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Welcome back and thank you for joining us for another episode of Don’t Know Her?. As we enter spooky season, we simply had to turn our attention to a Halloween favourite and Christina Ricci was one of the first that sprang to mind. We were delighted to also be accompanied by our special guest, Kate Conboy-Fischer to chat all things Christina.

Forever seared into our heads as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991 and 1993), she has become a Halloween staple in many households. Couple this with her work in Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995) and Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999) and you have all the spooky season delights you could need.

Alongside some of these seasonal classics, we delve into some of Christina’s other career highlights, such as Buffalo ‘66 (Vincent Gallo, 1998), Black Snake Moan (Craig Brewer, 2006), Mermaids (Richard Benjamin, 1990), Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003), Penelope (Mark Palansky, 2006) and 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up (Galt Niederhoffer, 2020).

This episode’s quiz pits Kate against Michael as we determine who has the better ear for witches on film. There were also cackles galore.

NOTE: This episode was recorded on the 3rd of October and mentions the iconic Angela Lansbury, in a celebration of one of cinema's greatest witches, ahead of her passing on the 11th of October.

We were truly spoiled for choice in what to talk about for Christina, but we wish she was getting film opportunities as exciting as we got in the 90s and 00s, so the three of us submit some fantasy film roles we’d love to see in her future to wrap up the episode.

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Welcome back! This episode sees us wrapping up our miniseries on actors celebrated for their work on TV, yet we wish for more from them on the big screen. And we are ending on a ‘Bend and Snap’ with Jennifer Coolidge.

Fresh off her Emmy win for her terrific performance in The White Lotus, we could not resist diving into Jennifer’s filmography and the iconic roles that pepper it. With many delights to choose from, we work our way through films including Legally Blonde (Robert Luketic, 2001), Best In Show (2000), A Cinderella Story (Mark Rosman, 2004), Austenland (Jerusha Hess, 2013), Single All The Way (Michael Mayer, 2021) and Swan Song (Todd Stephens, 2021). 

After our film conversations, it’s time for a quiz and in this edition, we have Michael testing Scott on his knowledge of some movie gals and their pals.

We then end on a wish from each of us for a dream role we’d love to see materialise for Jennifer Coolidge because we just can’t get enough.

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We are continuing with our 'Stars of TV' miniseries and have arrived at one of television’s most recognisable faces of the 90s/00s; Lisa Kudrow.

Lisa will be known to most for the 10 years she spent playing Phoebe Buffay in Friends (1994-2004). Her other most celebrated TV performances come along in Web Therapy (2011-2015) and The Comeback (2005 & 2014). But we are here to shine a light on some of Lisa’s film work. For this episode celebrating our favourite Friend we have focussed on Clockwatchers (1997), Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997), The Opposite Of Sex (1998), P.S. I Love You (2007) and Better Nate Than Ever (2022).

Then, this time around it’s Scott quizzing Michael on some iconic TV themes and their crossover with Lisa Kudrow’s Emmy win. And we wrap things off as we like to, by suggesting a dream film scenario for Lisa’s future.

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Thank you for joining us for episode 37 of Don’t Know Her?. As we continue our miniseries of beloved stars of the small screen, we couldn’t skip the powerhouse that is Jean Smart. As we explore another TV icon we would have been remiss to not welcome back the wonderful Daniel Massie, who previously joined us for our Sarah Michelle Gellar episode.

Jean can be enjoyed in many, many TV shows, from Frasier to Hacks most recently. With a lot of Emmys on her mantle, we cast our attention to her work on film and ponder why she hasn’t gotten the same love from casting directors of the big screen. Throughout this episode you can hear us touch upon Guinevere (Audrey Wells, 1999), Garden State (Zach Braff, 2004), A Simple Favor (Paul Feigg, 2018) and Senior Moment (Giorgio Serafini, 2021).

For this episode’s quiz, it’s Daniel vs Scott as Michael tests their knowledge of EGOT winners; the most elite collectors of gold and silverware. Following this, we each submit a fantasy role that we’d love to see Jean take on in the future. 

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Thank you for joining us for Don’t Know Her?. To mark the upcoming Emmy awards, we’re doing a miniseries on performers who have garnered a lot of attention for their TV roles yet somehow feel underappreciated when it comes to their big screen work. And we are kicking this off with the marvellous Jeffrey Wright.

In the world of TV, Jeffrey is perhaps best known for his Emmy Winning turn in Mike Nichols’ Angels In America (2003), an adaptation of Tony Kushner’s celebrated stage play. He will also be known to many for his work on Westworld (2016-present) and Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014).

In film, Jeffrey will be known to many for his supporting roles in the recent James Bond films, The Hunger Games series and The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022). He has also been celebrated for his work in Basquiat (Julian Schnabel, 1996), Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch, 2005), and The French Dispatch (Wes Anderson, 2021). We discuss these roles, dream about his future roles and take a quiz - all to celebrate this wonderful actor.

