hello, and welcome to this review of the year in film. i m mark kermode, and over the next 30 minutes, i ll be rounding up the highs and lows of what s proved a challenging but also surprisingly creative year for cinema. 2020 seemed to start so well with the uk release injanuary of the personal history of david copperfield. armand iannuccis superb reimagining of dickens‘ classic which brought 21st century colour blind casting to this i9th century tale with genuinely timeless results. your mama is ill. how ill is she? very ill. dangerously ill. she s dead. dev patel seemed to be channeling the pathos of chaplin as he led a thrillingly diverse cast through this wonderfully comedic, absurdist and hugely entertaining adaptation. 0h, donkeys! this is a donkey free zone! remarkable woman. very kind. in early february came the oscars, where south korean maverick bong joon ho made history when his genre crossing gem parasite not only picked up the award for best international featu
gratification. you kick the door in guns blazing and whatever happens happens. stop that, he s not my dad. sketches are a really fun way to talk about the culture with a quick turnaround. and i sketch you are satirizing life. satirizing. no, satirizing. my brain hurts. when you know people are improvising you are on the edge of your seats. everything you see tonight is being made up on the spot, we can t stress it enough. where is my mother? you have to go for it, you have to commit. i m rick james,one. we, we are going to do a sketch show. you don t comedy is like a concerto with all of its complications. sketch comedy is like a sex pistol song where people get in and get out and somebody gets hurt. i am so full of anticipation that my genitals are sucked up into my body company. sketches a really great way to deliver, do, because you can say so much. the best come in with a point of view about something they want to say. it makes it does feel any b
family. he was comfortable and i think there is still, though, this lingering desire to really be recognized correctly in the pantheon of who created rock and roll. this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so, much it is fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film little richard: i am everything. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s beco
rock and roll. well, this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so much. it s fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film, little richard: i am film, little richard: i am everything. captions by vitac www.vitac.cocom ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] g
the cnn film little richard is up next. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness, you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it. god gave it. show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] good golly, miss molly sure like to ball that music, that beat, his voice. the oooh my god, who is that? who is that? can t hear your mama call good golly, miss molly i d never seen any