Please Like This!

With Valentine’s Day coming up, we discuss the most romantic movie Mark could think of, the 1976 version of A STAR IS BORN! It might have been a mistake! Topics include Barbra Streisand’s suits, the movie’s hatred of journalists, and pitches to make the "A Star is Born" narrative better. linktr.ee/plslikethispod

Our good friend Aimee Sinclair joins us to talk season 1 of THE WEST WING, a TV show about the president's senior staff. Discussions include how it's felt to watch a show about politics during the last four years, what's the strongest episode of the season, and a new ship that AO3 hasn't covered!    linktr.ee/plslikethispod

To officially close the book on 2020, Mark & Valentina discussed their TOP FIVE albums, songs, tv shows, movies, and Grin Media Res moments!    https://linktr.ee/plslikethispod

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Mark's pick this week is THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), the movie about love, ghosts, and puppets! Discussions include Michael Caine's professionalism on set, a crash course in The Muppets canon, and Christmas-themed trivia games!   linktr.ee/plslikethispod

We're talking WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) with special guest Emily Wirth! Can men and women be friends? We find out in this episode! Topics include Lady Bird, New York in the fall, and Nora Ephron. Twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod Instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod linktr.ee/plslikethispod

For Valentina's next pick, we watched the 1988 movie WORKING GIRL, the story of a Staten Island woman working her way to the top! Discussions include the size of Joan Cusack's hair, the little ways women support each other in the workplace, and stories of how Valentina was born fully formed! twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod

For Mark's next pick, we watched the 2011 New York Philharmonic production of COMPANY, the musical about love, marriage, and the horror of turning 35. Discussions include how musical theater has changed from the 1970s, Mark's weird encounter with Neil Patrick Harris, and parallels between this and Clueless!   twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod

For Valentina's next pick, we watched the 1992 film BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Francis Ford Coppola's faithful-at-times adaptation that might be a little too hot about vampires. Discussions include contrasting opinions about the vampire myth, Thomas Edison's involvement in early film, and absinthe! twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod

For Mark's first pick, we watched the 1992 film DEATH BECOMES HER, a wild comedy about vanity, immortality, and Madeline Ashton. Digressions include Isabella Rossellini's parents, the Met Gala, and the nature of camp in the queer community. twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod   Watch the video that inspired Mark to watch this movie for the first time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNjJDGTiMI&app=desktop

Kiera Knightly’s age, kissing in airports, and Americans talking about England! We get into it all in the first episode of Please Like This. Valentina’s pick is BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, the 2003 British soccer comedy about an Indian girl’s love of soccer and the cultural expectations placed on her. Check it out! twitter.com/PLSLikeThisPod instagram.com/PLSLikeThisPod

Here's a quick preview of our new podcast, Please Like This! Our first episode covering the movie BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM drops October 1.