Mark Kermode
@kermodemovie.bsky.social
LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
“Wonderfully enjoyable and informative … a superb account, at once lucid and complex … SURROUND SOUND is a model for how to write about cultural production.”
Still buzzing over this fab review from the legendary Richard Dyer in Literary Review, so here it is in full!
Still buzzing over this fab review from the legendary Richard Dyer in Literary Review, so here it is in full!
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Wonderfully enjoyable and informative … a superb account, at once lucid and complex … SURROUND SOUND is a model for how to write about cultural production.”
Still buzzing over this fab review from the legendary Richard Dyer in Literary Review, so here it is in full!
Still buzzing over this fab review from the legendary Richard Dyer in Literary Review, so here it is in full!
It’s hats-in-the-air time for @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, as legendary film critic Richard Dyer raves about SURROUND SOUND in the new issue of LITERARY REVIEW!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It’s hats-in-the-air time for @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, as legendary film critic Richard Dyer raves about SURROUND SOUND in the new issue of LITERARY REVIEW!
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www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
“Essential reading for anyone who loves film … SURROUND SOUND gets to the heart of its subject; unlocking music’s power, combined with image onscreen, to make the heart dance down memories of what your eyes once saw and your ears heard”. THANKYOU @independent.ie from @nelsonjenny.bsky.social & me!
October 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Essential reading for anyone who loves film … SURROUND SOUND gets to the heart of its subject; unlocking music’s power, combined with image onscreen, to make the heart dance down memories of what your eyes once saw and your ears heard”. THANKYOU @independent.ie from @nelsonjenny.bsky.social & me!
Fab responses to SURROUND SOUND!
“Excellent ... a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history" SIGHT & SOUND
"Witty and wise ... an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema"
EMPIRE
“A treasure-trove of quotes and anecdotes”
SHORTLIST
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“Excellent ... a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history" SIGHT & SOUND
"Witty and wise ... an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema"
EMPIRE
“A treasure-trove of quotes and anecdotes”
SHORTLIST
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
October 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fab responses to SURROUND SOUND!
“Excellent ... a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history" SIGHT & SOUND
"Witty and wise ... an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema"
EMPIRE
“A treasure-trove of quotes and anecdotes”
SHORTLIST
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
“Excellent ... a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history" SIGHT & SOUND
"Witty and wise ... an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema"
EMPIRE
“A treasure-trove of quotes and anecdotes”
SHORTLIST
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
"a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history that covers an enormous range, from the popular (John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Hans Zimmer) to the classic (Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone) to the bracingly avant garde (Bebe and Louis Barron, Mica Levi)"
SIGHT&SOUND
SIGHT&SOUND
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"a celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history that covers an enormous range, from the popular (John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Hans Zimmer) to the classic (Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone) to the bracingly avant garde (Bebe and Louis Barron, Mica Levi)"
SIGHT&SOUND
SIGHT&SOUND
“Witty and wise … an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema”. Four-star thumbs up from @empiremagazine.bsky.social for the new book by @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me. Buy it HERE from Hive and support indie bookstores:
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September 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“Witty and wise … an entertaining and assorted history of music and sound in cinema”. Four-star thumbs up from @empiremagazine.bsky.social for the new book by @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me. Buy it HERE from Hive and support indie bookstores:
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
Buy SURROUND SOUND on HIVE and support local bookshops!
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www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Buy SURROUND SOUND on HIVE and support local bookshops!
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Mark...
Last few tickets for Monday’s launch of SURROUND SOUND at BFI SOUTHBANK in London. Join co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, with Oscar-winning guests Anne Dudley and Rachel Portman, talking movie music and more. Last few tickets here:
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September 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Last few tickets for Monday’s launch of SURROUND SOUND at BFI SOUTHBANK in London. Join co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, with Oscar-winning guests Anne Dudley and Rachel Portman, talking movie music and more. Last few tickets here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
“This is film criticism of the highest order”. Well deserved praise for @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social’s brilliant book, SPIELBERG’S CHILDREN, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“This is film criticism of the highest order”. Well deserved praise for @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social’s brilliant book, SPIELBERG’S CHILDREN, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social
Thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for hosting this event with me and co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social.
Tickets and info HERE:
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Tickets and info HERE:
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August 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for hosting this event with me and co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social.
Tickets and info HERE:
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Tickets and info HERE:
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Last few tickets for our Sept 8th SURROUND SOUND launch at BFI Southbank. Join co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, plus Oscar-winning guests!
Tickets and info here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Tickets and info here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
August 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Last few tickets for our Sept 8th SURROUND SOUND launch at BFI Southbank. Join co-author @nelsonjenny.bsky.social and me, plus Oscar-winning guests!
Tickets and info here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Tickets and info here:
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Message to my 15-year-old self: “One day, this will happen”.
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
July 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Message to my 15-year-old self: “One day, this will happen”.
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
If you’re at LATITUDE festival, don’t miss @dodgebrothers.bsky.social on the Trailer Park stage at 4pm today! Maximum skiffle & blues!
July 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you’re at LATITUDE festival, don’t miss @dodgebrothers.bsky.social on the Trailer Park stage at 4pm today! Maximum skiffle & blues!
June 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Absolutely LOVE this exhibition of Terry Shaul’s paintings, which runs at the Cornwall
Museum and Art Gallery till end of June. If you don’t know his paintings (and most don’t) then grab this opportunity to see them. They are wonderful!
cornwallmuseum.org/exhibition/t...
Museum and Art Gallery till end of June. If you don’t know his paintings (and most don’t) then grab this opportunity to see them. They are wonderful!
cornwallmuseum.org/exhibition/t...
May 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Absolutely LOVE this exhibition of Terry Shaul’s paintings, which runs at the Cornwall
Museum and Art Gallery till end of June. If you don’t know his paintings (and most don’t) then grab this opportunity to see them. They are wonderful!
cornwallmuseum.org/exhibition/t...
Museum and Art Gallery till end of June. If you don’t know his paintings (and most don’t) then grab this opportunity to see them. They are wonderful!
cornwallmuseum.org/exhibition/t...
Happy birthday to the lovely @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social x
April 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Happy birthday to the lovely @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social x
TONIGHT!!!!
Don’t miss @alanfrightfest.bsky.social and me talking punk, horror and DISCOMANIA at the beautiful Newlyn Filmhouse! Tickets and info here:
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Don’t miss @alanfrightfest.bsky.social and me talking punk, horror and DISCOMANIA at the beautiful Newlyn Filmhouse! Tickets and info here:
newlynfilmhouse.com/NewlynFilmho...
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
TONIGHT!!!!
Don’t miss @alanfrightfest.bsky.social and me talking punk, horror and DISCOMANIA at the beautiful Newlyn Filmhouse! Tickets and info here:
newlynfilmhouse.com/NewlynFilmho...
Don’t miss @alanfrightfest.bsky.social and me talking punk, horror and DISCOMANIA at the beautiful Newlyn Filmhouse! Tickets and info here:
newlynfilmhouse.com/NewlynFilmho...