Kermode on Film Thomas Hardiman on Medusa Deluxe & Dionne Edwards on Pretty Red Dress
This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 5 June 2023, and was the 81th edition of MK3D.
This is Part 1 of that show, in which Mark Kermode is joined by director Thomas Hardiman to talk about his debut feature Medusa Deluxe. They also delve into the work of much-missed director Ken Russell, and in particular his film The Boyfriend.
Mark also talks to director Dionne Edwards about her film Pretty Red Dress, and the film that influenced her, Do The Right Thing.
Thanks for listening!
People mentioned in this episode:
Robbie Ryan
Robert Altman
Spike Lee
Louise Brooks
Marlene Dietrich
Fellini
Derek Jarman
Toyah Wilcox
Halle Berry
Gary Oldman
Bram Stoker
Leos Carax
Ken Russell
Ted Ashley
Twiggy
Steve McQueen
Clio Barnard
Tina Turner
Mel Gibson
Phil Spectre
Alexandra Burke
Natey Jones
Hugo Goggin
Martin Scorsese
Films Mentioned in this episode:
Medusa Deluxe
Nashville
Deadly Cuts (2021)
Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)
Shampoo (1975)
Swan Song (2021)
Pandora's Box
Blonde Venus
Casanova
The Tempest
Bats
Star Trek Beyond
Blade
Dracula
Mahler
The Devils
Tommy
The Music Lovers
The Devils
Chinatown
The Arbors
Weekend
Pretty Red Dress
Do The Right Thing
Ali & Eva
Cabaret
Bugsy Malone
The Sound of Music
Do the Right Thing
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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!
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