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Prehistorical or prehisterical? We discuss Roland Emmerich's bizzare box office hit 10,000 BC from 2008.
We rattle through the litany of (pre)historical inaccuracies from anachronistic Pyramids to the sextant (invented in 16th century AD) and ponder how this movie burnt through its eye-watering $105 million budget.
Plus: Graham Hancock, 3 spurious impalings and Roland Emmerich's truly odd art collection.
Remember the 999 episode where someone pinned themselves to the garden with a pitchfork, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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The Greatest war movie of all time? Steven Spielberg's revolutionary reimagining of the war film which influenced action cinema and war movies ever after.
We take a look at some of the real history that inspired this movie and run through the unconventional yet ingenious way it was shot.
Plus Tom Sizemore's career-best performance, Tom Hanks' love of typewriters and whether this is this actually an anti-portsmouth movie.
Also a massive fan of Old Ryan's grandad outfit, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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This film doesn't have fans, just fanatics, although it seems like not man people have heard of it. Terrence Malick's wonderful movie The New World takes center stage for this episode.
We talk through the history that provides the backdrop of this film: Pocahontas, John Smith and the founding of Jamestown. The clash of civilisations, what we've lost by becoming so decoupled from nature and why has no one heard of this movie?
Plus: Colin Farrell's 'hairy badass stage', the brilliance of Q'orianka Kilcher, the importance of the documentary style and what this movie would have looked like if Mel Gibson had directed it.
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The one-take (that's actually at least 35 takes) wonder! We discuss Sam Mendes' 1917 and whether this movie fuctions better as an action movie than a war movie, in the traditional movie canon sense at least... Indiana Jones in the trenches or something deeper?
Plus we go through the hisory that inspired the film, Operation Alberich, discuss why we like this movie (well, Ros at least) and whether it veers into glorifying the First World War.
Know whether Benedict Cumberbatch's "f**k awwf" is too affected to be picked up as a profanity by Apple Podcasts, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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We chat through one of our all time favourite movies, Michael Collins (1996) and whether Hollywood's need for a hero means that Éamon de Valera gets unnecessarily cast as the villain.
We discuss what makes this movie so great, go through the history between 1916 to 1922, discuss whether the recreation of Bloody Sunday (1920) went over the top and discuss what happened after Collins' death.
Plus: Remember the flappable DVD? Why was Julia Roberts cast in this movie? And what's the connection between this movie and Michael Mann's Heat?
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The movie that marooned Marlon Brando's career and signalled the start of his 'lean period', 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty.
We talk through the differences between the real history and what the film portrays plus we discuss Marlon Brando's legendary on-set antics, what life was actually like in the 18th century navy and whether the ending of the movie does a disservice to the spirit of the history.
Do you know whether Marlon Brando actually did split the seat on 52 pairs of pants during the shooting of the film, or you'd just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected]
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We love Historically inspired movies and if you do too, you’ll love the Historical Movies Podcast!
I’m your host Ros Evans, I’m an editor with a background in archaeology and I’m joined in every episode by my brother, professor of modern history Bryce Evans.
In every episode we have a good old chat about a historically inspired movie, going through the historical facts fusing them with the best movie buff trivia. Plus you get our insights and opinions!
We love Hollywood blockbusters just as much as the old classics and we’ll also be covering a few indie films you may never of heard of. So if you love movies and history this is the podcast for you.
For the A to Z of historically inspired movies, from Apollo 13 to Zulu, search for the Historical Movies Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts and we’re looking forward to talking through some of your favourite movies!
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The most accurate Titanic movie ever except for Cameron's Hollywood Marxism?
We talk about the 90s event that was Titanic and what director James Cameron was trying to say by focussing on (and making up?) the class issues on board RMS Titanic.
Plus Billy Zane's eyeliner addiction, the power of nostalgia, the great Titanic door debate, and did the ship have to sink for the film to function?
Have you got a Titanic 2 review for us, or would you just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Over 3 million views on YouTube can't be wrong can it?
