Kermode And Mayo's Film Review

Mark Kermode joins Simon to give his verdict on the week's movies.Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk; Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate); Twitter: @wittertainment.

Presented by Simon Mayo in the studio and Mark Kermode at the Cinema and Media conference in New Orleans.Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell and Channing Tatum tell Simon about their new action movie set in Roman era Britain, The Eagle.Richard Ayoade, best known for his geeky role in The IT Crowd, explains why he chose to adapt Joe Dunthorne's book Submarine for the big screen.Mark gives his views on new releases The Company Men, Fair Game, The Resident, Hall Pass, and Battle: Los Angeles.Plus regular updates on the tsunami that has caused major damage in north-eastern Japan, after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquakeEmail: mayo@bbc.co.uk; Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate); Twitter: @wittertainment.

Dame Helen Mirren tells Simon about her role as Prospera in the new film version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. She tells him what her costume involved, the change of tone that comes from a female lead rather than a male Prospero, and how Russell Brand is a poet. Marc Evans tells Simon and Mark about his new film Patagonia. It's a road movie in Welsh and Spanish and set in the South American location. He describes how he thinks Duffy is a really good actress, how it might be the first ever Welsh / Spanish movie and how he has enjoyed Colin Firth's success after directing him in Trauma many years ago.In the second hour, reviews of this week's new movies, including The Adjustment Bureau, Archipelago, Ironclad, Patagonia, Rango, The Tempest and Unknown. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment.

Mark Kermode reviews the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony and suggests who should present the Oscars next year after James Franco and Anne Hathaway fail to spark.

Richard Bacon sits in for Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, with Boyd Hilton in the studio and Colin Paterson in Los Angeles in advance of Sunday's Oscars. Including The King's Speech star Colin Firth. and the writer of The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin.Also the usual run down of the week's top ten movies and reviews of the new releases.Email: bacon@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @richardpbacon.

Oscar nominated former 'Casualty' Director Ian Barnes talks to Mark and Simon ahead of flying out to Los Angeles for next week's Academy Awards.Ian directed short film Wish 143, the story of a fifteen-year-old boy with only months to live who desperate to come of age before his time runs out.In the second hour of the programme, reviews of the new releases, including sci-fi comedy Paul; the latest instalment from the 'Big Momma' team; Like Father, Like Son; Inside Job; and the 3D film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost discuss their new comedy adventure film, Paul, in which they play two sci-fi geeks who meet an alien in America's UFO heartland.Ethan Coen talks about the Coen Brothers' Oscar nominated western True Grit.Plus barnstorming reviews of the week's movies, your emails, texts and tweets, and the latest cinema top ten.Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Text: 85058 (charged at your standard network rate) Twitter: @wittertainment.

Mark and Simon open the show with the week's top ten films.Nicole Kidman speaks to Simon about her new film Rabbit Hole and then Mark reviews the movie.Crispin Glover - star of Back to the Future and Hot Tub Time Machine - talks to Mark and Simon about his movie career and his new comedy show he's touring the UK with.Mark and Simon then review the week's big movies - including Brighton Rock, The Clink of Ice, The Fighter, Little Bit of Heaven, Nénette, New York I Love You, Sanctum and Silken Skins.To contact the show, email mayo@bbc.co.uk; twitter @wittertainment.

Wittertainment with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo.Jeremy Dylan, director of 'Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins' (a film purely inspired from a Kermodian rant), talks to Simon and Mark about the film's premiere next week.Simon and Mark run through the week's top ten films and review new releases including The Mechanic, Tangled, Biutiful, Hereafter, Barney's Version and How Do You Know.Plus the latest on the Egypt protests from the BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen.

Mark Kermode reacts to the Oscar nominations and reveals who he thinks will pick up an Academy award. Plus, he speaks to Aaron Sorkin about his nomination for The Social Network. Helping Mark analyse the shortlist are Gabby Logan, Colin Paterson, Richard Bacon and Andrew Flintoff. Yes, *that* Andrew Flintoff.

Two hours of reviews, Wittertainment and confusion over the spelling of 'Dilemma', with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo.Two-time Oscar-winning director Ron Howard tells Simon about his new film with Vince Vaughn, The Dilemma.Howard explains how he and his business partner came up with the idea and why it's unlike his previous comedy effort "Splash". But does Dr Kermode share Mr Howard's optimistic view of this kooky comedy...? Err... no! Mark reviews new John Carpenter horror The Ward, saying it labours hard to recall the former glory of Carpenter's earlier films.Other reviews include Black Swan, Get Low, I Spit on Your Grave, NEDS, The Dilemma and Morning Glory.And as always there's Mark's unique take on the box office top ten.

In an extra Kermode podcast this week, Mark talks to Richard Bacon about the Bafta nominations that were announced on Monday. There'll be more on this on Friday's Kermode and Mayo show.

Movie discussion and reviews with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo.This week's special guest is actor and director Peter Mullan, who talks about Neds, his coming of age drama set in 1970s Glasgow. Also on the programme, the Box Office top ten, and the good doctor's unique take on superhero movie The Green Hornet.Other films under review this week include the marital drama Blue Valentine, and the true story Conviction, starring Hilary Swank.To contact the programme, email mayo@bbc.co.uk. Twitter: @wittertainment.

Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies. This week, Simon interviews two special guests. In the first hour, Colin Firth talks about his role as King George VI in his new film The King's Speech.Later, Danny Boyle speaks to Simon about 127 Hours, the new film about survival against the odds he's directed and co-written.Also on the programme, reviews of the two films, as well as Season of the Witch, The Next Three Days, Abel, and Amer. Email: mayo@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @wittertainment.

Mark Kermode joins Simon to review the biggest movies, and re-live the fiercest Kermodian rants of the year.

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo present a Wittertainment festive film quiz. Featuring live music from the Dodge Brothers, Mark's Mash-Ups, Tag Lines and Guess the Soundtrack, and special guests perform movie dialogue as you've never heard it before.

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo present a Wittertainment Christmas Special, recorded in front of an audience of 5 live listeners at the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, London.Includes a festive film quiz featuring Mark's Mash-Ups, Tag Lines and Guess the Soundtrack, and special guests perform movie dialogue as you've never heard it before.Our team captains Jason Isaacs from the Harry Potter films and Toby Jones from Frost/Nixon and the voice of Dobby in Harry Potter.Also joining us, panellists Joanna Scanlan (from In The Loop and Girl With a Pearl Earring), Mark Lawson, presenter of Front Row on BBC Radio 4, and Dr Kermode's skiffle band The Dodge Brothers, who play live.There's also the UK box office Top Ten and films of the year reviewed by Mark, Simon and the audience, plus reviews of the week's new releases including The Way Back, Chat Room, Love and Other Drugs, and Little Fockers.

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo present a Wittertainment Christmas Special from the BBC's Radio Theatre, featuring live music from the Dodge Brothers. They count down the UK box office Top Ten and with the help of the audience review the films of the year. There's also reviews of the week's new releases including The Way Back, Chat Room, Love and Other Drugs, and Little Fockers.

The week's films reviewed, plus Mark Strong speaks about his new film, The Way Back.

Mark and Simon speak to actress Olivia Williams, star of Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost, which was the big winner at the European Film Awards last week. Plus verdicts on the latest releases including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Enemies Of The People , For Colored Girls, A Serbian Film, Somewhere, and The Tourist.