Kermode on Film

• Hello, it's Jason Isaacs talking to Mark about WHITE LOTUS – and Sanjeev Baskhar & Meera Syal on 100 editions of MK3D

  This episode of Kermode on Film is the third and last part of the 100th edition of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 10 March 2025.In this episode, Mark talks to two great friends of the show, Sanjeev Baskhar and Meera Syal, and he says hello to Jason Isaacs.People mentioned in this episode:Sanjeev BaskharMeera SyalJason IsaacsBen WheatleyJeanie Finlay Alan ParkerElvis PresleyToby JonesRichard BurtonSamantha MortonJames BondKiefer SutherlandLaurence OlivierLaurence Llewelyn-BowenHarold PinterLee EvansMaxine PeakeMike WhiteJimmy FallonKelly ClarksonDarius RuckerNorman WisdomThe BeatlesFilms, plays and tv series mentioned in this episode:A Tupperware of AshesFlaming StarUnforgottenTinsel TownMacbethWhite LotusAngels in AmericaThe BillThe Dumb WaiterCapital CityHarry PotterWhite LotusHoney BunchThe Salt Path———————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.

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• Toby Jones on MR BURTON and Karan Kandhari on SISTER MIDNIGHT

  This episode of Kermode on Film is Part 2 of the 100th edition of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 10 March 2025.In this episode, Mark talks to Karan Kandhari, whose feature debut Sister Midnight released on 14 March, and to Toby Jones, who shares his thoughts on playing Mr Burton in the film of the same name. Plus we are joined by the world’s best silent movie accompanist, Neil BrandThank you for listening?People mentioned in this episode:Karan KandhariToby JonesNeil BrandFrancois OzonJulia DucournauMartin ScorseseWes AndersonBuster KeatonCharlie ChaplinRichard BurtonMonica DolanSamantha MortonSean PennJack NicholsonJoseph LoseyDirk BogardeSarah MilesHarold PinterIndiana JonesRobert De NiroDaniel Day LewisGina RowlandsGene HackmanKen DoddEric MorcambeThe CrankiesFrank BrunoHarry LawteyFilms mentioned in this episode:RawGood MorningA Girl Walks Home Alone At NightThe GeneralKaleidoscopeMr Bates vs the Post OfficeBerberian Sound StudioThe ServantThe Go-Between———————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.

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• Samantha Morton on THE UNLOVED and Alan Jones on DISCOMANIA on the 100th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank

  This week's MK3D was the 100th edition and this special milestone show featured a fabulous and diverse array of conversations about film culture: some great friends of the show who have graced the stage before, and some new filmmaking talent. At the top of the show the CEO of the BFI Ben Roberts leaped onto the stage to congratulate everyone involved on being the longest running and most successful strand at the BFI, ever.First up Mark welcomes Samantha Morton on stage to talk about her work as an actress, director, writer and musician. Sam talks about her directorial feature The Unloved, as well as her role in She Said, and the changes needed in the film industry. Next, Alan Jones joins Mark to talk about his new book Discomania, a glorious celebration of Disco, Punk, and Alan’s unique, trail-blazing career in the Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy film arenas. Alan talks about his connections with Chrissie Hynde and David Bowie, the Sex Pistols and Vivienne Westwood, and some of the disco movies in the book including Music Machine, starring Patty Boulaye.The next two episodes will feature Karan Kandhari, Toby Jones, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Baskhar and Jason Isaacs. Keep watching the skies!———————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.

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• Gorgeous George Mackay on FEMME & RAGING BULL, Plus hello Jason Isaacs! on ARCHIE & THE BIG CHILL

  This episode features gorgeous George Mackay, who talks about his award-winning role in FEMME, and Jason Isaacs, who discusses playing Cary Grant in ARCHIE.This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 2 of the 86th edition of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 18 December 2023.Last week’s podcast features Part 1 of that show, in which Mark talks to Sir Ian McKellen about playing HAMLET, and to star Mia McKenna-Bruce and director Molly Manning Walker about their feature HOW TO HAVE SEX.Thanks for listening, and remember to keep watching the skies!———————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———————Films mentioned in this edition:For Those In PerilThe Way We Live NowSunshine on LeithTitanicThe BeastThe Act of KillingThe EndRaging BullPeter PanHow To Have SexPretty WomanMassThe Salt PathThe GodfatherThe Big ChillDragonheartFriends with MoneyTV Series mentioned in this show:Thirty SomethingPlays mentioned in this show:Arturo UiHamletAngels In AmericaUncle VanyaThree SistersPeople mentioned:Bertrand BonelloJoshua OppenheimerGaspard UllielLea SeydouxTilda SwintonMichael FassbenderRobert DeNiroJoe PesciCary GrantArchibald LeachColonel KurtzPJ HoganDyan CannonMia McKenna-BruceMolly Manning WalkerAl PacinoGillian AndersonRobert DuvallJames BrandoJames Caan Jude LawJanet McTeerPatrick MalahideIan McKellenSean MathiasKevin KlineJeff GoldblumKevin CostnerSimon McBurney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• HOW TO HAVE SEX with Mia McKenna-Bruce & Molly Manning Walker – plus Ian McKellen on HAMLET

  In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by the legendary Sir Ian McKellen to talk about the film version of HAMLET directed by Sean Mathias.Following that he talks with star Mia McKenna-Bruce and director Molly Manning Walker about their award-winning feature HOW TO HAVE SEX.This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 1 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 18 December 2023.Next week’s podcast features Part 2 of that show, in which Mark talks to George MacKay about his role in British Thriller FEMME, written and directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping, and to Jason Isaacs about starring in ARCHIE, the British drama television serial about the life of Cary Grant. 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———————Films Mentioned in this edition:HamletThrone of BloodForbidden PlanetChimes at MidnightTitanicSpice GirlsLion KingPrisonersKrakatoa, East of JavaScrapperPlays mentioned in this show:HamletRichard IIRichard IIIOthelloMacbethHenry IV part 1 and 2King LearMuch Ado About NothingPeople mentioned:Ian McKellenSean MathiasVanessa RedgraveMichael RedgraveEdwin BoothFrancesca AnnisSteven BerkoffBill KenwrightRichard LoncraineJudi DenchAkira KurosawaOrson WellesWilliam ShakespeareKenneth BranaghDavid TennantRalph FiennesPeter SchaufussLaurence OlivierTrevor NunnMolly Manning WalkerMia McKenna-BruceKate WinsletJames Cameron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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