Episodes
Film critic Mark Kermode hosts another highly personal, eclectic tour of his own Celluloid Jukebox - exploring the strange and fascinating relationship between pop music and the movies over the last sixty-plus years. In the final episode of the series, Mark explores closing credit music. Plus tracks heard in Quadrophenia, Diner and Moonlight.
Published 12/27/17
Film critic Mark Kermode hosts another highly personal, eclectic tour of his own Celluloid Jukebox - exploring the strange and fascinating relationship between pop music and the movies over the last sixty-plus years. It's a Christmas Celluloid Jukebox special, as Mark plays festive film favourites, with songs from Elf, Love Actually, Gremlins, Die Hard and more.
Published 12/20/17
Film critic Mark Kermode hosts another highly personal, eclectic tour of his own Celluloid Jukebox - exploring the strange and fascinating relationship between pop music and the movies over the last sixty-plus years. Mark revisits some iconic dance sequences in cinema, and plays some favourite tunes from the likes of Midnight Cowboy, Baby Driver and Silence of the Lambs.
Published 12/13/17
Film critic Mark Kermode hosts another highly personal, eclectic tour of his own Celluloid Jukebox - exploring the strange and fascinating relationship between pop music and the movies over the last sixty-plus years. Mark takes a look at popstars turned film actors, and there's music from movies including Pink Flamingos, Beetlejuice and The Harder They Come.
Published 12/07/17
Film critic Mark Kermode hosts another highly personal, eclectic tour of his own Celluloid Jukebox - exploring the strange and fascinating relationship between pop music and the movies over the last sixty plus years. From Wattstax to Stop Making Sense, Mark explores the concert movie. Plus tracks from Stand By Me, The Shawshank Redemption, High Rise and more.
Published 11/29/17
Mark Kermode conducts a very personal tour of the last 60 years of pop music in cinema.
Published 05/10/16
Mark Kermode conducts a very personal tour of the last 60 years of pop music in cinema.
Published 05/03/16
Mark Kermode conducts a very personal tour of the last 60 years of pop music in cinema.
Published 04/26/16
A series showcasing some of the best film music.
Published 04/19/16
A series showcasing some of the best film music.
Published 04/12/16
It could be could said that modern pop music began in the mid 1950s with Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and The Comets. This iconic song was used for the opening credits of the teen high school drama Blackboard Jungle in 1955 and then a year later the movie Rock Around The Clock came out featuring Bill and The Comets in a highly fictionalized account of the birth of rock n roll.
2016 is the 60th anniversary of the release of Rock Around The Clock and the perfect time for Mark Kermode to...
Published 04/05/16