Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Kermode

On this episode, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by award-winning writer, critic and broadcaster Ellen E. Jones. Ellen presents BBC Radio 4's Screenshot with Mark Kermode and has written for The Guardian, The Observer, Little White Lies, Empire and many other outlets. In March this year, Ellen won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Radio Presenter for her work on Screenshot.Ellen joins Pasquale to talk about her book Screen Deep: How Film and TV Can Solve Racism and Save The World which came out in paperback via Faber in February. It's a brilliantly sharp, impassioned and entertaining look at film and TV's role in both constructing racial identities and combating racism. Works discussed include No Way Out (1950), Imitation of Life (1959), Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018), Bridgerton (2020-), Atlanta (2016 - 2022), I May Destroy You (2020), Small Axe (2020) and Hard Truths (2024).

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard pick up where they left off, and get together again on the Kermode On Film podcast. You won't get any reviews of new releases here: for those, you can listen to Kermode & Mayo's Take. Jack and Mark talk about the classics they love, about highly anticipated films that aren't on release yet, and about screen culture in general.In this bumper episode they talk, among other things, about Jack's recently completed short film The Second Time Around. Buckle up!Topics discussed in this episode:The Revenge of the SithThe Force AwakensThe Dark KnightTimes tablesSchool results and examsThe validity of film criticismThe demise of the Kermodean RantStar WarsSpace wizardsClive Barker's Weave WorldChristopher Nolan's TenetJack Howard's The Second Time Around YouTube fameThe White Lotus and Jason IsaacsThe Studio Vs The PlayerMission: Impossible titlesCopyright © HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fifty years ago this summer, Jaws was released in the US. Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the bestselling novel by Peter Benchley, the film - about a coastal resort town threatened by a great white stark at the busiest time of the year - was a groundbreaking box office phenomenon.Jaws changed the industry overnight - pioneering new marketing and release patterns, and altering the focus and mix of movies that Hollywood made - some say for the worse. From Jaws and Star Wars through to the double whammy of Barbenheimer, summer blockbusters have dominated cinemas. But is this changing? And is there more to the summer blockbuster than big box office and a summer release date? Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode join the queue for popcorn to explore the genre. Mark speaks to critic and author Tim Robey about how Jaws went from potential disaster to record-breaking hit, and about the summer blockbusters that followed. And he also speaks to Jenny He, senior exhibitions curator at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, about the museum's forthcoming ‘Jaws: The Exhibition' and the marketing techniques that helped make the 1975 film such a success. Meanwhile, Ellen talks to pop culture critic Kayleigh Donaldson about box office mega-hits for the modern age - and how the inescapable megalith of Marvel has impacted the summer film landscape. And Ellen also speaks to Canadian filmmaker Nyla Innuksuk about her 2022 film Slash/Back - a Spielberg-influenced summer-blockbuster-in-spirit sci-fi adventure movie set in the remote Arctic fishing town of Pangnirtung. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

¿Quién no desea tener amigos? Hay algunos que tenemos de paso por el colegio o la secundaria, el trabajo o la universidad, pero hay otros que permanecen toda la vida. Hay muchos valores hoy en crisis, pero si hay uno que renace con cada generación es el de la amistad, para muchos, tan importante o más que la familia. ¿Qué sería tener como amigo al Señor del universo, el Dios encarnado? De eso habla Jesús en este capítulo de la Buena Noticia según Juan (15:14). Meditamos hoy sobre ello. La cabecera está esta vez a cargo de la canadiense Diana Krall y la hija del cantante que popularizó el tema que da título al programa, "Ruta 66", Natalie Cole. Lo interpretan juntas en un concierto que escuchamos de 2002. Tras ella oímos una sorprendente balada de los Rolling Stones en 1981, "Esperando a un amigo" (Waiting On A Friend), a la que sigue el clásico de Carole King y James Taylor en 1971, "Tienes un amigo" (You´ve Got A Friend), que escuchamos esta vez cantado por ella en vivo en Los Ángeles en 1994. Hasta Taylor Swift reconoce en 2019 que "Es agradable tener un amigo" (It´s Nice To Have A Friend). La película con la que hablamos de la amistad humana y divina, es para muchos la mejor historia de redención del cine contemporáneo. La producción de 1994 que se conoce en España como "Cadena perpetua", "Sueño de fuga" en Hispanoamérica", o "Sueños" o "Escape a la libertad" en Argentina, se llama en realidad como la novela de Stephen King en que se basa esta historia, "La redención de Shawshank" (1982). Dirigida por Frank Darabont, está protagonizada por TIm Robbins y Morgan Freeman. Su lectura cristiana ha dado lugar a todo un libro del más importante crítico británico, Mark Kermode. Consideramos su interpretación con algunos diálogos de la versión doblada y la banda sonora original de Thomas Newman. "Viejos amigos" (Old Friends) es una pequeña joya del dúo judío de Nueva York que formaron Simon y Garfunkel. Apareció en 1968 en el reverso del disco sencillo que llevaba la canción de la película "El Graduado" (Mrs. Robinson). Como los discípulos de Jesús, cuando más apreciamos el valor de una amistad es ante la perspectiva de su partida. El cantautor argentino afincado en España, Alberto Cortez, escribió una de sus más emocionantes composiciones a la muerte de su padre en 1966, "Cuando un amigo se va". El problema es que en este mundo, hasta los mejores amigos nos fallan, como descubrió el músico cristiano Randy Stonehill, cuando se sintió traicionado por su amigo Larry Norman, que le sacó de la droga y le introdujo, tanto en la música como en la fe, pero se acabó quedando con su esposa, tras su divorcio y nuevo matrimonio. En la canción que apareció en su álbum de 1983, "Hasta el mejor de los amigos" (Even The Best Of Friends), descubre que sólo hay un Amigo que nunca nos falla, Cristo Jesús.

