Falling in Love Montage
Every other week, Valerie and Helen will look at a different chick flick (muff film, broad comedy, lady thriller, period movie, whathaveyou) and boil it down to its themes and how those themes affect our tender feminine emotions. Mostly we'll just go off on tangents about Sex and the City. We'll talk about chick flick tropes, like love triangles/squares/pentagons and sisterhood. We'll explore just how strong girl power actually is and if real vampires sparkle in the sunlight, or if that's just movie magic. And we'll reveal our (Helen's) repressed sexual feelings for Hugh Grant. We'll get a dude's opinion, and we'll even listen to it.
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Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Big vibes today! We're back in 2020 with our first episode of the year. The release of this episode coincides with two very special occasions, Galentine's Day and our 4 year podcasting anniversary. 🎊 So Happy Galentine's Day, pals! And pssht, you don't have to be a gal to celebrate. All that is required to participate is appreciating and honoring the friendship between women. If you consume this episode, you're doing just that. Additionally, this episode is our last under Flying Machine, our beloved podcast family (formally Comrade Radio). The Flying Machine Network has been our home for 3 years and during that time our lives have changed and our hearts have grown. Many of you may have found us through the network and I know you feel our feelings and share our sentiments when we say, thank you for everything Flying Machine. Special thank you to Malcolm Nygard and Justin Vignola. Leading with talent and talently leading. (I think that's a made up word - just go with it). All the love!
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Surprise! It's us. The podcasters you maybe know and maybe love who are maybe on hiatus? We couldn't stay away. We've got catching up to do oh, and did I mention, WE WATCHED HUSTLERS!?!? Happy Haloween, Family! ☠️Many, many thank boos and thank yous to Jon Biegen for producing this hauntingly beautiful rendition of the Falling in Love Montage Theme Song.🖤You guys, you can hire him!!! If you have the taste for spooky, thematically appropriate episodes please enjoy any of these episodes: EP 15 The Craft EP 47.5 Jennifer's Body EP 73 Death Becomes Her EP 74 Hocus Pocus
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
If you're reading this, that means you've found our, err "August episode". Would you believe it, we said Pants so many times it took just forever to edit all of those Plosives. 🤷🏻♀️ But hey, it's September and we're with special af guest Lauren DeBlasi Jackson talking about a movie that rates so high on the chick flick checklist, it needs its own subgenre. In fact, join us in our facebook group to workshop this generic title. If you've never tried on the pants, you can stream both the first and second Traveling Pants movies on US Netflix*. *as of the time of this release, which is definitely in August 😅
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Welcome to our Love Simon episode or as I like to call it, after listening back to it, our Veronica Mars - Alvin and the Chipmunks episode. 🤷🏻♀️ Directed by Greg Berlanti, this adaptation of Becky Albertalli's 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' breathes new life into the coming of age romantic comedy. We can't stress enough how much we need more films with diverse stories and characters. ❣️more ❣️more ❣️more Thank you to everyone who has participated in Flying Machine's July Flyer Drive by either donating, discussing or just listening! If you're like, "what is Flyer Drive?", you can learn more at http://flyingmachine.network/support. - And, if we meet our next tier goal, Helen will be writing a scripted rom-com miniseries. This is a super fun goal. We'll also be releasing an extra free newsletter you can read in the Facebook group for a sample of what you get at the $1 level.
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
It's #flyerdrive, friends! And that means you get this free sample of one of our full-length bonus episodes -- this one from this past April -- to whet your whistle for the incredible bonus and premium content you can get at the $5+ level on Voyages, our Patreon channel. For more about the tiers, perks, and how to donate, go to www.flyingmachine.network/support.
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Happy 30th Anniversary, Steel Magnolias. We did it! We crossed another "weepy" off the list. Whew! There was no shortage of tear emojis in our notes just as there are no shortage of bad puns in this episode. We even find time to praise and/or objectify the late, great Sam Shepard. Women really can have it all!
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
By popular demand request and because Eddie Albert tells us, "it's always open season on princesses", we talk Roman Holiday with special af guest Millie De Chirico of Turner Classic Movies and TCM Underground. 💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍💇🏼♀️🏍 Find Millie at @milliedechirico and programming awesome shit for @TCMUnderground. Thank you to Greg for sharing Woke Harry Met Sally in our facebook group. [written by Amanda Recupido] Visit flyingmachine.network/support for that good ass monthly Patreon access to bonus content from all of the networks shows including archived Comrade Radio content like the episode Helen mentioned, CC 34 - You Haven't Seen!? Comrade Movie Week.
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Happy Birthday month, Helen! 🎈 Valerie, Helen, and special guest, Tim Hulsizer talk about PJ Hogan's 1994 Australian comedy-drama film, Muriel's Wedding. Tim Simms couldn't make it. 🤷🏻♀️ Hello, Murial! Goodbye Porpoise Spit! We mention our Network Patreon Support page but guess what? We say the wrong URL. You can show your support by visiting flyingmachine.network/support or by joining our podcast facebook group discussions here.
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
By unpopular demand, we close out Marchden (or Marsden March) with The Best of Me, the film (a) critic has called, "…a contrived manipulation and an insult to female sensibilities." Written by suspected anti-Semite Nicholas Sparks and filmed in the breathtaking bayou, we try to love this movie with the oppressive sincerity of "lucky roughneck" Dawson Cole (Marsden). It's a miracle.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Big news guys, it's our first Katherine Heigl movie—and also—our first James Marsden movie! Is this serendipity or a highly contrived plot similar to that of 2008's 27 Dresses? Either way Marsden March is here or James Marchden or whatever silly name we want to call it. Download now for your ticket to the tadifa ghetto 😏 Check out Flying Machine's blog featuring a new post by sweetheart of the podcast Ryan Lynch, 33 And 1/3 Under 45: Track Eight: Marry Me