Leap Year (with Jesse Hassenger)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams tried her hand at being a romcom leading lady in 2010's Leap Year, where she plays Anna, a real estate stager capitalizing on an obscure Irish tradition to propose to her boyfriend. We're joined by AV Club contributor and New Flesh co-host Jesse Hassenger to talk about Amy being directed into her least charming performance, and whether or not Leap Year makes The Wedding Date look better in comparison. Plus: the difference between banter and open hostility, Matthew Goode's overly honest press tour, and firing shots at Hilary Swank. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams...
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Moonlight Serenade (with Jesse Knight)
Chasing Amy Adams
Before La La Land, there was the 2009 musical romance Moonlight Serenade—completed in 2005 and shelved for four years—in which Amy Adams stars as coat check girl and aspiring singer Chloe. We're joined by ShortFest Director of Programming Jesse Knight to talk about the problem with Amy's crisp enunciation, and why this movie's bad lighting is Lynchian. Plus: spoiling the plot of True Blood Season 1, the Harriet Sansom Harris fan club, and the worst time to bring up your mommy issues. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis...
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Julie & Julia (with Joe Reid)
Chasing Amy Adams
Just one year after Doubt, Amy Adams reunited with Meryl Streep in the 2009 dramedy Julie & Julia—though the two actresses never share the screen. We're joined by Vulture writer and This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Joe Reid to talk about Amy fat-shaming Chris Messina, and why this movie provoked a stunning amount of vitriol toward its central character. Plus: how to poach an egg the easy way, Stanley Tucci being our gayest straight man, and the role Amy could have stolen from Jason Derulo. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow...
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (with Demi Adejuyigbe)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams was one of two actresses to play Amelia Earhart onscreen in 2009, but the fantasy comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is almost certainly the better remembered film. We're joined by writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe to talk about Amy donning tight jodhpurs to play a screwball heroine, and this movie's tortured internal logic. Plus: questioning the integrity of the Teen Choice Awards, Crystal the Monkey's impressive filmography, and imagining the Katharine Hepburn action movie era we were denied. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on...
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Doubt (with Drea Clark)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams earned her second Academy Award nomination for the 2008 drama Doubt, where she plays kindhearted nun Sister James in John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. We're joined by producer and Maximum Film co-host Drea Clark to talk about Amy and Viola Davis going head-to-head in the same category, and how this movie embraces the horror of Dutch angles. Plus: spicing up communion wafers, the moment Amy became offer-only, and Kirk Douglas shilling for Casa Zeta-Jones. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald...
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (with Cody Dericks)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams is something of a co-lead alongside Frances McDormand in the 2008 romantic comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, where she plays flighty American actress Delysia Lafosse. We're joined by writer and podcaster Cody Dericks to talk about Amy juggling three very handsome men, and why British critics were so sour on this London-set period piece. Plus: our Lee Pace crush origin stories, accidentally buying straight guy sheets, and the most heartbreaking moment in the Katy Perry documentary. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow...
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Sunshine Cleaning (with George Civeris)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt appeared in one more movie together after Charlie Wilson's War. In the 2008 dramedy Sunshine Cleaning, Amy plays Rose Lorkowski, a single mom who decides to start a crime scene cleanup business. We're joined by comedian and StraightioLab co-host George Civeris to talk about Amy and Emily's sisterly bond, and how badly Sunshine Cleaning wants to be Little Miss Sunshine. Plus: Jennifer Aniston's depressing indies, gay dates at the Cheesecake Factory, and what we really mean when we talk about "Sundance slop." Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow...
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Charlie Wilson's War (with Oriana Nudo)
Chasing Amy Adams
Amy Adams wasn't going to turn down the opportunity to work with Mike Nichols, who cast her as executive administrative assistant Bonnie Bach (not a real person) in the 2007 biographical dramedy Charlie Wilson's War. We're joined by Hollywood-ography co-host Oriana Nudo to talk about Amy's mastery of the Aaron Sorkin walk-and-talk, and why this movie is overly generous to its central figure. Plus: how streaming ruined sleepover culture, nature documentaries lying to you, and the thrill of great ponytail acting. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social:...
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Enchanted (with Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson)
Chasing Amy Adams
In 2007, Amy Adams took on her first starring role as Disney Princess Giselle in the musical comedy Enchanted, and nothing was ever the same. We're joined by The Queer Quadrant hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson to talk about Amy beating out 300 other actresses for this role, and how sexism might have kept Enchanted from the awards recognition it deserved. Plus: defending the honor of New York City rats, Disney's exclusively gay moments, and why James Marsden is always getting cucked. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow...
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Underdog (with Ben Mekler)
Chasing Amy Adams
Years before she played Lois Lane, Amy Adams took on the role of a different superhero love interest in the 2007 comedy Underdog, where she voices a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Polly Purebred. We're joined by writer and director Ben Mekler to talk about Amy delivering the filthiest line of her career in a Disney movie, and why Underdog's missteps are Christopher Nolan's fault. Plus: the dauntingly expansive Air Bud universe, Jim Belushi's dog-centric career, and being the Amy Adams of the furry awards. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social:...
info_outlineAmy Adams got a slightly larger part in the 2002 romantic comedy Serving Sara, but her role as deceptively crafty mistress Kate wasn't enough to save the film from disaster. We're joined by Pure Innocent Fun author and Keep It! co-host Ira Madison III to talk about Amy being a bright spot in a bad movie, and how Matthew Perry's struggles nearly derailed this production. Plus: movies that only exist as posters, checking in with Tinsley Mortimer, and why crushing on Elizabeth Hurley is one of the gayest things a man can do.
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