Popcorn Dialogues
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Podcast Description
Popcorn Dialogues is a podcast by Jennifer Crusie and Lucy March; two romantic comedy authors talking about movies. Every week, we watch, analyze and argue over a movie, and record it for you all to enjoy.
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LA Confidential | This week on Popcorn Dialogues, Alastair stands in for Jenny as we take a stroll through organized crime and institutional corruption. Sounds like fun! Download Episode | Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Story: A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. Detective: Bud [...] | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Big Sleep | This week, the lovely Krissie (Anne Stuart) joined us for the discussion, set on defending one of her favorite movies. Reactions were mixed, and there were complications in the audio (a tech gremlin kept stopping the recordings) but despite all, we pulled out a fun and (we hope) marginally informative podcast. We also honed our [...] | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Maltese Falcon 1941 | PODCAST WARNING: Lani and Jenny found it hard to discuss this movie as professionally as they should have; therefore if you’re interested in a serious discussion of The Maltese Falcon, you’ll probably want to skip this one. If you want to hear two women laughing hysterically about a noir classic, tune in. Download Episode | Subscribe via [...] | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sherlock: A Study in Pink 2010 | Download Episode | Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Story: The British police are baffled by a series of suicides until DI Lestrade hires Sherlock Holmes who shows them that they have a serial killer on their hands. Detective: Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective the world has ever known, here interpreted as a modern [...] | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sherlock Holmes 2009 | Download Episode | Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Story: Someone is murdering young women in London, so the police call in Sherlock Holmes to solve the crimes. Which he does in the opening of the movie, only to have the Big Bad escape which leads to him using his deductive powers to hunt [...] | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Evil Under the Sun 1982 | Download Episode | Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Story: A group of people gather at a seaside resort where jealousy and hatred swirl around a famous actress, observed by the equally famous detective Hercule Poirot. Detective: Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s fastidiously annoying little Belgian turned into a fabulously over-the-top big Belgian by Peter [...] | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Thin Man 1934 | Download Episode | Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Story: A former detective, now retired and married to an heiress, is reluctantly drawn back into detecting when an inventor’s mistress is murdered. Detective: Nick Charles, abetted by his wife Nora, his dog Asta, and a lot of alcohol. This is a very detective-centric story, [...] | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 58: White Collar | We conclude our Writing Communities series with a look at White Collar, a smart, likable series with two great central performances. | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 57: Leverage | Leverage is sharp, smart and engaging, but scratch the surface and you'll find some of the deepest character writing on television. | 7/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 56: In Plain Sight | U.S. Marshall Mary Shannon must protect her witnesses and take care of her family with the help of her partner and an unlimited amount of snark. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 55: Life | In this (very belated) episode, we look at the complex and fascinating story of Charlie Crews, a falsely-imprisoned police officer who goes back to work to find those responsible. [Listen now] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Lucy’s comments are coming soon. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Protagonist: 5, Main [...] | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 54: Burn Notice | In the first of PopD’s “Writing Communities” series, we look at action-adventure on the sun-bleached streets of Miami. Were we burned by Burn Notice? [Listen now] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4 Pops ~ Lucy’s comments are coming soon. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Protagonist: 4, Main Cast: 4, Supporting Cast: 5 [...] | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 53: Ocean’s 11 | George Clooney’s Danny Ocean wants the impossible — to steal $150 million from the three largest casinos in Las Vegas, and to make the audience care about his relationship with Julia Roberts. Spoilers: he’s only half successful. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 [...] | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Older And Wiser | Hi everyone, this is Alastair. Sorry about The Italian Job. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of Popcorn Dialogues — or at least, it’s one year since the first movie podcast, which was actually the second episode, but who’s counting? — and to celebrate, I put together a bonus episode looking back at the series of [...] | 6/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 52: Out of Sight | A spark of romance entwines the stories of a career bank robber and a US Marshal in this beautifully-constructed story. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Alastair says: 5 Pops ~ This smart, slick, sexy film attempts to combine an unlikely romance with a fractured structure, [...] | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 51: Sneakers | A little later than originally planned, Jenny and Alastair discuss this thoughtful, well-written and prescient caper — but do the flaws in the craft spoil an otherwise excellent film? Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Alastair says: 5 Pops ~ This certainly isn’t a perfect movie, [...] | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 50: The Italian Job | Lord, it wasn’t good. A weak protagonist stumbles through a largely incoherent plot, only to arrive at the worst ending in cinematic history. Sounds like a fun show! Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Alastair says: 1 Pop ~ I’m guilty, perhaps, of defending the indefensible, [...] | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bonus Episode: Morning Glory | In this bonus episode of PopD, Jenny and Alastair gush about a movie that met with a mixed critical response and general apathy from the public, thanks in part to the truly awful trailers that advertised it. Don’t miss this gem of a film! Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] [...] | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 49: Gambit | Jenny, Lucy and Alastair talk about wasted potential, a weak protagonist, structural audacity, loving Shirley MacLain and how much they’re looking forward to the remake. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2.5 Pops ~ A charming movie with tremendous potential, but which doesn’t quite [...] | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 48: Pocket Full of Miracles | Alastair fills in for Lucy and there is general agreement that there’s a good movie in here someplace, and that Peter Falk is a national treasure (the Academy agreed: he got an Oscar nom for his performance here as JoyBoy). Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: [...] | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 47: Hot Tub Time Machine | Lucy and Jenny and Token Guy Alastair agree this is great comedy and great bromance and then part company on the craft (who is the protagonist anyway?). Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Hot Tub Time Machine is everything the title [...] | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 46: The Hangover | Lucy and Jenny have to drink just to get through talking about this turkey. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 1 Pop ~ A schizophrenic movie with no structure, no consistency in character and too few charming, funny moments. There was a hint of [...] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 45: Dodgeball | A heartwarming movie for the whole family that shows that Stephen Root is never ever bad in anything, and that everybody needs to throw a little wrench sometimes. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ One of my favorite feel-good movies of [...] | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 44: Weekend at Bernie’s | Lucy and Jenny discover that audacious comedy requires strong craft to hold it up. The people who put together this movie must have missed that memo. As a side note, this 44th episode of the podcast runs exactly 44 minutes and 44 seconds, completely without manipulation from us. We’re taking that as a sign that [...] | 4/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 43: Killers | A movie that would have benefited greatly from the writers knowing what story they were telling. Still, Catherine O’Hara makes it worth watching. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2 Pops ~ Again, I have to say – “I’m hot, you’re hot” does not [...] | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 42: The Baker aka Assassin in Love | Lucy thinks this movie was funny; sometimes. Jenny thinks it’s a crime against storytelling. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 1.25 Pops ~A charming setting and a solid premise are taken down by hubris and inexperienced storytelling. Damn shame. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure:1, Comedy: [...] | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 41: You Kill Me | We’ve got nothing but love for this very fun, very real, very unrepentant hitman romantic comedy. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ A fun story told with affection and respect for a hitman and the woman who loves him. Surprising in [...] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 40: Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Three important things for a successful movie: Characters we care about, coherent story, consistent tone. Mr. & Mrs. S is O for 3. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 1 Pops ~ Proof that being hot doesn’t make a romance. The hot people must [...] | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 39: The Big Hit | Lucy thinks it’s vile. Jenny doesn’t think it was that bad, but Lord it wasn’t good. