Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Falling in Love Montage

#Chickflick #Feminism #Film #Cinema #Valerie Thoma #Helen and Valerie

39:50

The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower. Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing , beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships? UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode: - UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado) - Roswell, New Mexico - Area 51, Nevada - Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada - Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada - E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada - Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada - The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group .…

about a year ago 1:23:52

MP3•Episode home

When we covered Bridget Jones's Diary for our first-ever episode on Galentine's Day in 2016, we couldn't have known the world would give us the incredible gift of a fourth Bridget Jones movie on our very anniversary nine years later. But that's where fate finds us today, watching Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy -- happy, heartbroken, and humbled that we have gotten to do this for going on ten years now.

104 episodes

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Falling in Love Montage

published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

104 episodes

#Chickflick #Feminism #Film #Cinema #Valerie Thoma #Helen and Valerie

All episodes

Falling in Love Montage

1
Two Weeks Notice 1:56:28

8 days ago1:56:28

1:56:28

We gave you exactly one month's notice that we were going to cover the underrated 2002 cutie vehicle Two Weeks Notice for May ("Sandy summer," we called it, very cleverly). So if this surprised you, I don't know what to say.

Falling in Love Montage

1
Miss Congeniality 1:59:00

6 weeks ago1:59:00

1:59:00

It's been 25 years since the globally beloved Miss Congeniality came out, and it's been 9 years since this only-just-slightly-less-globally-beloved podcast first started. And I don't really remember where I was going with that, but that's the timeline. Anyway, we're finally bringing you what you really want -- a frank, 2-hour discussion of the Sandra Bullock beauty pageant classic, and eventually, somehow, world peace.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Little Women (w/ Shannon Campe) 1:35:26

10 weeks ago1:35:26

1:35:26

It is March, and we are sisters, and that technically makes us March sisters. So this time the "March sisters" pulled in an extra honorary sister to finally fall into the warm embrace of Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019). Joining us is Shannon Campe of Little Women: A Modern Audio Drama , whose expertise and contagious fanaticism have helped us realize we were no longer little girls. Check out Shannon's own fabulous Little Women adaptation at www.littlewomenpodcast.com.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 1:23:52

14 weeks ago1:23:52

1:23:52

When we covered Bridget Jones's Diary for our first-ever episode on Galentine's Day in 2016, we couldn't have known the world would give us the incredible gift of a fourth Bridget Jones movie on our very anniversary nine years later. But that's where fate finds us today, watching Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy -- happy, heartbroken, and humbled that we have gotten to do this for going on ten years now.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Cats 2:04:39

19 weeks ago2:04:39

2:04:39

It's a new year and, ugh, a new world, and to celebrate and distract from that, we've brought you the absolutely bonkers bouquet that is Tom Hooper's infamous 2019 masterwork Cats. While taking on this movie was no small feat, it was an incredibly easy choice* -- this episode is dedicated to the memory of James Petrosky, a magnificent person, friend to the show, and the greatest advocate for Cats (2019) this side of the Russell Hotel. *And yes, a Jellicle one as well If so moved, you can donate to the wonderful hospice where James spent his last months and days , or to a hospice local to you. Check out James's blog, including just some of his thoughts about Cats .…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Our Little Secret (w/ Sarah Norton) 2:00:18

23 weeks ago2:00:18

2:00:18

As a holiday gift, Netflix brought Lindsay Lohan back -- for, like, a real movie this time. So what choice did we have but to dive back in to the Lohan-iverse, bringing along our fetch-as-heck friend and Lindsay Lohan correspondent Sarah K. Norton for Christmas company? We ate this 2024 Atlanta-set rom-com up like so many chocolate cookies (or some other direct reference you'll only fully get if you watch Our Little Secret and/or listen to this episode). Check out Sarah and her husband’s podcast Never Grow Up !…

Falling in Love Montage

1
John Tucker Must Die 1:33:01

27 weeks ago1:33:01

1:33:01

We finally discover the secret reason Helen made Valerie wait nine years to cover the very-2006, adapted-from-Shakespeare (?!?) teen revenge comedy John Tucker Must Die -- she has a condition* that makes her call basketball "football," and it's very painful and embarrassing. *being dumb And as promised, here the show note where we ask you to email us at fallinginlovemontage@gmail.com . We looked up our email address, and we're pretty sure this is it!…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Practical Magic 1:23:19

