Don’t You Want Me?

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. 

For this episode we’re clambering onto our car tops for 2016’s Damien Chazelle movie musical La La Land. This film about found and lost Hollywood dreams held the 2017 Best Film Academy Award for about thirty seconds, before missing out to the Barry Jenkins-directed Moonlight. That’s show business. And we have our own star joining us this evening to chat about the connection between Mia and Sebastian, it’s podcaster, all-round cinephile and La La Land superfan Amelie Thomas.

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. 

Today we’re anchoring the news with 1987’s James L. Brooks romantic comedy drama Broadcast News. Holly Hunter must negotiate a dubious situationship with William Hurt alongside an agenda-heavy friendship with Albert Brooks, all in a highly stressful work environment steeped in perspiration and shoulder pads. Joining us today to dig into this love triangle is somewhat of an expert in journalism and broadcasting, it’s writer, editor and podcaster John Brewin.

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. 

In this episode, we’re breaking your mama’s heart with 2023’s documentary film WHAM! directed by Chris Smith. This movie marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Wham’s debut album Fantastic and centres around the relationship between Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael: how they came to be pals, how they flourished together as a creative partnership and how - in the space of just a few years - they became the ultimate pop embracing, sportswear-clad, sunshine-fuelled global phenomenon. Club Tropicana drinks are free, but can you put a price on true friendship?

Recorded in July 2023. 

Produced by Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. 

Tonight we’ll be going down the plastic slide with Greta Gerwig’s 2023 smash hit comedy caper Barbie. Written with Noah Baumbach, creator of 2019’s Marriage Story, this film sees director Greta Gerwig follow up the success of 2017’s Lady Bird and 2019’s Little Women. Both she and Baumbach had previously collaborated on films such as Greenberg, Frances Ha and Mistress America, but none of these projects touched the hem of the financial success of Barbie. What is it about the pairing of Barbie and Ken that has captured the public’s imagination? What does the film tell us about relationships, real world ones or otherwise? Did you lose interest in the patriarchy once you found out it wasn’t about horses.

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Recorded in September 2023. 

Produced by Catrin Lowe and Rich Nelson

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. 

Tonight we’ll be having a kickabout with the 1980 coming-of-age romantic comedy Gregory’s Girl. Directed and written by Bill Forsyth, this is a film with a small budget and a huge legacy. How does it tackle the course of true love? What does it say about the goals of adolescent romance? Which ideas still bounce, more than forty years on from its release? To help us answer these vinegar-soaked questions is master of pop Iain McDermott, host of one of our favourite podcasts Back to Now! If you enjoy this episode, please leave a rating and a review as it really helps the podcast reach more people - modern girls, modern boys.