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Thank you for joining us for this birthday bonanza episode of Don’t Know Her? as we celebrate Scott’s big 3-0.

As a special birthday treat, Scott got free rein to pick whoever he liked to discuss in this episode. Who did he choose? Only Annette Bening! 

Annette is a deservedly celebrated star of the silver screen and somebody we continue to want to see more dazzling performances from. With a back catalogue of roles as fabulous as her’s is, it was hard to know where to start, but we decided to focus on a variety of her more memorable turns: American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999), 20th Century Women (Mike Mills, 2016), The Grifters (Stephen Frears, 1990), Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool (2017) and even the widely maligned remake of Hollywood classic The Women (Diane English, 2008). With these films, we were able to gush about personal favourites, reassess older favourites and, well, talk about The Women… Michael then tests Scott with a 30th birthday-inspired quiz before they offer up suggestions for some sequels, remakes and other future fantasy films they’d love to see our beloved Annette starring in.

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Welcome back for another episode. This time around we fancied a little camp diversion and decided to change things up with a discussion of a film franchise. So here we bring you a foray into the Carry On films. The joy of this episode for us was in being able to talk about some iconic screen presences who truly deserve continued recognition for their iconic contributions to British cinema.

The Carry On series is the largest franchise in British film history, spanning 31 films released between the late 50s and the early 90s. With the films becoming a staple in many households, the familiar faces of the series are still so intrinsically tied to the British comedy scene. They delighted audiences with the returning faces of Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques and Jim Dale to name just a few.

With so many to choose from we decided to focus on a small, but mixed selection for this episode: Carry On Nurse (1959), Carry On Camping (1969), Carry On Cleo (1964) and Carry On Columbus (1992); all directed by Gerald Thomas, who was at the helm for the entirety of the franchise.

Following on from this Scott quizzes Michael on some Carry On trivia then tests his knowledge on some connections between the series and some classic British Soaps. We then suggest some things we’d have loved to have seen some of those iconic stars of the series do as well, as we suggest our fantasy film outings for some of our Carry On heroes.

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We are here again to bring you episode 33 of Don’t Know Her? and this time we have an American treasure for you, with screen legend Margo Martindale.

Margo will be a familiar face to many as she has carved out a career performing in many supporting roles throughout film and television - even garnering her the knowingly fun cameo role as ‘Character Actress Margo Martindale’ in BoJack Horseman.

On the big screen, she has seared herself into the minds of film fans having worked in many big hitters and indie gems, such as Oscar-winning Best Picture Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, 2004), Lorenzo’s Oil (George Miller, 1992), August: Osage County (John Wells, 2013) and in Alexander Payne’s touching segment of Paris, Je T’aime (2006). Elevating every film she stars in it was such a joy to revisit this selection for this episode.

After our foray into the film career of Margo, we have a little quizzing fun, with Scott testing Michael on his Margo knowledge before seeking out to test how well he knows the glorious women of August: Osage County.

Then to round off we share our wishes for the future career of Margo, suggesting some fantasy picks for sequels, remakes and other endeavours we’d just love from her.

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We are back again to bring you episode 32 of Don’t Know Her? and for this edition of the podcast, we are buzzing to talk about the star, legend and icon - Diane Lane!

Diane was a thrill to talk about as it meant an array of films for us to choose from, although there were some absolute musts in the mix. We could not pass up the opportunity to talk about her Oscar-nominated turn in Adrian Lyne’s Unfaithful (2004) and Michael was dying to introduce Scott to his beloved Under The Tuscan Sun (Audrey Wells, 2003) - and he was certainly not disappointed to take that trip. We also take the time to chat about one of her many working ventures with director Francis Ford Coppola, The Cotton Club (1984), a film that seemed destined to derail her career, but thankfully did not. We also visited another couple of Diane’s celebrated works A Walk On The Moon (Tony Goldwyn, 1999) and Let Him Go (Thomas Bezucha, 2020). 

Then it's time for everyone’s favourite quiz and this time round Michael tests Scott on the music of ‘women on a journey' movies. We then glide into the future and suggest some of our picks for what roles we’d love to see Diane take on in the not too distant future. 

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Welcome back for another episode of Don’t Know Her? and this time around, we are delighted to be joined by Murtada Elfadl - the host of the marvellous Sundays With Cate podcast!

Murtada brings us the luminescent Nicole Beharie and we are thrilled to talk about this very talented performer with a filmography including American Violet (Tim Disney, 2008), Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), 42 (Brian Helgeland, 2013) and Miss Juneteenth (Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020).

There is no doubt that Nicole deserves more film opportunities, so we relished the opportunity to suggest some fantasy casting choices too.

And - of course - we cannot forget quiz fun. And what fun we had pitting Murtada against Michael in a Gotham Awards themed round. Who comes out on top with their knowledge of indie award-winning queens?

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Note: The film that premiered at Sundance Film Festival as 892 has now been retitled as Breaking.