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S3 E38: Enchanted Oct 12, 2022

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Enchanted is a 2007 musical fantasy romantic comedy Directed by Kevin Lima, the PERFECT person to direct this, as he is responsible for a lot of Disney’s animated hits… The Goofy Movie, 101 Dalmatians, Tarzan, he was a writer for Aladdin, a character designer on the Little Mermaid, Visual Director on Beauty and the Beast; this guy knows Disney Fairytales. Enchanted begins as an animated story, we meet Giselle, your classic Disney Princess. Giselle lives in the woods with all of her favourite adorable woodland creatures, she is played by Amy Adams. Then we meet Edward, THE PRINCE, played by James Marsden. Edward is seen capturing a troll when he HEARS the beautiful singing of Giselle, he tromps through the forest and finds her, they complete each others songs and immediately fall in love, to be wed the very next day. Edwards mother in law doesn’t want Edward to marry because she will no longer be queen. This is Queen Narissa played by Susan Sarandon, so SHE hatches a plan to teleport Giselle to a place where love doesn’t exist. Giselle goes from being animated in a Disney fairytale to being a real life, live action human in New York City. Eventually she will also meet Robert Philip played by Patrick Dempsey and Morgan Philip his daughter and Nancy Tremaine played by Idina Menzel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E37: A Cinderella Story Oct 05, 2022

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A Cinderella Story is a 2004 Teen Rom Com It’s the story of Samantha Montgomery played by Hillary Duff. Sam is a high-school senior in LA and 8 years prior… her father Hal Montgomery unfortunately passed away… this left Sam in the care of her step mother, Fiona, played by Jennifer Coolidge. Fiona changed Hal’s diner irreparably, she forces Sam to wait on her hand and foot and she consistently favors HER daughters Brianna and Gabriella over Sam. Forcing Sam to work long hours at the diner. However everything changes as Sam has been secretly messaging with a PEN PAL at HER HIGHSCHOOL, she has no idea who this man is, but they have grown to have a mutual admiration for each other… she has no idea, it’s actually All-American high-school quarterback and heart-throb Austin Ames, played by Chad Michael Murray.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E36: The Other Woman Sep 28, 2022

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The Other Woman is a 2014 Rom Com directed by Nick Cassavetes This is the story of Carly Whitten played by Cameron Diaz. She is a New York City Attorney and JUST started dating Mark King, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister from Game of Thrones). Here’s the thing about our boy Mark, we learn quickly that Carly is NOT the only person he is dating… naw… he actually already has a WIFE, Kate played by Leslie Mann, and perhaps many OTHER mistresses like Amber played by Kate Upton. So Carly and Kate learn about each other and ultimately decide that Mark deserves payback. It’s essentially the grown up version of John Tucker Must Die. That’s your lead in for The Other Woman. A heads up, this movie got a LITTLE bit of flack critically however it KILLED it at the box office, 196.7 million dollars on a 40 million budget.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E35:Begin Again Sep 20, 2022

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Begin Again is the story of formerly successful record label executive Dan Mulligan played by Mark Ruffalo. Dan has fallen on tough times, he hasn’t booked a successful artist on his record label in years, he is no longer living with his wife Miriam played by Catherine Keener, he has a strained relationship with his daughter Violet played by Hailee Steinfield, we believe Dan might also be abusing alcohol… so… it’s not going well, until at a dingy bar he hears this beautiful song, being performed by Gretta James played by Keira Knightly… it’s hauntingly beautiful and Dan decides THIS is what he’s been looking for, he’s going to make a record with Gretta… Gretta by the way, was previously dating Dave Kohl played by Adam Levine. They broke up in a really messy way, and when Dan meets Gretta it is her last night in LA before leaving. That’s our lead in for Begin Again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E34: She's All That Sep 12, 2022

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She’s All That is the 1999 CLASSIC… American Teen Romantic Comedy Directed by Robert Iscove. It’s the story of Zack Siller played by Freddie Prinz Jr. Zack and his friends are seniors at their South California high school. Zack, top of his class, school jock, locked in prom king win, all around all American all star high schooler. Until his girlfriend Taylor played by Jody Lyn O’Keefe reveals she cheated on Zack with reality star Brock Hudson, played by Mathew Lillard. Zack in a fantastic effort of Highschool arrogance tells his friends that it doesn’t matter, ANY girl he dates he could make prom queen. His friend Dean played by Paul Walker makes him a bet and PICKS that girl, Lainey Boggs, your quintessential nerdy, dorky, obsessed with art, social shut in and all around inaccessible… love interest? That’s the lead in for She’s All That…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E33: Look Both Ways Sep 06, 2022

