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The Devils Demand
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode on why Ken Russell's The Devils has not had a release for the director's cut.
The Dating Game
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode on why new film Bad Neighbours has an unusual opening date.
Noah Big Deal
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode on how the makers of Noah are trying to get the Pope's approval.
Projection Perfection
Mark Kermode
Mark Kermode on a letter sent to projectionists about The Grand Budapest Hotel.
That Sinking Feeling
Mark Kermode
I met up with director Bill Forsyth at the recent Shetland Film Festival where he showed me some extraordinary never-before-seen documents showing how he financed his first film That Sinking Feeling. Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 l...
The Devil Is In The Detail
Mark Kermode
The director's cut of Ken Russell's controversial 1971 masterpiece The Devils was recently given a rare screening at the BFI Southbank. Here I ask why it has still not been released on DVD and discuss the film and it's scandalous history with producer Steve Woolley. 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.
Little White Lars
Mark Kermode
I'm about to go and interview the controversial and mischevious Danish director Lars Von Trier. He most recently caused outrage with the tasteless remarks he made at the Cannes Film Festival - but is anything that Von Trier says ever genuine or meant to be taken seriously? Related Po...
Recycling or Transforming?
Mark Kermode
There's been a lot of kerfuffle recently about the fact that Michael Bay has reused shots from his film The Island in Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. There's nothing new about this, filmmakers have been recycling footage and sound effects for decades - but is that a good thing? ...
