Episode 17 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Today we are talking about the 2002 film written and starring Nia Vardalos. This raucous family comedy explores when two different cultures collide in holy matrimony and the comedy hijinks that ensue.
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Episode 14 – Parenthood is a Rollercoaster
Today we are talking about the 1989 film Parenthood, staring a host of Hollywood elite. It is a packed cast. We fawn over the writing with credits going to Ron Howard, Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz. They capture the complexities of sibling relationships and parent/child relationships.
Episode 13 – Mother May I Kibitz About Mother
about Albert Einstein AKA Albert Brooks’ film Mother. This 1996 offering from Brooks reminds us that sometimes we are more like our mothers than we would like to admit.
Episode 12 – For all the Mamas Sending Postcards From the Edge
Today we are talking about Postcards from the Edge written by Carrie Fisher starring Meryl Streep and Shirley McClaine. It kicks off our month dedicated to moms. This mother and daughter pair deal with their relationship in the middle of all of the Hollywood chaos.
Episode 16 – Another Baby Boom? We’ll See
Today we are talking break down the film Baby Boom from 1987 starring Diane Keaton. It’s a throwback but let us know what you think. Have a happy Memorial Day weekend everyone.
Episode 11 – The Hit & Run You’ll Enjoy
2012 film follows Annie and Yul as he tries to get her to a job interview while avoiding the law. As per usual we discuss the cinematography, writing, sets, casting, costuming. Join us for some Dax and Kristen fun. Also discussed, why carrier pigeons are a good alternative to social media.
Episode 15 – We Will Not Guilt You Into Watching The Guilt Trip
Today we are talking about the 2012 film, The Guilt Trip staring Seth Rogan and Barbara Streisand about a mother and son road trip while they learn a little more about one another. This Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) film was produced by Lorne Michaels and Seth’s production partner Evan Goldberg. The tagline of this film is “Get ready for one Mother of a road trip”. The editors of the film are Dana E. Glauberman and Pricilla Nedd-Friendly. My apologies for assuming that you were male. The future is female.
Episode 9 – Let These C.H.I.P.S. Fall Where They May
Today we are talking about the 2017 film CHIPS written and directed by Dax Shepard. We give a little behind the scenes with Christi’s association with the California Highway Patrol, her dad having been one for a bit in the late 60s/early 70s. She also shares some of the citizen band culture that they were a part of in the early 70s.
Episode 10 – Just Try to Catch This Smokey and the Bandit
Today we are looking back at the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. We talk about CB culture and my connection to it.
Episode 8 – No Babies Were Harmed in the Making of The French Connection
Today we are talking about The French Connection which was released in 1971 (A great year!!), directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman and Roy Schneider. It is a film about a pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. We discuss the laws that were broken and stretched during the making of this film. We discuss the racial implications and police brutality that occurred at the time of filming compared to our current climate.
