Station:
BBC Four (GB)
Status:
To Be Determined
Start:
2018-07-17
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Film critic Mark Kermode presents a fresh and very personal look at the art of cinema by examining the techniques and conventions behind some classic genres: rom-coms, heist movies, coming of age stories, science fiction and horror. In each episode, Mark uncovers the ingredients needed to make a great genre film and keep audiences coming back for more.
There is no Next Episode of Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema planned.
S3E1 - British Comedy
The critic returns to examines more of the techniques and conventions behind classic movie genres, beginning by looking at the tropes of British comedies. Mark argues that they win laughs by tapping into the public's abiding national preoccupations, from rooting for the underdog to the subversion of class and manners, as well as the audience's fascination with comedy and crime, and pastiches and parodies that take the big beasts of Hollywood down a peg or two.
Air Date: 11 Jan 2021 15:00 (CDT)
S3E2 - Pop Music Movies
Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies are a double act like no other.
Air Date: 18 Jan 2021 15:00 (CDT)
S3E3 - Cult Movies
The critic examines the qualities necessary for a film to become a cult classic, as well as the main types of a genre that is dictated by the audience rather than the film-maker. Marks reveals how some set out to shock and break taboos, while others are camp classics embraced by viewers who find new or hidden meanings in them.
Air Date: 25 Jan 2021 15:00 (CDT)