At the top of the show, Mark Kermode pays tribute to the late great David Lynch who passed away this week.

He is joined by Cynthia Erivo to talk about her role as Elphaba in Wicked, and about one of the performances that inspired her, by Zhang Ziyi in Memoirs of a Geisha.

Next, Connor Swindells talks to Mark about playing the evil Albrecht Gessler in William Tell, and about his memories of watching Naked Gun with his dad.

This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 1 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 20 January 2025.

In next week’s episode, Mark is joined by Nosferatu director Robert Eggers, and actor Nabhaan Rizwan, nominated for this year's EE Rising Star Award for his roles in BFI release In Camera, and the television series Informer.

Thank you for listening!

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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!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

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Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

Inland Empire

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Substance

Hard Truths

All We Imagine as Light

Anora

La Chimera

Blink Twice

Bad Times at the El Royale

Harriet

Widows

Blade Runner

Memoirs of a Geisha

William Tell

Barbie

Scoop

Paris, Texas

Airplane

Naked Gun

Forbidden Planet

Television Series:

Sex Education

Events:

Girls On Film Awards

People mentioned:

David Lynch

Cynthia Erivo

Ariana Grande

Jon M. Chu

Alice Brooks ASC

Connor Swindells

Rutger Hauer

Zhang Ziyi

Claes Bang

Wim Wenders

Leslie Nielsen

Buster Keaton

Charlie Chaplin

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