Horny Academia

Felicidades, estudiantes! En este episodio discutimos dos películas navideñas famosas, ¨The Holiday¨ / ¨Love, Actually¨! Sirvanse un vaso de coquito y acompañanos.

What´s turning us on?

- The Batman trailer!

Films discussed:

-Love, Actually (2003), Dir. Richard Curtis

-The Holiday (2006), Dir. Nancy Meyers

SPORTS! SPORTS! SPORTS! In this episode we put on our jerseys & embrace our competitive side to explore the trope of Sports Romance! Join us with our special guest and friend of the pod, Gabriela (@gaba_rt on Twitter) as we analyze why this trope makes our hearts race. 

What's is turning us on?

- New Girl (2011-2018), created by Elizabeth Meriwether (Paola)

- Fan Fiction (Dariana)

- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton (Gabriela)

Films We Discussed

- Love and Basketball (2000), Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood

- The Bronze (2015), Dir. Bryan Buckley

Book Discussed:

- Always Only You (2011), by Chloe Liese 

TV Series Discussed:

-Ted Lasso (2020-ongoing)

Gabriela Ramos Tavárez's article mention:

- https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/colton-underwood-coming-out-abuse?s=09 

For more of her work visit her website: https://gabrielart.contently.com/ 

*DRAMATIQUE SWELLING MUSIC*

This spoopy season nos ponemos nuestras batas largas, corremos por los pasillos mientras nuestra cola fluye y miramos desde nuestra ventana hacia la distancia! En este episodio discutimos el tropo de los romances góticos. Prepare to be seduced by darkness.

What's turning us on?

- Aveda Vice's series, "Feed", "Skin", "Headless", "Fear & Other Love Languages" (Dariana)

- Patrick Wilson!!! (Paola)

Films discussed:

- Corpse Bride (2005), Dir. Tim Burton & Mike Johnson

- The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Dir. Joel Schumacher

- Crimson Peak (2015), Dir. Guillermo del Toro

-Quills (2000), Dir. Philip Kaufman

Como decía Jeremías: ¨Uno y uno es igual a tres!¨. 

En este episodio exploramos uno de los tropos más populares, el triángulo amorosoooooo con cuatro películas que tratan el tema de formas innovadoras. 

What´s turning us on?:

- Ted Lasso, (Paola)

- The Matrix Trilogy, (Dariana)

Films:

- Design for Living (1933), Dir. Ernst Lubitsch

- Casablanca (1947), Dir. Michael Curtiz

- Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Dir. Stephen Frears

- Splendor (1999), Dir. Gregg Araki

Links:

-Splendor (1999); https://youtu.be/l21cqgxdfgo

What happens when a business arrangement goes awry because FEELINGS pop up? En este episodio exploramos el tropo de Fake Dating y nos preguntamos why is this trope so popular?

What´s turning us on?

- The Nanny (1993-1999), Paola

- The Green Knight (2021), Dir. David Lowery

Films discussed:

- Libeled Lady (1936), Dir. Jack Conway

- The Proposal (2009), Dir. Anne Fletcher

- To All The Boys I Loved Before )2018), Dir. Susan Johnson

Book discussed:

- That Kind of Guy, by Talia Hibbert

Essay mentioned:

- The Enduring Appeal of the ¨Fake Relationship¨ Rom-Com, by Hannah Giorgis

Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/08/the-enduring-appeal-of-the-fake-relationship-rom-com-trope/567883/ 

En este episodio que marca nuestro primer aniversario, abarcaremos la bellaquera por los eternos aristócratas sanguíneos con una invitada especial.

What´s turning us on?

- The Goddess of Nothing at All, by Cat Rector (Dariana)

-Starstruck (Paola)

- Saying No ... (Invitada Especial)

Films Discussed:

- The Hunger (1983), Dir. Tony Scott

- Only Lovers Left ALive (2013), Dir. Jim Jarmusch

Book Discussed:

-Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson 

Article mentioned: https://areyoustillwatching.substack.com/p/the-future-is-not-inevitable

No straights allowed

This episode is dedicated to the Alphabet mafia, where we explore the trope of crime and how it intertwines with eroticism in queer cinema!

What´s turning us on?

- Sailor Moon (1992)

-Villana Antillana y Ana Macho, ¨Muñeca¨ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10-zLAMI1EE&ab_channel=VillanoAntillano )

Films discussed

- Bound (1996), Dir. Wachowski Sisters

-The Living End (1992), Dir. Gregg Araki

- The Handmaiden (2016), Dir. Park Chan-wook

- My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dir. Stephen Frears

Article mentioned: The Earliest Queer Movies in Film History 

https://nerdist.com/article/earliest-queer-movies-film-history/

Please, go support our professor Guevara´s new YouTube Channel, DC Guevara (https://youtube.com/channel/UCEbe1pjspOuSSl2GMpL0i2g)

*The SHREK 2 soundtrack blasting in the background*

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to be a prince or a princess? Trust us, you don´t! Join us in uncovering the feels, the ideas and the spirals that come with the ROYALTY trope! After all, heavy is the crown whose weight is dipped in HORNY.

What´s turning you on?:

-The Mandalorian (2019-Ongoing) // Dariana

-The Americans (2013-2018) // Paola

Homework:

-Roman Holiday (1953), dir. William Wyler

-Shrek 2 (2004), dir. Conrad Vernon, Andrew Adamson and Kelly Asbury

-Ever After (1998), dir. Andy Tennant

-The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert

(¨If I Could Write a Book¨ by Frank Sinatra plays in the background.)

Oh! Oppsie, you catched feelings for a friend? It´s okay, you are not alone! Join us and discover how friends become lovers. 

What´s turning us on?

-Sense and Sensibility (1995), directed by Ang Lee (Paola)

-Game Maker Series, by Kreley Cole (Dariana)

Films we discussed:

-13 Going On 30 (2004), Dir. Gary Winick

-Emma (2020), Dir. Autumn de Wilde

-When Harry Met Sally (1989), Dir. Rob Reiner

-Sleeping With Other People (2015), Dir. Leslye Headland

Mentioned essay:

- ¨Sleeping With Other People (2015), When Harry Met Sally (1989), and the Mortifying Ideal of Being Known¨, by Bailey Herdé

link: https://flipscreened.com/2020/09/17/sleeping-with-other-people-2015-when-harry-met-sally-1989-and-the-mortifying-ideal-of-being-known/amp/?_twitter_impression=true