Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast!

Yippee Ki‐Yay! This Xmas season we cover three mercenary films in Merc Month 3, kicking off with 1990s ' Die Hard 2' . Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane as he battles a group of mercs in an airport as Christmas approaches. The sequel blew away the original at the box office and has become a firm action genre favourite. The boys talk Glock 7s, one liners and Colm Meany as we start Merc...

This week we look back at Ridley Scott's 'Black Hawk Down' , often lauded as a modern classic of the war movie genre. We talk through the film's gargantuan ensemble cast, its fascinating production and wax lyrical over some of the movie's most memorable scenes. We would also like to take a moment to thank all of our listeners for joining us on our journey through the war movie genre, we couldn't b...

Steve McQueen's new film is set during the London Blitz in 1940, staring Saorsie Ronan and new comer Elliot Heffernan, alongside an ensemble cast. The film tackles daily life during the raids and the story of one boys journey to get back to his mother. Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of C...

Foxhole is an ambitious film set during three wars which spam from the American Civil War to the War in Iraq in 2004. This independent feature tries to tell three, thematically related, stories over the course of over 100 years. But does Jack Fessenden's Foxhole stick the landing? Join us to find out... Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to be partnered with ww...

Join us this week as we discuss the greatest piece of French cinema you've never seen! The boys discuss an incredible French Army training film 'Le combat motorisé dans les localités' or 'Motorized Combat in the Localities' in which a French unit must retake a town from blue-face alien mutants (no really!). [You can watch the film here - https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/le-combat-motorise-dan...

This week we bring you an early review of a new Belgian film - 'The Last Front', staring Iain Glen of Game of Thrones fame. He portrays a farmer thrust into fighting at the beginning of the First World War as his Belgian town is set upon by a German unit. We also have the large question and some Moomin based war film title puns... Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thri...

We dish out a big helping of Macaroni Combat this week with the 1978 Euro War feature 'The Inglorious Bastards'. This classic is part 'Dirty Dozen' part 'The Train', a relentless action film that never ceases to amaze. Join us as we tell all about this cult classic, we also cover which films you'd like to have been behind the scenes on in this week's large question! Check out our website for more...

To celebrate 4 years of the podcast we asked you, the listeners, to ask us anything! From who would play Robbie and Matt in a war film to why is marmalade called marmalade? The boys try their best to answer the hard questions pitched! Thanks all for joining us over the past 4 years! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfaremedia.net wh...

Casper Van Dien stars in 2001s ' Under Heavy Fire ' also known as ' Going Back ' in some regions. Directed by Sidney J. Furie, the film has an interesting premise with Van Dien playing Captain Ramsey, a US Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran, who accompanies a documentary crew as they go back to Vietnam with members of his old Company as they attempt to find out exactly what happened when he did (or...

Pierre Schoendoerffer's 1965 film 'The 317th Platoon' follows an ill-fated French platoon as they attempt to reach a village held by friendly forces during the final days of the battle of Bien Dien Phu. Shot in black and white in Cambodia around the time of the U.S. ramping up their military involvement in Vietnam, the film depicts jungle combat with a stark realism often unseen in Western cinema...

This week we pull up at the Drive in, to cover 1959's Paratroop Command. A classic 50s B movie, directed by cult 50's director William Witney. The film follows a squad of U.S Paratroops from North Africa to Italy during the 2WW who have to deal with the aftermath of one of their squad making a fatal mistake. We also talk about your desert island war films! Check out our website for more - www.figh...

The Big Red One - The Reconstruction was debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It was a reworked version of the late Samuel Fuller's 1980 passion project 'The Big Red One' with additional footage added. We take a look at the updated film and talk about the film's themes and shortcomings in its 20th anniversary year. The boys also round up your most disappointing war films. Check out our websit...

'LEE' stars Kate Winslet as the revered model-turned-war correspondent Lee Miller, in this new biopic from Sky Cinema. The boys were lucky enough to watch an advanced screening of the film and give their thoughts ahead of its full theatrical release on the 13th September in the UK. From Miller's time in France pre-war to her time at the front in 1944. The film shows Lee's work with care and respec...

