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5 live Review - The Hangover part II

5 live's resident movie critic Dr Mark Kermode reviews The Hangover part II.

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You can hear Mark talk about the latest films on Kermode & Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 live every Friday 2pm-4pm. The programme is also available as a podcast.

Ten Years After

This Friday on Five Live Simon Mayo and I will celebrate 10 years of Wittertainment with a show that looks back at the last decade in front of a studio audience from the Phoenix cinema in East Finchley . What I need you to do is give me your suggestions for the best three and the worst three films released in that time.

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Doing Cannes

The dust has settled on Cannes 2011 and the nonsense is over for another year. I give you my opinion of the infamous Lars Von Trier scandal and pick out some of your best suggestions for my alternative virtual UK film festival.

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5 live Review - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

5 live's resident movie critic Dr Mark Kermode reviews Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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Sennasational

There's a new documentary out soon about Ayrton Senna the racing
driver. I don't really care for Formula One but like the recent TT3D,
Senna goes into areas way beyond the usual sports documentary and is
much more than just a thrill ride...

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Raiders versus Jaws

In a few weeks time Simon Mayo and I are doing a special on film music with the BBC Philharmonic. We've chosen some great music to feature in the show but we just couldn't decide between the famous John Williams themes from Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jaws. Can you help?

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5 live Review: Take Me Home Tonight

5 live's resident movie critic Dr Mark Kermode reviews Take Me Home Tonight.

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Benda Bilili

There's a brilliant new music documentary called Benda Bilili just coming out on DVD - it's about an band of Congolese street musicians who go from the ghettos of Kinshasa to touring the world with their amazing music.

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Elsewhere on the web

- Benda Bilili on IMDB

High School History

There's a new movie out this week called Take Me Home Tonight - the latest in a long line of high school comedies. It started me thinking about all the ones that came before - from American Graffiti to Peggy Sue Got Married. What's your favourite?

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5 live Review: 13 Assassins

5 live's resident movie critic Dr Mark Kermode reviews 13 Assassins.

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