Fighting On Film - The War Movie Podcast!

We hit the beaches this week with special guest Paul Woodadge, better known as WW2TV . To tackle one of the 60's most beloved and ambitious war movies, 1962's The Longest Day. Darryl F. Zanuck's Operation Overlord epic is chock full of stars and shows the 1944 invasion of Normandy from all (almost) sides of the fighting. From John Wayne to Richard Todd, the boys talk cast, and production and go in...

This week the ever popular 'Show & Tell' returns and the boys explore two pieces of media for your delectation, Matt talks 2001's The Lost Battalion and Robbie dives into the 1959 TV series The Four Just Men. There's also the Large Question and the boys muse over Tom Hanks, Private Upham, and more... Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more! We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.n...

Land Of Bad stars Russell Crowe as a USAF drone operator keeping a watchful eye over a Delta Force mission that goes awry in the Philippines. Crowe stars along side not one but two Hemsworth brothers in this low-budget but well-made Action thriller, join us to find out more! Check out www.fightingonfilm.com for more! We are thrilled to be partnered with warfaremedia.net who have an incredible rang...

As a tribute to Robbie's late father, this week the boys look back at his favourite film - the 1953 Ealing Studios masterpiece ' The Cruel Sea' . Often cited as one the the best war movies from that golden age of 1950s British cinema. Directed by Charles Frend, based on Nicholas Monsarrat's book and starring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, and Denholm Elliot, the film documents the wartime service of...

This week we zip up our vault suit and venture out into the wastelands, as we cover Amazon Prime's smash hit ' Fallout ' series. Based on the very popular series of games. We talk Sterling SMGs, Power Armour, and go gaga over Goggins! Use the code FoF20 at check out at warfaremedia.net for a huge 20% discount on Cold War posters! Check out our website at www.fightingonfilm.com Check out our websit...

This week we finally get round to finishing our review of Masters of the Air, we discuss the show's finale and share our thoughts on the series as a whole. Will it have the same impact as Band of Brothers did 20 years ago? Will there be more shows like this? We also read out some of our wonderful listener's takes on the series and see if they lined up with our thoughts! Join us as we pull on our b...

We are back from our short break as we bring you our thoughts on Alex Garland’s 'Civil War' , which sees a group of photojournalists attempting a road trip to DC amidst an ongoing American civil war. The film throws the audience in at the deep end but it becomes clear that the war has broken out between a corrupt president and breakaway states. Join us as we delve into the movie's themes and how i...

This week we round up episodes 7 and 8 of Masters of the Air. Buck and Bucky come to terms with captivity in Stalag Luft 3, Rosie and the rest of the crews at Thorpe Abbotts prepare for intensive raids on Berlin and we meet the Tuskegee Airmen! Join us as we delve into the penultimate episodes of the series... www.fightingonfilm.com Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are th...

This week we are joined by Supporting Actor Chris Richards, to talk about his time working on Masters of the Air. From working with Dale Dye to reacting to reacting to imitation B17s. Chris shares all about his experiences on set... Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use th...

This week we cover 'Zone of Interest', directed by Jonathan Glazer, a masterfully-crafted film which on the surface examines daily family life against the back drop of Auschwitz concentration camp. Through the mundanity of everyday life the horrendous work of Rudolf Höss (Commandant of the camp) and its impact on his family is explored. How can you live a normal life, ignoring the horror just feet...

This week MOA hits us with 3 concurrent plotlines, we follow Eagan on the ground in Germany, Rosie at a 'Flak House' and Crosby attending lectures in Oxford. Join the boys as they dive in and dissect this week's episode of Masters... www.fightingonfilm.com Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of...

This very special episode comes from inside a B-17 Flying Fortress with Dr Hattie Hearn of the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford! We talk Masters of the Air, the real history behind the show, the most dangerous position in a Fort and much, much more! Join us for this special episode. www.fightingonfilm.com Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www...

This week the 100th carry out a controversial raid on Munster, already battered and broken from almost daily missions. Will the crews ride their luck again? Join us as we take you through episode 5 of Masters of the Air! www.fightingonfilm.com Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War post...

