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Mark is a documentary filmmaker and writer specialising in the arts and music. Recent films include "Becoming Cary Grant" (Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival 2017), "The Juilliard Experiment" (2016) "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance ", "Road Movie: A Portrait of John Adams", "Painting the Moment", a film about the French painter Fabienne Verdier and "Martin Amis's England". He is current developing feature-length documentaries Norman Foster, and the 30-year relationship between Alberto Giacometti and the English painter Isabel Rawsthorne.

Articles By Mark Kidel

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), Bristol Old Vic review - Jane Austen as shallow romcom

Monday, 16 September 2019 Read more...

DVD/Blu-ray: Amazing Grace

Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Read more...

CD: Širom - A Universe That Roasts Blossoms for a Horse

Saturday, 31 August 2019 Read more...

CD: Africa Express - Egoli

Friday, 05 July 2019 Read more...

Never Look Away review - the healing potential of art

Wednesday, 03 July 2019 Read more...

Blu-ray: People on Sunday

Saturday, 29 June 2019 Read more...

CD: Youssou N'Dour - History

Sunday, 26 May 2019 Read more...

Blu-ray: The Night of the Generals

Friday, 24 May 2019 Read more...

Blu-ray: One, Two, Three

Tuesday, 16 April 2019 Read more...

Happy as Lazzaro review - magical realism from Italy

Friday, 05 April 2019 Read more...

CD: Circa Waves - What It's Like Over There

Thursday, 04 April 2019 Read more...

theartsdesk in Lisbon: Aga Khan Music Awards

Wednesday, 03 April 2019 Read more...

DVD/Blu-ray: Bergman - A Year in a Life

Tuesday, 19 March 2019 Read more...

CD: Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1

Monday, 11 March 2019 Read more...

Massive Attack, Steel Yard Bristol review - propaganda and pomp

Monday, 04 March 2019 Read more...

Hannah review - Rampling's restrained passion burns bright

Friday, 01 March 2019 Read more...

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Eddie Pepitone, Special review - return of the curmudgeon

There aren’t many comics like Eddie Pepitone any more – the veteran comic’s shtick harks to back an earlier age, pre-suitable for TV...

Dying review - they fuck you up, your mum and dad

Despite the title of Matthias Glasner’s award-winning drama, and the death that swirls around its characters, dying isn’t really its subject, but...

Album: Mádé Kuti - Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From...

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Today gradually blossoms from unpromising beginnings. LouderUK’s On The Beach event series takes place throughout the summer and runs the gamut...

A Moon for the Misbegotten, Almeida Theatre review - Michael...

Michael Shannon's long legs reach to the stars – or perhaps one should say the moon – in the Almeida's...

Album: Alice Cooper - The Revenge of Alice Cooper

Great (and not so great) bands reforming, either in the studio or in the live arena, is something of a trend at the moment. However, who would...

Burlesque, Savoy Theatre review - exhaustingly vapid

"It all starts with a snap," or so we're told early in the decidedly un-snappy Burlesque, which spends three hours borrowing shamelessly...

Tosca, Clonter Opera review - beauty and integrity in miniat...

At first sight, it seemed that Clonter Opera’s decision to tackle Tosca this year might be a leap too far. Its once-a-year complete...