Our guest James Dunovan is an editor, writer, director, colorist, and expert in the art of the Irish goodbye. He’s a long-time friend of Andrea and her husband, and is our resident dungeon master and friendly neighborhood nerd, being a gamer in every sense of the word. James picked Stephen Frears’ “High Fidelity,” starring John Cusack, Lisa Bonet, and introducing the world to Jack Black. We discuss how this film brought about a change to the rom-com/dramedy genre, the fantasy of the "perfect woman" and how it damages the woman in question as well as the creator of the fantasy. We talk about how the film objectifies women- and how our lead character tries to learn not to.
This week’s women in film facts are Frances Marion and Helen Hayes, some of the most influential women in history in screenwriting and acting, respectively. You can find more of James at @james.dunovan on instagram, but honestly, if you want the full experience of the talented man that is James? Then you'll have to play D&D with him.
