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Brunch with Jamie Babbit (Brunch with Bridget, Episode 69)

This week, Bridget welcomes to Brunch the director of But I'm A Cheerleader and Itty Bitty Titty Committee, Jamie Babbit (and Jamie's adorable daughter too).

Babbit talks about her new project with Guinevere Turner, breaking into the entertainment industry, and why lesbian films matter.

Brunch with Jamie Babbit
(Brunch With Bridget, Episode 69)

Watch new episodes of Brunch With Bridget Friday nights at 2 a.m. on LOGO, and watch previous episodes of Brunch here.

majorstorm's picture

Awwww...

What a cute little kid =) So cute next to Baby Bridget...and the same height, too :D

 Off to watch the rest now.

chocolatebars's picture

I can't seem to play any

I can't seem to play any videos with this player, including those at logoonline since last week, it keeps connecting and initializing media. This is frustrating, any solutions?
scorpio54's picture

Unplayable

This is as unplayable by me as last week's Dara & Karman was. Don't know what you've changed, but I'm not a fan of it. Keeps connecting and initializing without actually playing.
Heather's picture

YAY!!!

I love this show!!! Bridget your hilarious!!! Little girl is adorable.

"Yoda needs to give me some better advice, or Yoda needs to shut the fuck up-Alice"

cillyria's picture

Awww

Her little girl is so adorable. I was giggling through the entire video. :D
Sabrina78's picture

Not Again....

Same as a couple people before me, I can't play this.  It's the second week running and happens to all videos coming from Logo.  Page goes straight to replay option.

Has never happened before the last 2 weeks and is frustrating as I wanna see this!

Alba's picture

connecting... initializing media... connecting... replay

Can't play it either... :(
Knife Going In.'s picture

Srsly.

This has to be fixed by tomorrow, i HAVE to see TJO (a)
scorpio54's picture

Got it to work

Don't know if this will work for everyone, but if hitting replay several times doesn't get it moving try hitting the refresh button on your browser a few times. That eventually got it playing for me.
Sarah Warn's picture

Sorry!

I know there have been a large number of technical problems with the video player lately; we're definitely working on fixing this!
jay's picture

yeah for trying to fix it

so pleased your trying to fix it thought it was just mine wasn't working. Thanks for all your hard work
swandiver's picture

Bridget was really patient with Ryder

After all the times Bridget said she didn't like kids, I think she handled that pretty well.  Plus I was totally expecting her to pull something inappropriate out of the drawers while you guys weren't looking.

www.swandiver.wordpress.com

"Great minds discuss ideas.  Average minds discuss events.  Small minds discuss people. - Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Julia's picture

Plus I was totally

Plus I was totally expecting her to pull something inappropriate out of the drawers while you guys weren't looking.

LOL that's what I was thinking as well!

Ryder is so cute, I was distracted all the time. I love Jamie for what she's doing and for speaking her mind. 

vannie2's picture

GREAT INTERVIEW

I love Jamie Babbitt's movies.....I had no idea that 10 people somewhere in California determine the fate of a film by its rating...that process sucks and needs to be changed immediately.

 Jamie...keep making the great films....you are teriffic!!!!!

Loved little Ryder...so cute and so very well behaved.  

Mara's picture

Well behaved but distracting (in a good way)

Great interview.

Ryder reminded me of Boo (Monsters Inc.) when she started singing...

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)

Lunakiss's picture

BWB

Thanks for interviewing Jamie B. It is sad men still rule film buisness. I do find it interesting Jamie didn't go to film school but still made it.  Ryder is too cute and adorable.

omgahh's picture

I think I saw Bridget at

I think I saw Bridget at Pike Place Market in Seattle with a woman who was buying flowers. I would've told her that she was totally awesome but I wasn't completely sure that it was her and I was with my sisters.

On another note, Jamie was adorable! 

someone_else's picture

!!!

Ahhhh!  Jamie Babbit!  I can't watch it right now, but I'm so excited!
Rainee820's picture

cute

I agree with the above, distracting but in a cute way...Ryder is a cutie!  I also thought she was gonna pull something inappropriate out of the drawer.   Or maybe write all over the wall with the marker.  Bridget handled it well, keeping the convo flowing, lol. I'm also impressed that Baby Bridget behaved herself...until the pillow fight that is, haha!
LoneStarFilmmaker's picture

JAMIE BABBIT!

AWESOME! I'm glad she has resurfaced on AE. She's an amazing director.
Caitlin's picture

yay!

a couple of hours pressing play/refresh really paid off! jamie was really intersting and ryder was so cute, bridget amazing as always :D one of the best brunch's.

Di's picture

Aww Bridget is good with

Aww Bridget is good with kids afterall...especially if they're this well-behaved, lol. I was a little worried when it started, but what a cute girl.

