War Movie Theatre
@warmovietheatre.bsky.social
Join @RobertHutton.co.uk and @DuncanWeldon.bsky.social as they watch old war films and make a podcast about why they love them. [email protected] https://linktr.ee/warmovietheatre
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What is War Movie Theatre about? How do we pick the films?
The idea was first to talk about the films we watched growing up, and how they shaped our understanding of the world. But we've gone wider...
The idea was first to talk about the films we watched growing up, and how they shaped our understanding of the world. But we've gone wider...
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Great discussion by the @warmovietheatre.bsky.social crew about one of my favorite genre mixes — war and noir. Attack! is hard-boiled combat drama with a fantastic cast, unsung and ahead of its time. Nice counterpart to another fave, Kubrick's Paths of Glory. Get the podcast, see the movie. #noir
NEW EPISODE! Robert Aldrich's grim, cynical Attack! starring Jack Palance and Lee Marvin as US soldiers fighting for different things in the Battle of the Bulge. With special guest Mark Greig - @wrdface.bsky.social - screenwriter of detectives of every sort.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
Wherever you get your podcasts.
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Great discussion by the @warmovietheatre.bsky.social crew about one of my favorite genre mixes — war and noir. Attack! is hard-boiled combat drama with a fantastic cast, unsung and ahead of its time. Nice counterpart to another fave, Kubrick's Paths of Glory. Get the podcast, see the movie. #noir
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I look forward to the sequel, Casablancas.
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I look forward to the sequel, Casablancas.
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Fun, as always. Given there are bound to be American film production companies out there thinking “Fox, Rats, what’s next?”, I am considering writing “Desert Hedgehogs”, a tale of plucky Australian soldiers commanded by English officers who take up defensive positions using only bayonets.
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Fun, as always. Given there are bound to be American film production companies out there thinking “Fox, Rats, what’s next?”, I am considering writing “Desert Hedgehogs”, a tale of plucky Australian soldiers commanded by English officers who take up defensive positions using only bayonets.
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Somebody must’ve said his name three times!
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Somebody must’ve said his name three times!
Britain and Australia: a match made in heaven! This week, we're watching "The Desert Rats", a terrific film that, confusingly, isn't about the actual Desert Rats. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Britain and Australia: a match made in heaven! This week, we're watching "The Desert Rats", a terrific film that, confusingly, isn't about the actual Desert Rats. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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No YOU'RE watching Desert Rats on iPlayer because you listened to @warmovietheatre.bsky.social on the way home
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
No YOU'RE watching Desert Rats on iPlayer because you listened to @warmovietheatre.bsky.social on the way home
Turns out that podcast-makers get a Spotify Wrapped, too! This year we went out on our own, and it's been both a lot of fun and a success. Thanks to everyone who's listened and got in touch.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Turns out that podcast-makers get a Spotify Wrapped, too! This year we went out on our own, and it's been both a lot of fun and a success. Thanks to everyone who's listened and got in touch.
Australia and England working in perfect harmony? It can happen, as we find out in this week's episode: The Desert Rats - a film that was not, confusingly, about the Desert Rats. Wherever you get your podcasts. champ.ly/XqnyT9dr
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Australia and England working in perfect harmony? It can happen, as we find out in this week's episode: The Desert Rats - a film that was not, confusingly, about the Desert Rats. Wherever you get your podcasts. champ.ly/XqnyT9dr
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Chariots of Fire with a pommy-organised massacre at the end!
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Chariots of Fire with a pommy-organised massacre at the end!
G'day! On a grim rainy day in London, our minds are far way in Western Australia, then Egypt, then Turkey, as we watch the magnificent Gallipoli. This episode was recorded last week in the brief Test Match window when the English felt charitable about Aussies... champ.ly/zTuwgmef
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
G'day! On a grim rainy day in London, our minds are far way in Western Australia, then Egypt, then Turkey, as we watch the magnificent Gallipoli. This episode was recorded last week in the brief Test Match window when the English felt charitable about Aussies... champ.ly/zTuwgmef
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What are your legs? Steel springs! This week we're watching a young Mel Gibson in Peter Weir's unforgettable Gallipoli. With special guest, the amazing @chriskempshall.bsky.social. champ.ly/zTuwgmef
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What are your legs? Steel springs! This week we're watching a young Mel Gibson in Peter Weir's unforgettable Gallipoli. With special guest, the amazing @chriskempshall.bsky.social. champ.ly/zTuwgmef
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I cannot believe I had to wait 53 minutes into a film about aNZacs to deploy this meme!
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I cannot believe I had to wait 53 minutes into a film about aNZacs to deploy this meme!
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Running! Mel Gibson! Pointless sacrifice! Leopards*! This week, we're watching the amazing Gallipoli, one of the best films about WW1 and trying to outrun a big cat.
*(no actual leopards)
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*(no actual leopards)
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November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Running! Mel Gibson! Pointless sacrifice! Leopards*! This week, we're watching the amazing Gallipoli, one of the best films about WW1 and trying to outrun a big cat.
