The Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director Rupert Goold discusses his new film Judy, and the differences between directing for film and theatre.
Must Reads
Must reads are the best of the best articles at The Seventh Row. These include reviews, interviews, and essays. If you're new to the site, this is a good place to start to get a sense of what kinds of stories we write. Here is the best of our multidisciplinary approach to reviewing films, our most illuminating and original interviews, and our best essays.
Spatial relationships in the films of Joanna Hogg
In all of her films, Joanna Hogg uses spaces to structure her characters’ relationships, often finding them trapped by their own privilege and complacency in safe spaces; the characters need to step outside their comfort spaces to grow and develop. This essay appears in the new Seventh Row ebook Tour of Memories: The Creative Process […]
Approaching center frame in The Souvenir
In The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg demonstrates Julie’s development from a shy observer to the main character in her own story through the way Julie occupies the room and the frame. This essay is a sneak preview of the new ebook on the film, Tour of Memories: The Creative Process Behind Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir. Get […]
Cinephilia takes over at Il Cinema Ritrovato
B. P. Flanagan recounts his experience attending the 2019 Il Cinema Ritrovato, the world’s premiere festival for restored and rediscovered cinema, located in Bologna, Italy.
5 reasons we’re grateful for Joanna Hogg
In anticipation of our book on The Souvenir and Joanna Hogg, we reflect on all the reasons why this British director is one of the best. In the meantime, sign up to our Joanna Hogg challenge! Joanna Hogg helped give us Tom Hiddleston Hogg saw talent in Tom Hiddleston long before most of the film […]
An excerpt from our interview with Christine Blundell, Peterloo’s hair & makeup designer
Here is a preview of our interview with Peterloo hair & makeup designer Christine Blundell from our new ebook Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh Collaboration. To find out more and to purchase the book, click here. In our interview with Mike Leigh on Peterloo, he stated, “Ideally, you have no makeup, but that’s alright […]