31 weeks ago1:23:19

1:23:19

This very special Halloween episode delves into the story of two close-but-disparate sisters and how they found themselves shunned by their community because of their unusual background -- they were bitches who had either never before seen Practical Magic , or they thought it was silly, or both. Join us as we come to terms with every wild thing the beloved 1998 rom-com-fantasy-crime-drama-cult-classic-Margo-Martindale-vehicle Practical Magic stands for and find ourselves maybe grabbing our proverbial brooms to join the coven. Do we make ourselves as silly as the film we're discussing? At least. Are we able to keep down these midnight margaritas? Mostly. Will our listeners burn us at the stake for transgressing against the Owens women? Well, that's up to you.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (w/ Angel Kofsky) 1:51:50

36 weeks ago1:51:50

1:51:50

You asked for it (we think? It would have been a long time ago; we could be wrong. Someone definitely asked for it, we're pretty sure), and after a mere half-dozen years, we did it -- Michel Gondry's beloved sci-fi dram-rom-com Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . And for the discussion, we brought someone unforgettable -- poet, host of the Ku-Popup Open Art Showcase, and romantic lead to cohost Helen -- Angel Kofsky! Check out the Ku-Popup Open Mic and Art Showcase, Thursdays at 8pm ET on Angel's Twitch channel and/or in their Discord .…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Untamed Heart 1:25:11

40 weeks ago1:25:11

1:25:11

For Valerie's ~ b i r t h m o n t h ~ we are covering the maybe universally beloved but also possibly largely unknown (?? we don't know!) romantic drama classic (???) Untamed Heart . We have a great time talking about this '90s gem that's a little bit urban Nicholas Sparks, a little bit Moulin Rouge/Tarzan/Splash , and all schmaltzy Christian Slater Nature Boy, all the time.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Irish Wish (w/ Sarah Norton) 1:47:43

45 weeks ago1:47:43

1:47:43

Dog mom, (cool) Disney adult, and generally fabulous person* Sarah K. Norton joins us as we travel, with Netflix's help, to Ireland for summer vacation. Will Lindsay Lohan's Maddie end up with the European faux Property Brother, or will she end up with Jimmy from Downton Abbey ? Will she ever write the great Irish-American novel? Will she fall off the Cliffs of Moher, hit her head, and end up in Falling for Christmas again? *and presumptive new Lindsay Lohan correspondent! Check out Sarah and her husband's podcast Never Grow Up ! Donate or learn more about Equality Florida here .…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Connie and Carla 1:38:08

49 weeks ago1:38:08

1:38:08

Two musical-loving, straight-passing white women extend their lives by wading deep into drag culture in this Pride episode in which Helen and Valerie cover the 2004 romp Connie and Carla , the largely forgotten Nia Vardalos rom-com in which two musical-loving, straight-passing white women extend their lives by wading deep into drag culture. Donate to Fanaticure's June 2024 Pride charity drive for Equality Florida here . Since June is almost up, we at FiLM will also be donating $1 to Equality Florida for each July 2024 download of this episode. Thank you for your support! Fanaticure can also be found on Twitch , YouTube , Instagram , and on her podcast Two Lacquered Ladies .…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Singles 1:33:14

1 year ago1:33:14

1:33:14

Welcome to Debbie Country, where Cameron Crowe is the next Martin Scorceez and the podcast hosts are admittedly pretty biased in their fervent -- albeit grungy and nostalgic -- love of the 1992 romantic comedy Singles . Reach out in the Falling in Love Montage Podcast group on Facebook if you want to be an early investor in our musical adaptation (don't tell Cameron 🤫)!…