*(no actual leopards)
champ.ly/zTuwgmef
*(no actual leopards)
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Running! Mel Gibson! Pointless sacrifice! Leopards*! This week, we're watching the amazing Gallipoli, one of the best films about WW1 and trying to outrun a big cat.
*(no actual leopards)
champ.ly/zTuwgmef
*(no actual leopards)
champ.ly/zTuwgmef
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Running! Mel Gibson! Pointless sacrifice! Leopards*! This week, we're watching the amazing Gallipoli, one of the best films about WW1 and trying to outrun a big cat.
*(no actual leopards)
champ.ly/zTuwgmef
*(no actual leopards)
champ.ly/zTuwgmef
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This was a ton of fun* to record!
*Ashes related confidence may have been misplaced...
*Ashes related confidence may have been misplaced...
What are your legs? Steel springs! This week we're watching a young Mel Gibson in Peter Weir's unforgettable Gallipoli. With special guest, the amazing @chriskempshall.bsky.social. champ.ly/zTuwgmef
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This was a ton of fun* to record!
*Ashes related confidence may have been misplaced...
*Ashes related confidence may have been misplaced...
What are your legs? Steel springs! This week we're watching a young Mel Gibson in Peter Weir's unforgettable Gallipoli. With special guest, the amazing @chriskempshall.bsky.social. champ.ly/zTuwgmef
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What are your legs? Steel springs! This week we're watching a young Mel Gibson in Peter Weir's unforgettable Gallipoli. With special guest, the amazing @chriskempshall.bsky.social. champ.ly/zTuwgmef
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It's rare that things described as "so bad they're good" are truly enjoyable, but this review of what sounds like a dreadful film was very enjoyable. Everyone's growing disbelief and anger at how the Biggles movies misfires and betrays the books was genuinely funny.
A beloved British hero, a masked German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? We're watching the ultimate crime against literature and cinema: the Biggles movie. With @wallaceme.bsky.social of Total Politics, who was scarred for life by this film.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's rare that things described as "so bad they're good" are truly enjoyable, but this review of what sounds like a dreadful film was very enjoyable. Everyone's growing disbelief and anger at how the Biggles movies misfires and betrays the books was genuinely funny.
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There's a reason I'm also a subscriber to @warmovietheatre.bsky.social and it's because when I grew up WW2 was everywhere in what we consumed. Victor comics still turned up at jumble sales, and obviously war films were on tv all the time. How does this relate to gaming?
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November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There's a reason I'm also a subscriber to @warmovietheatre.bsky.social and it's because when I grew up WW2 was everywhere in what we consumed. Victor comics still turned up at jumble sales, and obviously war films were on tv all the time. How does this relate to gaming?
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3/
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Nice spot, but not quite meeting @duncanweldon.bsky.social's definition of "stardom". Is this better or worse than "Adrian Mole's Dad"?
@roberthutton.co.uk @warmovietheatre.bsky.social The actor who was casted as Algy later became Bingo Little in Jeeves and Wooster with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
I've yet to listen to the podcast, but I have done my homework, and watched this execrable film for the first and I suspect last time. While Peter Cushing is always good value, and he's carried a few stinkers in his time, this is beyond even his powers.
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Nice spot, but not quite meeting @duncanweldon.bsky.social's definition of "stardom". Is this better or worse than "Adrian Mole's Dad"?
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I've yet to listen to the podcast, but I have done my homework, and watched this execrable film for the first and I suspect last time. While Peter Cushing is always good value, and he's carried a few stinkers in his time, this is beyond even his powers.
A beloved British hero, a masked German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? We're watching the ultimate crime against literature and cinema: the Biggles movie. With @wallaceme.bsky.social of Total Politics, who was scarred for life by this film.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I've yet to listen to the podcast, but I have done my homework, and watched this execrable film for the first and I suspect last time. While Peter Cushing is always good value, and he's carried a few stinkers in his time, this is beyond even his powers.
FILL YOUR TIME-TRAVELLING SOPWITH CAMEL BOOTS!
For anyone who has been inspired by the podcast to take up the challenge of watching Biggles: Adventures In Time, it's on Freeview channel Legend today (Sunday) at 1810.
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
FILL YOUR TIME-TRAVELLING SOPWITH CAMEL BOOTS!
Think Biggles is a cuddly kids' character? Think again.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Think Biggles is a cuddly kids' character? Think again.
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Need cheering up after the cricket? The War Movie Theatre podcast is here for you, watching one of the worst films ever made, which tragically featured one of the great British heroes: Biggles.
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It's not just the plot of Biggles: Adventures in Time that's terrible. There's also the music.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Need cheering up after the cricket? The War Movie Theatre podcast is here for you, watching one of the worst films ever made, which tragically featured one of the great British heroes: Biggles.
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This podcast episode made me commit that gravest of offences - laughing out loud on public transport
A beloved British hero, a masked German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? We're watching the ultimate crime against literature and cinema: the Biggles movie. With @wallaceme.bsky.social of Total Politics, who was scarred for life by this film.
pod.fo/e/3564bb
pod.fo/e/3564bb
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This podcast episode made me commit that gravest of offences - laughing out loud on public transport
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Get a load of this!
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Get a load of this!