Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2011
Posts (8)
Positive Expression
A couple of weeks back I asked you for suggestions of things you should do rather than don't do when going to the cinema - to go into a secondary Code of Conduct. You came back with loads of good ideas - here I pick out some of my favourites. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Accentuate The Positive The Moviegoers' Code Of Conduct Mark's reviews on 5 live Transformers: Dark Of The Moon The King's Speech Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Crowning Cronenberg
Veteran horror director David Cronenberg is about to be awarded a Fellowship by the BFI at this year's London Film Festival. I gave him a Kermode Fellowship a few years back and in my opinion he has given us some of the most extraordinary, disturbing and thought provoking films in all of cinema....
Scary Kids
I've been thinking a lot about Lynne Ramsay's new film We Need To Talk About Kevin and how it fits into a sub-genre that really interests me - movies that explore a strange fear of children and young people. Just why is it that we seem to be afraid of our own kids? Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Source Of Contagion
Director Steven Soderbergh has got a new film out this week - a 'real life' thriller about a pandemic that sweeps through the population and the resulting panic. But this film and others like it owe a big debt to the horror genre and such gems as George Romero's The Crazies. Related ...
Accentuate The Positive
Several people have suggested to me that the Cinema Code of Conduct is a bit negative and that what we need now is a complementary guide about what you can do to really enhance the film going experience. I'm looking for your input - together we can make a difference... Related Posts ...
The Greatest Movie Never Made
Lynne Ramsay's new film We Need To Talk About Kevin is released next week. It's a terrific adaptation of a difficult book and only her third feature to date. This is because after her first two films she spent years unsuccessfully trying to make The Lovely Bones. This got me thinking about all t...
Triers Of A Clown
Lars von Trier has issued a statement saying that he will never speak in public again after it was revealed that he may face prosecution for the comments he made at a press conference in Cannes this year. Is his threat real and should he really be prosecuted for what he said? Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Little White Lars - Mark prepares to interview Lars von Trier The Possession of the Antichrist - did an 80s euro-horror film influence Antichrist? Mark's reviews on 5 live Antichrist Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Looking Forward
People are always asking me what films are coming up that I'm really looking forward to. I usually say the ones that I don't know anything about yet, but here I pick a selection of upcoming movies that I think could be stand outs - and ask what new releases you are eager to see. Relat...
