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Archives for March 2009

How much pain can you take?

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Mark Kermode|15:00 PM, Monday, 30 March 2009

For the first time since David Lynch did it to me several years ago, French director Pascal Laugier left me unsure whether or not to stay to the end of his movie, the relentless torturecore nightmare that is Martyrs.



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5 Live Review: Knowing

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Mark Kermode|17:00 PM, Friday, 27 March 2009

Mark Kermode assesses Knowing featuring Nicolas Cage, described as one of the 'most versatile actors of all time'.



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Damned if you Do: Michael Sheen and Me

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Mark Kermode|11:00 AM, Friday, 27 March 2009

The star of The Damned United isn't the only one who can inhabit the very identities of very famous people.

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A dodgy encounter with a spin doctor

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Mark Kermode|10:00 AM, Friday, 27 March 2009

In the words of Claud Cockburn "Never believe anything until it has been officially denied".

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Blog words: You, me and the last remake on the left

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Mark Kermode|13:00 PM, Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Are remakes always a bad thing? You tell me and I tell you.

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Blog continued: A ragbag round up of your latest comments

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Mark Kermode|12:00 PM, Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Have I ever had to tell someone their film was really bad? Have I!

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5 Live Review: Lesbian Vampire Killers

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Mark Kermode|12:00 PM, Tuesday, 24 March 2009

In front of a live audience at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds, Mark Kermode delivers his verdict.



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Blog chat: Watching your words

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Mark Kermode|12:00 PM, Friday, 20 March 2009

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Quite a few of you apparently...

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Blog talk: The Ozploitation Films School System

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Mark Kermode|11:00 AM, Friday, 20 March 2009

Your thoughts on the syllabus of sleaze



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5 Live - Kermode and Mayo's Weekly Film Review: Marley and Me

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Mark Kermode|13:00 PM, Monday, 16 March 2009

Mark reviews the adaptation of the book, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson.

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Review: Ozploitation

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Mark Kermode|17:30 PM, Friday, 13 March 2009

The exploitation genre you've been waiting for holds the key to all great cinematic culture.

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Review: Hush

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Mark Kermode|11:30 AM, Friday, 13 March 2009

The only thing more terrifying than a low-budget Brit horror movie is a low-budget Brit horror movie made by someone you know...

(For more on how Mark Tonderai came to direct Hush, watch his interview with BBC Film Network.)

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5 Live - Kermode and Mayo's Weekly Film Review: Watchmen

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Mark Kermode|16:46 PM, Monday, 9 March 2009

The eagerly-anticipated adaption of the cult graphic novel finally reaches the big screen.

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The Last House on the Left but one

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Mark Kermode|10:34 AM, Monday, 9 March 2009

Does modern horrific trump vintage mephitic in the trailer for the remake of Sean S. Cunningham and Wes Craven's infamous 1972 horror movie?

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Another quiet spell with the laptop and you

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Mark Kermode|11:20 AM, Friday, 6 March 2009

From Biggie to Reckless via Buddy, your blog comments are tuneful this week if not exactly in tune.

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Reviews Bonanza: Anvil, Gran Torino and Che Part Two

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Mark Kermode|16:45 PM, Monday, 2 March 2009

What I didn't do on my holidays...



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