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 5 June 2023, and was the 81th edition of MK3D. This is Part 2 of that show, in which Mark Kermode is joined by director Edward Lovelace to talk about his documentary feature Name Me Lawand.Mark also talks to legendary, multi-Oscar-winning sound designer and film editor Walter Murch about his documentary feature Her Name Was Moviola.Thanks for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Julie Edwards.© Copyright HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Brutalist has been one of the most talked about films of the year and taps into a rich vein of films and television that dramatise the immigrant experience. From The Godfather Part 2 to Small Axe, The Emigrants to Home and Away and An American Tail - Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine how filmmakers have investigated and portrayed the perils, patterns and adventure of human movement across the globe.Mark speaks to film critic Christina Newland about the history of immigrant epics in Hollywood - from Once Upon a Time in America to The Brutalist.Ellen then speaks to writer and creator of the tv series Get Millie Black, Marlon James, about his experience watching Small Axe for the first time. Ellen also talks to director Sir Steve McQueen about his anthology series Small Axe and how the films act as their own immigrant epic for the Windrush generation.Producer: Queenie Qureshi-Wales A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 5 June 2023, and was the 81th edition of MK3D. This is Part 1 of that show, in which Mark Kermode is joined by director Thomas Hardiman to talk about his debut feature Medusa Deluxe. They also delve into the work of much-missed director Ken Russell, and in particular his film The Boyfriend.Mark also talks to director Dionne Edwards about her film Pretty Red Dress, and the film that influenced her, Do The Right Thing.Thanks for listening!People mentioned in this episode:Robbie RyanRobert AltmanSpike LeeLouise BrooksMarlene DietrichFelliniDerek JarmanToyah WilcoxHalle BerryGary OldmanBram StokerLeos CaraxKen RussellTed AshleyTwiggySteve McQueenClio BarnardTina TurnerMel GibsonPhil SpectreAlexandra BurkeNatey JonesHugo GogginMartin ScorseseFilms Mentioned in this episode:Medusa DeluxeNashvilleDeadly Cuts (2021)Don't Mess with the ZohanJoe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)Shampoo (1975)Swan Song (2021)Pandora's BoxBlonde VenusCasanovaThe TempestBatsStar Trek BeyondBladeDraculaMahlerThe DevilsTommyThe Music LoversThe DevilsChinatownThe ArborsWeekendPretty Red DressDo The Right ThingAli & EvaCabaretBugsy MaloneThe Sound of MusicDo the Right Thing———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Julie Edwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pretty Woman was released in 1990. One of the most beloved and successful romantic comedies of all time, the film tells the Cinderella story of a sex worker, played by Julia Roberts, who finds love with a slick businessman - Richard Gere - after he picks her up on Hollywood Boulevard.Fast forward to 2025 and the astonishing Oscar success of Anora - director Sean Baker's tale of a young sex worker whose whirlwind affair with a Russian billionaire's son turns bad, fast.So how has the way we treat sex work on screen changed? Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode delve into the long and thorny relationship between cinema and sex work. Mark speaks to film historian and critic Pamela Hutchinson about how sex work has been tackled in over a hundred years of movies - from early silent films like Pandora's Box, to the work of Sean Baker. They discuss Jane Fonda's Oscar-winning turn as a ‘call girl' in Klute, and look at how male sex worker films like Midnight Cowboy might approach the subject differently. Meanwhile, Ellen talks to Andrea Werhun, the writer, performer and real-life sex worker who served as a consultant on Anora - about her work on the film, and her love for another Richard Gere sex work film, American Gigolo. And Ellen also speaks to Kristen Lovell and Zachary Drucker, whose 2023 documentary The Stroll traced the history of trans sex workers in New York City's Meatpacking District. Kristen and Zachary discuss why sex work has been a key part of trans history - and what they think Anora's success means for sex workers. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D. This is Part 2 of that show, in which Mark Kermode is joined by the brilliant Sanjeev Bhaskar to talk about his role in the acclaimed drama series Unforgotten, reflecting on its emotional depth and his experience working with a stellar cast.They also dive into the classic film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, discussing its intense performances, sharp dialogue, and why it remains so powerful decades after its release.Sit back and enjoy Part 2 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.Part 1 of this MK3D was uploaded last week, featuring Nina Menkes on Brainwashed and Jenny Seagrove on Local Hero.Thanks for listening!People mentioned in this episode:Nina MenkesSanjeev BhaskarWilliam FriedkinElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonFrancis Ford CoppolaJenny SeagroveCelia JohnsonDavid LeanLittle RichardFilms, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-PowerThe ExorcistUnforgottenWho's Afraid of Virginia WoolfThe OfferLocal HeroThe GuardianThe Exorcist (Stage Play)Brief EncounterThe Girl Can't Help ItLittle Richard: I Am EverythingLittle Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n' Roll Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode waltz into the magical world of Studio Ghibli, as the animation giant celebrates its 40th birthday.Ellen speaks to the film, TV and video game critic, Kambole Campbell about Studio Ghibli's origin story and key aspects of visual style. Also, the animator and co-founder of Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, Nora Twomey discusses the emotional impact of films like My Neighbour Totoro, and Grave of the Fireflies. Mark meets actor, Emily Mortimer who discusses the process of re-dubbing for the film, Howl's Moving Castle. And the animator and director, Michaël Dudok de Wit discusses the collaborative relationship forged with Studio Ghibli, while working on his feature length production, The Red Turtle.Producer: Mae-Li Evans A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

With the latest series of the much-discussed drama The White Lotus recently wrapped up, Screenshot asks why cinema and TV make so many return visits to hotels as a setting.Whether sinister and scary like in The Shining or Psycho, fabulous but faded like The Grand Budapest Hotel, or comically chaotic like in Fawlty Towers, hotels offer a myriad of possible opportunities for drama. Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode check in to check out their rich history on screen. Ellen talks to film critic Hannah Strong about the timeless appeal of screen stays from the 1932 classic Grand Hotel to The White Lotus - and about how directors Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola have made hotels the focus of some of their most famous films. Ellen also speaks to Sean MacPherson, hotelier, cinephile and co-owner of the storied Hotel Chelsea in New York City, about the glamorous allure of historic hotels - and the impact of the movies on hotel design. Mark speaks to writer and critic Anne Billson about the seedier - and scarier - side of hotels on screen, from the Coen Brothers' 1991 cult classic Barton Fink, to the 1990 Roald Dahl fantasy The Witches. And Mark also talks to director Rodney Ascher, whose 2012 documentary Room 237 explored Stanley Kubrick's The Shining from the unusual points of view of a number of theorists - all of whom seem to have checked into the film's Overlook hotel and never been able to leave.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

With the Robert Pattinson starring film Mickey 17 fresh out in the cinema, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the world of doppelgangers and doubles on screen.Ellen speaks to academic and doppelganger scholar Adam Golub about the difference between clones and doppelgangers and what the doppelganger tells us about life in 2025. Ellen then talks to an actress about what its like playing a clone.Mark speaks to director Richard Ayoade about his 2013 film The Double. It stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska and is an adaptation of the classic Fyodor Dostoevsky novel from 1866. Mark and Richard discuss adapting such a classic novel, the distinct look of the film and the idea of Jung's 'shadow self' and its influence on doubles on screen.Produced by Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

"Do you want a taste of the lash?""No thanks, I've just had some cocoa."In 1974 the BBC issued the first Goon Show Classics LP. On one side was The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea and on the other side was the show we're talking about today: The Histories of Pliny the Elder, Spike Milligan's attempt to pen a sword-and-sandals Goonish epic.It has become one the most beloved Goon Shows ever, with some highly memorable gags and an end-of-term looseness about it. They all sounded like they were just having a lot of fun. Joining Tyler is returning guest James Page and as well as discussing the show itself pay tribute to a couple of the backroom boys, examine the difference between Cyril and Lew and give mention to Mark Kermode, Terry Scott and the Asterix books.