Konvoi (The Arctic Convoy) is a new Norwegian war film that charts the journey of a Norwegian merchant vessel and her crew on a convoy run to Murmansk in the summer of 1942. Interpersonal conflicts between the crew and the dispersal of the convoy, only add to the tension. The boys also go through some our your most overrated war films and even fit in a tangent or two... Check out our website for m...

This week we explore the incredible career of the brilliant and prolific British character actor Percy Herbert. Chances are if you've seen some of the all-time classic war movies of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s then you'll recognise Percy Herbert. We are thrilled to be joined by his daughter Katrina Wood, Katrina shares some incredible stories about her father and the many films he worked on. With over...

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting a discussion at We Have Ways Festival 2024 about the making of the classic war film A Bridge Too Far with the fantastic Sebastian Abineri. Seb was a member of Attenborough's Private Army (APA) the film's specialist supporting cast. Seb regaled us with stories from the making of the film and answered some audience questions. The talk was kindly recorde...

Join us as we take a look at Guy Ritchie's latest war movie - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare . Loosely based on Operation Postmaster the film stars Henry Cavil, Alan Ritchson and Eiza González. Ritchie and a commando adventure story - it should be a match made in heaven... shouldn't it? Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to be partnered with www.warfarem...

This week we cover 1972s 'Young Winston' with historian and author Peter Caddick Adams, who has recently published a biography of Winston Churchill. The film, directed by Richard Attenborough, charts Winston's life from an early age up to his time as a POW in the Boer war and his election to Parliament. A true '70s epic with an all-star cast! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com...

'We Have Ways' Festival may be over for another year but the boys reminisce about the fantastic talks and amazing kit they saw at the event in this episode recorded on their the way home! During the festival they also asked some of the speakers and attendees a very important question: 'what is your least favourite war film?' Tune in to hear answers from Al Murray, James May, and many more... Check...

We are joined by historian Jack Bowsher, to talk through the 1945 documentary feature 'Burma Victory', Jack's debut book 'Forgotten Armour' covers the often overlooked heroism and exploits of tanks in the far east. The boys explore the staggering bravery and bitter fighting shown in the film. We also cover some of your favourite tank scenes from the war movie genre... Check out www.fightingonfilm....

'We Dive At Dawn' directed by Anthony Asquith tells the story of the crew of HMS Sea Tiger as they are tasked with destroying the German cruiser Brandenburg. John Mills and Eric Portman star in this mid war part narrative/propagandist piece. The boys also celebrate reaching over 1 million downloads and read out your answers to this week's Large Question... Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more...

John Mills and Donald Sinden take to the depths to try and sink the Tirpitz in experimental craft in 1955's Above Us The Waves . So naturally the boys also somehow get onto the topic of 1970s tinned sausage rolls and go over your guilty pleasure war films. Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more! We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible range of Cold War poste...

This week we look back on the career of Donald Sutherland who recently passed away aged 88. He cemented himself into war movie folklore with his roles in Kelly's Heroes, M*A*S*H and The Eagle Has Landed. The boys share their favourite roles and scenes from Donald's six decades of work within the industry along with listener's favourite moments. Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more! We are thr...

Cease Fire is an obscure 3D war film made in 1953, filmed in Korea around the time of the real-life cease-fire in July '53. The cast is made up of serving soldiers undertaking a routine patrol. The result is one of the more realistic and grounded films we have covered on the show. Join the boys as they talk flak vests, British representation in Korean War cinema and more... Check out www.fightingo...

Chris Hemsworth stars in the 2012 remake of the Cold War classic Red Dawn, in this modernised reboot the Wolverines face off against the North Korean People's Army which somehow invades America. Does the film hold a candle to its predecessor? Join the boys as they talk Subway, plot armour, Tec-9s and more... Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more! We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremed...