My Favourite Film Podcast

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) Written and Directed by: Stephan Elliott Starring: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp When Female impersonator Tick / Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) gets an offer to play a season at his ex-wifes hotel in Alice Springs, he sets out with his two friends, Adam / Felicia (Guy Pearce) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp) on a road trip across the Austral...

This week a speak to Niamh Uttley about the 1961 version of West Side Story. Based on the original 1957 stage production which itself is an update of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare In the episode which is spoiler filled, we discuss Niamh's reasons for liking the film and the music within it. We go track by track through the film, with little bursts of the songs as we go. Quick Fi...

This week I talk to Seamus Doherty about the 1973 film Badlands written and Directed by Terrence Malick, Starring: Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. Plot Synopsis When 25 year old Kit, a refuse collector, starts a romance with 15 year old Holly, Holly’s farther doesn’t approve and warns Kit off. What follows is a journey into desperation and madness. As Kit shoots Holly’s father and takes h...

With week I talk to Richard Haslett about the 1985 classic time travel film Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and Written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale. Synopsis: Marty McFly (Michael J Fox), a typical American teenager, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered time machine, made from DeLorean and invented by his scientist friend Doc Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd...

This week I talk to Ravinder Kalirai about his favourite film, the 1982 classic, First Blood. Based on the 1972 novel “First Blood” by David Morell, after it's release in 1982 it spawned a film franchise comprising of: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Rambo III (1988) Rambo (2008) Rambo: Last Blood (2019)  as well as an animated series that ran for 65 episodes between April and December 1985...

This week in my birthday edition, I talk to my birthday twin Kirsty Ford (Happy Birthday Kirsty) about the 2006 film The Fall. Directed by Tarsem Singh (as Tarsem) Based on the 1981 Bulgarian film Yo Ho Ho written by Valeri Petrov - who does get name checked with a writing credit on this film. The film is takes place in a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, where an injured stuntman be...

In this first episode I talk to ef confessed music geek Mick Hill about his favourite film, Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This is a spoiler loaded discussion, about why Mick loves the film, what it means to him and just what it's all about. I suggest you watch the film before listening if you don't want it spoiling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

This is a short introduction to the podcast, where I will tell you a bit about be me and why I'm doing this. There is also a trailer for the 1st episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.