Sabrina and Torsten head to Seattle (or is that Tacoma?) to join an all-star teen heart throb cast from the late 1990s take on Shakespeare. Plus, Allison Janney is there. Yes, they watched “10 Things I Hate About You,” counted all the things and noticed… hey… your eyes have a little green in them.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – The soundtrack for the movie: https://www.discogs.com/de/master/171251-Various-10-Things-I-Hate-About-You-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture – The death of Heath Ledger: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/heath-ledger-death-stephen-gaghan-script-blink-bed-malcolm-gladwell-book-1235838795/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

Sabrina and Torsten go back to a time in which people have jobs at print magazines. No it’s not a historical fantasy, it’s a romcom from the early 2000s! They are not on board with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey being mean to each other in boring ways, but maybe it’s all for the best since there is a Marvin Hamlisch cameo.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – The inspiration for the movie: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/how-to-lose-a-guy-in-10-days-oral-history – Carrie Bradshaw and the question how 2000s era magazine writers could afford things: https://thoughtcatalog.com/stephanie-georgopulos/2011/06/carrie-bradshaws-budget-in-real-numbers/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

Torsten and Sabrina encounter Gregory Peck carrying a watermelon and Audrey Hepburn hitting a violin over a man's head while Eddie Albert takes photos. It’s not as weird as it sounds. It’s weirder. Welcome to Rome, the eternal city, where even princesses have gelato.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – The life of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was forbidden to work during the era of McCarthyism: https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/dalton-trumbo – Audrey Hepburn’s career and later life: https://www.biography.com/actors/audrey-hepburn

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

Torsten and Sabrina watch Meg Ryan and David Duchovny get stuck in an airport during a bomb cyclone. Wait—is that a thing?

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – Meg Ryan’s dedication of the film to Nora Ephron: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meg-ryan-acting-hiatus-what-happens-later-rom-com-nora-ephron-160655136.html? – Steven Dietz’s play “Shooting Star,” on which the movie is based: https://books.google.com/books/about/Shooting_Star.html?id=yJ_pPUsv4AcC&redir_esc=y

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

Sabrina and Torsten reassess the classic 1990 romcom “Pretty Woman.” Yes, the little arthouse drama that jumpstarted Jason Alexander’s career and isn’t remembered for much else…

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – “Pretty Woman”’s original dark ending: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending – Scott Meslow’s book “From Hollywood With Love” and its chapter on “Pretty Woman”: https://books.google.com/books/about/From_Hollywood_with_Love.html?id=BA6azgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

Torsten and Sabrina dive into a world in which British royals fall into cakes, Uma Thurman is president, and “The West Wing” is a queer utopia as they watch the second Nicholas Galitzine movie in as many weeks.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – Changes between the book and the movie: https://screenrant.com/red-white-royal-blue-biggest-book-changes – The director of the movie, Matthew Lopez: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/red-white-royal-blue-director-matthew-lopez-queer-rom-com-1235558672/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.

We’re back for our summer season 3! Sabrina and Torsten pour themselves some refreshing salad dressing and check in on Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine’s romance in “The Idea of You.”

They talk about a few things you may want to check out: – Changes between the book and the movie: https://screenrant.com/the-idea-of-you-book-changes-differences – Katy Waldman’s article on “The Idea of You”: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-idea-of-you-and-the-notion-of-the-hot-mom

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com

Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.