Kermode on Film supports the British Film Designers Guild Awards – and shines a spotlight on the BFDG Planet Positive Award sponsored by Sky Studios Elstree. In this episode Mark Kermode talks to the winner of that award, Freya Bruce, co-founder of ReCollective, about their work on 'My Lady Jayne'. ReCollective are a non-for-profit, setting new standards of re-use for the film industry to tackle the enormous amount of waste it produces. ReCollective's work on 'My Lady Jane' involved repurposing building materials which were then used for community builds in the South West of England including making poly tunnels for a market garden and a field shelter for a community farm.Find out more about ReCollective: https://www.recollective.uk/Hosted by: Mark KermodeWith: Freya Bruce of ReCollective and Peter Okell, Operations Manager at Sky Studios ElstreeExecutive Producer: Lornie Archbold at HLA AgencyAudio Producer: Alex JonesMusic: The Dodge BrothersThis audio programme is an HLA Agency production for the British Film Designers Guildhedda@hlaagency.co.uk(c) HLA AgencyWIP is a BFDG Podcast.Connect with us:Instagram: @british_film_designers_guildX: @BFDG_Film_GuildLinkedin: @british-film-designers-guildFacebook: /British Film Designers GuildWebsite:www.britishfilmdesigners.comAbout the BFDGThe Society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946. Out of this society grew the Guild of Film Art Directors, and the present British Film Designers Guild (BFDG). Today the BFDG has over 630 members of skilled technicians and designers spanning all the various branches of the Art Department, as well as corporate members.The BFDG membership covers a diverse range of Art Department skills and experience, working on projects of all budgets, from International to Independent and micro-financed productions, to Feature Films, Shorts, Pilots, Promos, Commercials, TV Film, TV Series and Light Entertainment.WIP is a BFDG Podcast.Connect with us:Instagram: @british_film_designers_guildX: @BFDG_Film_GuildLinkedin: @british-film-designers-guildFacebook: /British Film Designers GuildWebsite:www.britishfilmdesigners.comAbout the BFDGThe Society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946. Out of this society grew the Guild of Film Art Directors, and the present British Film Designers Guild (BFDG). Today the BFDG has over 630 members of skilled technicians and designers spanning all the various branches of the Art Department, as well as corporate members.The BFDG membership covers a diverse range of Art Department skills and experience, working on projects of all budgets, from International to Independent and micro-financed productions, to Feature Films, Shorts, Pilots, Promos, Commercials, TV Film, TV Series and Light Entertainment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WHERE to Watch Films for LESS THAN £1 . CINEMA TOURS Loved by Mark Kermode. Amazing SRI LANKAN restaurant that also helps the homeless. Website with the inside scoop on London's Cinemas. BEST OF LONDON with NIGEL SMITH & BEN HOLLAND produced by Ben Afleck My guest has worked for the BBC and is a true lover of London, film and history who has tours which celebrate all of these and YOU can book on them. His tours have been recommended by countless people on review sites and by musician, author and world's best film critic Mark Kermode. He's also recommended by me as I've been on his tour of Camden's Lost Cinemas. He runs a London film club where you can join and watch some amazing films for less than a pound each.He's helping to keep London film making and cinemas alive with his Memory Palaces website which is a beautiful and informative guide to London's cinemas past and present. BEST OF LONDON according to NIGEL SMITHPlease FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to  BEST OF LONDON as we have great shows coming up. For links on all the platforms and social media, just click here:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bestolondon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-mail:⁠⁠ben@lifemac.com⁠⁠ I read and reply to all your e-mails.You can book onto Nigel's tours here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nigel-smith-guided-walking-tours-51402283783Nigel's Memory Palaces Website: https://memorypalaces.co.uk/Tufnell Park Film Club: https://www.tufnellparkfilmclub.com/  Follow Nigel Smith on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/nigelsmithwalks/ Hackney History Festival here:https://hackneyhistoryfestival.org/ Yogi's Sri Lankan Restaurant in Camden Passage:https://www.instagram.com/yogissrilankan_kitchen/ -Screenshot the Radio 4 show Nigel works on with Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00121bvBEST OF LONDON did one episode as a video on YouTube here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@benpodz⁠Each week I ask a guest 7 questions including what's your best London venue, event, place to eat, area and London Lifehack. You'll find out the best things to do and places to go.Intro and Outro music by Ben HollandBest of London is presented and produced by Ben Holland and Ben Afleck.Ben's instagram is ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/benpodz/⁠⁠ Ben's TikTok is⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@benpodz⁠⁠Ben's X is⁠⁠ https://x.com/benpodz⁠⁠BEST OF LONDON logo and artwork by my good friend Bobby Magill of recolodesign.com. E-mail bob@recolodesign.com for all your logo, artwork and design needs.Chapters and transcript are created by Spotify and may contain inaccuracies these also take 24 hours show up. If you're listening to it in the first 24 hours thank you and why not guess what the chapters will be called. Spotify need to get their AI to work harder so you don't have to wait around for so long for these.Follow and subscribe to BEST OF LONDON for links on ALL the platforms including apple podcasts, amazon music, audible, instagram, twitter/x and Facebook, please click here :⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/bestolondon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Send us a textOn this episode Ellen E. Jones speaks to us about Screen Deep, How Film and TV can Solve Racism and Save the World. Many of you will know Ellen from Radio 4's Screen Shot, in which, alongside her co-host Mark Kermode, she enters the various worlds of Doris Day, jobbing hitmen and the longest running video shop in the world. Screen Deep is written with the same insight, encyclopaedic knowledge and social consciousness that Ellen brings to her broadcasting. (She also does a fantastic line in knowing asides.) It is a reiteration of the power of story telling; both for good and for bad. From the overt racism of early Hollywood to the deft brilliance of Steve McQueen's Small Axe series, Ellen chronicles the struggle for representation, dismantles reconciliation fantasies and questions the invisibility of whiteness. She also argues that Martin Goodman of Friday Night Dinners is in fact the TV dad our times demand.‘Jones navigates a history of cultural racism assiduously, ranging from The Birth of  a Nation to blackface in sharp, brisk prose.'Kevin Harley, TOTAL FILMScreen Deep is published by Faber and is available in your nearest independent book shop. @fieldzine www.fieldzine.comwww.patreon.com/fieldzine

This episode of Kermode on Film is the first in a four-part miniseries about Britain's brilliant Art Departments in our screen industries. For the past few years Mark Kermode has hosted the annual British Film Designers Guild Awards. The awards celebrate the brilliant work of production designers and art departments across film and TV.One of the things the British Film Designers Guild does brilliantly is to support young people who are keen to get into the business. In today's podcast Mark talks to this year's nominees for The Peter Lamont Spotlighting New Talent Award, supported by CrewHQ. The award recognises those starting out in a career in film or TV Art Departments, and spotlights the future stars of the next generation of filmmakers.Mark talks to this year's three nominees for the Peter Lamont Spotlighting New Talent Award, about their experiences of training for, and finding that all important first job in the Art Department. They are Satdeep Grewal, Nivitha Muralikrishna, and Eunice Naddamba. But first, he talks with Rico Johnson-Sinclair - Director of CrewHQ Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, who sponsor the categoryThis episode of Kermode on Film is made in partnership with the BFDG.About the BFDG:The Society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946. Out of this society grew the Guild of Film Art Directors, and the present British Film Designers Guild (BFDG). Today the BFDG has over 630 members of skilled technicians and designers spanning all the various branches of the Art Department, as well as corporate members. The BFDG membership covers a diverse range of Art Department skills and experience, working on projects of all budgets, from International to Independent and micro-financed productions, to Feature Films, Shorts, Pilots, Promos, Commercials, TV Film, TV Series and Light Entertainment.Connect with the BFDG here:Instagram: @british_film_designers_guildTwitter: @BFDG_Film_GuildLinkedin: @british-film-designers-guildFacebook: /British Film Designers GuildWebsite:www.britishfilmdesigners.comThis podcast was produced by HLA Agency and edited by Alex Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate weddings in film and TV, from Muriel's Wedding to Married at First Sight. Mark speaks to Richard Curtis about the inspiration behind the classic British wedding film, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and about Curtis' own recent wedding to long-term partner Emma Freud. And he gets critic Manuela Lazic's rundown of some of the most memorable cinematic weddings, from The Godfather to The Graduate. Meanwhile, Ellen talks to actor Susan Wokoma about her favourite wedding romcoms - including the Julia Roberts-starring My Best Friend's Wedding. And she attempts to get to grips with the world of wedding reality TV with comedian Ashley Ray. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

With physical media sales on the rise and streaming fatigue setting in, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the life, death and rebirth of the video shop. Ellen takes a trip to one of the UK's few remaining stores, 20th Century Flicks in Bristol, which has a strong claim to being the longest-running video shop in the world, first opening in 1982. She speaks to manager Dave Taylor about the evolution of the shop over the last 43 years, and finds out how he feels about how video shop clerks have been depicted on screen. Mark talks to American filmmaker Alex Ross Perry about his new essay film Videoheaven, which explores the history of videotape as a medium and video stores as physical locations, told entirely through their depiction in film and TV shows. And Mark also speaks to writer and producer Kate Hagen about her search for the world's last great video stores.Produced by Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Front Row continues to look at how culture has changed in the first 25 years of the century with an edition focusing on film and TV.Samira is joined by Radio 4's Screenshot presenters Mark Kermode and Ellen E. Jones, Jane Tranter, who relaunched Doctor Who in 2005 and co-founded Bad Wolf productions and Boyd Hilton, the Entertainment Director of Heat magazine. From reality TV to superhero franchises and the rise of binge-watching, the panel discuss how transformations have changed what we watch, how we watch it and who makes it.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Claire Bartleet

In this week's episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to Taghi Amirani whose film COUP 53 – edited by Walter Murch and featuring Ralph Fiennes – explores the involvement of the CIA and MI6 in the coup in Iran in 1953. Mark and Taghi also connect About their shared love of LOCAL HERO.The Mark is joined by RYE LANE director Raine Allen-Miller and star Vivian Oparah to talk about their film, which follows two youngsters reeling from bad break-ups who connect over a particularly eventful day in South London. They also talk about their respective influences: Vivian discusses the fight scene in US, and Raine revealsher Guilty Pleasure BOWFINGER.This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 13 March 2023.Thank you for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Hedda Archbold.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA AgencyHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #TaghiAmirani #WalterMurch #Coup53 #RyeLane #VivianOparah #RaineAllenMiller #LocalHero #Us #Bowfinger Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Films mentioned in this podcast:Coup 53Local HeroRye LaneOliver TwistUsAnnihilationBowfingerPeople mentioned in this episode:Taghi AmiraniWalter MurchRalph FiennesDavid PuttnamVivian OparahRaine Allen-MillerLupita Nyong'oNatalie Portman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the visionary world of veteran British filmmaker Mike Leigh, as he returns with Hard Truths - his first film in six years. Born in 1943 and raised in Salford, Leigh started his career in the theatre, before moving to TV in the 1970s, making a string of plays and films for the BBC. Since his very first film Bleak Moments in 1971, Mike Leigh has been at the cutting edge of British screen culture, creating a diverse body of work which ranges from the exquisitely excruciating 1970s comedy of manners Abigail's Party, to his epic biopic of the 19th century painter Mr Turner. Ellen attempts to get to grips with Leigh's singular creative process - which involves assembling a group of actors and getting them to research and develop their characters in detail. She speaks to Mike Leigh himself about how he approaches each of his films, and about the unmade big budget project he'd still like to see realised.Mark learns about an actor's role on a Mike Leigh project - speaking to Hard Truths lead actor Marianne Jean Baptiste, who was Oscar-nominated for her role in Leigh's 1996 film Secrets & Lies. And Mark also speaks to American independent filmmaker Sean Baker - whose latest film Anora is shaping up as a major Oscar contender - about the profound impact Leigh's 1993 film Naked had on his career. Produced by Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Thank you for listening to Kermode on Film.At the top of the show, Mark Kermode pays tribute to the late great David Lynch who passed away this week.He is joined by Cynthia Erivo to talk about her role as Elphaba in Wicked, and about one of the performances that inspired her, by Zhang Ziyi in Memoirs of a Geisha.Next, Connor Swindells talks to Mark about playing the evil Albrecht Gessler in William Tell, and about his memories of watching Naked Gun with his dad.This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 1 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 20 January 2025.In next week's episode, Mark is joined by Nosferatu director Robert Eggers, and actor Nabhaan Rizwan, nominated for this year's EE Rising Star Award for his roles in BFI release In Camera, and the television series Informer. Thank you for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Julie Edwards.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA Agency———————Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #CynthiaErivo #Wicked #MemoirsOfAGeisha #ConnorSwindells #WilliamTell #NakedGun #LeslieNielsen Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:Inland EmpireEmilia Pérez Wicked The Substance Hard Truths All We Imagine as LightAnoraLa Chimera Blink TwiceBad Times at the El RoyaleHarrietWidowsBlade RunnerMemoirs of a GeishaWilliam TellBarbieScoopParis, TexasAirplaneNaked GunForbidden PlanetTelevision Series:Sex EducationEvents:Girls On Film AwardsPeople mentioned:David LynchCynthia ErivoAriana GrandeJon M. ChuAlice Brooks ASCConnor SwindellsRutger HauerZhang ZiyiClaes BangWim WendersLeslie NielsenBuster KeatonCharlie Chaplin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does film and TV make time travel real? Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a quantum leap into the world of time travel and time loops on screen, from Back To The Future to Groundhog Day. Mark speaks to theoretical physicist Sean Carroll about how movies like Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Interstellar have handled the science of time travel - and whether it really is just the stuff of fantasy. And he talks to Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out director Rian Johnson about the dramatic allure of playing with time, and about Rian's 2012 film Looper, which starred Bruce Willis as a criminal sent back to the past to be eliminated by his younger self. Meanwhile, Ellen explores a sub-genre less concerned with mechanics and physics, and more with emotion and moral dilemmas - the time loop story. She speaks to Black Doves screenwriter Joe Barton about his time loop TV series The Lazarus Project. And film critic Anne Billson runs her through some examples of the genre she finds most - and least - captivating, from Palm Springs to About Time.Produced by Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

