Today I talk with the legend that is Risa Bramon Garcia. The director of 200 Cigarettes, a movie that has finally been released into the streaming wild.  And the casting director of just a few tiny movies like Twister, Speed, True Romance, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, JFK, Uncle Buck, Natural Born Killers, Desperately Seeking Susan, Sweet November, How to Make an American Quilt, and a million more. We talk about her sharing an office with Oliver Stone, filmmaking advice from Ben Stiller, the debut of Kate Hudson and Courtney Love, and test audiences saying Paul Rudd is falling down too often in scenes. Link in bio for a wonderful conversation about how 200 Cigarettes came to be, who almost played Janeane Garofalo's part, and the intersection of casting and directing. 

Today I talk with genius writer Kim Krizan about her favorite rom com Valmont! We talk about her Oscar award nominated films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, the importance of critical thinking, Anais Nin, listening to your gut and of course the ever important 90’s slip dress. Kim also gives what I think is the most useful writing advice you could ever take. Follow Kim @kimkrizan and find her amazing writing sanctuary called The Magic Hour on ⁠patreon.com/kimkrizan⁠⁠. It's full of screenwriting lessons and incredible writing prompts! 

Today I talk with singer/songwriter Jillie about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Is this a rom com? The answer is, kinda! This movie basically took the question “is it better to have love and lost or never to have loved before” and ran with it. We talk about the kind of friend Clementine would be, the movie Shopgirl, my unfair disdain for Zach Braff, and that guy I dated who said he couldn’t come to my dad’s funeral because he didn’t have pants. We finally concluded that yes, it is better to have loved and lost, but then to go to therapy and get over the loss instead of having your memory erased. Find Jillie’s music on Spotify and at Jilliemusic.com! 

Kat joins us again to talk about the 1996 romantic comedy/midlife crisis/workplace drama/coming of age/sports comedy movie Jerry Maguire. Does Kat do a Tom Cruise impression? Did I bump into Regina King at two different juice cafes? Do we predict that Renee and Jerry break up years later leaving her to fall in love with a character played by Scott Speedman, who I've also run into at that very same juice cafe??? Listen to find out!

Kat and I talk about everything from our love of Meg, to our relationships with our dads, our past loves, and that guy Conner who’s leaving bad reviews on rotten tomatoes for perfect Meg Ryan’s movie. Also if you’ve just wondered what a conversation sounds like between Kat and I, this episode is for you! This is a special one.

This week I talk with intuitive tarot reader, resident witch, metaphysical shop owner and all around Practical Magic expert Leslie McAllister! We talk real life witchcraft, 90's velour dresses, Sandra Bullock's herb garden, midnight margaritas and of course how you can actually banish evil from your house. For more rom com content follow @femaleapartmentsfrom90smovies and to find Leslie follow @ceremonial_shop

I got to talk to film archivist, PhD, film professor, and resident party girl Marc Francis about the iconic 1995 Parker Posey movie, Party Girl. We literally revisited most of 90’s cinema. All the way from Clueless to Kids. And we got to have a really fun convo about female directors, diversity in filmmaking, queer cinema, the pre-Giuliani club scene, and mourning 90’s “hanging out” culture. If you loved listening to Marc and want to enjoy some amazing niche films live with other humans, follow him @waywardcinema !

This week I talk with actor and writer Charlene Westbrook about the 2003 prequel to Eat Pray Love, Under the Tuscan Sun. We talk about our own under the tuscan sun's while we explore whether Diane Lane's romp through Tuscany could have been the inspiration for the move Parasite. For more rom com content follow me on @femaleapartmentsfrom90smovies Find Charlene at @charlenewestbrook

This week I talk with brilliant actor, comedian, writer Ele Woods and wonderful guest cohost Charlene Westbrook about the 1995 friend rom-com, Boys On The Side! We discuss how this movie is a beautiful staple of queer cinema, has a perfect soundtrack and is at it's core about finding our chosen family . We delve away from the movie for about 20 minutes while Ele teaches Charlene and I about the Marvel universe but I think it all connects in the end.

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