947/) and Cruel Intentions (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/). We refer obliquely to Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/) and Sleepless In Seattle (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • This month, we respond (with love) to this love letter to South London.

    Rye Lane

    Year: 2023

    Written by: Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia

    Directed by: Raine Allen-Miller

    Stars: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah

    Show notes:

    Peckham, Brixton, Brockley Park, Camberwell Green and Bankside. This is South London, baby.

    In this episode, we mention the films Before Sunrise (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and (inadvertently) Before Sunset (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), 10 Things I Hate About You (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), and Garden State (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We also mention the song London Boy by Taylor Swift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsKoOH6DVys) and the New York comedy collective Improv Everywhere (https://improveverywhere.com/).

    You can find Nathan Rabin’s 2007 coining of the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl here: https://www.avclub.com/the-bataan-death-march-of-whimsy-case-file-1-elizabet-1798210595 and a 2014 follow up here: https://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/. You can read about Colin Firth’s Rye Lane cameo here: https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/rye-lane-colin-firth-cameo-1234823244/.

    The song Charles Adrian reminisces about 43 minutes into this episode is Sign Your Name by Sananda Maitreya (singing as Terence Trent D’Arby) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dluHzQhLcME).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

  • This is a film starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher.

    Your Place Or Mine

    Year: 2023

    Written and Directed by: Aline Brosh McKenna

    Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Chao, Jesse Williams

    Show notes:

    Listen, we took this film apart and, after a conversation that lasted 1 hour 20 minutes in its raw form (edited down to 50 minutes for your convenience) we have put it back together better. For you!

    In this episode, we mention the films Going The Distance (2010) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322312/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3), When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Sleepless In Seattle (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), A Lot Like Love (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391304/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and Rye Lane (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15893750/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) as well as the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • Still every bit as fresh as the day that it was born, this perfectly pitched, very funny rom com is shot through with pain and rewards repeated viewing.

    Saving Face

    Year: 2004

    Written and Directed by: Alice Wu

    Stars: Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen

    Show notes:

    How much do we love this film? Very much. Happy Valentines!

    In this episode, we mention the films The Half Of It (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9683478/) and The Graduate (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/), and the TV series Friends (1994-2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • Lindsay Lohan deserved better, frankly.

    Falling For Christmas

    Year: 2022

    Screenplay by: Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver

    Based on a story by: Jeff Bonnett

    Directed by: Janeen Damian

    Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young

    Show notes:

    Compare and despair! This bland remake of 1987’s Overboard is not good in lots of different ways. But we can fix it.

    For the absence of doubt, the names of the main characters in this film are: Sierra Belmont, Jake Russell and Tad Fairchild.

    In this episode we make much mention the 1987 film Overboard starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093693/). We also mention the films Titanic (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/).

    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • “Yeah, but the women… they’re on holiday and suddenly the man of their dreams is knocking at the door. Like, what could be cuter?”

    The Holiday

    Year: 2006

    Written and Directed by: Nancy Meyers

    Stars: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach

    Show notes:

    Have you ever thought to yourself: I quite like The Holiday but Miles should have been gay?

    In this episode, we mostly lay out the case for the prosecution in The Rom Com Rewrite vs The Holiday but there is some mitigation offered.

    Some of the things this film is not: the TV series The Holiday (2021) (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14773642/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_10), the film Holiday (1938) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030241/) and the film Last Holiday (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408985/).

    We refer to the character of the Baroness in The Sound Of Music (1965) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/) and we mention the films Under The Tuscan Sun (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328589/), Bend It Like Beckham (2002) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499/) and Overboard (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093693/).

    Next month we will watch Falling For Christmas (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14715170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • This November, the gays get their say.

    Bros

    Year: 2022

    Written by: Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller

    Director: Nicholas Stoller

    Stars: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane

    Fire Island

    Year: 2022

    Written by: Joel Kim Booster

    Director: Andrew Ahn

    Stars: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully

    Show notes:

    “Happy ending… rom com… but also we’re gay and we do things a little differently.”

    In this episode Lisa and Charles Adrian dig into this year’s big gay rom coms, one of which was released in cinemas and one of which was not.

    We reference both the 2005 (not 2007) film adaptation (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and the 1995 BBC TV adaptation (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3) of Jane Austin’s novel Pride And Prejudice, which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice. Charles Adrian also mentions her novel Persuasion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel)) and Lisa mentions the film When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).

    You can find out more about the British band Bros here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bros_(British_band). Debra Messing, for those who do not know, played the eponymous Grace in the series Will And Grace (1998-2006 and 2017-2020), which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%26_Grace.

