Richard Curtis is one of the mosty successful screenwriters to come out of Great Britain, but he's also directed three films of his own. From the modern Christmas classic of Love Actually to the underseen About Time, we will discuss the films written and directed by Curtis. Our Holiday episode made it out while there is still snow on the ground, so that's something.   As always let us know what we got wrong at <a href="mailto:popcornauteur@gmail.com">popcornauteur@gmail.com</a>.   Show Notes/Sources: <a style= "text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gugpWvACiiw"><span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gugpWvACiiw</a> <a style= "text-decoration: none;" href= "https://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/252-how-about-time-revolutionizes-the-time-travel-stor/"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> https://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/252-how-about-time-revolutionizes-the-time-travel-stor/</a> <a style= "text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hugh-grant-love-actually-about-pain-1235227095/"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hugh-grant-love-actually-about-pain-1235227095/</a> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href= "https://www.these3three.com/home/richard-curtis">https://www.these3three.com/home/richard-curtis</a> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href= "https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/10/23/the-richard-curtis-cinematic-universe/"> https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/10/23/the-richard-curtis-cinematic-universe/</a> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63805817">https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63805817</a>

Megan Park

Jon and Chris get a film education, one filmmaker at a time. Each month, we pick a famous filmmaker and watch every film that he or she wrote and directed.  Then, we research the filmmaker's history and critical assessments of their work.  Finally, we talk about the films, consistent themes throughout, and answer definitively: Are they an auteur and do we like them?