Heart Of Podness

Under orders from their sponsors at SquareApron, Will and Marc are continuing their coverage of the films of DreamWorks Animation, this time with a rare adaptation: the 2010 film HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, co-written and co-directed by the guy who voiced Stitch. Join in as they discuss Kanopy, 3D filmmaking, HTTYD's Oscar-nominated score, and Viking Teens. Plus: What's the difference between a novel and a chapter book? Is Berk on Pandora? What kind of skulls does Astrid have on her belt? And is special guest/roommate Claire attracted to Hagrid? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: MODERN TIMES (1936) - Available to stream for free on Kanopy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

**WARNING: Spoilers for all eight 2018 Best Picture nominees.**  It's that time of year again! It's the second annual We Love the Love Oscars Extravaganza, in which Will and Marc attempt to recap and rate the romances of all eight Best Picture nominees in time for the ceremony next Sunday.  Join in as they address such critical questions as their favorite non-nominated romances, the Best Picture nominee they both refused to see, the Academy's decision to hand out four awards during commercial breaks, and their dream Oscar hosts.  Plus: Are rabbits having a moment? Is Horatio the fastest duck in the city? Has this show just become an US fan podcast? Should you Google Elastagirl/Screenslaver romance? All this, plus the return of some long-dormant bits!  Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!  Next week: How to Train Your Dragon (2010) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

This week, Will and Marc are rejoined by senior black correspondent Josh to discuss the first Madea film, DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN. Join in as they discuss Tyler Perry, his role in black culture, representation, and bandannas. Plus: Do robbers knock? What is "Men's Day"? Why does nobody's suit fit? And does Will know how the hood works? Spoilers for THE PRESTIGE and NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: 2018 Oscars Extravaganza! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

This week Will and Marc take a look at the most topical movie of 1967: Stanley Kramer's interracial romance story GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. Join in as they discuss model minorities, Spencer Tracy's final performance, fortyears, pontificating poops, and ten-day relationships. Plus: Why was Joey in Hawaii? Does John have any good ideas? Should we keep covering DreamWorks movies? And how does Obama fit into all of this? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN (2005) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

*Stares intensely across the room* You know what that means! Will and Marc are looking at Todd Haynes's 2015 midcentury lesbian romance, Carol. Join in as they discuss the life and work of Patricia Highsmith, happy endings for lesbians, the 2019 Oscars, glove lunches, and the secret history of the Asheville Fine Arts Theatre. Plus: What was Highsmith's weird favorite animal? How many types of that animal are there? Is Carol a Christmas movie? Will Cate Blanchett go on a road trip with the guys? And will Will make a throwaway reference to a story that turns out to be surprisingly culturally insensitive? (You can probably guess the answer to that last one.) Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

It's back to the 80s but also the 60s as Will and Marc look at Vestron Films's (only) hit film, DIRTY DANCING. Join in as they discuss 80s culture, carrying watermelons, Ayn Rand nerds, spinoffs, remakes, and Swayze sweat. Plus: How autobiographical is this script? What role did VHS tapes play in getting this movie made? Why did Clearasil drop its sponsorship? and why did God give ladies maracas? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: CAROL (2015) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Will and Marc look at the second of Anne Hathaway's princess trifecta in 2004's ELLA ENCHATED. Join in as they discuss animal sidekicks, the adaptation from novel to film, Anne Hathaway's career trajectory, secret plans to solve racism, and tonguing the foyer. Plus: Are Heston and Edgar gay lovers? Is Minnie Driver a squib? And will Char be the worst king ever? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: DIRTY DANCING (1987) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Will and Marc face a challenge they've never faced before as they explore the romance of DreamWorks's 2005 castaway comedy, Madagascar.  Join in as they discuss zoos, penguins, a flaming hot cheetah, and the difference between jokes and references.  Plus: Do the animals ever get back to New York? Why did Marc Google "anus"? Why does Will keep watching X-Men 3? All this and our top ten lists of 2018!  Please rate, review, and subscribe!  Next week: Ella Enchanted (2004) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Will and Marc are ending 2018 like it's the end of all things, with the 2006 Queen Latifah malpractice comedy LAST HOLIDAY. Join in as they make end-of-year predictions, Marc surprises everyone by making a hashtag of his own, and the crew discusses ringback tones and LL Cool J's lips. Plus: Where does John Candy fit into this? What's going on with Gerard Depardieu? How much money did Georgia spend? How many grills was she willing to buy? And did she commandeer a medical helicopter? Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: MADAGASCAR (2005) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Merry Christmas! Will and Marc are joined once again by #FiFiFierce for their annual bad Christmas movie episode. This year, they're looking at Netflix's new Vanessa Hudgens/Vanessa Hudgens vehicle, THE PRINCESS SWITCH. Join in as they discuss what makes a good TV Christmas movie, the wonders of MORTAL ENGINES, Fiona's encounter with Corbin Bleu, Belgravia's mistletoe laws, that old magic elf guy, and far too many points. Plus: How did Stacy make her cake? Is A CHRISTMAS PRINCE set in this universe? Why didn't Stacy and Margaret switch phones? And doesn't Margaret have a country to run during all this? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: LAST HOLIDAY (2006) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

It's Christmastime at We Love the Love, and Will and Marc are kicking things off with Jon Favreau's 2003 family comedy Elf! Join in as they discuss what makes a good Christmas movie, the filmography of Jon Favreau, the problem with cinematic Santas, the Cowboys & Aliens trailer, and Will's love for Rankin-Bass specials. PLUS: Is Southtown, USA a sundown town? Remember The Call? What makes an enchanted forest enchanted? Why does Gimbels have full showers? And what the heck was George Lucas's Strange Magic about? We do not discuss The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Princess Switch (2018)

THWIP! Will and Marc are headed into the Spider-Verse to take a look at the romance in Sam Raimi's overstuffed 2007 blockbuster, SPIDER-MAN 3. Join in as they look at Bop It, Venom, the Pussy Posse, comic book scientists, and a legendary poop metaphor. Plus: How did "satisfying the fans" lead to this movie's problems? Who is Bruce Campbell playing? How many villains is too many? Why isn't MJ in a union? What happened to SPIDER-MAN 4? And, most crucially of all: Is this movie good? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: ELF (2003) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

This week, Will and Marc resume their ongoing coverage of the films of DreamWorks Animation with the studio's first ever sequel (and highest-grossing film to date): 2004's SHREK 2. Join in as they take a look at cross-dressing, referential humor, Pork Illustrated, toxic masculinity, and GameBoy Advance Video. Plus: Is "Accidentally in Love" good? Is Puss in Boots the worst assassin ever? Is Shrek Sidney Poitier? All this, and it's finally Marc's turn to sing! Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

In 2019, the end of the world begins! Just one month before that momentous age, Will and Marc are here to look at Geostorm, the 2017 disaster movie/West Wing spinoff directed by the guy who wrote Independence Day and Godzilla (1998). Along the way, they discuss tall tales, Hollywood reshoots, Will's dying wish, and the proper way to cook Gerard Butler. Plus: What is the name of Abbie Cornish's character? How many people have been killed by the Secret Service? and why does the State Department oversee Dutchboy anyway? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Shrek 2This episode brought to you by the Sun!

New year, new name! For the inaugural episode of We Love the Love, Will and Marc are celebrating(?) #TwilightAt10 with a look at the 2008 teen vampire romance phenomenon. They're joined by reformed Twi-hard Katie Cain, and the gang discusses the appeal of Twilight to adolescent girls, other books from their youth they'd like to see adapted, the role of Twilight in the evolution of fan culture, and the best Bob's Burgers side characters. Plus: Is Kuchi Kopi a horcrux? Did anyone see G-Force? Why is everyone so obsessed with Bella? And are vampires always wet? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: GEOSTORM (2017) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

IS THIS THE END OF HEART OF PODNESS? Find out in this one-year anniversary celebration(/requiem?)! Join Will and Marc as they return to the first movie they ever watched for the show - Vincent Minelli's 1944 family musical MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, starring Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien! This overstuffed episode answers crucial questions like: Why did Judy Garland say this was the movie she liked herself in the most? Why did a lighting technician get fired from production for attempted murder? Just how disastrous were the 1904 St. Louis Olympics? What don't nice girls do? And is ketchup soup? Plus: Marc plays the hashtag game, the secret origin of Heart of Podness is revealed, the final #PDSummary is read, and for the second week in a row, Will tries to make up some songs. Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: #TwilightAt10 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Will, Marc, and special guest Fiona are all in this together as they attempt to make sense of the romantic, theatrical, and educational chaos that is the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Join in as they discuss their own experiences in high school musicals, DVD trailer packages, the Darbus-Coach Bolton duet that never was, and the difficulties of doing more than one thing. Plus: How is this movie connected to GREASE 3? Does East High have a uniform? And just how dumb is Ryan Evans? Also Will sings some original music, and we get our penultimate #PDSummary! Make sure to rate review and subscribe! Next week: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS and our one-year anniversary episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

The podcast's ALIIIIIIIVVEEEEE!!!!! Will and Marc are celebrating Halloween by digging up an old movie: James Whale's 1935 monster sequel BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Join in as they rave about Dr. Pretorius, barely-concealed gay subtext, 1930s movie censorship, Universal's aborted Dark Universe project, and the incredible career of Elsa Lanchester. Plus: Why are there so few female movie monsters? How did they decide what words the monster should be able to speak? And just what moral is Mary Shelley trying to teach us here? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe, and be sure to cross ya'self quick! Next week: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (2006) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Time to rock, eh? Join Will and Marc as they jam into Edgar Wright's 2010 video game/punk rock/interdimensional travel/romance SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD. Along the way, they catch up on fall TV, the thorny issue of liking a movie while not liking any of the characters, chart the pre-Marvel careers of Chris Evans and Bree Larson, and sing the praises of punctuality. Plus: Why is it weird seeing a movie actually be set in Canada? Why did Edgar Wright have to direct some castmembers using hand gestures? Did Scott kill seven people? Who is G-Mna? And just what is the L word? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message

Will and Marc are MFEO, an acronym familiar to both children and Rosie O'Donnell in Nora Ephron's 1993 transcontinental rom com SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE. Join in as Will and Marc discuss fate, bad maps, Venom, and Monaco, and Will shouts "It's news!" more often than is probably necessary. Plus: Why did Marc think every character was going to die? Where does this movie fit in BoxOfficeMojo's list of New Year's movies? Is this a horror movie? Does Tom Hanks have a cute butt? And why can't we all be nicer to Bill Pullman? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD (2010) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/we-love-the-love/message