Notting Hill

Published: Feb. 13, 2021, 6:01 a.m.

NOTTING HILL William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. The chance encounter leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love. Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) discuss British love, press junkets, the price of fame and the movie “Notting Hill" on this week’s Matinee Heroes! This week's episode is sponsored by Matinee Heroes presents CastOFF! Last week, Game 2 of the semi-finals was another game down to the wire as Chaz Evans defeated Jake Dietz to represent Utah in the finals against Texas’ Rob Ervin. This Tuesday, February 16th at 9pmEst 6pmPST the season finale of Castoff will pit our two contestants against each other as they recast an all time classic "The Shawshank Redemption". We finally put to rest who is the best Caster on the internet. Go to twitch.tv/matineeheroes or matineeheroes.com/castoff to subscribe to the video stream. Show Notes 0:51 Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe talk about some favorite rom-coms and life at the vets. 13:52 Craig, Alan and Elisabeth discuss "Notting Hill" 39:42 Recasting 1:08:32 Double Feature 1:11:59 Final Thoughts 1:19:59 A preview of next week's episode "The American President" Next week, Craig and Alan will be talking but not walking with Rob Ervin as they discuss Aaron Sorkin's "The American President"