This week we are reviewing the 2016 American musical romantic tragicomedy film LA LA Land written and directed by Damien Chazelle.
It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. The supporting cast includes John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, and J. K. Simmons.
The film also received a record-tying fourteen nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, winning in six categories including Best Director and Best Actress (Stone).
We discuss the monumental stuff-up at the Oscars in 2017 when Warren Beatty read out LA LA Land as the best movie winner - when in fact it was won by Moonlight.
This podcast takes us on a personal journey - we discussed missed loves, opportunities, mistakes and that sliding door moment that could have changed everything.
Do you have your own sliding doors moment?
The Aussie gets personal and tells us about his missed opportunity. Did he compromise on a career he would have loved to have stayed in or was it - as Whitney Houston sung - One Moment In Time.
This podcast was filmed the week before we reviewed The Correspondent - in this podcast the Scotsman tells us he wanted to be an actor but he wasn't really sure why.
When we reviewed The Correspondent review back in April 2025 - both boys were in tears when the Scotsman revealed exactly why he wanted to be an actor. It is heartbreaking. If you haven't listened check it out here: (ADD LINK)
The Aussie puts the call out to our listeners - does anyone do what they want to do or has life got in the way. Do you follow your passion? Let us know.
We know one person that has actor Kick Gurry - he tells you why here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0816p4cebznfCXJwjTxqYJ?si=3cbbd86c26364556
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