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 Mark Kermode's trademark intense, often frightening rants about various films which he likes or dislikes has earned him something of a 'cult' following in the UK. He began his career in film journalism and broadcasting in the 1980s after studying English at Manchester University, where he wrote his Ph.D thesis on horror fiction. After starting work as a van driver (he claims he was appointed as a film critic after he crashed the van), he began working for magazines such as City Life, Time Out and the NME and since then has also worked for The Independent, The Guardian, Vox, Empire, Flicks, Fangoria, and Neon among others.In the early 1990s he moved into radio broadcasting, contributing to and presenting various programmes and shows on BBC radio networks. He also worked as film critic and presenter for Channel 4's 'Extreme Cinema' strand, introducing notorious films such as Crash (1996) and Man Bites Dog (1992), and he wrote and presented many documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC such as On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000), and Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000), The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) and The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) etc.
Bio:
Mark Kermode's trademark intense, often frightening rants about various films which he likes or dislikes has earned him something of a 'cult' following in the UK. He began his career in film journalism and broadcasting in the 1980s after studying English at Manchester University, where he wrote his Ph.D thesis on horror fiction. After starting work as a van driver (he claims he was appointed as a film critic after he crashed the van), he began working for magazines such as City Life, Time Out and the NME and since then has also worked for The Independent, The Guardian, Vox, Empire, Flicks, Fangoria, and Neon among others.In the early 1990s he moved into radio broadcasting, contributing to and presenting various programmes and shows on BBC radio networks. He also worked as film critic and presenter for Channel 4's 'Extreme Cinema' strand, introducing notorious films such as Crash (1996) and Man Bites Dog (1992), and he wrote and presented many documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC such as On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000), and Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000), The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) and The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) etc.
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His favourite films for the years 2004 onwards are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), A History of Violence (2005), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Of Time and the City (2008), Let the Right One In (2008), Inception (2010), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), jointly, Berberian Sound Studio (2012) & A Royal Affair (2012), Good Vibrations (2012), Pride (2014), Inside Out (2015), Under the Shadow (2016), Raw (2016), Leave No Trace (2018), Bait (2019), Saint Maud (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Aftersun (2022).His ten favourite films of all time are: Stairway to Heaven (1946), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Seventh Seal (1957), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Mary Poppins (1964), The Devils (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Brazil (1985) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006).He believes that The Exorcist (1973) is "the greatest film ever made" and considers Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) to be the worst film ever made. He believes that It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is the second greatest film ever made.His reviews can be heard every Friday afternoon on Radio 5 live with Simon Mayo. Among other things, also writes for the Guardian. (February 2004)He was ejected from a screening of The Idiots (1998) at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for heckling.He considers the greatest film directors to be William Friedkin, Terry Gilliam and Ken Russell.He known widely for expressing his dislike of 3D films that he has gone as far as listing the 3D converted re-release of The Lion King (1994) as one of the ten worst films of 2011, which would be original 2D version, describing the conversion as pointless. The first film that he recommended to watch in 3D was Gravity (2013).He frequently writes as well as presents his documentaries.His worst films of each year from 2005 include: Last Days (2005), Good Luck Chuck (2007), Sex and the City (2008), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Sex and the City 2 (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), Keith Lemon: The Film (2012), Pain & Gain (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Entourage (2015), Dirty Grandpa (2016) and Wolves at the Door (2016).Kermode has been described as "a feminist, a near vegetarian (he eats fish), a churchgoer and a straight-arrow spouse who just happens to enjoy seeing people's heads explode across a cinema screen".Kermode is sometimes critical of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the censor for film in the UK, calling for horror films from abroad to be shown in their uncut versions. However, in recent years, he has stated on numerous occasions that the BBFC do a good job in an impossible situation, and expressed his approval of their decisions.He has seen The Exorcist (1973) over two-hundred times.He described The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) as "the cinematic equivalent of tertiary syphilis.".He has signed autographs as actor Jesse Birdsall when stopped in the streets by fans who believed that it was the actor they were meeting.In the mid 1980s, Kermode was an "affiliate" of the Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) and was involved in the Viraj Mendis Defence Campaign, against the deportation of one of the group's members to Sri Lanka. This developed into a high-profile national campaign involving people from left-wing groups such as the RCG, local residents of Manchester, and extending to church leaders and Labour Party Members of Parliament. Kermode describes himself in this period as "a red-flag waving bolshie bore with a subscription to Fight Racism Fight Imperialism and no sense of humour.".Kermode's strong family connections with the Isle of Man has led to him playing an active role in Manx culture and the arts. Part of this has seen him host various talks on the island including; An Evening with Mark Kermode at the Ballakermeen High School. He is also heavily involved with the annual Isle of Man Film Festival.Kermode played double bass for a skiffle/rockabilly band called The Railtown Bottlers in the early 1990s. The Railtown Bottlers were also the house band on the BBC show Danny Baker After All for a series, starting in 1993, where he performed with Madness lead singer, Suggs. In 2001 he formed The Dodge Brothers, playing double bass in the skiffle quartet.Kermode was 75th on The Guardian's 2010 Film Power 100.Kermode is a patron of the charitable trust of the Phoenix Cinema in North London, which was his favourite cinema during his childhood in East Finchley. The tenth anniversary episode of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review was broadcast from the venue as part of its relaunch celebrations in 2010.He is a big fan of Bill Forsyth's Local Hero (1983).His pet hates include the music of Giorgio Moroder (whom he has described as "the worst composer ever") and Annie Lennox.He is a fan of Elvis Presley, ABBA, The Smiths and Morrissey.He is a big fan of the Twilight (2008) film series. |
