Outspoken, opinionated and never lost for words, Mark is the UK's leading film critic. This twice-weekly video blog is the place where he airs his personal views on the things that most fire him up about cinema - and invites you to give your own opinions. 2017-09-26T11:07:09+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2017-09-26T11:07:09+00:00 2017-09-26T11:07:09+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/fb20a771-53ef-4451-9b04-486ec76e68fd Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The BFI have created a fascinating database of British films and filmmakers. Here are some of the headlines...</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-0" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2016-10-11T15:03:33+00:00 2016-10-11T15:03:33+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/be4a2671-91bc-4881-ad68-ff7f2f2465e6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>This year the London Film Festival opened for the first time with a movie made by a black woman director - but are things really getting better in the British film industry?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-1" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-12-04T11:05:54+00:00 2015-12-04T11:05:54+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/be578590-fab4-479c-83fd-e12d88497d6c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>The BFI Love season is reviving all sorts of brilliant films including a real classic - When Harry Met Sally - featuring a script by the late great Nora Ephron.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-2" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-11-03T11:40:59+00:00 2015-11-03T11:40:59+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ef36967e-6ae3-4e3a-955f-7886cd23bd9e Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn has published a book of exploitation movie posters - I talk to his collaborator Alan Jones about this weird and wonderful collection.</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-3" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>

2015-03-17T08:03:22+00:00 2015-03-17T08:03:22+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/3a16f7e9-6797-4273-8eb9-3603f3c7e36e Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Producer and director Matthew Vaughn has stirred things up recently with his comments about the British film industry. Where do you stand on his remarks?</p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-4" class="smp"> <div class="smp__overlay"> <div class="smp__message js-loading-message delta"> <noscript>You must enable javascript to play content</noscript> </div> </div> </div></div>