Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2009
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Heartless in mouth
Philip Ridley, probably most famous for writing The Krays starring Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp, is also the writer/director of one of my favourite cinematic experiences of recent years, The Passion of Darkly Noon, and now he has made a horror movie, Heartless. And I haven't seen...
A Night at the Movies with the Doc!
Ever wondered what it's like at a preview screening? It's not all fun and games you know. Sometimes people get hurt. Sometimes those people are me. Here is a public information film that is a technically accurate reproduction of how this can happen.
The Tarantino Continuum
Whatever else you have to say about him you certainly have a lot to say about him, and since the Inglourious Quentin himself stirs up so much debate on Kermode Uncut, did we but live in a Tarantino Continuum we could very easily talk about nothing else. But we don't so this will be all I shall s...
In the Realm of James Ferman
An Oshima retrospective at the BFI recalls a revealing story about the true nature of film censorship in the UK, in this instance concerning the Japanese master's most famous and notorious masterpiece, Ai No Corrida AKA In the Realm of the Senses.
The Pirate of Cropredy
So here I am at the delightful Cropredy Festival having a wonderful relaxed time among a crowd of happy, easy-going people when my eye catches something that reminds me of some very bad news. Pirate news. Pirates of the Caribbean news. Pirate of the Caribbean news with a bitter and ruthless twist.
5 Live: The Dodge Brothers on Simon Mayo
Mark and his band perform on Simon Mayo's programme at the Cropredy Festival. Go to Mark on 5 Live for more reviews and film debate. (Please note this content is only available to UK viewers)
5 Live Review: Inglourious Basterds
Mark gets cross with Quentin once again as he tackles the latest Tarantino film, Inglourious Basterds. Go to Mark on 5 Live for more reviews and film debate. (Please note this content is only available to UK viewers)
The Boorman/Tarantino Nexus
Left to its own devices the Kermode Uncut blog recombined the Boorman and Tarantino items to generate an explosion of energetic, elevated and enterprising discussion to which I am here delighted to alert you.
The Tarantino Situation
Everyone knows his name, everyone knows he's the ultimate fanboy turned auteur. So why has this Inglourious Basterd never again scaled the creative heights of his early oeuvre? Why has everything he's made since looked, well, rather shoddy by comparison?
Review: Vincent Cassel in Mesrine
In a new brace of movies about the life and times of notorious celebrity gangster Jacques Mesrine, Vincent Cassel has reached the apex of a formidable career that began with the white hot La Haine, includes extraordinary work in films as varied as Elisabeth and Irreversible and even a couple of outings in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's 12 and 13. He is without doubt one of the finest actors working today and yes, he is French.