This week we look at Micheal Bay's 2016 film 13 Hours, which depicts the September 2012 attacks on the US embassy and CIA annexes in Benghazi, Libya. The film stars John Krasinski of The Office fame along with James Badge Dale famous for playing Robert Leckie in The Pacific, the film has all the Bay hallmarks of explosions and frantic action. But is perhaps his best work since the 1990s. Check out...

Following on the huge raid sequences from episode 3, this week's episode of Masters of the Air is a more grounded affair. Which shows the air war's downtime between missions. Join us as we delve deeper as we approach the series' half way mark. Remember to follow us on Twitter  @FightingOnFilm  and on  Facebook . Check out our website at www.fightingonfilm.com . If you enjoy the...

We are thrilled to be joined by the legendary military advisor Captain Dale Dye to talk about his time working on ' Masters of the Air '. Dale tells all about training the cast to become USAAF Bomber Crewmen and the challenges faced on such a huge production. Dale shares some incredible insights, making this an episode not to be missed! [NB: There are no plot spoilers for the show in this intervie...

This week the 100th Bomb Group undertake one of their biggest raids of the war so far. Running the gauntlet to hit an engine factory and ball bearing plant in Germany before embarking on an epic flight south to north Africa. Episode 3 of Masters of the Air is out now! Join the boys as they delve into the episode and talk about B17 escape routes, .50 cals, loss, and whether this might be one of the...

In this episode, we review 'Murphy's War' (1971), a thought-provoking World War II film starring Peter O'Toole. Directed by Oscar nominee Peter Yates the film deals with revenge showing how far one can go when consumed by it. O'Toole plays Murphy a Royal Navy mechanic who vows to sink the U-Boat responsible for sinking his ship and gunning down his crew mates. Remember to follow us on Twitter...

We bring you an exclusive 9-part review series on Apple TV's Masters of the Air, Starting with episode 1! Remember to use FOFPODCAST at check out on Airfix.com for 10% off during the shows run! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net , who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 2...

Episode 2 of Masters of the Air picks up straight after the scrubbed raid in episode 1, the boys talk about the soundtrack and get into the representation of the RAF. (Parts 1 and 2 of MOA dropped simultaneously on Apple TV) Remember to use FOFPODCAST at check out on Airfix.com for 10% off during the shows run! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to partner with...

We are back for the first episode of 2024! We delve into 1968's The Green Berets starring and directed (sort of) by the Duke himself, John Wayne! The film is infamously one of the very few Pro-Vietnam war films to be made, the plot concerning a team of Green Berets reinforcing a firebase in South Vietnam in the early 1960s. Does the film hit the mark and say anything about the American involvement...

We end 2023 with a mailbag full of our listener's best bits and requests for 24. The boys also round up their favourite bits from the show from the past year and talk about all the war films they are looking forward to in the new year! There is also a round-up of Operation Delta Force 4 and 5 to complete the pentalogy... Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com We are thrilled to pa...

'Operation Delta Force December' continues with the franchise's third film, Operation Delta Force 3 - Clear Target! After Delta Force take out a drug lord's stockpile he vows war on the team and seizes control of a nuclear submarine and threatens to fire bio-chemical warheads at New York City. Can the team stop him in time? Tangents galore this week as the boys talk 90s hackers, ice creams an...

Operation Delta Force December continues with Operation Delta Force 2 - Mayday. The sequel stars Micheal McGrady and war movie legend Dale Dye as they battle baddies (led by J. Kenneth Campbell) who have taken over the Kursk nuclear submarine and threaten to release nuclear weapons upon Russia and the US. Some how the episode also features a tangent into 90s light gun games and big 90s TVs... But...

This week we begin 'Operation Delta Force December' reviewing all the films in the late 90s Operation Delta Force franchise. Joining us for our first episode of this action packed month is the film's Director Sam Firstenberg. Known for directing cult classics such as American Ninja and Cyborg Cop, Sam tells us all about his time shooting in South Africa, working with a ex-Navy SEAL advisor and imp...