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. 2011-10-07T13:06:05+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode

2011-10-07T13:06:05+00:00 2011-10-07T13:06:05+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/32de3677-5183-3f56-8ec7-d113c29f5195 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001885/">Lars von Trier</a> has issued a statement saying that he will never speak in public again after it was revealed that he may face prosecution for the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13455855">comments he made at a press conference in Cannes</a> this year. Is his threat real and should he really be prosecuted for what he said?</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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2011/07/little_white_lars.html">Little White Lars</a> - Mark prepares to interview Lars von Trier<br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2010/01/antichrist.html">The Possession of the Antichrist</a> - did an 80s euro-horror film influence Antichrist? </p><p><strong>Mark's reviews on 5 live</strong> <br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00c7lkm">Antichrist</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2011-09-06T15:35:21+00:00 2011-09-06T15:35:21+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/a9d8386c-f51e-3f2b-b5a4-0474f069d913 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>In this piece for the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6c5">Culture Show</a> I meet one of a dying breed - a projectionist - and also brave the local multiplex. Good? Bad? Let me know what you think of cineplexes.</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><div class="component prose"> <p><strong>Related Posts on Kermode Uncut</strong><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2010/12/the_moviegoers_code_of_conduct.html">The Moviegoers Code Of Conduct</a></p> <p><em>Hear Mark Kermode review the week's new films <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj">every Friday from 2pm on BBC Radio 5 live</a>. Kermode & Mayo's Film Review is also available as <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode">a free podcast to download</a> and keep.</em></p> </div>

2009-08-21T11:00:00+00:00 2009-08-21T11:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/040879fa-569c-3895-b780-b41f23ca101b Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> An Oshima retrospective at the BFI recalls a revealing story about the true nature of film censorship in the UK, in this instance concerning the Japanese master's most famous and notorious masterpiece, Ai No Corrida AKA In the Realm of the Senses.<br><br> </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>

2009-08-06T11:00:00+00:00 2009-08-06T11:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/2faaa7f7-74c5-3456-832f-f6299694166c Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo are in front of an audience once again to debate the merits of specific movie genres in their Screening Room. The schools have broken up for the summer and to mark the occasion Mark and Simon discuss great and disastrous school movies.<br><br><strong>Unfortunately it is not possible to view this video outside of the UK due to available rights.</strong><br><br> </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>

2009-07-30T14:00:00+00:00 2009-07-30T14:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/ca489aff-9dac-3285-ac8b-5ffa9afb883d Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo are in front of an audience once again to debate the merits of specific movie genres in their Screening Room. This time it is the turn of rock docs. Movies such as Gimme Shelter, Rattle And Hum and Anvil are given the Mayo and Kermode once-over.<br><br><strong>Unfortunately it is not possible to view this video outside of the UK due to available rights.</strong><br><br> </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>

2009-07-23T22:59:45+00:00 2009-07-23T22:59:45+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/fb6a1757-92e2-3360-9164-e0b34d0130d6 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> <p>Film Club with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. This week the pair discuss the relative merits of musical biopics and whether such movies can ever live up to the majesty of the music.</p> <p><strong>Unfortunately it is not possible to view this video outside of the UK due to available rights.</strong><br></p> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-5" 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>

2009-07-15T17:00:00+00:00 2009-07-15T17:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/16da98e2-73b3-356b-8942-3617e290b690 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> Film Club with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. With school term finishing for summer, Kermode and Mayo discuss school movies.<br><br>Unfortunately it is not possible to view this video outside of the UK due to available rights.<br><br> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-6" 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>

2009-07-15T13:00:00+00:00 2009-07-15T13:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/e0fbfeea-39b1-35c0-b4b3-f5f1d2ba5b6f Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> In this exclusive web-only interview, the visionary director behind Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy, Guillermo del Toro, talks to Mark Kermode about the first of his trilogy of vampire novels, The Strain.<br><br>Unfortunately it is not possible to view this video outside of the UK due to available rights.<br><br> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-7" 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>

2009-06-29T16:00:00+00:00 2009-06-29T16:00:00+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/462c2ae1-1118-3414-bcda-c35010e72be7 Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> After years of bickering about movies on the radio, Doctor Simon Mayo has agreed to join me for a televisual feast of Wittertainment in the shape of 'The Screening Room'. Recorded for the Culture Show, this mini series will be appearing on your televisions and iPlayers next month. Here's a little behind the scenes preview.<br><br> </div> <div class="component"> <div id="smp-8" 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>

2009-02-06T13:57:01+00:00 2009-02-06T13:57:01+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/entries/972dcf28-fe55-34dc-8cb0-1e478137550a Mark Kermode <div class="component prose"> This year, the Kermode Awards has a new category - the 'Anti-Kermode' Audience Award. <br> To win the title of Anti-Kermode 2009, just explain here (in no more than 100 words) why Mark was WRONG about a film, an actor, a director, or anything else film related.<br> The top Anti-Kermode will be announced at the Kermodes on Tuesday 17th February on The Culture Show, which will end with a clip of the film you disagree about. The more forthright the entry, the more chance you have! <br> Entries must be in by 5pm Monday 9th February 2009. Anything submitted to this blog after that cannot be considered. <br> </div>