Kermode on Film

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  Mark on GIMME SHELTER and THE ODYSSEY with Susan Steinberg, Samantha Morton and Lucy Darwin 15.09.2026 28min

  In the last of four episodes from the Provence Arts Festival du Film, Mark sits down with editor Susan Steinberg to talk about Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter. Next, he talks to Samantha Morton about her festival highlights, her role as Circe in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and Heath Ledger. And finally, festival director Lucy Darwin looks back on the festival, and the Elvis screening that blew her mind.Films mentioned in this episodeGimme Shelter (1970, dir. Albert and David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin)Cocksucker Blues (dir. Robert Frank, unreleased)Broken English (2025, dir. Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth)Summer of Soul (2021, dir. Questlove)EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025, dir. Baz Luhrmann)One to One: John & Yoko (2024, dir. Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards)The Odyssey (2026, dir. Christopher Nolan)Rosemary's Baby (1968, dir. Roman Polanski)The Brothers Grimm (2005, dir. Terry Gilliam)This episode was recorded at the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival founded by Lucy Darwin, dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop village of Ménerbes, which this year focused on music documentaries.This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and recorded and edited by Richard Gay.With thanks to Lucy Darwin and the Provence Arts Festival du Film, and to Susan Steinberg and Samantha Morton.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Kermode & Howard Swing Through Spider-Man 08.09.2026 41min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the Sun Pub on Drury LaneOther films and TV mentioned in this episode:Gone with the Wind (1939)Citizen Kane (1941)Planet of the Apes film series (1968 - 2024)Star Trek film series (1979 - 2016)Back to the Future (1985)Spider-Man: The Animated Series (TV Series 1994–1998)Regarding Henry (1991)The Usual Suspects (1995)Titanic (1997)Spider-Man (2002)Spider-Man 2 (2004)Spider-Man 3 (2007)Avatar (2009)The Social Network (2010)The Dark Knight Rises (2012)The Avengers (2012)The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)Captain America: Civil War (2016)Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)Avengers: End Game (2019)Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)Oppenheimer (2023)Snow White (2025)Avengers: Doomsday (2026)Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)Marvel's X-Men (2028)With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Jazz, Apartheid and the Brubeck Legacy in PLAYING THE CHANGES: TRACKING DARIUS BRUBECK 01.09.2026 20min

  This episode sees Mark in conversation with jazz musician Darius Brubeck and documentary filmmaker Michiel ten Kleij to discuss their documentary Playing the Changes: Tracking Darius Brubeck, which traces how jazz became a quiet force for political change in apartheid-era South Africa.Ten Kleij explains how a planned film about the 1958 Brubeck Quartet tour behind the Iron Curtain evolved, once a rival BBC documentary was announced, into a broader, independently-financed story spanning Poland and Durban. Darius Brubeck reflects candidly on growing up in his father's shadow, the 'dynastic' continuity jazz offered black South African audiences under apartheid, and the guidance of his wife Catherine in shaping how he used his own talents for purpose rather than pure virtuosity.This episode was recorded at the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival founded by Lucy Darwin, dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop village of Ménerbes, which this year focused on music documentaries.This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and recorded and edited by Richard Gay.With thanks to Lucy Darwin and the Provence Arts Festival du Film, and to Darius Brubeck and Michiel ten Kleij.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production© HLA AgencyKermode on Film is an HLA Agency production© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Mark on ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO with Kevin Macdonald & David Katznelson 25.08.2026 24min

  Mark Kermode talks to director Kevin Macdonald and cinematographer David Katznelson after an outdoor screening of ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO, the intimate documentary portrait of the couple's 18 months in 1970s Greenwich Village.They discuss rebuilding John and Yoko's Greenwich Village apartment for the film, the newly discovered phonecall archive, and Sean Ono Lennon's remix of the 1972 concert footage.This episode was recorded at the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival founded by Lucy Darwin, dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop village of Ménerbes, which this year focused on music documentaries.This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and recorded and edited by Richard Gay.With thanks to Lucy Darwin and the Provence Arts Festival du Film, and to Kevin Macdonald and David Katznelson.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Mark on Marianne Faithfull film BROKEN ENGLISH with Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth at the Provence Arts Festival du Film 18.08.2026 23min

  This month, Mark once again was an integral part of the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop Luberon village of Ménerbes, founded by Lucy Darwin, which this year focuses on music documentaries.This is the first of a few episodes from the festival. Today Mark is joined by Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth to talk about their film BROKEN ENGLISH about legendary singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, starring George Mackay and Tilda Swinton. They also touch on 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, their film chronicling Nick Cave's life.This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and recorded and edited by Richard Gay.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Great Soundtrack, Shame About the Film 11.08.2026 33min

