Plain Label Podcast

In this episode, Eric and Rachel finish off their discussion of romantic comedies with the 2010 film Leap Year. They discuss how truly awful the film is, including an interesting quote from lead actor Matthew Goode. They discuss feeling bad for Amy Adams, and how ugly equals Oscars. The hosts break formula and move on to the 2011 film The Ides of March. They start off discussing Ryan Gosling performance and his character of Steven. After a quick plot summary, the hosts go back and forth on Gosling and if he can act with Paul Giamatti, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and George Clooney. They then move on to the performance of Evan Rachel Wood, and discuss her as an actress, and Rachel suggests a new look for the young woman.

After wrapping up the film, Craig Mesiter stops by to discuss the 365 movies in 365 days challenge before the hosts get into the IMDb Top 250 with films 51-75. They begin with a quick discussion on The Departed, before mentioning the films: Wall-E, A Clockwork Orange, Requiem for a Dream, Back to the Future, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Raising Arizona, The Majestic, Reservoir Dogs, The Prestige, Harry Brown, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Father of the Bride, and Chinatown.

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Music: Carter Burwell – Way Out There

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In this episode, Eric and Rachel dive into the depths of Hell with Rachel’s examination of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Ugly Truth, and The Wedding Planner. Our hosts discuss the seven different parts of almost every romantic comedy and Rachel details how these three films in particular are nearly the same movie. They then move on to Eric’s pick, The Shape of Things, in which they discuss the play turned film, the romantic comedy done well, and the spoiler filled ending. They wrap up the show with a discussion of films 26-50 of IMDb’s 250. Including films Seven, Psycho, The remake of Psycho, Dr. Strangelove, Leon: The Professional, Taxi Driver, Alien, Spirited Away, Toy Story 3, American Beauty, The Shining, Citizen Kane and Terminator 2 featuring a Rachel impression of Arnie.

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Music: Savage Garden – Shake Me Break Me

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Welcome to the Plain Label Podcast! In our first episode, Eric and Rachel dive into the rarest of all films, the good romantic comedy with the 1997 film Chasing Amy written and directed by Kevin Smith. Eric explains why the film has a special place in his heart with an embarrassing story of attempted humor, before getting into a discussion about the film being the only quality movie to come from Kevin Smith. The hosts then move on to Joey Lauren Adams, the female lead of the film, and why her performance is the most important performance of the film. They then discuss the ending of the film before moving on to the 1989 classic film When Harry Met Sally… where the hosts talk about how each of them came to this classic late, and how it’s easily one of the best romantic comedies of all time mainly due to the script and performances. They wrap up the show with a discussion on the Top 25 of IMDb’s 250 and discuss if it’s a list for the greatest movie of all time, or your personal favorite movie of all time. They then briefly discuss the films, The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather Part 2, Crash, Pulp Fiction, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Schindler’s List, Rear Window, Cloverfield, Jaws, and Rachel talks about why The Usual Suspects is better than Pulp Fiction.

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Music: Soul Asylum - We 3

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