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IT’S BLOODY GIAL-LY!!!

This month, I take a detour into a miniseries on the Giallo genre. You see, for some reason, this genre never really quite stuck with me and I want to change that. I am doing five episodes with people who love Giallo, talking about some of their favorite entries in the genre. On this, the debut of the miniseries, I am joined by Lauren La Melle, a Bronx-based filmmaker with her Masters degree in Horror. The co-host of the Scary Crit Podcast joins me to talk about the game-changer that is the Leprechaun franchise, her film school experience, and how professional wrestling is THE principal storytelling art form. We then dive into the 1964 Mario Bava masterpiece, Blood and Black Lace.

You can find Lauren on social media on Instagram and Twitter @laurenlamelle. You can also follow A Scary Crit Podcast @ScaryCritPod. You can also listen and subscribe the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or wherever you download your podcasts.


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And now the call to action. Just one this episode, but in light of recent decisions made by the Supreme Court of the United States (and state governments, including the hellbeast who presides of South Dakota), it is as important as ever:

The fight for Women’s Reproductive Rights continues. If you are interested in supporting a woman’s right to choose, please look into the following organizations:
Planned Parenthood
Center for Reproductive Rights
Pathfinder International
National Network of Abortion Funds
National Women’s Law Center
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Equality Now
Every Mother Counts
Global Fund For Women
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We’re back! And now… it’s time for a break!

The Criterion Break returns for the next episode in their first Director’s Series. Our look at Ingmar Bergman continues with the next two films, the 1973 TV miniseries, Scenes From A Marriage, and Bergman’s final film made for the cinema, the 1978 chamber drama, Autumn Sonata. Hear the gang of three sing unending praises for Liv Ullmann as the all time great actress delivers two truly exceptional performances.

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Join in on our local movie conversation at the South Dakota Film Community page/group on Facebook.


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Sorry for the delay! Let’s get back to it! On this week’s episode, I am joined by writer/director/USD alum, Carlos Omar De Leon. Carlos and I chat about his lifetime love of movies and where that started, growing up as a son of immigrants in the Midwest, and just how fantastic of an art form the horror film truly can be. We dive into Carlos’s movie pick for the week, Mario Van Peebles’ 1991 crime drama, New Jack City.

You can follow Carlos online on Instagram @director_carlosomar and on Twitter @CarlosOmar85. Check out his IMDb page for his filmography, and be sure to catch CREEPYPASTA: The Movie when it is released later this year to see Carlos’s short film, Invoke, included!

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And now the call to action:

The fight for Women’s Reproductive Rights continues. If you are interested in supporting a woman’s right to choose, please look into the following organizations:
Planned Parenthood
Center for Reproductive Rights
Pathfinder International
National Women’s Law Center
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Equality Now
Every Mother Counts
Global Fund For Women


Gun violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Join the fight for better gun laws and regulations by looking into or contributing to:
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Everytown for Gun Safety
The Brady Campaign
Newtown Action Alliance
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence


Help the undocumented in this country as they fight for a better life for themselves and their families by looking into:
United We Dream
Define American
Movimiento Cosecha
National Immigrant Justice Center
Immigrant Defense Project
American Immigration Council
National Immigration Forum
The Young Center for Immigrants Children’s Rights Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law


Please help do your part to stop Asian hate. If you see something, say something. Look into the following charities, organizations, and foundations:

Stop AAPI Hate
AAPI Community Fund
CAAAV
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Asian Mental Health Collective
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
#HATEISAVIRUS
Korean American Community Foundation
SEARAC
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
AAPI Women Lead

Help protect, defend, and support the transgender community (as well as our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings) by checking out:

Trans Lifeline
The Trevor Project
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Gender Diversity
The Transgender Law Center
FORGE
GLSEN
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Trans Women of Color Collective
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
National Center For Transgender Equality
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This week, we’re carrying over Mother’s Day for a special, extended celebration. The Fat Dude is joined by his mother, Cheri Heller, to talk about life for a little while. The two chat about the importance of art in the family, the remembered experiences of going to the theater, and how love, kindness, and a bit of optimism lead to a happy life. We also dive into one of mom’s favorite movies, The Bridges of Madison County.

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Criterion Break. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!

If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at FatDudeDigsFlicks@gmail.com.

And now the call to action:

The need for the #BlackLivesMatter movement continues across the country. Keep giving as much support to these organizations as you can:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Justice For Elijah
Justice Frontline Aid
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

Please help do your part to  stop Asian hate. If you see something, say something. Look into the following charities, organizations, and foundations:

Stop AAPI Hate
AAPI Community Fund
CAAAV
APIENC
Asian Mental Health Collective
South Asian Workers’ Center
Chinatown Community for Equitable Development
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
#HATEISAVIRUS
Korean American Community Foundation
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
SEARAC
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Red Canary Song
Butterfly
SWAN Vancouver
AAPI Women Lead

Help protect, defend, and support the transgender community (as well as our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings) by checking out:

Trans Lifeline
The Trevor Project
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Gender Diversity
The Transgender Law Center
FORGE
GLSEN
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Trans Women of Color Collective
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
National Center For Transgender Equality
GLAAD
The Trans Culture District
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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude is all about promoting Hazard. Hazard is a short film created by Sioux Falls filmmakers Daniel Bergeson and Bobby Peacock. The duo  join the show to discuss their short film, their creative partnership, and how it feels to make an independent film in the Midwest. The two also share what movies had an impact on their style and desire to tell stories.

You can catch Hazard when it has its red carpet premiere at The State Theatre in Sioux Falls, SD, on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 PM. The screening of the short film will also include the work of another local filmmaker, Taylor Yocum, as a showcase of Black South Dakota filmmakers. There will be a Q&A and panel featuring the filmmakers and social justice advocates here in the area following the film. Check out the event on Facebook for more information.


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Criterion Break. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!

If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at FatDudeDigsFlicks@gmail.com.

And now the call to action:

The need for the #BlackLivesMatter movement continues across the country. Keep giving as much support to these organizations as you can:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Justice For Elijah
Justice Frontline Aid
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

Please help do your part to  stop Asian hate. If you see something, say something. Look into the following charities, organizations, and foundations:

Stop AAPI Hate
AAPI Community Fund
CAAAV
APIENC
Asian Mental Health Collective
South Asian Workers’ Center
Chinatown Community for Equitable Development
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
#HATEISAVIRUS
Korean American Community Foundation
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
SEARAC
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Red Canary Song
Butterfly
SWAN Vancouver
AAPI Women Lead

Help protect, defend, and support the transgender community (as well as our LGBTQ+ brothers, sisters, and non-binary spiritual siblings) by checking out:

Trans Lifeline
The Trevor Project
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
Gender Diversity
The Transgender Law Center
FORGE
GLSEN
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Trans Women of Color Collective
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
National Center For Transgender Equality
GLAAD
The Trans Culture District
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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude joined by a wishlist guest! Rosa Parra of LatinxLens sits down with Andy to talk about her life in the medical field, her love of science, and how discovering and embracing her movie-loving hobby has led to great success in the world of online film criticism. We then dive into Rosa’s choice for movie of the week, the 1996 disaster thrill-ride, Twister.

Be sure to check out Rosa online at RosaParra2018 on Twitter and Instagram! Also  give a listen to the awesome podcast she co-hosts, LatinxLens, also on IG and Twitter.

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