  Recorded in the mosquito-infested fields of Latitude Festival, Mark and Jack dig into film music to mark the paperback release of Mark's book Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music, co-written with Jenny Nelson.They talk composer-director shorthand including John Williams and the "shark" scene from Jaws, Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan's one-page brief for Interstellar; they discuss the "great soundtrack, shame about the film" phenomenon referencing S. Darko, Cannibal Holocaust, Exorcist II: The Heretic; and how Jack worked with composer Benjamin Squires on his own short film The Second Time Around.Mark also talks about Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and the eerie 15/8 time signature that makes The Exorcist's theme feel so wrong, and gives some hard-won advice on sticking with a creative career when nobody's paying you yet.Titles mentioned in this episode include:Spider-ManThe Social NetworkDriveInterstellarMan of SteelSupermanThe Lord of the RingsTinker Tailor Soldier SpyThe Wolfman (2010)Jennifer 8S. DarkoDonnie DarkoCannibal HolocaustExorcist II: The HereticThe ExorcistDon't Look NowE.T.JawsJurassic ParkYou Were Never Really HereThere Will Be BloodThe Zone of InterestWicked / Wicked: for GoodMary Poppins (Blunt-era)Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeBlade RunnerDrive My CarPsychoSuspiriaThe ShiningThe OdysseyThe Second Time Around (Jack Howard's brilliant short film, now available on Channel 4)This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Jack Howard.  Recorded by Richard Gay.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Jason Isaacs says hello and Imran Peretta talks about his feature ISH 04.08.2026 42min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to Imran Perretta about his moving debut feature ISH and to Jason Isaacs about the eight projects he's filmed back to back recentlyIf you missed the first half of this edition of Mark Kermode Live in 3D at the BFI Southbank, listen to episode 290, in which Mark talks to founder of the Straight 8 Film Competition Ed Sayers about his documentary feature SUPER NATURE, a stunning exploration of the natural world filmed on Super 8 Film by 40 filmmakers from all across the world. And he talks to Sian Clifford about her surreal mockumentary LADY.MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.Opening title quotes from:·       Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)·       Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)·       Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)·       The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Odyssey: Mark and Jack discuss 28.07.2026 45min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey at the Sun Pub on Drury LaneOther films mentioned in this episode:Silent Running (1972)2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)The Dark Knight (2008)Dunkirk (2017)Society (1989)Oppenheimer (2023)Spirited Away (2001)Interstellar (2014)Inception (2010)The Ninth Configuration (1980)The Lord Of The Rings trilogy (2001-3)With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Ed Sayers on SUPER NATURE, and Sian Clifford on LADY 21.07.2026 47min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to the founder of the Straight 8 Film Competition, Ed Sayers about his documentary feature SUPER NATURE, a stunning exploration of the natural world filmed on Super 8 Film by 40 filmmakers from all across the world.Next, he welcomes Sian Clifford to talk about her new feature LADY, a surreal mockumentary which follows a lonely aristocrat's attempt to find the spotlight. Sian discusses her love for comedy, ten years of FLEABAG and her childhood fascination with Laura Dern.Tune in to next week's Kermode on Film to hear the other half of July's MK3D when Mark talks to Imran Perretta about his debut feature ISH and to Jason Isaacs about the eight projects he's filmed back to back.Take a front row seat for the 115th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.Opening title quotes from:·       Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)·       Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)·       Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)·       The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: Is Mark too old for this? 14.07.2026 24min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Matt Johnson's Canadian comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie at the Sun pub in London's West End.Other films mentioned in this episode:Back To The Future (1985)Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)The Hangover (2009)Borat (2006)Backrooms (2026)Obsession (2025)Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)The Holdovers (2023)Blackberry (2023)With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  All Christopher Nolan Films Ranked (Worst to Best) 07.07.2026 38min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talking about Christopher Nolan's films at The Sun Pub on Drury Lane.Films mentioned in this episode:The OdysseyOppenheimerThe Dark KnightInceptionTenetInterstellarThe PrestigeDunkirkBatman BeginsMementoThe Dark Knight RisesInsomniaFollowingSilent RunningThe ExorcistKnowingWith thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Ronni Ancona on EASTENDERS, Olivia Cooke on HOUSE OF THE DRAGON + the Provence Arts Film Festival 30.06.2026 1h 1min

  In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to Olivia Cooke about HOUSE OF THE DRAGON series 3, and about working with Steven Spielberg. Next, he welcomes Ronni Ancona to the stage to talk about comedy, impressions, EASTENDERS and her new feature THINK OF ENGLAND. Finally, in a special pre-record, Mark talks to Lucy Darwin, founder and curator of the Provence Arts Film Festival.  The festival runs from 29th July - 1st August. Tickets are available now from https://provencearts.com/en/book/If you missed it, you can hear the other half of June’s MK3D on last week’s Kermode On Film when Mark talked to Ellen E. Jones about radio 4 series BOMBSHELL: FIVE FACES OF MARILYN MONROE (available on BBC Sounds) and to filmmaker Jeanie Finlay about her documentary feature ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA, about beleaguered Teesside fishers whose journey through grief to finding power in community, is full of wry humour.  Take a front row seat for the 114th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.Opening title quotes from:·       Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson,Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)·       Nope (Jordan Peele, UniversalPictures – featuring Keke Palmer)·       Withnail & I (BruceRobinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)·       The Exorcist (William Friedkin,Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Marilyn Monroe with Ellen E. Jones, plus Jeanie Finlay on ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA 23.06.2026 51min

