We take a look at the films in contention for the Alfred P. Sloan Prize, the jurors, and make some predictions.
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45 Years of marriage on thin ice
In 45 Years, Andrew Haigh uses sound and very precise framing to develop a complex, cinematic story of a long-term relationship. Read our book about Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete.
Director Andrew Haigh talks 45 Years
Andrew Haigh discusses shooting long takes, keeping us in Kate’s head space, and editing the film before the editing room.
2015 films according to Shakespeare
Love Shakespeare? Listen to our Shakespeare podcast, 21st Folio. Love these 2015 films? Find out what we do at Seventh Row to cover films like these. Last night, I posed a little challenge on Twitter, to pair Shakespeare quotes with 2015 films: Challenge: summarize this year's awards hopeful films with a Shakespeare quote. You're disqualified […]
Best music in film of 2015
Kicking off our series of the best music in film in 2015, here’s our list of the best use of music — be it scores or diegetic songs — in film. All of these musical choices are crucial to the film’s narrative, often forming a key emotional moment.
Kurzel’s Macbeth emphasizes tone over text
Kurzel takes his cues from the text, but he expresses his ideas about the text through images and sounds — the whistling wind, the clashing swords, and the ghostly hooded figures — rather than through the dialogue. The verse, in Kurzel’s hands, is barely even identifiable as poetry. But what is Shakespeare without the unforgettable language?