{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8a257350-1687-4883-9a3f-04a262d6cded/6848579d680b3bd5047399c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Pearce on ECHO VALLEY, and Posy Sterling on LOLLIPOP","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44742e856226c985775/1749907322297-2fd4334d-b808-4174-80db-0053532cc66f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Kermode On Film Mark talks to actor Domhnall Gleeson and director Michael Pearce, whose gripping psychological drama <strong>Echo Valley</strong> stars Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney, and he talks to actor Posy Sterling, who takes on her first leading role as Molly in <strong>Lollipop</strong>, a bittersweet story about a mother faced with the injustices of the care system in Britain.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode of Kermode On Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 9 June 2025, and was the first half of that date's Mark Kermode Live in 3D show.</p><p><br></p><p>Come back for Part 2, where Mark is joined by actor Simon Pegg, who talks about his role in <strong>Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning</strong>, and reflects on his career from <strong>Spaced</strong> and the <strong>Cornetto Trilogy</strong> all the way to Hollywood.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Films mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Echo Valley</li><li>Sicario</li><li>Lollipop</li><li>Seven Samurai</li><li>Punch Drunk Love</li><li>Dead Man's Shoes</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>People mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Domhnall Gleeson</li><li>Michael Pearce</li><li>Posy Sterling</li><li>Simon Pegg</li><li>Julianne Moore</li><li>Sydney Sweeney</li></ul><p>———————</p><p>The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:</p><ul><li>Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.</li><li>Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.</li><li>Withnail &amp; I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.</li><li>The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.</p><p><br></p><p>They are masterpieces!</p><p><br></p><p>Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.</p><p><br></p><p>© Copyright HLA Agency</p>","author_name":"Mark Kermode"}