Thomas Hardiman on Medusa Deluxe & Dionne Edwards on Pretty Red Dress

Listen to this episode from Kermode on Film on Spotify. 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 RyanRobert AltmanSpike LeeLouise BrooksMarlene DietrichFelliniDerek JarmanToyah WilcoxHalle BerryGary OldmanBram StokerLeos CaraxKen RussellTed AshleyTwiggySteve McQueenClio BarnardTina TurnerMel GibsonPhil SpectreAlexandra BurkeNatey JonesHugo GogginMartin ScorseseFilms Mentioned in this episode:Medusa DeluxeNashvilleDeadly Cuts (2021)Don’t Mess with the ZohanJoe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)Shampoo (1975)Swan Song (2021)Pandora's BoxBlonde VenusCasanovaThe TempestBatsStar Trek BeyondBladeDraculaMahlerThe DevilsTommyThe Music LoversThe DevilsChinatownThe ArborsWeekendPretty Red DressDo The Right ThingAli & EvaCabaretBugsy MaloneThe Sound of MusicDo the Right Thing———————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.© Copyright HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.