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From: Kermode Uncut, www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode. Called to task for my neglect of your ever welcome and typically inspiring contributions to Kermode Uncut I herewith respond to thoughts on such abiding matters as the adjectival relevance of the term "feelgood" to certain entertainments so described, and the veracity of blaring movie poster quotes which, it is observed, include a spectacularly unlikely "Smash Hit Comedy of the Year".

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""It's all in the eyebrows!" - In his review of Me and Orson Welles, Dr Kermode thinks that actor Christian mckay brilliantly captures the lead character, Orson Welles, using his eyebrows in Richard Linklater's film, which also stars Zac Efron and Claire Danes.

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From: Kermode Uncut, www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode. Besides being one of the most financially successful movies in history, this year's Paranormal Activity has also picked up a reputation for being one of the scariest. The reactions of some people have been compared to the effect of The Exorcist on audiences way back in 1973. So what am I missing?

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From: Kermode Uncut, www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode. As awards season rolls around and the usual suspects are named I'd like to suggest one potential Kermode Award winner, and if you're looking for a subtle clue as to who that might be, included in this week's blog is a world exclusive, yes, world exclusive, clip from the new Ian Dury biopic sex&drugs&rock&roll starring Andy Serkis...

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From: Kermode Uncut, www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode. With Zac Efron as the titular "Me", this beautifully nuanced, studied, and hugely rewarding take on Orson Welles's game changing production of Julius Caeser at New York's Mercury Theatre in 1937 is a must see: but is it really, as one critic said, "The Feel Good Film of the Year"? And what does that phrase even mean? Man alive!

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Mark's not scared by this fly on the wall homemade horror, are you?

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From: Kermode Uncut, www.bbc.co.uk/markkermode. They've worked with some of the biggest stars on the planet including Brad Pitt and George Clooney. They earned Academy approval for their stunning visualisation of Cormac mccarthy's No Country for Old Men. As they release their new movie, A Serious Man, is it now fair to say that the brothers who began their movie career with blackly comic noir homage and late night cult favourite Blood Simple and then later created a genuine cult hero alter ...

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New Moon might sulk and moan, but Mark's still a sucker for The Twilight Saga

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Having met the man and shared a few memorable moments with him, I thought it might be appropriate to share some memories of the late, great Edward Woodward, the widely loved star of that extraordinary 1970s British horror masterpiece, The Wicker Man.

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Mark says 2012 is 'just plain bad'. But how big a disaster is the latest offering from Independence Day Director, Roland Emmerich?

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