Your host, fat fashion and film & tv aficionado Hannah Ogilvie (@queenbeastsays), dissects the media representation of fat bodies and other body types.
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Fats on Film was called the podcast of dreams, and it was. It really was.
This week I was joined by content creator and Titanic enthusiast Alice Mary Tate to talk about one of the biggest films ever made, Titanic (1997) written and directed by James Cameron.
We speak about the character of Molly Brown portrayed by Kathy Bates as well as her real life counter part the unsinkable Molly Brown. We discuss the press's treatment of Kate Winslet in her younger years as well as her treatment from Director Jimmy C.
And we indulge in our love for this film, what it means to us and how it has made its way in to our personalities.
Molly:Hey, uh, who thought of the name "Titanic?" Was it you, Bruce?
Bruce:Yes, actually. I want to convey sheer size; and size means stability, luxury, and, above all, strength.
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1:50:17
Bridgerton (2020-) with Cara Seeley
The biggest show on the planet and featured a "mixed-weight" relationship - we had to discuss it on the podcast!
My guest, Cara Seeley; Tattoo artist, content creator and Bridgerton Lover joined me to deep dive into the Pollin relationship of season 3, we discuss if it was saucy enough compared to other Bridgerton relationships and what this means for wider plus size representation.
Also - Cara being featured on Nicola's IG is truly a highlight of life we can all aspire too!
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1:45:55
The Nutty Professor (1996) with Fat Liberation London
The Nutty Professor (1996) is a film you have been requesting for some time now and I finally had the perfect guests to deep dive into it with, Nikita & Sim from Fat Lib London!
We talk about the hypocrisy of the film's central message of loving yourself how you are while simultaneously mocking and ridiculing fat people, we talk about how race plays a big role in this film but fatphobia as a whole and how we feel about Sherman's transformation into the former fat Buddy Love.
We mention 2 books which are worth a read to further your understanding on fat liberation;
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison
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2:16:09
Shaun of the Dead (2004) with Caitlyn Downs
"How's that for a slice of fried gold?!"
It has been 20 years since we were introduced to the Rom-Zom-Com genre in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Shaun of the Dead and this film is still very much in the zeitgeist - is this a perfect movie?
I was joined by Caitlyn Downs, the writer behind the Scared Sheepless blog, to discuss this monumental film in British comedy and horror and of course with the lens of the fat representation on display - mainly in Nick Frost's Ed.
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2:09:27
The Substance (2024)
*I am talking spoilers from the very beginning*
I came out of watching Coralie Fargeat's The Substance (2024) very much in my feelings. A grotesque and gnarly film discussing the beauty standard is 100% my cup of tea. Starring a career best turn by Demi Moore, we follow Elisabeth Sparkle as she tries to remain relevant in an industry which tells her she has "past it".
I wanted to spend a bit of time processing why this film hit me the way it had, and perhaps more than other audiences and of course its all down to our own perspective and experiences. I am someone is very aware of the beauty standard, and very aware of how fatphobic society is, topics this film hits hard (notably with zero fat people to help tell the story).
So here is a 30 minute stream of consciousness as I deep dive into The Substance.
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Your host, fat fashion and film & tv aficionado Hannah Ogilvie (@queenbeastsays), dissects the media representation of fat bodies and other body types.
Each week a film or TV show is under the representation microscope to evaluate how these larger characters are treated either positively and negatively and discuss the very real life impact of the media's portrayal of bigger bodies.
@fatsonfilm on Twitter and Instagram.
Cover art by Hamish Mèk Chohan - can be found on IG at @unpackingtheself