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

Synopsis: Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When Teasle and his deputies restrain and shave Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a prisoner of war and unleashes his fury on the officers. He narrowly escapes the manhunt, but it will take his former commander (Richard Crenna) to save the hunters from the hunted.

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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 begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story of five mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality blurs as the tale advances.

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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.

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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.

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