Marilyn Monroe with Ellen E. Jones, plus Jeanie Finlay on ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA

In this episode of Kermode On Film, Mark talks to journalist, broadcaster and film critic, Ellen E. Jones about celebrating 100 years of Marilyn Monroe in her radio 4 series BOMBSHELL: FIVE FACES OF MARILYN MONROE (available on BBC Sounds). The series coincides with a BFI Season celebrating Marilyn's centenary, titled MARILYN MONROE: SELF-MADE STAR.

Next, Mark talks to filmmaker Jeanie Finlay about her documentary feature ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA, in which Jeanie worked with the beleagured Teeside fishers, charting their journey through grief and wry humour to finding power in community. ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA will screen in cinemas in autumn 2026.

Tune in to next week’s Kermode On Film to hear the other half of June’s MK3D when Mark talks to Olivia Cooke about HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (season 3) and to Ronni Ancona about comedy, impressions, EASTENDERS and her new feature, THINK OF ENGLAND. Plus Mark talks to Lucy Darwin, founder and curator of the Provence Arts Film Festival.

Take a front row seat for the 114th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!

MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

Opening title quotes from:

· Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)

· Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)

· Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)

· The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

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