Blog posts by year and monthJuly 2011
Posts (9)
Smells Like Smurf Spirit
With The Smurfs about to invade our screens in 3D, me and my band The Dodge Brothers perform our annual musical movie tribute with a skiffle rendition of the truly unforgettable Smurf Song. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut A Dodge Brothers Movie Tribute - George Lucas's Star Wars H...
Little White Lars
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...
Twisting My Words
There was a story in The Irish Times recently about a DVD cover that misused a review by me to sell a film as hilarious when I had actually found it pretty unfunny. It's happened to lots of critics and here I give you a few other examples of cheeky selective quotation. Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Friday from 2pm on 成人论坛 Radio 5 live. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep.
Recycling or Transforming?
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? ...
Wild About Harry
It's ten years since the Harry Potter films started and now we have reached the very last movie Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2. Here I review this final installment and lament the passing of a brilliant British franchise.
Amazing Grace
I'm curating a film club at the Larmer Tree Festival this weekend and one of the movies I've programmed is Grace of My Heart - Allison Anders' brilliant fictional biopic based on the life of singer songwriter Carole King. It's a lost gem and I aim to change that...
Short Stories and Which Blair is Best
In recent posts I've asked you which short stories have made great films (and lousy ones) also which Linda Blair films are best. Here I give some of your best responses an airing.
Transformers 3 and the Truth About Blockbusters
Transformers: Dark of the Moon has opened to record breaking box office figures - but does this mean it's any good? Here I tell you the truth about blockbuster economics - but can you handle the truth?
The Which Blair Project
I'm rarely star struck but one actress who has had that effect on me is Linda Blair. She's still best known for her debut in The Exorcist but her body of work is varied and extraordinary. Who else out there thinks she's a real talent and what's her best film?