I saw that movie 'This Film is Not Yet Rated'....unbelievable how they come up with the ratings. It's absurd, really. The 'Cheerleader' movie was extremely tame compared with, like Jamie said, 'American Pie' or any other typical guy movie.

Erika's picture

I loved this episode.

I loved this episode.  But I'm a Cheerleader is one of my favorite movies and I like Itty Bitty Titty Committe so it's cool to see the director.  Ryder is sooo cute, I couldn't stop watching her.  She really does look like little Cindy Lou Who! 

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"Great.  Not only do I feel creepy but now I look like I'm 1,000 and that I've been smoking meth all my life." -Sara Quin

claire's picture

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated is a great documentary. Everybody should see it to better understand how a small, secret, unaccountable group controls what films we get to see. (E.g., Ratings affect advertising and promotion budgets.)

I love But I'm a Cheerleader, and it's crazy that it ever got an NC-17 rating. At most, I could maybe see giving it a PG-13.

Definitely looking forward to the next femme fatale...

Fish Sticks's picture

Awww

Awww how cute is her little girl, she looks so much like my little sister with the very blonde hair. Except my little sister would have bounced around for the whole time. :)

jgotmilk's picture

Not working...

Yeah, player's not working for me either.  Hope it's fixed by TJO and Gal Pals.  I'll try the hitting replay for a half hour, see how that works.
Dr. LADY-CROFT's picture

Great episode... what an

Great episode... what an adorable child :)
LADY's picture

Sucks

I can't watch and it really sucks.
CaroL's picture

"a lot of going to events

"a lot of going to events for activism was really more about meeting a girlfriend" that's sadly true, and it makes me really angry!

@carolsdc

Madison's picture

jill or jaimie?

if you close your eyes, and then listen to Jamie Babbots voice, it sounds just like jill bennet :)
trender's picture

Sort it out AE!!!

I've used the subject title before - but with love.

 

Once again I can't watch the episode because of 'player issues'. Speaking as someone who only really visits the site to watch Bridget and Cat (and then will occasionally surf onto other VLOGs and maybe even the forum), I'm finding myself visiting less and less. I actually caught myself thinking "will it work?"when trying to play this, and not being totally surprised when it didn't. I'm sure I'll be back at a later date to catch up on the two of them (who could resist?) but the time I spend on the site is ever decreasing.

I don't post this as a rant against the admins, as I'm sure they're doing all they can, but rather to highlight that I - and statistically many others - will gradually drift away from the site. This is a problem that has been going on for months and really needs resolving sooner rather than later for the good of the site. 

Again, this really isn't a tirade against the admins (despite how it sounds) just a venting af frustration and concern.

Sarah Warn's picture

We're painfully aware of this...

...and just as frustrated as you are all the problems with the player. Since they seem to keep happening, and we can't resolve them, I've asked most of the vloggers to start uploading their videos to reliable online video sharing sites like Veoh, DailyMotion and FunnyorDie. So starting next week, you should start seeing that happen more.

Thanks for the thoughtful feedback, and sorry for all the frustration - I hope this solution works for you and the others who have been having problems with the player.

maclay's picture

Finally managed to watch it.

Excellent interview and some really great insights into 'the industry'. I've loved Jamie Babbit ever since the days of Popular and 'But I'm a Cheerleader' is definitely one of my top ten all-time favourite films.

I downloaded Firefox just so that I could watch this episode of BWB.

shoveya's picture

loved this episode. Ryder is

loved this episode. Ryder is too cute. Props to Jamie for the excellent work. Haha, seems Bridget ain't that bad with children after all.
Kokinen's picture

i can't wait to see the next

i can't wait to see the next one with Sheetal Sheth
Shannon Marie's picture

:)

Ryder stole the whole show. She put a smile on my face.
bridget_fan93's picture

bridget on chelsea lately

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6tVdDMsL4

watch this and help us get bridget on chelsea lately

Briony's picture

OMG Bridget doesn't hate

OMG Bridget doesn't hate kids. She's so totally putting on a front! Spread the word, Bridget McManus loves children!
Melissa Hsu's picture

titty! :D

hi! just wanted to say i rented itty bitty titty committee at blockbuster in edmonton, alberta, canada, and it used the word "titty" on the cover. i think that's pretty awesome if there was an issue on that word. i think its ridiculous anyway that the word would be an issue. love the brunches with bridget. :) they inspire me! great guests!
dfemme's picture

thanks!

Bridget thanks for this interview!

Ryder is adorable! 

Jamie Babbit you are such an inspiration for young (and older) filmmakers everywhere! Thank you so much for your visibility and for what you've done for our community around the world!

 

Blu's picture

I love...

love love love Jamie Babbit..and of course Bridget ^^

 

 

 

 

 

~She gave me eleven roses, one was a plastic one and she said "I will love you until the last rose dies"~