Jerry Maguire with Kat Palardy!

200 Cigarettes with Risa Bramon Garcia!

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.

Valmont and Before Sunrise with Kim Krizan!

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 [http://patreon.com/kimkrizan]. It's full of screenwriting lessons and incredible writing prompts!

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jillie!

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!

Dream For An Insomniac with Tiffanie DeBartolo!

Today I get to make my teenage dreams come true by talking with Tiffanie Debartolo, the writer and director of my fave 1996 rom com Dream For An Insomniac. Tiffanie made this movie to get a date with her now husband so I guess she invented manifestation? We talk about her movie/bio pic, the art of leaving Hollywood, ketamine treatment, our favorite rom coms, actual insomnia, and Courtney love throwing a makeup container at Madonna during her interview with Kurt Loder at the 1993 video music awards. I literally felt like I was in a San Francisco coffee shop, hanging out, debating whether Eddie Vedder or Bono was Jesus or God. This is one of my favorite all time conversations. For more rom com content follow @femaleapartmentsfrom90smovies For more Tiffanie follow @tiffaniedebartolo

Jerry Maguire with Kat Palardy!

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!