Blog posts by year and monthNovember 2011
Posts (9)
Our Ken
The great British film director Ken Russell died on Sunday. He was a friend and a hero to me and made some of the best, the most exciting and the most experimental films in all of cinema. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Better The Devils You Know The Devil Is In The Detail ...
And The Nomination Isn't...
The Awards season is upon us and once again the Oscars selection is proving baffling. There was one title that absolutely should have made the nominations long list - but they've left it out. On a positive note that means it's still in the running for a Kermode... Related Posts on Kermode Uncut A Pfister full of Oscar Those Upcoming Oscar Winners in Full Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z 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.
Storm warning
This week the actor Michael Shannon is interviewed on 5 Live's Kermode and Mayo review show. He has an extraordinary presence onscreen and can be seen this week in the new movie, Take Shelter. For me his definitive performance is in Bug - a strange and little seen 2006 film directed by Wil...
Better The Devils You Know?
There have been a lot of enquiries about the forthcoming BFI release of Ken Russell's controversial 1971 masterpiece The Devils on DVD. Here I explain which version will be on the disc and ask are director's cuts always a good idea or is the original release usually better? Related Posts on Kermode Uncut The Devil is in the Details - Mark talks to Stephen Woolley about The Devils 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.
Kermode Uncut: Frankenstein Lives
Kenneth Branagh is interviewed on 5 live's Kermode & Mayo show this Friday. I'm a big admirer of his 1994 version of Frankenstein - a film that was savaged by critics at the time. This made me wonder what you think are the biggest errors of judgement made by me and my colleagues over the years a...
Greatest Movies Never Made & Silent Running
I've blogged recently about great unmade films and my love of the 70s sci fi movie, Silent Running. Both topics provoked loads of responses from you and here I pick out some of your sharpest comments. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut The Greatest Movie Never Made Silent Running Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z 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.
Creature Feature
There's a new book out called Monsters in the Movies by the director John Landis. It's a pictorial history of cinematic terrors of the last 100 years and got me thinking about which one I find the most frightening and why... Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Source of Contagion Cr...
The Artist
There's a brand new silent movie coming out later this year called The Artist - it's a melodrama and won a prize at Cannes. Here is my review in tribute to the golden age before the talkies. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut Moviegoers Code of Conduct Mark's reviews on 5 live Take your pick from Mark's A-Z 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.
Silent Running
Silent Running, one of my all time favourite movies and one of the greatest sci fi films ever, is about to be released on BluRay disc. It was made by Douglas Trumbull as a reaction to Kubrick's much more celebrated 2001 and for my money it's the superior film. Related Posts on Kermod...