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 1 Pop ~ A weak, dumb, inconsistent hero seducing a smart but flatly written – and only technically of age – kidnap [...] | 2/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 38: The Assassination Bureau | The characters are great, the writing, not so much. Leaden pacing and way too much Exposition Fairy, plus Lucy is bitter than she doesn’t get to see Diana Rigg mug a nun. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2.5 Pops ~ Some nice moments [...] | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 37: Enchanted | A beautiful fantasy about what happens when a Disney heroine ends up in New York City. The romance falls a little flat for Lucy, but Jenny loves it, and a little disagreement between best friends is always good for the podcast. Plus, we end with a little retrospective on the historical survey of romantic comedy, [...] | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 36: The Holiday | An underwhelming story that has structure, comedy, and romance problems but a really terrific premise: Two women who have recently been betrayed in love switch houses (and cultures) and learn to love again. Kinda. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 1.5 Pops ~ Meh. [...] | 2/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 35.5 Red | Lucy and Jenny watched this because they were feeling tense. Two hours later with giddy with great movie glee. The podcast is mostly fifty-some minutes of “I love this movie!” Don’t listen to it until you have seen this movie. Also, you must see this movie. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go [...] | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 35: Hitch | Jenny and Lucy get enthusiastic about Albert and Allegra, grouchy about Hitch and Sarah (it takes a really bad movie to neutralize Will Smith’s charm), and outraged over the exploitation of romcom cliches. Lord, it wasn’t good. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 3 Pops [...] | 1/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 34: 50 First Dates | Jenny and Lucy agree; this is an excellent example of how to do a romance right. And everything else wrong. It is also agreed that every movie that has Rob Schneider in it should include him getting beaten to a pulp with a bat. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] [...] | 1/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 33: Two Weeks Notice | A great movie ruined by three stupid, unnecessary scenes and one inexplicable character. But the romance rocks. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4 Pops ~ When I first watched this movie years ago, I remember being unimpressed. Now, I’m impressed…. and horrified. When [...] | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 32: My Big Fat Greek Wedding | We basically dragged this movie into an alley and mugged it. Kindest evaluation: Not a romantic comedy. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: NRC ~ Cute moments, sweet romantic elements, no conflict, no story. Jenny says: Structure 2. Comedy 2. Romance 3. Blog Poll [...] | 1/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 31: 10 Things I Hate About You | A perfect (Jenny), near perfect (Lucy) romantic comedy with stellar characterization and music that is integral to the plot. Also, best movie serenade EVER. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Go to iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4.5 Pops ~ A funny, sharply told love story that hits all the right [...] | 1/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 30: Grosse Pointe Blank | Some minor dissent among the hosts on Grosse Pointe Blank, but overall, lots of love for a great story well-told. And Joan Cusack rocks. Get the podcast: [Listen here at PopD] | [Listen in iTunes] Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4.5 Pops I love this movie, and not just because of John Cusack. It [...] | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 29: Clueless | Lucy and Jenny agree; Clueless is a great re-telling of a classic story, and a great example of how to write a flawed but likeable heroine. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 5, Comedy: 5, Romance: 5 [...] | 12/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 27: While You Were Sleeping | A great example of how a flimsy premise will hobble a movie. Also, just a great movie. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: ~ Structure: 4, Comedy: 5, Romance: 5 Jenny says: ~ Structure: 4, Comedy: 5, Romance: 5 Blog Poll Rating: TBD PopD [...] | 11/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 26: Love Potion No. 9 | A classic B movie romcom gets the treatment as Lucy and Jenny try to decide why it is that they can forgive a hero for magically taking advantage of 20 sorority girls. Turns out… it’s just magic. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: ~ [...] | 11/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 25: When Harry Met Sally . . . | Can men and women be friends without sex getting in the way? Can a romantic comedy stand up to Lucy and Jenny’s scrutiny, which has been known to make grown men cower and house plants wilt? Answer: No, and yes. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: [...] | 11/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 24: Moonstruck | Sci-fi romance author CJ Barry joins Lucy and Jenny for Moonstruck, a wonderful romantic comedy with wonderful dialogue. “And someday, you’ll drop dead and I’ll come to your funeral in a red dress!” Yeah, it doesn’t get better than that. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: [...] | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 23: Roxanne | The classic story of Cyrano De Bergerac gets updated to the 80s in this classic story that raises the romantic comedy to new heights. With special guest, Krissie! (Anne Stuart, also known as Kristina Douglas.) A feel-good film viewed in great company – what could be better? Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | [...] | 10/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 22: Better Off Dead | A sweet story is smothered by its own self-indulgence, film at 11. But, hey, John Cusack falls for an adorable French girl, so that’s worth something. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: ~ Structure: 1, Comedy: 4, Romance: 5 Jenny says: ~ Structure: 1, [...] | 10/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 21: The Sure Thing | Gib is a free-spirt full of boyish charm and cheap beer. Allison is an uptight prude. Of COURSE they fall in love. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: ~ Structure: 4, Comedy: 5, Romance: 5 Jenny says: ~ Structure: 3, Comedy: 5, Romance: 4 [...] | 10/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 20: All of Me | Roger’s a lawyer who’s dead inside. Edwina’s the rich dead woman who shares his body. Doesn’t sound like it should be a top contender for an (almost) perfect romantic comedy, but it is! Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Lucy’s rating [...] | 10/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 19: House Calls | Walter Matthau is a recently widowed doctor with wild oats to sow. Glenda Jackson is a recently betrayed divorcee looking for stability. An unlikely pair, paired wonderfully. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: x Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 2, Comedy: 5, Romance: [...] | 10/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 18: The Goodbye Girl | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: # Pops ~ Lucy’s ratings breakdown: Structure: 4, Comedy: 4, Romance: 4 Jenny says: # Pops ~ Jenny’s rating breakdown: Structure:3, Comedy:2, Romance:2 Blog Poll Rating: TBD Movie Info: Release Date: February 1, 1978 Director: Herbert Ross Writers: [...] | 9/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 17: Avanti! | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: # Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 3, Comedy: 4, Romance: 5 Jenny says: # Pops ~ Jenny’s rating breakdown: Structure: 4, Comedy: 4, Romance: 5 Movie Info: Release Date: December 17, 1972 Director: Billy Wilder Writers: I.A.L. [...] | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 16: What’s Up, Doc | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: # Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown:Structure: 4, Comedy: 5, Romance: 4 Jenny says: # Pops ~ Jenny’s rating breakdown: Structure: 4, Comedy: 5, Romance: 4 Blog Poll Rating: TBD Movie Info: Release Date: March 10, 1972 Director: Peter [...] | 9/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 15: Cactus Flower | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: # Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 3, Comedy: 5, Romance: 2 Jenny says: # Pops ~ Jenny’s rating breakdown: Structure: 3, Comedy: 5, Romance: 2 Blog Poll Rating: TBD Movie Info: Release Date: December 16, 1969 Director: [...] | 9/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 14: Barefoot in the Park | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: #Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 1, Comedy: 2, Romance: 1 Jenny says: #Pops ~ Jenny’s rating breakdown: Structure: 1, Comedy: 2, Romance: 1 Blog Poll Rating: TBD Movie Info: Story: A free-spirited bride tries to change her [...] | 8/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 13: How To Steal a Million | Nicole catches Peter stealing and since a thief is exactly what she needs . . . Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: # Pops ~ NRC A very enjoyable, fun movie. But, alas, when forced to adhere to the standard of what a true [...] | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 12: Father Goose | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Cary Grant at his best, and his best is pretty damn good. Romance gets a 5 for both wonderful romances – Cary and Leslie, and Cary and Trevor. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 5, Comedy: 5, [...] | 8/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 11.5: American Dreamer | Last week we talked about the idea that so many of the movies we’d seen had good structure and good comedy but failed with the romance which brought the whole movie down, and we wondered what would happen if we found a movie with a strong romance and a flawed structure. And now we have [...] | 8/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 11: The Apartment | A funny thing happened after we watched this movie: We decided we needed a sixth rating, NRC for Not at Romantic Comedy because we don’t care what the AFI says, this is not a romantic comedy. Also, the podcast? Really odd because we didn’t know what the hell to do with this. Because it’s not [...] | 8/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 10.5: Down With Love | So here’s what happened. Lucy was having a hellaciously bad day and went to bed early. I did my usual crash in late afternoon, wake up at midnight, and I’m working and at 3AM I get an e-mail from Lucy saying she can’t sleep, she’s too miserable. So I do my standard buck-up stuff in [...] | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 10: Pillow Talk | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2 Pops ~ If the core of the story is solid, good craft will take you far. If it’s not, you get Pillow Talk. