Philip Ridley, probably most famous for writing The Krays starring Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp, is also the writer/director of one of my favourite cinematic experiences of recent years, The Passion of Darkly Noon, and now he has made a horror movie, Heartless. And I haven't seen it. And, frankly, I'm terrified.
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Ever wondered what it's like at a preview screening? It's not all fun and games you know. Sometimes people get hurt. Sometimes those people are me. Here is a public information film that is a technically accurate reproduction of how this can happen.
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Whatever else you have to say about him you certainly have a lot to say about him, and since the Inglourious Quentin himself stirs up so much debate on Kermode Uncut, did we but live in a Tarantino Continuum we could very easily talk about nothing else. But we don't so this will be all I shall say on the subject... for now.
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Mark and his band perform on Simon Mayo's programme at the Cropredy Festival.
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Kermode Uncut:Outspoken, opinionated and never lost for words, Mark is the UK's leading film critic.
He co-presents Kermode & Mayo's Film Review on Radio 5 live, appears on the News Channel's Film 24 and is a presenter on The Culture Show.
This twice-weekly video blog is the place where he airs his personal views on the things that most fire him up about cinema - and invites you to give your own opinions.
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