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Adaptation

Seventh Row Editors / April 5, 2019

Ep. 10: October Sky

Episode 10 begins a mini-series covering movies about space exploration. Our first film in this series is Joe Johnston’s October Sky. For this discussion, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy October Sky is based on the true story of future NASA scientist Homer Hickam’s 1950s high […]

Elena Lazic / March 22, 2019

Christian Petzold discusses Transit

In this interview, Christian Petzold tells us about finding the past within the present (and vice versa) in Transit, adapting a novel without re-reading it, and much more. On the Seventh Row podcast, we discussed Transit in depth. Listen to the episode here.

Patricia Clarkson, Out of Blue, Carol Morley

Elena Lazic / October 16, 2018

Interview: Carol Morley and Patricia Clarkson on Out of Blue

Director Carol Morley and star Patricia Clarkson discuss the genesis of their cosmic thriller, Out of Blue, and their process for bringing to life its unusual central character.

Alex Heeney / September 14, 2018

Interview: Richard Eyre on the real-life stages on screen in The Children Act

Stage and screen directing legend Richard Eyre discusses the real-life stage that is the courtroom in The Children Act and directing for stage vs. screen. Read our review of the film here.

Seana McKenna, Michelle Giroux, Scott Wentworth, Julius Caesar

Mary Angela Rowe / September 8, 2018

Et Tu, Bathos? Julius Caesar underwhelms at the Stratford Festival

Despite strong performances from a gender blind cast, Scott Wentworth’s production is a confusing and misguided adaptation.

Let the Corpses Tan, Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Elena Lazic / August 27, 2018

‘Making visceral images demands a lot of preparation’: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani discuss Let the Corpses Tan

Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani discuss adapting a novel for the first time, creating visceral rather than ornamental images, and the unique approach they demand from their actors.

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