S1 E11: Mother’s Boys
The category is: candy hearts and kissing in the rain… that’s right, lovers, we’re talking romance! Play along as Laurs quizzes Meg on surprising celebrity couples, then join us for a deep dive into some truly disparate romantic films. Later, we pitch “Mother’s Boys,” a slow, deadpan comedy with elements supplied by our honeys, and wrap it up with what’s on our respective radars.
Discussed in this episode:
Medicine for Melancholy
Design for Living
“‘Design for Living’ Was Made for the 21st Century” by Laurs Kemp
Ernst Lubitsch
Strange Fits of Passion
Right Now, Wrong Then
Desert Hearts
Time
Shadows in Paradise
"Director Aki Kaurismaki on The Other Side of Hope (and why he doesn't have much)" (interview, 2018)
Gregory’s Girl
Modern Romance
"Albert Brooks Knows the Whole, Hellish Truth" (interview, 2007)
The Duke of Burgundy
Mother’s Boys
Demon
In Fabric
Fingersmith
Rewind: Die Zweite Chance
Starting Over
Images
The Blue Hour
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Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
