Blog posts by year and monthMay 2009
Posts (15)
Audrey Tautou: an apology
When recalling The Da Vinci Code in my review of Angels and Demons, some of you felt my comments about the star of that earier film, as well as such works as Amelie, Lost Seamen, and Priceless, was not entirely appropriate. Please allow me to take this opportunity to clarify my position.
Ricky Gervais extra
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the museum, Britain's favourite entertainer who so far has negotiated an admirable path through Hollywood's minefield choosing to appear mainly in such smart outings as Ghost Town is back with Ben Stiller in cash cow sequel Night at the Museum 2....
Blog me up, blog me down
More from you on the important stuff of the day such as why I am not in Cannes, the merits of papal action men in Angels and Demons and the greatest small picture houses in the country...
Sam Raimi's worst monsters aren't on screen
He turned Spiderman into a dollar factory of epic proportions and with Drag Me to Hell shows he can knock up a proper modern horror flick just as well as anyone. Yet once upon a time, back in the '80s when he and a few chums splattered the brilliant, hilarious (and if you haven't yet seen it not...
Flying angels and racing demons
After a trawl through the gloomy depths of The Da Vinci Code, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard drag Ewan MacGregor back into the Vatican-baiting imagination of Dan Brown with Angels and Demons, and if you want to know the fundamental and possibly paradigm-redefining point of difference between the two m...
Pieces of blog and even more of your 3D thinking
The memes that cannot die are back including how to get a free DVD of a movie before it's even released at the cinema and the amazing possibilities for 3D TV on the Wii, plus a loving tribute to a fabulous local picture house.
Sony one of 'em
Simon Mayo and myself were delighted to win the Speech Gold Award at last night's Sony Awards for our radio movie review show (five live, 3pm till 4pm every Friday) and now all we have to resolve is the small matter of whose mantelpiece it sits on. I have a view on that.
5 Live: Surprise guest visits Mayo and Kermode
Following their Sony Radio Awards success, a surprise guest visits Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode. Go to Mark on 5 Live for more reviews and film debate. (Please note this content is only available to UK viewers)
5 Live: Mayo and Kermode win Sony Gold
Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode celebrate their success at the 2009 Sonys where they picked up the Speech Award. Go to Mark on 5 Live for more reviews and film debate. (Please note this content is only available to UK viewers)
You correct me... ish
As promised, a kilobyte or two of the blog is hereby given over to someone whose opinion on a film dares to differ from my own, plus a reminder that before the relaunch of the Starship Enterprise there was a sci-fi franchise that went from TV to big screen and then straight into my heart.