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Mark Kermode |
Type: |
Podcaster,Writer,Music Department (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Podcaster,Writer,Music Department |
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Podcaster,Writer,Music Department |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:23:30 |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
| Biography: |
Mark Kermode\'s trademark intense, often frightening rants about various films which he likes or dislikes has earned him something of a \'cult\' following in the UK. He began his career in film journalism and broadcasting in the 1980s after studying |
| Trivia: |
His favourite films for the years 2004 onwards are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), A History of Violence (2005), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Of Time and the City (2008), Let the Right One In (2008), Inception (2010), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), jointly, Berberian Sound Studio (2012) & A Royal Affair (2012), Good Vibrations (2012), Pride (2014), Inside Out (2015), Under the Shadow (2016), Raw (2016), Leave No Trace (2018), Bait (2019), Saint Maud (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Aftersun (2022).His ten favourite films of all time are: Stairway to Heaven (1946), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), The Seventh Seal (1957), Eyes Without a Face (1960), Mary Poppins (1964), The Devils (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Exorcist (1973), Brazil (1985) and Pan's Labyrinth (2006).He believes that The Exorcist (1973) is "the greatest film ever made" and considers Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) to be the worst film ever made. He believes that It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is the second greatest film ever made.His reviews can be heard every Friday afternoon on Radio 5 live with Simon Mayo. Among other things, also writes for the Guardian. (February 2004)He was ejected from a screening of The Idiots (1998) at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for heckling.He considers the greatest film directors to be William Friedkin, Terry Gilliam and Ken Russell.He known widely for expressing his dislike of 3D films that he has gone as far as listing the 3D converted re-release of The Lion King (1994) as one of the ten worst films of 2011, which would be original 2D version, describing the conversion as pointless. The first film that he recommended to watch in 3D was Gravity (2013).He frequently writes as well as presents his documentaries.His worst films of each year from 2005 include: Last Days (2005), Good Luck Chuck (2007), Sex and the City (2008), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Sex and the City 2 (2010), New Year's Eve (2011), Keith Lemon: The Film (2012), Pain & Gain (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Entourage (2015), Dirty Grandpa (2016) and Wolves at the Door (2016).Kermode has been described as "a feminist, a near vegetarian (he eats fish), a churchgoer and a straight-arrow spouse who just happens to enjoy seeing people's heads explode across a cinema screen".Kermode is sometimes critical of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the censor for film in the UK, calling for horror films from abroad to be shown in their uncut versions. However, in recent years, he has stated on numerous occasions that the BBFC do a good job in an impossible situation, and expressed his approval of their decisions.He has seen The Exorcist (1973) over two-hundred times.He described The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) as "the cinematic equivalent of tertiary syphilis.".He has signed autographs as actor Jesse Birdsall when stopped in the streets by fans who believed that it was the actor they were meeting.In the mid 1980s, Kermode was an "affiliate" of the Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) and was involved in the Viraj Mendis Defence Campaign, against the deportation of one of the group's members to Sri Lanka. This developed into a high-profile national campaign involving people from left-wing groups such as the RCG, local residents of Manchester, and extending to church leaders and Labour Party Members of Parliament. Kermode describes himself in this period as "a red-flag waving bolshie bore with a subscription to Fight Racism Fight Imperialism and no sense of humour.".Kermode's strong family connections with the Isle of Man has led to him playing an active role in Manx culture and the arts. Part of this has seen him host various talks on the island including; An Evening with Mark Kermode at the Ballakermeen High School. He is also heavily involved with the annual Isle of Man Film Festival.Kermode played double bass for a skiffle/rockabilly band called The Railtown Bottlers in the early 1990s. The Railtown Bottlers were also the house band on the BBC show Danny Baker After All for a series, starting in 1993, where he performed with Madness lead singer, Suggs. In 2001 he formed The Dodge Brothers, playing double bass in the skiffle quartet.Kermode was 75th on The Guardian's 2010 Film Power 100.Kermode is a patron of the charitable trust of the Phoenix Cinema in North London, which was his favourite cinema during his childhood in East Finchley. The tenth anniversary episode of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review was broadcast from the venue as part of its relaunch celebrations in 2010.He is a big fan of Bill Forsyth's Local Hero (1983).His pet hates include the music of Giorgio Moroder (whom he has described as "the worst composer ever") and Annie Lennox.He is a fan of Elvis Presley, ABBA, The Smiths and Morrissey.He is a big fan of the Twilight (2008) film series. |
| Trademarks: |
50s rocker style |
| Quotes: |
The problem with Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004) is it is absolutely, indescribably horrible, vulgar, stupid, tawdry, depressing, embarassing, filthy, vile, stinky, repugnant, slimy, unclean, nasty, degenerative, mind-numbing ...
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[on Club Dread (2004)] Surely there is a law against allowing people to make movies in which a rastafarian with a posh English accent is considered to be the height of hilarity?
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The Deer Hunter (1978) is one of the worst films ever made and a testament to the fact that, if allowed to do whatever they want, filmmakers will take their cameras and crawl up their own backsides.
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[on Elizabethtown (2005)] Things got so bad I half expected oxygen masks to drop down from the ceiling while red and white lights guided us all to the nearest exits.
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[on Good Luck Chuck (2007)] A really, really horrible film. |
| Job title: |
Podcaster,Writer,Music Department |
| Others works: |
Author of the BFI Modern Classics book on "The Exorcist".
Frequently does introductions for extreme films on the British Channel 4/Film Four. |
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