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In week three of our Viola Davis Series, we are joined by fellow South Dakota movie podcasters Marcus and Doug from the Films in Black and White Podcast to discuss the 2011 Tate Taylor directed film, The Help! The Help stars Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, and Bryce Dallas Howard. You can find Films in Black and White wherever you listen to podcasts, and at filmsinblackandwhite.com

Released to critical acclaim in 2011, The Help stars Viola Davis as a housemaid in the 1960’s for a white family in Jackson, Mississippi who forms an unlikely kinship with newspaper journalist Skeeter, played by Emma Stone. The two look to tell the story of the hardships and racial divide of the Mississippi housemaids, including the very vocal Minny (Octavia Spencer). Against all odds the three women join forces to share the story of many women in the town, and amidst hardships and scrutiny they prevail.

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As we continue our Viola Davis movie series for the month of February, it’s time to get serious! This week we are joined by local artist and singer Arlinda Peacock to discuss the massive ensemble cast crime thriller Widows starring Viola Davis!

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Released in 2018, Widows stars the amazingly talented Viola Davis  as Veronica, the recently widowed wife of Harry Rawlings played by Liam Neeson. Directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave), we follow a group of women who come together to complete a job for millions of dollars uncompleted by their late criminal husbands. Davis is joined by Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Carrie Coon, Cynthia Erivo. Also joining the already hard hitting cast is Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Brian Tyree Henry, & Daniel Kaluuya.

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It’s time to get funky with the first episode in our Viola Davis movie series for the month of February! This week we are joined by local content creator and videographer Taylor Yocum to discuss the star-studded James Brown biopic Get On Up starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis! Yocum joins us as we kick off Viola Davis month in one of her most unsung roles of her illustrious career as the estranged mother to music icon James Brown.

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Released in 2014, Get On Up stars the late Chadwick Boseman as music icon James Brown, who during the 50’s through the 80’s changed popular music, ushering in a new wave of funky rock n roll. The film is directed by Tate Taylor, who reteams with The Help star Viola Davis, who portrays the estranged mother of a young Brown, and whom returns to his life after his rise to fame. Get On Up chronicles the career of Brown, from his upbringing in poverty, to his rise in the 1950’s, and his super-stardom of the 1960’s and 70’s. The film also stars Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, and Lennie James.

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It’s the final episode of our True Crime Series here on Back Lot 605. This week we discuss the 2019 Zac Efron lead film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, from director Joe Berlinger. In a month filled with mayhem and murder, we take a look at the story of one of the most notorious serial killers in United States history, Ted Bundy. As we finalize our true crime series, we also discuss our favorite movies and moments from the past month.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is director by Joe Berlinger, perhaps best known for his true crime documentaries including the Paradise Lost and Crime Scene series of films. The film is based on the novel by former girlfriend of Bundy, Liz Kendall (Lily Collins), and chronicles the trials of Bundy after his multiple arrests in the state of Utah and Florida. Bundy, a charismatic enigma, used his knowledge as a former law student, as well as his cunning intellect and charm to evade police for years, and win over followers of his trial. In his conviction, Bundy is sentenced to death for the murder of at least 30 women, while finally coming face to face with his former girlfriend Liz Kendall.

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It’s week 3 of True Crime Month here at Back Lot 605, and we are joined on this episode by fellow Sioux Falls, SD movie podcasters Jimmy Uthe and Holden Sutter of That One Movie Podcast! The guys from TOMP join us to discuss the controversial 2001 film from director Larry Clark, Bully. That One Movie Podcast is a weekly film podcast discussing the latest films in theaters, movie news, and video games.

Based on the 1998 novel Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze, Bully tells the true crime story of the 1993 of 20 year old Bobby Kent. The film stars Brad Renfro as Marty, a high school dropout living a life of sex and drugs, who begins a relationship a lovestruck teenager named Lisa (Rachel Miner). Marty’s best friend Bobby is notorious for being a meanspirited bully to Marty, and sexual deviant to both Lisa and her friend Ali. When Lisa becomes pregnant with presumably Marty’s child, she believes in order for the two to live happily together they must murder Bobby. The group of friends are joined by other teenagers, including friends, family and a hitman, in a conspiracy to murder Bobby Kent.

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Summer 1977, a madman is on the loose in New York City using a .44 caliber gun to kill random citizens near ”lovers lane’s”. During one of the hottest summers on record, NYC is set ablaze by both the heat and bubbling fear of Son of Sam killer. In Spike Lee’s take on the Son of Sam murders, Summer of Sam tells the story of a community of Italian-Americans during the rise of the .44 caliber killer. On this episode we are joined by longstanding guest of the show Charlie Eccles to discuss this true crime film.

Summer of Sam is written and direct by Spike Lee, a native resident of New York City, who gives a unique spin on the summer of Son of Sam. John Leguizamo stars as Vinny, a NYC hairdresser who spends most of his free time at the disco club with his recently wed wife, while also sleeping with many other women from around the neighborhood. Adrien Brody stars as Richie, a punk rocker who begins a budding relationship with Ruby (Jennifer Esposito) as the two find themselves intertwined in the 1970’s NYC adult film industry. As the story’s converge, Vinny and Richie become engulfed in a manhunt for the .44 caliber killer.

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The Sno Jam Comedy Festival celebrates their 6th annual festival January 19-22, 2022 in Sioux Falls, SD. A staple of Sioux Falls comedy with actor and comic Nathan Hults returns to the podcast to discuss the upcoming festival and his headlining show at the grand opening of Boss’ Comedy Club in Tea, SD! Tickets for the Sno Jam Comedy Festival are available now at snojamcemedyfest.com/tickets and tickets for Boss’ Grand Opening in Tea are available here.

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Based on the 1966 Truman Capote novel of the same name, In Cold Blood is a 1967 true crime noir thriller about the 1959 murder’s of the Clutter family in rural Kansas. We are joined on this podcast by Robert Mehling of the Sioux Empire Podcast, and true crime horror junkie, to discuss the Richard Brooks adaptation in week one of our True Crime Series.

In Cold Blood is based on the true crime story of the 1959 murder of the Clutter family by Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. Smith (Robert Blake), is a Korean War veteran recently released on parole who links up with former prison buddy Hickock (Scott Wilson) as the two are tipped off that a farming family in rural Kansas has $10,000 in a hidden safe. Upon the ex-inmates arriving to the Clutter household, the two find a measly $40 in cash, yet both are determined to leave no witness’s behind.

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Welcome to our final episode of 2021, and the last episode (at least for now) in our DePalma December series! On this episode we are joined by Back Lot 605 contributing writer, and the co-host of the SlashLot and Criterion Break Podcast Blake Ginithan! Blake joins us to discuss the 1981 Brian DePalma directed Blow Out, starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen!

Blow Out stars John Travolta as Jack, a sound recording artist for a shlock B-movie studio. On a recording session, Jack records a blow out and a car crash, leading to the death of Governor McRyan. In the crash, Jack saves escort Sally (Nancy Allen), and the two begin to uncover a conspiracy leading to the death of the Governor. Burke (John Lithgow) is hired to eliminate all threats to the conspiracy, including Sally.

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December 11, 2020 marked the opening day of the beautifully restored State Theatre in historic downtown Sioux Falls, SD. The theatre has played host to reparatory, cult, new release, and premiere showings of films of all genres. On this podcast we pay tribute to our home away from home and discuss some of our favorite memories of year one of the Sioux Falls State Theatre!

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