In this week's episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks about the Oscar wins of 2024, before welcoming his guests, in this Ska Special First on stage was cinematographer Joe Dunton, who talks about shooting the film DANCE CRAZE, which has recently been remastered in 4K by the BFI. DANCE CRAZE showcases the very best of the British Ska phenomenon, with exclusive live performances from THE SPECIALS, MADNESS, THE SELECTER, THE BEAT, BAD MANNERS and THE BODYSNATCHERS – brought to the screen particularly vividly through Dunton's revolutionary camera work.Joining Mark and Joe on stage are musicians Jerry Dammers (The Specials) and Pauline Black (The Selecter), who talk about the ska movement of the 1980s, and how controversial it still was at that time for people of different colours to take to the stage together.This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 13 March 2023.Thank you for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Julie Edwards.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA AgencyHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #PaulineBlack #TheSelecter #JerryDammers #Ska #JoeDunton #Cinematographer #Madness #TheSpecials Films and TV series mentioned in this episode: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore how therapists have been portrayed on screen throughout cinema and television history. From the benign care of Claude Rains' Dr Jaquith in Now, Voyager (1942), and the neuroses of Woody Allen, to the deadly Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs (1991), they survey the archetypes, the foibles, and the dramatic potential of the psychotherapist - both fictional and real.Mark speaks with Richard Hughes, the TV producer and director turned psychotherapist, about his favourite screen therapists. And actor and writer Brett Goldstein talks about his Emmy nominated TV show, Shrinking, which features a therapist going off the rails.Ellen speaks to Dr Orna Guralnik from the TV show Couples Therapy about what it's like conducting real therapy sessions on screen and what film and TV gets wrong about its depiction of therapy. ‘Therapy Speak' is everywhere on social media, but it's also present in many film and TV shows - Ellen discusses its rise with journalist Billie Walker.Produced by Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

In this week's episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to a director who is a legend in his own lifetime: Guillermo Del Toro, together with his co-director for the stop-motion animation musical about Pinocchio, Mark Gustafson. GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO released at the end of 2022 is based on Carlo Collodi's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, about the wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver, Geppetto. Set in Fascist Italy, the characters are voiced by Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Waltz and Tilda Swinton. Pinocchio was the final film credited to Gustafson before he passed away in 2024.This episode of Kermode On Film is the second half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 23 January 2023.Thank you for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.Cover photo by Julie Edwards.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA AgencyHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #GuillermoDelToro #Mark Gustafson #AndreaRiseborough #ToLeslie #MaryNighy #AliceDarling #Lesley #Pinocchio Films and TV series mentioned in this episode: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Kermode on Film. This episode was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 16 December 2024.Mark Kermode was joined by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, to talk about his new book Sergio Leone by Himself, which touches on the life and legacy of one of cinema's most iconic directors. He then talked to Mike Leigh and Michele Austin about Leigh's new film HARD TRUTHS, a powerful film about complicated relationships and the raw emotional terrain of real-life struggles.The second half of the live show will be podcast a week today, when Mark is joined by Andrew Garfield and director John Crowley to discuss their new film WE LIVE IN TIME, followed by a conversation with Jason Isaacs about his upcoming work in THE SALT PATH. acting, awards season, and playing Cary Grant in ARCHIE. Make sure to tune in for Part 2 next week. Thanks for listening, and remember, keep watching the skies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode was is the second half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 18th November 2024.In this 96th edition of the MK3D show, Mark Kermode talks to Himesh Patel about his new satirical comedy, The Franchise. Himesh talks about his cast mates and reveals that perhaps the storylines aren't as fictional as they appear…Mark also talks to James Norton about his new film, Joy. James discusses the cast and crew's personal connections to IVF in the film. Mark also draws out more about James's decision to invite his therapist to watch him play an evil character in a recent play. And finally, James tells us why an Al Pacino performance encouraged him to become an actor. The Franchise is available on NOW and Sky, with new episodes releasing each week, and Joy is out now, only on Netflix.Thank you for listening!———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.They are masterpieces!Cover photo by Charlotte Matheson.Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA AgencyHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#markkermode #kermodeonfilm #MK3D #BFI #HimeshPatel #TheFranchise #JamesNorton #Joy #BlazingSaddles #Yesterday #AngelsInAmerica #Tenant #PlayingNice #KingAndConqueror #HappyValleyFilms and TV series mentioned in this episode include:The FranchiseTenetYesterdayBlazing SaddlesYoung FrankensteinWickedJoyPlaying NiceKing and ConquerorHappy ValleyFlatliners (1990)Flatliners (2017)Northmen: A Viking SagaAngels In AmericaOpen HeartsMuriel's WeddingPoint BreakBad Boys IIHot Fuzz Cast and Crew mentioned in this episode include:Sam MendesArmando IannucciJon BrownBilly MagnussenRichard E. GrantDanny BoyleMel BrooksCleavon LittleGene WilderBill NighyThomas McKenzieJack ThorneRachel MasonBen TaylorDiego LunaElliot PageNina DobrevKiersey ClemonsKiefer SutherlandNiels Arden OplevMichael DouglasAl PacinoMike NicholsTony KushnerMike LeighMeryl StreepEmma Thompson Jeffrey Wright Mary-Louise ParkerEddie Marsan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Huns discuss mortal peril at a water park and Hannah's near death experience, the state of the toilets in Parliament, periods, drag and generally being an Empress. Get your jimjams on, this is a goodie. We also discuss the films Anora, Wild Robot and The Birdcage (move over Mark Kermode). Story 1 - Big S has a story about hearing taking your dog for a wee at the back of the garden. Story 2 - Hannah's story is about a horror in the shower...  Story 3 - a littley from Big S about a mum getting quirky. C.O.W. this week is from Aderyn! Expertly read out by Hannah - think bangs in the night and haunted doggys...  We end up channelling a minging incel spirit called Thomas who navigated the high seas.  Yawn. Enjoy Huns! Xoxo JOIN OUR PATREON! EXTRA bonus episodes AND a monthly ghost hunt for just £4.50!  Or £6 for AD-FREE EPS and weekly AGONY HUNS! We'll solve your problems huns!  Sign up here: www.patreon.com/GhostHuns

In the year that Jacques Demy's beloved Umbrellas of Cherbourg turns 60, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones reflect on their favourite aspects of the screen musical.According to some, we're currently in the midst of a movie musicals revival, with Jon M Chu's Wicked hot on the heels of Emila Perez and Joker: Folie à Deux, but will any of them match what Ellen considers to be the pinnacle of the form, the 1950s Hollywood musical? Her love of the classic MGM musicals primed Ellen to be a huge fan of the TV show Crazy Ex Girlfriend when it came along. This is the musical sitcom that took all of these essential elements of the 1950s Hollywood musical, then recombined them with a very 21st Century approach to relationships and mental health. Ellen speaks with Crazy Ex Girlfriend creator and star Rachel Bloom about Disney, writing jokes for the screen, and spontaneous singing. But it's essential to pay proper tribute to the classics, and in particular the work of American lyricist and producer Arthur Freed. Ellen sat down with writer, filmmaker and actor Manuela Lazic to talk about Freed's masterpiece, 1952's Singin' in the Rain which stars Gene Kelly, who also co-directed with Stanley Donen. And Mark meets Janis Pugh, director of Chuck Chuck Baby, a low budget, British indie charmer set in a chicken processing factory that is deeply influenced by Jacques Demy's 1964 French hit The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Janis Pugh is not alone in her love of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It follows the story of two young lovers whose future together is interrupted by the Algerian war, with the French dialogue entirely sung and set perfectly to the music of Michel Le Grand. Writer and editor of Little White Lies, David Jenkins, is a huge fan of Jacques Demy, and he speaks with Mark about the film's influences and legacy.Produced by Freya Hellier. A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

As Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl premieres at TIFF, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the dark world of Las Vegas on screen, from Showgirls to the Rat Pack.A Hidden Flack production for BBC Radio 4

This week's episode of Kermode On Film takes us to Christmas 2022, and a special milestone —the 75th MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 5 December 2022You can hear the first half of that MK3D show on this podcast.Mark welcomes a great lineup of guests, starting with director Hassan Nazer, who talks about his award-winning, aptly named film Winners. Hassan also shares stories of his Iranian heritage, the films that influenced him, and his journey to becoming a filmmaker in the UK.Next, Mark talks to Mark Jenkin and Mary Woodvine about their Cornish folk horror Enys Men, and about the BFI season that Mark Jenkin curated: “The Cinematic DNA of Enys Men”.And finally, Mark is joined by Oscar-winning director Edward Berger, to discuss his powerful remake of All Quiet on the Western Front. Edward talks about what drew him to retelling this classic, about his connection to the original novel, and the challenges of depicting visceral scenes on screen.In next week's episode, you'll hear the next half of the show, featuring screenwriter Tony Kushner, who talks about his collaboration with Steven Spielberg on The Fabelmans, and Aimee Lou Wood and Stephen Woolley who talk about Living, the remake of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru.If you've enjoyed this podcast, remember to like, subscribe, and tell your friends.And if you want to experience MK3D live, head over to the BFI website for tickets to our next show.———————The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.-Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.-Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.-The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again. They are masterpieces!———————Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.© HLA AgencyHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.#MarkKermode #KermodeonFilm #MK3D #BFI #MarkJenkin #MaryWoodvine #EnysMen #HassanNazer #Winners #EdwardBerger #AllQuietOnTheWesternFront #AbbasKiarostami #AndWhereIsTheFriendsHouse #MajidMajidi #ChildrenOfHeaven #LawrenceGordonClark #Stigma #BBCGhostStories #NottingHill #JuliaRoberts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As November marks the TV premiere on BBC 2 of Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, as well as a season of films on the BBC and iPlayer, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the films of these two titans of British Cinema.Film and culture writer, Lilian Crawford shares with Mark why the works of Powell and Pressburger are a matter of life and death, and how the duo's technicolour films took their cue from the worlds of ballet and opera. Mark also speaks to British filmmaker Jeanie Finlay, for whom Powell and Pressburger's films hold a strong personal allure. She discusses the technical wizardry and in-camera magic found across their productions, and how that has inspired her own image-making. Meanwhile, Kevin Macdonald, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and grandson of Emeric Pressburger, shares with Ellen how some Powell and Pressburger films are nuanced examples of wartime propaganda, and why some still resonate and remain relevant to Britain today. Producer: Mae-Li Evans A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

With Robert Eggers' Nosferatu - a remake of the 1922 adaptation of Dracula - hitting UK cinemas in the new year, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire. Mark talks to friend of the show and vampire expert, Kim Newman, about the evolution of vampires over the last century. They discuss everything from Bela Lugosi's career defining performance as Count Dracula to the Twilight series.Meanwhile, Ellen meets host and producer of The Evolution of Horror podcast, Mike Muncer. They go deep on teen vampire films and the everlasting appeal of cult classic The Lost Boys.Ellen also speaks to Jane Schoenbrun, director of the new film, I Saw the TV Glow. They discuss their shared love of TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its influence on Jane's film about outsider teens who are obsessed with a fantasy TV show.Producer: Queenie Qureshi-Wales A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

