Silent Running, Paperback/Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode, who describes Silent Running (1972) as his favourite sci-fi film of all time, traces Douglas Trumbull's sentimental masterpiece from its roots in the counter-culture of the sixties to its enduring appeal as a cult classic in the 21st century. About the Author: MARK KERMODE is a writer and broadcaster. He is chief film critic for The Observer , and co-presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 and The Film Review on the BBC News channel. He is the author of several books including Hatchet Job , It's Only a Movie , and The Good, the Bad & the Multiplex , and has written two BFI Modern Classics volumes on The Exorcist and The Shawshank Redemption. His television documentaries include On the Edge of Blade Runner , Alien: Evolution and Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of Ken Russell's The Devils .