Mark Kermode considers the business of showing films in the last of three programmes. The route from script to finance to screen can be a long one - but then it all comes down to one nervous opening weekend.Marketing may convince us of a film's

Getting to the Screen

Mar 1st, 2015 28m 2s

In 2014, close to 700 movies opened in the UK.Blockbusters, franchises, documentaries, debuts, experiments, low-budget indies and beyond. It's never been easier to make a film and it's said there is an audience for everything. But what is the l

Development Hell

Feb 22nd, 2015 27m 47s

Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry. In the first part of this two-part series, Mark finds out about the journey from script to screen - a path littered with obstacles. Many films languish in so-c