This is the first article of Seventh Row's series on emerging artists, Bright Young Things. We take a look at the career of Scottish actor Jack Lowden, now …
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Matthias Schoenaerts and the art of not speaking
Though he’s made films in English, French, and Dutch, Matthias Schoenaerts tends to communicate his characters’ inner lives through physicality rather than …
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The queer cult stardom of Tilda Swinton
Explicitly playing with gender and gender performance has been foundational to Swinton’s career and identity as a performer. Swinton’s queer identity emerges …
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Not a girl, not (yet) a woman: Dakota Johnson and Hollywood femininity
At its best, Dakota Johnson’s acting reveals the restrictiveness of labels like “girlhood” and “womanhood”. Dave Crewe examines how she …
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Tom Hiddleston and the hollow charm thwarting the promise of a great actor
Tom Hiddleston could be one of our greatest actors, but he isn’t quite — yet. “If you want to know who I am, it’s all in the work,” Hiddleston …
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