To mark the tenth anniversary of BBC sitcom Detectorists, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeologists and treasure hunters on screen. Mark speaks first to stand-up comedian and actor Alexei Sayle about his small, but pivotal, role in the third Indiana Jones film The Last Crusade. Mark then talks to Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose recent film La Chimera is the story of a down-at-heel tomb raider, played by Josh O'Connor, looting Etruscan artefacts in 1980s Italy. Meanwhile, Ellen speaks to French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop about her new film Dahomey - a docudrama that follows 26 looted treasures from the 19th century Kingdom of Dahomey, as they make their return trip from Paris to present-day Benin. And she talks to Mackenzie Crook, creator and star of Detectorists, about how an episode of Time Team inspired the series - about a pair of Essex metal detectorists hunting for long-buried treasures from the past.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at the impact of Saturday Night Live, or SNL, as the long-running US sketch show prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Just how important is SNL in the history of American comedy? And why have we never quite understood it over here? Ellen speaks to actor and former SNL writer Paula Pell about how it felt to get a job on the show after growing up as an obsessed fan - and whether the hectic schedule of Saturday Night Live is always conducive to the best comedy. And she talks to US comedian and podcaster Ashley Ray about SNL's enduring influence on American humour, and its relevance for audiences as it enters its 50th season. Meanwhile, Mark discusses the cinema that has emerged from the series - from big hitters like The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World to box office flops MacGruber and A Night at the Roxbury - with author and Empire magazine editor Nick de Semlyen. And he gets the inside track on working with SNL's legendary super-producer Lorne Michaels - and on bringing the music of Queen to a whole new generation - from Wayne's World's director Penelope Spheeris. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

As The Shawshank Redemption turns 30, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore life behind bars as seen on screen, investigating how film and TV have shaped our ideas about the prison system. Why do prisons make such good settings for cinema? Ellen investigates the relationship between prison exploitation and prison reform, talking to director S Craig Zahler about his ultra-violent 2017 film Brawl In Cell Block 99 and the movies that inspired it, from Birdman of Alcatraz to Riot in Cell Block 11. And she speaks to Dr Kalima Young about the impact of Netflix's hit series about a women's prison, Orange Is The New Black. Meanwhile, Mark talks to writer and broadcast Richard Weight about the enduring relevance of the classic British sitcom Porridge. And he speaks to 'the daddy' of prison dramas - Ray Winstone - about the impact of his breakout role as a borstal boy in the controversial, banned TV play Scum.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.As Caligula: The Ultimate Cut hits cinemas, Mark talks to stars of the notorious cult classic, Dame Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell. They discuss the film's long journey to the new version, and what it was really like on set of one of independent cinemas most controversial productions.Ellen examines what shock value means in the digital age and how shocking cinema has evolved over cinema's history. She speaks to film critic Virginie Selavy about how critical and audience perception of 'shocking' content has evolved from Tod Browning's Freaks to the cinema of Lar Von Trier, and if audiences really are harder to shock. Ellen then talks to comedian and director Bobcat Goldthwait about his transgressive films, which are favourites of John Waters, and how an increasingly bizarre political landscape has affected his filmmaking.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep ‘dive' into the world of water to mark the 40th anniversary this summer of the joyous romantic comedy Splash hitting our screens. Splash features Tom Hanks' leading man debut as he meets and falls for mermaid Daryl Hannah in New York, before they finally swim off into the sunset together. From The Little Mermaid through Miranda to The Lure, mermaids have a long rich history in the movies.Mark talks to director Agnieszka Smoczyńska about her 1980s set Polish mermaid musical The Lure. They discuss cinema's fascination with the mermaid myth.Ellen looks back into cinema history to explore the films of Esther Williams - nicknamed the Million Dollar Mermaid - a swimmer turned actress whose ‘aquamusicals' in the 40s and 50s featured elaborate synchronised swimming sequences and made waves at the box office. She speaks to synchronised swimming choreographer Mēsha Kussman and friend of the show Lillian Crawford about the enduring appeal and surprising legacy of the aquamusical.Producer: Queenie Qureshi-Wales A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

It's a bumper week for reviews, with Mark giving his thoughts on a raft of releases, including ‘Kensuke's Kingdom', Frank Cottrell-Boyce's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's beloved novel about a young boy swept overboard and stranded on a desert island with a mysterious stranger; ‘My Neighbour Totoro', the classic Japanese animation about two sisters who move to the country to be near their ailing mother only to find themselves in an adventure with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby; and Sam Raimi's much-loved Spider-Man trilogy, which is back in cinemas this summer.   Simon reveals the results of the World Cup of Tom Hanks, along with the 1984 draw. Will Mark be able to predict the winners?   Plus, a special gift for all you Take devotees; Mark sits down to rewatch one of his absolute favourites, ‘Sex and the City 2'. You're welcome! Mwahahaha!  Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):  Kensuke's Kingdom Review – 7:10  World Cup of Tom Hanks Draw – 18:02  My Neighbour Totoro Review – 27:03  Spider-Man Trilogy Review – 35:58   Sex and the City 2 Review – 47:21  World Cup of 1984 Draw – 59:36    You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo   EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!  A Sony Music Entertainment production.     Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts    To advertise on this show contact: podcastadsales@sonymusic.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at how popstars - and their fans - have been depicted in film and TV over the years. Mark speaks to record producer and documentary director Jeremy Dylan about some of the most memorable pop idols on screen, from A Hard Day's Night to Spice World. And he talks to legendary songwriter Paul Williams about his dual role as both star actor and music composer on Brian DePalma's prescient 1974 pop fable Phantom of the Paradise. Meanwhile, Ellen looks at portrayals of pop fans on screen with critic Kayleigh Donaldson, and screenwriter Janine Nabers, who co-created the recent Beyonce-inspired satirical comedy-horror TV miniseries Swarm.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

