Blog posts by year and monthJune 2014
Posts (8)
Believing In Transformers
Mark explains what he meant when he said recently that Transformers: Age Of Extinction could be the new Citizen Kane.
Zulu And Other Memories
Mark picks out some responses to his recent post about early cinematic memories.
Bear Necessity
Colin Firth stated recently that he and Paddington were 'consciously uncoupling’ and that his voice would not be heard in the forthcoming movie.
Screen Writing
Mark talks about his favourite film books and asks which ones do others value the most.
Zulu Rules
Mark remembers being taken to see Zulu as a child and asks what films do others recall their parents taking them to.
Beyond Criticism?
Mark talks to director Ken Loach about his recent statement that film critics should be replaced by ordinary people...
The Man Whose Mind Exploded
Mark talks to Toby Amies whose extraordinary documentary The Man Whose Mind Exploded releases in cinemas next week.
Critical Condition
Mark reacts to ken Loach’s recent comment that all film critics should be sacked and replaced by ‘ordinary punters'.