We find out as we cover 'The Sniper', an Iranian movie following the exploits of legendary sniper Abdolrasoul Zarrin, who has the highest recorded kill count of any sniper in history with 740.
We delve into the history of the Iran/Iraq war and the myths and truths about Zarrin. Plus we discuss the cult of the sniper in movies, the world of Sacred Defence cinema, the Iraqi Freddy Mercury, the Iranian Jeremy Corbyn and military maps drawn by 3-year-olds.
Tell us about your 'misbehaves', or just get in touch by emailing us at [email protected]
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Mel Gibson's no stranger to historical inaccuracy but did he go too far in his depiction of the Maya in his brilliant, visceral jungle chase movie Apocalypto?
We discuss the history behind this blockbuster, plus: is this the best loincloth movie of all time? Mel's subtle Midnight Cowboy reference and which exotic jungle death would Bryce prefer?
Happen to know what a Tapir actually sounds like, or would just like to get in touch? Drop us a line at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Is this the most historically accurate film of all time? Quite possibly and we'll tell you why in this week's episode; Apollo 13.
Plus: what being in space smells like. Is this the greatest nerds fixing problems movie of all time?Were there any members of Ron Howard's family NOT cast in this movie and the perfect sequel to Apollo 13 that you've probably never heard of!
Do you know how to build that device that converts square oxygen filters to round oxygen filters, or would just like to get in touch? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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The rise to power, reign and assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the subject of Raoul Peck's 2000 movie Lamumba.
We discuss the complex and facinating history behind the movie and discuss everything from Eriq Ebouaney's fine performance to anachronistic airplanes.
Do you know where we can get our hands on a nice cold Polar beer, or would just like to get in touch with us? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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“Are you not entertained?”
To coincide with the release of Gladiator 2 this week, we take a trip back to the year 2000 and revisit Ridley Scott’s original swords and sandals classic.
We talk through the history that inspired the movie, ask how accurate it is and get on to the important topic of Oliver Reed’s booze-fueled pugilistic antics with the crew of HMS Cumberland.
Plus Commodus’ 5 back-to-back World Cups, the real fatality rate of the gladiators and the Nobel Prize for Movie Physics goes to another implausible impaling.
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"Zulus sir! Thousands of 'em!"
Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack Hawkins star in Cy Endfield's depiction of the Battle of Rorke's Drift in this classic of '60s cinema.
We discuss the real Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 and the causes and outcomes of the Anglo-Zulu War. Plus what make '60s movies so unique and brilliant, is Hook the film's hero, and is this the best sideburn movie ever made?
Did you spot the Zulu with the wristwatch, or would just like to get in touch with us? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Ep. 003 Marie Antoinette (2006)
Let them eat cake, let them wear blue converse sneakers? We discuss Sofia Coppola's movie, based on the biography 'Marie Antoinette: The Journey' by Antonia Fraser and the life and times of the real Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.
Is this lavish, over the top, some times anachronistic movie actually the most honest and accurate depiction of Marie Antoinette that we've yet had?
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Ep. 002 Braveheart (1995).
"They'll never take our freedom!" rings out across the glens in Mel Gibson's take on the life of Scottish independence fighter William Wallace. There's no denying that Braveheart is a ripping 3 hours of fun but has Mel's gross flights of historically-inaccurate fancy gone too far or are they necessary for a ripping yarn?
We talk about the background of the real William Wallace, starting with Blind Harry's 15th century poem, as well as what we love about this ridiculous and brilliant blockbuster.
Know if snapping off the end of an implaled arrow is actaully sound medical advice? Or would like to get in touch with us? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
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Ep. 001 Napoleon (2023).
Where better place to start this podcast than with possibly the biggest historical figure of them all - Napoleon. But is the incredible life of the Corsican general simply too grand to fit on the big screen?
We discuss how the myth of Napoleon falls into the 'great man' theory of history. What director Sir Ridley Scott (from here on 'Sridley') was trying to say with this movie (and whether we think he succeeded) and we talk about what we loved and didn't about this historical blockbuster.
Have a suggestion for a better hat movie that this or would like to get in touch with us? Reach us at [email protected] or @drbryceevans on X.
