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Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 65 | January 2022

This MK3D (our 65th!) was the first of the show’s seventh year in residence at the BFI Southbank.

Mark Kermode answered questions from the audience on subjects ranging from stage adaptation of classic movies to film scores.

Look out for Neil Brand’s orchestral score to South, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic, which screens at the IMAX on 27 January with live accompaniment.

In the news section Here’s the Thing, Mark paid tribute to the iconic actor Sidney Poitier who passed away in January aged 94 – the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field in 1964 – and to Peter Bogdanovich who we lost on the same day, best known for this BAFTA-winning The Last Picture Show.

Actor-turned-director, horror fan Romola Garai came to talk about her terrifying feature Amulet starring Imelda Staunton – and about her Guilty Pleasure, the film Point Break, which she discovered aged 11 and has loved ever since.

Himesh Patel came to talk about the runaway success Netflix feature Don’t Look Up and Station Eleven, the HBO series about a post-pandemic society. He talked to Mark about the films that influenced his view of life: Richard Linklater’s ‘Before’ trilogy, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight.

Finally Mark welcomed Joanna Hogg who was last on the show to talk about The Souvenir and returned to talk about The Souvenir Part II, which has been longlisted for this year’s BAFTAs. She and Mark bonded over her choice of Guilty Pleasure: she chose not one film, nor a trilogy, but an entire genre – disaster movies. Favourites include The Poseidon Adventure and The Day After Tomorrow – and anything by Roland Emmerich, including the much-awaited Moonfall.

We closed the show with Sound & Vision, and a tribute to Get Back, the eight-hour epic series by Peter Jackson, culminating in the rooftop rendition of Get Back.

Joanna Hogg, Mark Kermode, Romola Garai, and Himesh Patel

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 64 | December 2021

Mark invited Mark Gatiss, Noomi Rapace, Reggie Yates and Riz Ahmed to join him on Mark Kermode Live in 3D, for the 64th actual live show in NFT1, which marks six full years of monthly shows at the BFI Southbank.

They were all great conversations and if you missed out tonight you can catch it on the Kermode on Film podcast.

The Amazing Mr Blunden, Lamb, Pirates and Encounter were discussed. And so were After Love, Love Actually, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Nil By Mouth, La Haine, The Long Goodbye, Romancing the Stone, Paddington II and Elvis Presley’s ‘68 Comeback Special — as well as ten films set on Xmas eve including The Apartment, Trading Places and When Harry Met Sally.

Oh and House of Gucci. And Bug. And The Exorcist, natch. A rocking end-of-year show, hosted with customary panache by the inimitable Dr K.

Mark Gatiss, Mark Kermode, Noomi Rapace, Reggie Yates, and Riz Ahmed

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 63 | November 2021

In November Mark was joined by:

Kate Dickie, Ellen E Jones, Posy Dixon, Vinette Robinson & Jason Flemyng and Lucy Darwin & Miriam Margolyes.

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 62 | October 2021

Mark is live from the BFI Southbank featuring a round up of the recent London Film Festival with critic Anna Smith, actor Bertie Carvel talking about his part in the Joel Coen version of Macbeth plus Chilean director Pablo Larrain on his acclaimed new film ‘Spencer’, Tom Stourton and Tom Palmer talking about their acclaimed black comedy ‘All My Friends Hate Me’ and legendary British director Mike Leigh whose extraordinary filmmaking career features in a major BFI retrospective.

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 61 | September 2021

Mark live from the BFI Southbank in London with fascinating guests including actress Harriet Walter and Prano Bailey-Bond director of ‘Censor’.

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 60 | August 2021

Ben Wheatley Special. Mark and Ben Wheatley live from the recent Latitude festival talking his new film ‘In the Earth’ and some of his earlier movies including ‘Sightseers’ and ‘High-Rise’.

Mark Kermode Live in 3D | Show 59 | July 2021

MK3D is Back! Mark is back live at the BFI Southbank for the first time in over a year with fascinating guests including this week Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien whose groundbreaking work includes I May Destroy You, Normal People and It’s a Sin

Mark is back live at the BFI Southbank with director Edgar Wright talking about his documentary The Sparks Brothers and his body of work including Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

Mark Kermode Online in 3D | Show 58 | December 2020

For December’s festive special, Mark welcomes Richard Curtis to the screen for an episode dedicated to Love Actually.

Mark and Richard chat about the genesis of the Christmas favourite – the joyful, difficult and autobiographical elements of the storylines – and what Richard would do differently if he were to make the film now.

Hear Richard spill the beans about Hugh Grant and that dance, filming Emma Thompson’s extraordinary scenes, casting a young Thomas Brodie Sangster, and why Colin Firth is always vaguely cross. Watch out for Mark’s version of Laura Linney’s little dance for joy!

Emma Freud joins in to talk about her part in the film and Richard reveals his own top three Christmas films.

Mark Kermode Online in 3D | Show 57 | November 2020

For November’s online MK3D, Mark welcomes three talented guests to the show.

First, Mark catches up with Julien Temple to focus on his latest music documentary Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan. They enthusiastically discuss the ex-Pogue’s songwriting skills and music career. Julien further reveals how he overcame the challenges of addressing Shane’s private life and how limitations pushed him to make creative choices.

In the wake of the release of Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins, legend Kathleen Turner joins Mark next to discuss the irrepressible American journalist. Having depicted her on stage, Kathleen gives Mark a taste of Molly’s wit and activism. Speaking from LA, she also gives an insight into topical issues including COVID-19 regulations on set and the 2020 American elections.

Finally, filmmaker and youth worker Henry Blake talks to Mark about his debut feature County Lines. Describing his social issue drama as a “cinematic visual document”, Henry explains his approach to making a film about the delicate yet important matter of drug networks exploiting children.

Ending on a note of Sound and Vision, the show wraps up with a tribute to Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), featuring the one and only Kathleen Turner.

Mark Kermode Online in 3D | Show 56 | October 2020

In the 6^th online show, Mark is joined by 5 fantastic guests and takes a look back at the 64^th BFI London Film Festival.

Offering a round-up of this year’s LFF, Tricia Tuttle explains how the Festival successfully adapted to national restrictions and talks about her personal highlights. Tricia and Mark further discuss the safety measures cinemas have in place and are optimistic about the future of the industry.

Mark then chats to the creators of two of the Festival’s most talked about titles. First up is the star, producer and co-writer of Mogul Mowgli, the brilliant Riz Ahmed. An intimate and fantastical portrait of a British Pakistani rapper on the cusp of his first world tour, Riz describes the film as a Sufi Horror Musical Comedy. They also cover Riz’s personal links to the story and look at the film’s themes of art and identity.

Next up, Mark talks to some great minds behind another LFF favourite, After Love. Joanna Scanlan talks about her leading role as a widow who uncovers her late husband’s secret and Aleem Khan reveals the process behind writing and directing his very personal drama about duplicity and the construction of identity.

Moving on from the LFF, Mark welcomes back director Ben Wheatley to talk about his remake of Rebecca. They discuss updating the story for a modern audience and casting the iconic characters. Mark also quizzes Ben about his third collaboration with composer Clint Mansell.

Finally, the show pays tribute to David Byrne’s American Utopia, one of Tuttle’s festival favourites, for our concluding Sound and Vision moment.