Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2011
Posts (11)
Drive I Said
I recently posted about the excellent new film Drive and asked for suggestions of other movies featuring the loneliness of the long distance driver. Here I pick out some of your favourites in the genre. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut I Drive Therefore I Am - Mark wonders what the best road movie of all time is Mark's reviews on 5 live Drive 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.
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Kevin Smith returns to form with his new film Red State, out this week. Can it be that the critical pasting he received for his last movie Cop Out has provoked him into doing what he does best? Mark's reviews on 5 live Cop Out Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films every Fr...
I Drive Therefore I Am
Drive - a great thriller about a getaway driver played by Ryan Gosling opens today. This got me thinking about all those classic automotive movies from the 70s and made me wonder what's the best road movie ever? 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.
Theme Park Terror
This Friday Jurassic Park is re-released in cinemas. This classic tale of rampaging dinosaurs comes from the prolific pen of Michael Crichton, who 20 years earlier wrote and directed the excellent Westworld - another story of a theme park where the rides start to eat the guests... Mark's reviews on 5 live Monsters 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.
Shock Treatment
After The Rocky Horror Picture Show Richard O'Brien made Shock Treatment - describing it as 'not a prequel, not a sequel but an equal'. Very few people have seen this wild musical satire of reality TV - made before there such a thing existed. For my money it's the perfect cult movie. 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.
Hooligan Artist Vampire Rocker
The special guest on this Friday's 5 live Film Review Show is Gary Oldman. I'm really excited to see his work in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (which is released this week) and here I talk about his landmark performance as Sid Vicious in Alex Cox's rock biopic Sid and Nancy. Mark's revi...
Projecting The Future
I'm very preoccupied lately by the fate of projectionists in the digital age and what that means for modern cinema. Here I recount some recent frustrating experiences with the new technology of film. Related links on Kermode Uncut and 5 live The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex Ker...
The 'Truth' About Trolls
I've just seen Troll Hunter - a new feature film out this Friday about... well, about Troll hunting. It's the latest in a long line of fake documentaries that started with The Blair Witch Project - but what is it about this genre that continues to entertain us? Mark's reviews on 5 live Monsters Paranormal Activity 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.
The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex
In this piece for the Culture Show I meet one of a dying breed - a projectionist - and also brave the local multiplex. Good? Bad? Let me know what you think of cineplexes. Related Posts on Kermode Uncut The Moviegoers Code Of Conduct Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films ev...