    With regard to LGBTQ+ museum spaces in the US and the UK: there are LGBTQ+ objects and archival materials at the National Museum of American History in Washington DC (https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/lgbtq-history) and an aspiration to create a separate LGBTQ+ museum within the Smithsonian Institution at some point in the future (https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/10/05/smithsonian-lgbtq-museum-bills-introduced-mark-pocan). In London, meanwhile, there is now a dedicated LGBTQ+ museum called Queer Britain (https://queerbritain.org.uk/).

    Next month, much to Lisa’s disgust, we will watch The Holiday (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • This month, Lisa and Charles Adrian compare and contrast two jungle-based adventure rom coms.

    Romancing The Stone

    Year: 1984

    Written by: Diane Thomas, Lem Dobbs, Howard Franklin, Treva Silverman

    Director: Robert Zermeckis

    Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito

    The Lost City

    Year: 2022

    Screenplay by: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee, Aaron Nee

    Based on a story by: Seth Gordon

    Director: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee

    Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum

    Show notes:

    This month’s episode is slightly longer than usual because we need the time to get into which of these films is better than the other. Spoiler: it’s the first one. The first one is better.

    The ‘Fabio’ who is mentioned is Fabio Lanzoni. Fabio is famous for being, among other things, a prolific romance novel cover model. You can read more about him in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/jul/15/fabio-confessions-original-male-supermodel.

    We mention the films Step Up (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462590/), Magic Mike (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), 21 Jump Street (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/), The Jewel Of The Nile (1985)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089370/) and Body Heat (1981)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082089/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), and the TV series Only Murders In The Building (2021- )(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/) and The Office (US version) (2005-2013)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/). The gay rom com we have already covered on the podcast is Single All The Way (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14315756/), which is the subject of our 11th episode.

    Next month we will try to watch Bros (assuming it is available to watch in our jurisdiction by the time we need to record) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731598/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • It’s still wedding season! This month we look at a desi take on the wedding-based rom com. But how desi is it? And, frankly, how wedding-based?

    Wedding Season

    Year: 2022

    Written by: Shiwani Srivastava

    Director: Tom Dey

    Stars: Pallavi Sharda, Suraj Sharma

    Show notes:

    In this episode, we (and our desi co-watchers, through us) weigh in on whether or not this entertaining, funny film really makes good on its apparent promises.

    Charles Adrian references the films Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/), The Wedding Year (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367184/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt), Plus One (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7645122/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Father Of The Bride (1950) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042451/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_8 ) or (1991) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101862/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

    For anyone unfamiliar with the word ‘desi’, which we use in this episode, it is used to refer to people and culture of the Indian diaspora. For more information, you can visit the Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi.

    Next month we will be watching Romancing The Stone (1984) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088011/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and The Lost City (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13320622/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1).

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!

  • The first of three (3) films to star Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall, Lisa and Charles Adrian chew over whether Pillow Talk can be said to have succeeded on its own terms.

    Pillow Talk

    Year: 1959

    Screenplay by: Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin

    Based on a story by: Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene

    Director: Michael Gordon

    Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter

    Show notes:

    In this episode we reference the films The African Queen (1951) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043265/), Bringing Up Baby (1938) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/), The Shop Around The Corner (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/) and You’ve Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1). We also mention (or allude to) the films 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/), Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3), Failure To Launch (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and Dirty Dancing (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/), which have all been discussed in previous episodes.

    For anyone who is interested, Wikipedia has an entry on party lines in telephony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony).

    Next month we will be watching Wedding Season (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11426572/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0).

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

  • Whom amongst us has not carried a watermelon?

    Content note for this episode: Roe v. Wade, abortion, bodily autonomy, reproductive justice.

    Dirty Dancing

    Year: 1987

    Written by: Eleanor Bergstein

    Director: Emile Ardolino

    Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey

    Show notes:

    With one of the most iconic meet-cutes in the history of cinema, some serious obstacles and an all-time great happy ending, this might be the best rom com ever made. Is it really a rom com, though? Who cares when it’s the best freaking film in the history of cinema!

    In this episode, we mention The Wedding Year (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367184/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt), which we covered more fully in our previous episode. Lisa also talks about the film That Thing You Do (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117887/), the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/?ref_=nm_knf_t1) and the band Fountains of Wayne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_of_Wayne), all of which featured music by Adam Schlesinger. She also references Titanic (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/). The intensely erotic upside-down Spiderman kiss that Charles Adrian mentions is from the 2002 film Spider-Man (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/) starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

    We also reflect, from about 28 minutes in until about 36 minutes in, on how the story of Penny’s abortion is handled in this film and how differently that part of the film hits now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned in the US.

    This episode features a contribution from Charles Adrian’s younger sister Lissa Gillott.

    We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

    Thank you for listening!