  In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, broadcaster and film critic, Ellen E. Jones about celebrating 100 years of Marilyn Monroe in her radio 4 series BOMBSHELL: FIVE FACES OF MARILYN MONROE (available on BBC Sounds). The series coincides with a BFI Season celebrating Marilyn's centenary, titled MARILYN MONROE: SELF-MADE STAR. Next, Mark talks to filmmaker Jeanie Finlay about her documentary feature ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA, in which Jeanie worked with the beleagured Teeside fishers, charting their journey through grief and wry humour to finding power in community. ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA will screen in cinemas in autumn 2026.  Tune in to next week’s Kermode On Film to hear the other half of June’s MK3D when Mark talks to Olivia Cooke about HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (season 3) and to Ronni Ancona about comedy, impressions, EASTENDERS and her new feature, THINK OF ENGLAND. Plus Mark talks to Lucy Darwin, founder and curator of the Provence Arts Film Festival.  Take a front row seat for the 114th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.Opening title quotes from:·       Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)·       Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)·       Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)·       The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Disclosure Day is Dividing People 16.06.2026 29min

  Mark and Jack discuss Disclosure Day, the new Spielberg film that raises some big questions. Not least: who's right?Other films and people mentioned in this episode:Disclosure DayJawsJurassic ParkJurassic WorldIndiana JonesX-FilesStar WarsRoswellClose Encounters of the Third KindJosh O'ConnorArrivalThe Butterfly EffectDonnie DarkoKurt VonnegutMission ImpossibleBeggars of LifeWallace BeeryJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheySilent RunningDoug TrumbullWith thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Are YouTube Filmmakers Taking over Hollywood? 09.06.2026 32min

  Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talk about indie horror movies BACKROOMS and OBSESSION taking the box office by storm.Other films mentioned in this episode:TogetherKeeperHellraiserNightbreedCitizen KaneEvil DeadBooksmartSuperbadThe DramaVideodromeThe ExorcistHereditaryWeaponsStar Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWith thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  "Cinematic foreplay"!? 02.06.2026 33min

  Part 2 of Mark Kermode and Jack Howard talking about Christopher Nolan's films at The Sun Pub on Drury Lane.Films and books mentioned in this episode:TenetThe PrestigeInterstellarThe OdysseyInceptionOppenheimerInsomniaBatman TrilogyRay Harryhausen's Sinbad MoviesThe DevilsMetropolisTrainspottingThe Passion of ChristThe Death of StalinTroyMinionsBooks:A Hard Day's Night by Samira AhmedMark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music by Mark Kermode and Jenny NelsonKermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Why does Jack love TENET so much? 26.05.2026 32min

  Part one of who-knows-how-many on Christopher Nolan's films.Mark and Jack chat at their regular pub.Other films and people mentioned in this episode:AvatarAvatar: The Way of WaterAvatar: Fire and AshPirates of the CaribbeanBatman BeginsChristopher NolanJonathan NolanFollowingKnowingNicolas CageMementoBaitMark JenkinInsomniaErik SkjoldbjærgThe PrestigeInterstellarTenetBack to the FutureLudwig GöranssonStanley Kubrick2001 a Space OdyssetDoug TrumbullSilent RunningKermode on Film is an HLA Agency productionProduced by Hedda Lornie Archbold© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Samira Ahmed on A Hard Day's Night, Leisa Gwenllian and Marc Evans on Effi o Blaenau 19.05.2026 51min

  In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, writer and award-winning radio presenter, Samira Ahmed about her newly published BFI Classics book on The Beatles’ 1964 movie, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT.   Next, he talks to actress, Leisa Gwenllian and director, Marc Evans about their upcoming Welsh language feature, EFFI O BLAENAU. In cinemas from Friday 19th June 2026. If you missed it, you can hear the other half of May’s MK3D on last week’s Kermode On Film, when Mark talked to Bob Odenkirk about his career including BREAKING BAD, BETTER CALL SAUL and his latest feature, NORMAL. Mark was also joined by NORMAL’s director and MK3D regular, Ben Wheatley.   Take a front row seat at the 113th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!The MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.Opening title quotes from:Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair) This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.  Image by Julie Edwards.Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bob Odenkirk and Ben Wheatley on NORMAL 12.05.2026 35min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Ben Wheatley and actor Bob Odenkirk about their feature NORMAL, which is released in UK cinemas on 15 May 2026.This is the second half of the 113th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank May 2026. The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.---Opening title quotes from:Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.Image by Julie EdwardsKermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Callum Turner, George Mackay and Mark Jenkin on ROSE OF NEVADA 05.05.2026 39min

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark Kermode talks to director Mark Jenkin and actors Callum Turner and George Mackay about newly released feature ROSE OF NEVADA.This is the second half of the 112th edition of MK3D, recorded live at the BFI Southbank. The MK3D shows happen every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.---Opening title quotes from:Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and edited by Alex Jones.Image by Jade EvansKermode on Film and Mark Kermode Live in 3D are HLA Agency productions.© HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.