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This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.
In Part 1 of the show, Mark is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Nina Menkes, who discusses her provocative documentary BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER exploring the male gaze in cinema and its real-world impact. Nina also shares her unexpected guilty pleasure – THE EXORCIST– and explains why she sees it as a feminist film.
Mark also speaks to actress Jenny Seagrove about the heart-warming film LOCAL HERO, which returned to select UK cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023.
Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.
Thanks for listening!
People mentioned in this episode:
Nina Menkes
Sanjeev Bhaskar
William Friedkin
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Francis Ford Coppola
Jenny Seagrove
Celia Johnson
David Lean
Little Richard
Films, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
The Exorcist
Unforgotten
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Offer
Local Hero
The Guardian
The Exorcist (Stage Play)
Brief Encounter
The Girl Can’t Help It
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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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.
© Copyright HLA Agency
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Manage episode 478335540 series 2446767
This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.
In Part 1 of the show, Mark is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Nina Menkes, who discusses her provocative documentary BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER exploring the male gaze in cinema and its real-world impact. Nina also shares her unexpected guilty pleasure – THE EXORCIST– and explains why she sees it as a feminist film.
Mark also speaks to actress Jenny Seagrove about the heart-warming film LOCAL HERO, which returned to select UK cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2023.
Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank.
Thanks for listening!
People mentioned in this episode:
Nina Menkes
Sanjeev Bhaskar
William Friedkin
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Francis Ford Coppola
Jenny Seagrove
Celia Johnson
David Lean
Little Richard
Films, plays and TV series mentioned in this episode:
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
The Exorcist
Unforgotten
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Offer
Local Hero
The Guardian
The Exorcist (Stage Play)
Brief Encounter
The Girl Can’t Help It
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: The King and Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
———————
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.
© Copyright HLA Agency
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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