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Look Both Ways - a 2022 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu and written by April Prosser. It’s a VERY similar premise to Sliding Doors… 1998… Gwenyth Paltrow if you’re familiar? This is the story of Natalie Benett played by Lili Reinhart from Riverdale. Life brings all of us, singular moments that can change the entire trajectory of our existence. This film is really a tale of one of these moments, Natalie Benett is a University Senior, has one fantastic night hooking up with her best friend Gabe played by Danny Ramirez… and then we are at a crossroads. There is one version of reality where Natalie gets pregnant after that fateful night… her and Gabe must move back to her hometown, in with her parents and PARENT this new child… another version of reality is Natalie moving off to Los Angeles to become an aspiring animator under Lucy Galloway, played by Nia Long. She also moves their with her other friend Cara played by Aisha Dee and meets love interest Jake played by David Corenswet. We see both of these parallel universes play out almost side by side over the next 5 years… with her entire life diverging at this point… how differently will her life end up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E32: Catch and Release Aug 30, 2022

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Catch and Release is a 2006 romantic comedy, written and directed by Susannah Grant. This is the story of Gray Wheeler played by Jennifer Garner. When we meet Gray, it is the day of her wedding, except Gray is NOT getting married to her fiancee Grady on this day. Today is now the day of HIS funeral. We don’t know what happened except that shortly before the wedding, Grady suddenly passed away and we are left with Gray trying to pick up the pieces. She is comforted by Grady’s friend Sam played by Kevin Smith. His friend and business partner Dennis played by Sam Jaeger. And Fritz, Grady’s old friend who now lives in California… Fritz is played by Timothy Olyphant. As we learn more of Grady and his sudden passing Gray begins to unravel a mystery around his life. Stories of large investment accounts, people being paid out money, all the while Fritz being a little TOO involved and not IMMEDIATELY returning to California… for some reason… we have yet to find out… That is your lead in for Catch and Release.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E 31: Employee of the Month Aug 23, 2022

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Employee of the Month is a 2006 Rom Com directed by Greg Coolidge. It’s the story of Zack Bradley played by Dane Cook. Zack works at a ‘Super Club’ which is basically just a Costco, he is your classic, bottom of the barrel slacker, he’s a box boy, spends most of his work days finding ways not to work and even has a hideout in the store with his 3 friends Iqbal, Dirk and Russell. This tradition of overall apathy towards work changes when a new cashier Amy joins the team, played by Jessica Simpson. Here’s the catch, in her employee file, it says that Amy only ever goes for the Employee of the Month, and at this Super Club, for the past 17 months that has been Vince’s crown, played by Dax Shepard. Vince is your quintessential, easily dislikable d-bag, over confident, kinda weird bad guy of the movie. And that’s kind of the story, Zack choosing to actually APPLY himself at work to win employee of the month and Amy’s heart, Vince being the ultimate antagonist to stop that from happening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rom Com Rewind Pop Culture Roundup! Aug 16, 2022

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By popular demand it's the Rom Com Rewind - Pop Culture Roundup! Jennifer Coolidge thinks she bagged about 200 guys from playing 'Stifler's mom. Reese Witherspoon talks Legally Blonde 3, The Dirty Dancing Sequel might contain Patrick Swayze's likeness. Sarah gets a full view of Tommy Lee's Instagram history! All that and more on this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S3 E30: This is 40 Aug 09, 2022

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This is 40 is the ‘sort of sequel’ as Judd Apatow puts it to the 2007 film Knocked Up. This is 40, released in 2012 is the story of Pete, played by Paul Rudd and Debbie, played by Leslie Mann. Pete and Debbie are married as they were in Knocked Up, but just as in Knocked Up life is not all totally perfect. They are both turning 40 they have daughters aged 8 and 13 who are a handful, they are struggling with money, careers, relationships with other family members. Honestly they are even struggling with their OWN relationship... and that is KINDA the story OF… This is 40. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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