In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by Mario Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles, to talk about their film Outlaw Posse, shown as part of the BFI season Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. And he talks to Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, the director and producer of the high grossing new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 10 February 2025.

In Part 2, Mark is joined by a star of stage and screen Fiona Shaw, and composer, musician and superstar Warren Ellis.

Thanks for listening, and remember, keep watching the skies.

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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.

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Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

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Films mentioned in this podcast:

Vertigo

Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles

Outlaw Posse

Posse

Baadasssss! (2003)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Gandhi (1982)

Ali (2001)

Becoming Led Zeppelin

American Epic

Safety Last

Napoleon (1927)

Napoleon (2024)

People and bands mentioned in this episode:

Chantal Ackerman

Mario Van Peebles

Mandela Van Peebles

Melvyn Van Peebles

Johnny Cash

Whoopi Goldberg

Bernard MacMahon

Allison McGourty

Robert Redford

Robert Plant

Jimmy Page

John Paul Jones

John Bonham

Carter Family

Pink Floyd

The Who

Carl Davis

Gaylord Carter

Abel Gance

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