Falling in Love Montage

1
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1:17:52

1 year ago1:17:52

1:17:52

Cohost Helen has gotten her own groove mostly back after having to skip March, and we are finally here with 1998's How Stella Got Her Groove Back. We haven't covered an adaptation of a work by the iconic and complicated Terry McMillan since we talked Waiting to Exhale in episode six, so if you yourself were waiting until now to exhale, we hope you've been resting peacefully these last eight years. We had a lot of thoughts and feelings about this one, but we still managed to keep this conversation under 90 minutes -- you hear that, everyone involved in bringing How Stella Got Her Groove Back to the screen??…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Re-Patreon M.A.S.H 31:30

1 year ago31:30

31:30

It's March y'all, officially Spring, so in honor of that, we're going to spring a surprise on you and switch up our regularly scheduled programing. We're looking forward to discussing the 1998 McMillan classic How Stella Got Her Groove Back , but in the interim, please enjoy a throwback from August 2019 when we were on our beloved podcast network, Flying Machine.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Valentine's Day 1:27:49

1 year ago1:27:49

1:27:49

Leap year only comes around every four years, and this year -- our 8th anniversary -- marks the second leap year we've experienced as a podcast. We couldn't think of a better time to finally bring you an enthusiastic discussion of the oft-mentioned 2010 rom-com Leap Year -- but we didn't do that. Instead, we're here with an enraged dialog about the best-forgotten 2010 rom-bomb Valentine's Day . The movie about the holiday Valentine's Day. The one that happens every year. Enjoy. ❤️…

Falling in Love Montage

1
The Notebook 1:36:44

1 year ago1:36:44

1:36:44

It's the 20th anniversary of the beloved film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's The Notebook , and that means we and our podcast are really old, and that means it's time to finally cover this movie. Join us as we ascend the figurative ferris wheel that is this 2004 romance. Do our pants get pulled down? Do we fall in love? Has this metaphor already worn itself out?…

Falling in Love Montage

1
The Christmas House 1:10:41

1 year ago1:10:41

1:10:41

For a podcast that has never covered a Hallmark movie in its 7+ years of existence, our fans sure love to throw Hallmark holiday movie memes and articles our way. Now it's our turn -- see how much you like it* when we throw Hallmark holiday movie content at you , haha! Yes, for this holidaymonth, we are talking about the holly-jolly, gay-appareled, made-for-TV stone-cold Hallmark masterpiece, The Christmas House . Is it destined to be a holiday classic, or is it merely a 90-minute makeover montage? Unwrap this gift and find out! *we hope a lot…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Legally Blonde (w/ Vanessa Riley) 1:43:11

2 years ago1:43:11

1:43:11

Aristotle and Holland Taylor once said, "The law is reason, free from passion." Valerie and Helen once said, "Oh man, we really should cover Legally Blonde at some point." And six or so years later, here we are -- covering 2001's beloved Legally Blonde with long-overdue repeat guest, beloved Vanessa Riley from The Square Roots Podcast . Habeas corpus !…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (w/ Tracy Tanoff) 1:52:48

2 years ago1:52:48

1:52:48

To round out our whirlwind 2023 sampling of various Bennet and Darcy types (a Darcuterie, if you will), we've brought back our bestie and official Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff for the third time/adaptation this year. Spooky month brings us to our likely last Pride and Prejudice for the foreseeable future -- the 2016 action-comedy-horror-chick-flick Pride and Prejudice and Zombies . Will Charlotte become a zombie? Will love conquer all? Is Helen a dirty Wickham apologist?? Find out on this month's exciting episode! Find Tracy on Bluesky at @haveloved.bsky.social, and hear more Tracy on this year's episodes on Pride & Prejudice (2005) and Fire Island , or our other classic Austen episodes, Emma (1996) and Sense and Sensibility . Our spooky theme song was put together by the very talented Jon Biegen -- you can find him at @jonbiegen on all socials.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Barbie 1:39:47

2 years ago1:39:47

1:39:47

We waited a long time to see our oldest friend grace the silver screen and make it pink, but Barbie is here now, and we are glad to be able to bring our OK-maybe-not-as-objective-as-they-could-be thoughts to you in this, the year of our Lord*, 2023. *Greta Gerwig

