Falling in Love Montage

Mumford (w/ Brian Flanagan)

The long-anticipated cross-over episode is here! Okay, it's not technically a cross-over, maybe it's just an episode we've been dying* to do with a guest we've been dying to have. Lawrence Kasdan's 1999 Mumford offers no exception to deception and this entire character-driven comedy/drama/maybe chick-flick(?) hinges on one man's lie. Here to help us interrogate this movie is the mayor of Liar City and my** best friend, Brian Flanagan.  Prepare for more conflict in the episode than the movie. Sisters Helen and Valerie, wait for it, have strong and different opinions about this film!?!?! WHAT!?!?! Helen describes Dr. Mumford as a "lovable fraud" and Valerie applauds him for demonstrating that generally, the nicest thing you can do for someone is listen to them.  ☝🏻That's a suggestion folks, you should listen to us 😉   *No podcasters actually died during or for this episode ** Who's that girl? It's Jess Valerie!   Are you looking for 💌 Binder Boys with Helen LaStar on Best Acquaintances?

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (w/ Tracy Tanoff)

Watch 👀 our Dirty Dancing progress bar ▁▂▃▅ Two years ago we talked about Dirty Dancing. One year ago a dear listener emailed us to request we cover Dirty Dancing's 2004 sequel. And just one week ago we finally watched Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and got together to talk about it. This is that talk. You'll be happy to know --- it's less than four hours.  Beloved friend/superfan/Jane Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff joins us for the not-so-heavily contested debate of whether Havana Nights should get the illustrious Houseman Trophy 🏆 -- and if we should rename it the "Miller Trophy," after our Havana heroine Katey Miller (spoiler-hint: yeah nah).  

Mamma Mia! (w/ Nick Wood)

We truly missed you and to prove it, we are serenading you with these handpicked* 21 ABBA songs. Podcast legend and Ghost of Girlfriends Past survivor, Nick Wood, joins us to dish and dance and jive. Seriously guys, we were having the time of our lives. Dig in, you dancing queen!    *by Catherine Johnson  🎧 Hear more from Nick at Stranger Still podcast & Limited Cell: A Generational Hanna-Barbera review show

After Forever (w/ Mitchell Anderson)

To close out Pride month, we are appropriately proud to bring you something a little bit different. Not so much chick, not so much flick -- we wanted to spotlight a new queer web series currently streaming on Amazon, After Forever. Joining us for the entire discussion is costar of the series Mitchell Anderson, known also as the founder of Atlanta's great MetroFresh restaurant, Ross Werkman on Party of Five, and one of the sexiest TV doctors of the last 20 years (People, 2005), among other things. We were delighted and honored to have Mitchell on to talk about this great short series, his experience as an out actor in the television industry, and yes, his favorite chick flicks. Easily one of the sexiest podcast guests of the last 20 years (Falling in Love Montage, 2018). Watch or learn more about After Forever: http://afterforevertheseries.com. Buy Mitchell's book, Food & Thought: http://metrofreshatl.com/midtown/store/

Kissing Jessica Stein (w/ Lauren DeBlasi)

It's listener's choice this time as we delve into the bi-curious indie rom-com Kissing Jessica Stein.  Super-fan/friend Lauren DeBlasi (of upcoming podcasts TBD and also TBD!) joins us as we joyfully unpack Jessica Stein's considerable baggage. We think she's a very nice girl. 

Imagine Me & You (w/ Allyson and Mariela)

We go for an almost very traditional rom-com for the second week of Pride month, 2005's Imagine Me & You. And who's better to discuss this movie with us than the very people who first suggested it, one year ago? We've got our second fiance(e) guest pairing, gay best friends of the show, Allyson and Mariela!  We had a gay old time, and we hope you do too. You know, we want you to be happy. More than anything else, we want to be the cause of happiness in you.  Thank you for your patience with our release delays this month, and our apologies for the audio issues in this episode. And if you're in Aurora, IL on June 17th, join Allyson and Mariela for Aurora's first ever pride! 

But I’m a Cheerleader (w/ Kat and Whit)

2! 4! 6! 8! No more Matt McConaughate! 8! 6! 4! 2! Love for LGBTQ(+)! Happy Pride, FiLM buffs! Queer stories have been neglected in our chosen genre and on our podcast for way too long; it's time to parade them out and put them in the spotlight they deserve. And this is just the beginning. For the first of our four Pride month entries, we're talking about cult favorite But I'm a Cheerleader with our old friends Kat (whom you might remember from our Fifty Shades of Grey episode) and Whitney (whom you will likely eventually remember from our upcoming-on-date-TBD The Notebook episode). We talk about some pretty gay shit. 

I Feel Pretty

Welcome to our NOT AN EPISODE episode of I Feel Pretty! We had the great privilege of being invited to discuss this film with the cast of The Feminine Mistake Podcast. On the Feminine Mistake Podcast with Nicole, Sarah, and Hillary, we were able to be a part of a much richer and deeper discussion. Every week, The Feminine Mistake Podcast and a guest take a critical look at how woman have been portrayed in film and television. Nicole, Sarah, and Hillary lead us through a discussion of the film, introduce some hot facts, and measure how the film holds up to the scrutiny of the Bechdel test and other litmuses for on-screen representation. One of my favorite segments is Nervous Breakdowns where guests and hosts read bad, misogynist casting breakdowns. Find The Feminine Mistake Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, and their production channel Critical Crop Top Here are direct links to the episodes, in case you feel pretty and lazy 😉 Ep. 309 I Feel Pretty Ep. 310 Dish Hands Ep. 311 Never a Salad Ep. 312 Lady Bits: And Yet... As you know, all month long in June, Falling in Love Montage will be releasing weekly episodes for Pride Month with our first episode out later this week. Thank you for your patience as we move slightly behind schedule. We truly can't wait to share this next episode and hope you look forward to it too.

Fool’s Gold (w/ Jon Biegen)

Well, folks, we did it. You did it! It's done. We collectively watched Matthew McConaughey's least enjoyable movies (highly subjective statement, depending) and we survived. We just kept living — exactly as McConaughey dictated. We planned a wedding, we moved out of Mom and Dad's house, we visited the past and glimpsed the future, and now we are on one last treasure hunt — searching for GOLD!  Yes, you guessed it, Fool's Gold!  Joining us on this bestests of quests is the bestests of guests and co-host of Stranger Still podcast, Jon Biegen. Jon will pirate your heart like he has ours and you'll probably want to drop anchor at his harbor here and here. And, if you're observing, Happy McMorial Day! 💪    

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (w/ Nick Wood)

Congratulations! If you listen to this episode, or even glance at it, you are three quarters through McConauMay. This would normally be a sad event but, having just watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, we're feeling a little raw (maybe even hostile) right now.  The only thing that can rectify this mood is the company of our spectacular guest, Nick Wood.  Nick is a newcomer to our production and podcast network Flying Machine but an oldcomer to his hilarious and inquisitive podcast, Stranger Still, which he hosts with fellow spectacular human, Jon Biegen. You can also catch Nick yucking it up with his Dad on Limited Cell- A Generational Hanna-Barbera cartoon review show. Please enjoy this episode as Helen, Valerie, and Nick single-handedly ruin his incredible wife's Mother's Day. There's some humor in here and hopefully a bit of a catharsis too.  Just Keep Living!