Displaying all 7 Episode of Late to the Movies with the tag “romcom”.
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Moonstruck
February 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
ben holt, cher, comedy, danny aiello, film, john patrick shanley, late to the movies, moonstruck, movie, nicolas cage, norman jewison, olympia dukakis, review, romantic, romcom, vincent gardenia
Romcom Month Strikes Back heats up with Norman Jewison's 1987 classic, Moonstruck! Ben and Martha discuss Cher's Oscar-winning turn and Nic Cage's breakout performance in this witty, bizarre, endlessly quotable film.
Directed by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia.
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Pretty Woman
February 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
ben holt, comedy, film, garry marshall, héctor elizondo, jason alexander, julia roberts, late to the movies, laura san giacomo, movie, pretty woman, ralph bellamy, review, richard gere, romantic, romcom
Romcom Month Strikes Back... belatedly! Sorry! We're back with Garry Marshall's 1990 smash-hit Pretty Woman! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss Julia Roberts' breakout film.
Directed by Garry Marshall, screenplay by J. F. Lawton, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and featuring Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander.
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Groundhog Day... Again?!?
February 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
andie macdowell, ben holt, bill murray, chris elliott, comedy, film, groundhog day, harold ramis, late to the movies, movie, review, romantic, romcom
A new month means a new theme, but in a first ever for the podcast, it's a SECOND episode on the same movie! Fittingly, Groundhog Day kicks off Romcom Month Strikes Back, a sequel to our first ever themed month back in February 2022.
Ben, Anthony, and Sam get (time)loopy talking about Harold Ramis' classic existential romantic comedy.
Directed by Ramis and starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott.
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Notting Hill
February 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins
film, hugh grant, julia roberts, late to the movies, notting hill, review, romantic comedy, romcom
We're just a podcast, standing in front of a RSS feed, asking you to download! Romcom Month concludes as Late to the Movies takes a walk through Notting Hill (1999). Ben, Justin, and Kate discuss the classic Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts romantic comedy about a bookstore owner and an extremely famous person falling in love, written by Richard Curtis.
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Music and Lyrics
February 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 33 mins
drew barrymore, film, hugh grant, late to the movies, music and lyrics, review, romantic comedy, romcom
Pop! goes your podcast feed, as Romcom Month continues on Late to the Movies with 2007's Music and Lyrics! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie talk about Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore's songwriting romance, signature dance moves, and the platonic ideal of romcoms. Then, Ben quizzes his friends on how much they know about the recently announced Oscar Nominees.
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Sleepless in Seattle
February 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 29 mins
film, late to the movies, meg ryan, nora ephron, review, romantic comedy, romcom, sleepless in seattle, tom hanks, valentine's day
Romcom month continues with Nora Ephron's 1993 classic, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie talk about the quirks of this cyber-stalker romance, Tom Hanks' unbeatable 90's hot streak, and the current state of romcoms. Perfect for listening to on top of the Empire State Building this Valentine's Day!
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Something's Gotta Give
February 7th, 2022 | 56 mins 59 secs
diane keaton, film, jack nicholson, keanu reeves, late to the movies, nancy meyers, review, romantic comedy, romcom, something's gotta give
It's Romcom Month! All month long, Late to the Movies will be talking about romantic comedies, and we're kicking it off with Something's Gotta Give (2003), written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Ben, Cory, and Robbie talk about the performances by Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, and Keanu Reeves, the pitfalls of being an elderly bachelor, and the many ways this movie breaks from the romcom formula.