In this episode, Angie and Steffi are continuing on their holiday diva movie journey with the modern day Christmas romcom classic “The Holiday” (2006) featuring our divas of the week: Kate Winslet & Cameron Diaz.
For this episode, we combined what would normally be two parts of an episode into one episode because that’s what we used to do when covering movies. However, this will probably change in future episodes. But the first part of this episode is reviewing the movie via various scene discussions, while the second part of this episode is us talking about “The Holiday” era in Kate Winslet & Cameron Diaz’s careers respectively.
During our review, we discuss meet cutes, the Santa Ana winds, why Arthur is the best character, Angie’s love for Miles/ Jack Black, Steffi’s love for Graham/ Jude Law and our shared love for that iconic 3 way phone call scene.
Then, during our era breakdown, we talk about how “The Holiday” plays up to or against Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet’s on screen personas, respectively. We also discuss Nancy Meyers’ career at this time and how despite the film having underwhelming success, it became a modern day holiday classic over time.
LOGLINE: The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Coproduced by Bruce A. Block, it was filmed in both California and England and stars Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz as Iris and Amanda, two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who arrange a home exchange to escape heartbreak during the Christmas and holiday season. Jude Law and Jack Black were cast as the film's leading men Graham and Miles, with Eli Wallach, Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, and Rufus Sewell playing key supporting roles.
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TIME STAMPS:
- Housekeeping (00:58)
- Opening Discussions: Movie Intro (02:56)
- Opening Discussions: Our First Viewing Experience & Initial Impressions (04:58)
Part 1: Movie Review
- Scene Breakdowns (12:09)
- Oscar Clip (67:15)
- Letterboxd Rating (69:08)
Part 2: Era Breakdown
- Pop Corn & Pop Stars (70:28)
- Spill the Technicolor Tea (83:43)
- But We Need the Audience to Buy the Album (88:55)
- Tinseltown Showdown (95:26)
- Game! (96:00)
- Show Me the Receipts (103:12)
- Impact/ Closing Thoughts (106:25)
- Previewing Next Week’s Episode (110:52)
