Seventh Row Podcast

Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man re-imagines the Universal Monsters character as a stalker. The theme reminded us of one of Seventh Row's favourite films, Steven Soderbergh's Unsane (2018), so we had to discuss them in conversation with each other.

Michael Snydel from The Film Stage Show joins the entire Seventh Row editorial team: Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Editor-at-Large Mary Angela Rowe for this episode. We discuss internal versus external horror, genre conventions, Chekhov's Diazepam, and much more.

For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/03/31/ep-35:-the-invisible-man-and-unsane/

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In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith have a wide ranging conversation about film criticism with Lindsay Pugh of Woman in Revolt. They begin discussing our new ebook, Portraits of Resistance: The Cinema of Céline Sciamma and the conversation evolves to cover Seventh Row's approach to putting together books and the lack of good film criticism on women directors. For detailed show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/03/24/ep-34:-on-film-criticism-with-lindsay-pugh/

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In this episode, we compare and contrast three adaptations of Emma: The 2020 Autumn de Wilde film, the 2009 BBC mini-series, and the 1996 Douglas McGrath films. We discuss the films' differing approaches to characters, comedy, and class. Special guest Caitlin Merriman joins Executive Editor Orla Smith and episode host Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney. For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/03/17/ep-33:-comparing-emma-adaptations/

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Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, two long time British directors associated with social realism, are frequently compared to each other, despite having significantly different approaches.

Loach's latest film, Sorry We Missed You reminded us of Leigh's most recent film Peterloo in their political commitment to improving the lives of the working class.

Sorry We Missed You (2019) is a contemporary film about a working-class man who ends up in an increasingly horrible hellscape after he starts gig work delivering packages for Amazon.

Peterloo (2018) is a period drama that illuminates the real life story of the rally to get the vote in Manchester in St. Peter's Square in 1800s Manchester, a working class city on the rise.

In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy to discuss how Loach and Leigh approach politics, character, and much more.

For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/03/02/ep-32:-sorry-we-missed-you-and-peterloo/

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Our latest episode of the Seventh Row podcast is the perfect companion piece to our new ebook, Portraits of Resistance. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy to discuss Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady of Fire, a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, behind-the-scenes stories of the book, and reader reactions. For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/02/19/ep-30:-portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire/

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Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Associate Editor Brett Pardy dive into site favourite Kelly Reichardt's two(pre-First Cow)films about men. In this episode, we discuss why Reichardt is drawn to Oregon, how her films make driving look interesting, the lack of movies about male friendships, James LeGros' one shirt, and more For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/01/13/ep-25-kelly-reichardts-old-joy-and-night-moves

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In the latest attempt to adapt Shakespeare for modern audiences, Australian director David Michôd (The Rover) directs Timothée Chalamet in The King, a sort-of rewriting of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 & 2 and Henry V. The film is set in the original time period, but Shakespeare's language has been gutted, while his structure is preserved, in favour of modern English with the occasional "ye olde" touch. The script, written by Joel Edgerton (who stars as Falstaff) and Michôd, turns Falstaff into one of the stars of Henry V (instead of showing his death...) who goes to Agincourt with Hal. In this episode, we try to make sense of why Netflix's The King was made, who it's for, how it hews closely to some aspects of Shakespeare and veers wildly away from it, and why it made us so angry. For show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2019/12/09/ep-22-the-king/

Host: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) Guests: Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian), Laura Anne Harris (@lauraanneharri1), and Caitlin Merriman (@CaitlinSnark) Editor: Edward von Aderkas Follow the 21st Folio on Twitter @21stFolio, or visit our website at 21stfolio.com

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Episode 21 celebrates our new ebook, Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency. In addition to discussing the films featured in the book, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe talk about what feminist horror is, the strengths of the horror genre, and the book's origins. For detailed show notes, please visit: seventh-row.com/2019/10/28/ep-21-feminist-horror/

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"This film assumes the viewer has a huge amount of context that I don't think most of us had" - Mary Angela Rowe. Through repeated viewings and research, we are here to provide this context. Our latest episode is the perfect companion piece to our new ebook, Tour of memories: The creative process behind Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Executive Editor Orla Smith (@orlamango), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian) discuss cringey class relations, celebrate the film's sound editing, parse the film's toxic relationship, and much more. On June 28th, the book will be available available as an ePub and PDF, which are readable on all tablets, smart phones, and eReaders, for $19.99 CAD, which is roughly $15 USD and 10 GBP. This episode was edited by Edward von Aderkas. For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2019/06/20/ep-14-the-souvenir/

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On our recap of 2018 Canadian Cinema (episodes 8 & 9), Alex, Orla, and Brett all selected Patrica Rozema's Mouthpiece as their favourite Canadian film of the year. To coincide with Mouthpiece's theatrical release, theatre artist and Seventh Row staff writer Laura Anne Harris (@lauraanneharri1) joins editor-in-chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste) and associate editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod)to discuss the film's adaptation from stage to screen, Rozema's visual genius, complex character relationships, and more. This episode was edited by Edward von Aderkas. For show notes, visit: https://seventh-row.com/2019/06/07/ep-13-mouthpiece/

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