It’s Only A Movie

‘Film criticism is rarely as much fun as Kermode, whether on the radio or in this hugely entertaining book’ — David Hughes, Empire

‘A droll account of Kermode’s rise to becoming the most prominent, and extravagantly quiffed, movie pundit in Britain’ — Stephen Dalton, The Times

In It’s Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode takes us into the weird world of a life lived in widescreen. Join him as he gets lost in Russia on the trail of a low-budget horror flick, gasp as he’s shot at in Hollywood while interviewing Bavarian director Werner Herzog, cheer as he gets thrown out of the Cannes film festival for heckling in very bad French, and cringe as he’s handbagged by Helen Mirren at London’s glitzy BAFTA Awards. Written with sardonic wit and wry good humour, this compelling cinematic memoir is genuinely ‘inspired by real events’.

About this Enhanced Edition

Join Mark Kermode on his journey with this brand-new app, available worldwide on all iOS devices. The app includes the full audiobook, read by the author and synchronised to the text, an exclusive, audio-synchronised interview between Mark Kermode and Jason Isaacs, frank and funny video interviews with Mark Kermode, and links to the IMDb website for the movie aficionados, as well as all of our usual features.

This app is now optimised for the iPad. It’s free and available via the “Updates” part of the app store app for anyone who has already downloaded it.

About the author

Outspoken, opinionated, and never lost for words, Mark Kermode has carved out a career in print, radio and television based entirely on the belief that The Exorcist is the greatest movie ever made and that the Pirates of the Caribbean films should be buried in a very deep hole where they can never bother anyone ever again. The Mayo and Kermode Film Review is one of the BBC’s most popular podcasts, downloaded over 100,000 times a week. The Screen Directory has named Mark as one of the ‘Top Ten Film Critics of All Time’. For more information, visit the book’s website.

The app has been developed in association with Random House.