How many women in this week's Rated or Dated? ZERO WOMEN. Must be a Mickey pick, eh? Correct. But what a pick: 2004's rockumentary classic/accidental comedy, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster from filmmakers Joe Berlinger and the late Bruce Sinofsky. And man, oh emotionally stunted man, does it raise a lot of questions about the human condition. And other questions, too. Such as, which Metallica did Jen fancy? And, how many times has Hannah accidentally seen them live? And, is that Mark Kermode? And also, can a human survive a pancreas explosion?  A bonus treat for any Metallica fans listening: Mick's put some song title Easter eggs in there for you. Happy hunting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take a deep dive into Spike Lee's incendiary 1989 drama about simmering racial tension in and around a Brooklyn pizzeria.We celebrate 35 years of a film that announced itself like a beat box on full blast. Set within a single inner city block in Brooklyn, New York City on the hottest day of the summer, the movie depicts racial tensions that simmer, as things look set to explode.Ellen speaks to the film's director Spike Lee to find out how this extraordinary, legacy-defining film originated, and his reaction to its initial mixed reception. And we hear from film critic and Spike Lee biographer, Kaleem Aftab - to discuss the impact of the film, and the United States that it depicts.Meanwhile, Mark meets upcoming film director, Dionne Edwards to find out how the title sequence of Do the Right Thing inspired her own opening scene in the movie, Pretty Red Dress. Long time Spike Lee collaborator and cinematographer on Do The Right Thing, Ernest Dickerson, joins Mark to share his classical and dramatic visual influences, and how his use of colour palette and lighting rigs created such a scorching viewing experience.Producer: Mae-Li Evans A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

The Great American Western is having a resurgence - from Yellowstone and Bass Reeves on TV, to Beyoncé's acclaimed country album Cowboy Carter. Kevin Costner is back in the director's saddle too, with his Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 - the first in a planned series of epic Westerns - recently riding into cinemas.But has the cinematic Western adapted to the modern age or is it trapped in a one-sided history of the past? Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode examine the enduring popularity of a genre that refuses to die.Mark speaks to cultural historian and Spaghetti Western obsessive Christopher Frayling about the genre's 19th century roots, and about the impact of films like The Searchers and The Wild Bunch. And he talks to prolific independent director John Sayles, whose 1996 film Lone Star was nominated by the American Film Institute as one of the Fifty Best Westerns of all time. Meanwhile, Ellen explores the history of Black cowboys on screen with Mia Mask, author of Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. And she speaks to Jeymes Samuel - the galvanising force behind films like recent biblical epic The Book Of Clarence and 2021's all-Black, all-star Western, The Harder They Fall. Jeymes tells Ellen why he was drawn to the genre - and why Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained might be due a reassessment.Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

In the past year, triangular love stories have loomed large in cinema - Past Lives, Challengers and Passages all had different angles on the spiky geometry of three-cornered relationships. Since Casablanca, these complicated love affairs have fascinated filmmakers and audiences alike. They can be the subject of romantic comedies, at the centre of a melodrama or the motive for murder in a thriller - the relationships can be gay or straight and the budgets big or small.Jean Luc Godard's iconic new wave robbery tale Bande à part is 60 this year. It seems that each generation has its iconic love triangle movie - The Philadelphia Story, Sabrina, The Graduate, Blood Simple, Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Notebook and My Best Friend's Wedding - the films could not be more different but the dynamics are always rich and provocative. Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask where love triangles have taken us over the years and how they reflect the sexual politics of the times.Guest interviews include Ira Sachs, director of the acclaimed Passages, and writer and critic Anne Billson.Producer: Tom Whalley A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

From early, Oscar-winning roles in The Deer Hunter and Sophie's Choice, through to Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep has earned a reputation as the greatest actress of our times. As the star receives an honorary Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode discuss the remarkable depth, breadth and legacy of her career.Ellen speaks to writer Michael Schulman, author of Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep, about the actor's beginnings in the 1970s, and the power of a Meryl acceptance speech. And she discusses the actress' breakout comedic role alongside Roseanne Barr in 1989's She-Devil, with the film's director Susan Seidelman. And Mark speaks to actor Kate Winslet about her decades-long love for Meryl's work, from Angels In America to Death Becomes Her, and about how it felt to beat her heroine to a Best Actress Oscar. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore whether films and TV can change the world.First up, Ellen talks to the award-winning independent filmmaker Eliza Hittman, whose critically acclaimed 2020 drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, charts the odyssey of 17 year-old Autumn, played by newcomer Sidney Flanigan from her home town in rural Pennsylvania, to her nearest accessible abortion clinic in New York City. Ellen also meets Caren Spruch, National Director for Arts and Entertainment Engagement at US-based organisation Planned Parenthood. They discuss her activism towards shaping TV and film storylines around abortion. Mark ponders how two film makers have addressed homelessness in their work - rising star Lorna Tucker who's deeply personal documentary Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son has recently brought homelessness back into the spotlight, and film legend Ken Loach who shares how his 1966 BBC TV play Cathy Come Home came to be and alerted the public and politicians alike to the country's growing housing crisis. Producer: Mae-Li Evans A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

In 1974, Chinatown - now widely considered to be among the greatest films ever made - was nominated for 11 Oscars. Despite the creative confidence and freedom of the era, the 1970s were a time of tolerance for the morally questionable, or even downright illegal, behaviour of some of the powerful men creating these movies.Chinatown's director, Roman Polanski, is the most totemic of those figures. His 1977 indictment for drugging and raping a 13 year-old led the director to flee the United States and seek legal and creative sanctuary in France, where he has remained and continued to make celebrated movies such at The Pianist, for which he won the Best Director Academy Award in 2003. Fifty years on from Chinatown's release, Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask how we can appreciate cinematic masterpieces like Chinatown which have been made by very problematic people? Ellen gets about as close as it's possible to get to the creators of Chinatown - Hawk Koch worked with Roman Polanski on the set of Rosemary's Baby and, as the First Assistant Director on Chinatown, he was deeply connected with the movie and its director. In a wide ranging interview, he shares his memories from the set, discusses his friendship with Polanski and reflects on remaining in love with a movie despite its troubled past.Claire Dederer's Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma is a highly personal account of her own relationship with the works of film-makers like Roman Polanski and Woody Allen, and the questions of how knowledge of an artist's personal life does or doesn't change the way we feel about their art. Mark talks to Claire about the ethical and emotional issues of separating the art from the artist.Produced by Freya Hellier. A Hidden Flack production for BBC Radio 4

Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones examine the rich history of style and the moving image, from Pret A Porter to The Devil Wears Prada. Ellen talks to fashion historian and curator Amber Butchart about the close relationship between couture and cinema. They discuss the timeless influence on high fashion of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Powell & Pressburger's The Red Shoes, and the movies that inspire what we all wear in real life. Mark enlists the help of a Screenshot regular, critic Christina Newland, to explore how the fashion industry has been depicted on screen, from the fashion editors of Funny Face and The Devil Wears Prada to the male models of Zoolander. And Mark talks to director Kevin Macdonald about his new documentary, High & Low: John Galliano, which follows the disgraced British fashion designer. Producer: Jane Long A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4