Article: CRITICAL TIME FOR MARK; Ulster-born film critic set to put his money where his mouth is with debut as a director.(News)

Byline: BRENDA O'NEILL

HE may be the highbrow version of Barry Norman, but Ulster film critic Mark Cousins is the name on the lips of Hollywood's screen legends.

He even counts movie goddess Jane Russell as one of his friends - as well as the smokey-voiced Lauren Bacall.

But straight-talking Cousins pulls no punches when it comes to dissecting the performance of film stars and directors he is interviewing.

And when he makes the pronouncements that Demi Moore can't act, that Colin Farrell can, that Julianne Moore is destined for great ...

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