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 4, Comedy: 3, Romance: 1 Jenny says: 2 Pops ~ [...] | 7/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 9: Desk Set | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 5, Comedy: 5, Romance: 5 Jenny says: 5 Pops ~ Another gold standard romantic comedy on par with It Happened One Night and His Girl Friday. Wonderful romance expertly built on [...] | 7/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 7: The Lady Eve | Con woman Jean meets ale heir Charles and sparks, uh, fly. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2 Pops ~ Even the best structure in the world can’t save a bad melon, and kids, this is a bad melon. Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: 5, [...] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 6: The Philadelphia Story | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4 Pops ~ Okay, here’s the thing; in many ways, this movie is indefensible. But I love it anyway, because it’s fun, it’s funny, and if you can just not allow the bad stuff to tweak you, it’s [...] | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 5: His Girl Friday | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 5 Pops ~ I think this movie proves that solid romantic comedies have to be, at their core, about heart. Where the characters’ passions lie, what matters to them more than anything else, what they love, and how [...] | 6/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 4: Ninotchka | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 2 Pops ~ Painful in how good the good parts were, only to be so bad in the bad parts. A classic example of wonderful short game (scenes) and terrible long game (story structure). Lucy’s rating breakdown: Structure: [...] | 6/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 3: Bringing Up Baby | Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & Ratings: Lucy says: 4 Pops ~ I have always loved this movie, and I always will. But I could not wrench it into the box of true romantic comedy, because really… not romantic. Funny as hell, yeah. Great chemistry, absolutely. Charm [...] | 6/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 2: It Happened One Night | There is lots of love from both of us for this black & white classic that should be used as one of the golden standards for storytelling. There was some nitpicking on character arc but mostly just a lot of gushing. Get the podcast: Listen here at PopD | Go to iTunes Story Analysis & [...] | 6/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep 1: Here’s the Plan | Lucy: Our first attempt at recording a podcast and it went… okay. No movie discussion this week, mostly it’s just us talking about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and how we’re planning on using our newfound knowledge of romantic comedy to take over the world. You know. Just another Friday night. Jenny: Our first podcast was a [...] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 68 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
A great idea done right.
An overview of the classic romantic comedy movies by great romance authors - of course! And not just any authors either - genre megastar Jennifer Crusie and up-and-comer Lucy March. With great humor and a truly ferocious analytical sense, they review the great rom-coms, tipping the sacred cows apologetically, but thoughly. Not to be missed!
Good idea, self-indulgent production
This podcast features two characters. One is Jennifer Crusie, a megastar in romance and women's fiction, and Lucy March, someone I never heard of. Crusie's niece, maybe? Immaterial.
The idea is to analyze popular movies for aspects of romance, comedy, and something called "structure." Structure. If this podcast were a house, it would be the backwoods version of the Winchester House, with much rambling, doubling back, pointless diversion, and senseless childish arguments. It's as if someone put a mike on two little girls in the back seat of a car on a long journey. "Is not!" "Is too!"
Ms. Crusie seems to know her peanuts, but Ms March, not so much, though her ignorance doesn't dampen her fighting spirit. A good editor could shorten these podcasts by 80% without losing anything. Oh, maybe the yapping dogs would be lost. Please. I've had to shut this podcast off because these two women did not shut off the yapping dogs. Ms. Crusie's voice is pleasant, but Ms. March's voice could curdle plutonium. How did Ms. Crusie get roped into this amateurish foray into--into something? I don't even know what. To promote the screeching Ms. March's career? I haven't heard all of the shows because life is just too short to waste on podcasts with such an insignificant ratio of content and so much danger to my eardrums. This series has turned out to be a horrible disappointment.
What would be wonderful? Ms. Crusie, alone, sans yapping dogs and screeching niece, to speak clearly and intelligently on the topics of romance, comedy, and yes, structure. I'll be on the lookout for The Popcorn Monologues.
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