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Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
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Mark Kermode's film reviews, BBC Radio Five Live. Five Live's resident film critic, never one to sit on the fence or to pull his punches, Mark Kermode, joins Simon Mayo for a weekly run-down of the latest UK cinema releases, often accompanied by a special guest from the movie world. Controversial, hard-hitting and unmissable. For more information and the podcast Terms of Use go to www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive.
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Mark Kermode considers the business of showing films in the last of three programmes. The route from script to finance to screen can be a long one - but then it all comes down to one nervous opening weekend. Marketing may convince us of a film's merit but, one comment on social media can ruin even the most inventive campaign. Film festivals are vit…
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In 2014, close to 700 movies opened in the UK. Blockbusters, franchises, documentaries, debuts, experiments, low-budget indies and beyond. It's never been easier to make a film and it's said there is an audience for everything. But what is the likely size of that audience? In the second of a three-part series, film critic Mark Kermode talks to the …
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Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry. In the first part of this two-part series, Mark finds out about the journey from script to screen - a path littered with obstacles. Many films languish in so-called "Development Hell", where producers turn in scripts, listen to conflicting opinions and resubmit their …
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