Falling in Love Montage

1
Something New (w/ Gloria White) 1:34:05

2 years ago1:34:05

1:34:05

It is the dog days of summer and we have dog mom and Atlanta comedian Gloria White joining the pod to discuss the 2006 ultra chick flick, Something New. Bonus: Listeners who imbibe can take advantage of the opportunity to drink every time we crack a title pun. ✨ Check out Gloria on Instagram Find her on all the socials, look for the handle "glow07" ❤️ Listen to Gloria on a recent episode of One Fry Short…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Fire Island (w/ Tracy Tanoff) 1:32:29

2 years ago1:32:29

1:32:29

We had such a gay old time covering Pride & Prejudice earlier this year that for Pride month, we wanted to have an even gayer, new time -- so we grabbed our beloved Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff to talk about the 2022 loose P&P adaptation Fire Island . Does Elizabeth find her Darcy? I don't know who those people are, but I can tell you I've got my eye on Noah and Will. (Hahaha, this is a ruse, as I have watched the movie and actually know what happens! Spoiler alert: lots of beautiful super-queer shit). Check out Gay Austen , per Tracy's recommendation, and then watch Fire Island on Hulu -- twice in a row, if you're cool.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Bring It On (w/ Owen Choules) 1:38:49

2 years ago1:38:49

1:38:49

It's been 23 years since Bring It On brought its cheer to the world, and it's been something like 6 years since we had our beloved friend and cheerleader-lover* Owen Choules on to talk about a chick flick with us. So do we do a high kick and delight in this classic, or do we give it the spirit finger? Does Owen still tolerate us? What is team captain Torrance's connection to the dad from The Shining ? Listen to find out! Rah! *Yeah, he won't object to that descriptor at all, probably…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Can't Hardly Wait 1:30:26

2 years ago1:30:26

1:30:26

For better or worse, 1998's Can't Hardly Wait is a quintessential exhibit of 90s High School cinema. A movie with almost as much cringe as it has stars. Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont weave a magical story wherein Kenny Fisher gets the girl, Jenna Elfman gets the cab, and Amanda Beckett gets to stand up for herself, for like, at least a minute. And who knows, there's always a possibility of a sequel with less Smashmouth and F slurs.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Plus One 1:03:27

2 years ago1:03:27

1:03:27

You are all cordially invited to the wedding of us and Maya Erskine (pending her consent) - and surprise - you're the toast master too. We're here to talk about Plus One, which is fresher than diner fish* . *Fish you order at a diner, but why would you do that?!

Falling in Love Montage

1
Pride & Prejudice (w/ Tracy Tanoff) 1:30:13

2 years ago1:30:13

1:30:13

It is a truth universally acknowledged that two women in possession of a chick flick podcast must eventually cover 2005's Pride & Prejudice . Fan favorite and Jane Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff joins us for truly the most exemplary podcast she's guested on in in many years. For more Austen fun, check out Tracy's Fine Curated Links! On the autism spectrum and Pride & Prejudice The Lizzie Bennet Diaries The Jane Austen Universe Black Girl Loves Jane Gay Austen Sasha Sienna's Jane Austen Book Club…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Thelma & Louise (w/ Malcolm Nygard) 1:29:33

2 years ago1:29:33

1:29:33

To start 2023 off on the right route, we wanted to talk about best friends with a best friend. So we brought FiLM fave Malcolm Nygard on to fan-girl out with us over the ultimate road trip movie, Thelma & Louise . Check out Malcolm's thoughtful Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/theoscargrouch/ and see if you can spy a chick flick or two in his top ten. Thelma & Louise is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and geez, Louise, do we ever recommend you watch it.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Falling for Christmas 1:24:30

2 years ago1:24:30

1:24:30

It's what you were all hoping for, I'll keep telling myself -- for the holiday season, and to close out 2022, we covered a new Christmas classic, Falling for Christmas , starring Lindsay Lohan. We not only talked about it, but we also watched it! And if you don't listen and enjoy, magic Santa will push you down a mountain. We'll be back next year with not this movie. Happy New Year, FiLM buffs! And for no particular reason, here's Ben @palmertrolls on Candace Cameron Bure.…

Falling in Love Montage

1
Never Been Kissed 1:23:01

3 years ago1:23:01