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Seventh Row Podcast

Dec 29, 2021

We contextualize Kenneth Branagh's Belfast as the newest entry in his decades long self-mythologising project and discuss "the Branagh scale". This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and regular guest Caitlin Merriman.

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Dec 22, 2021

We discuss the recent BFI restoration of Mike Leigh's 1993 classic Naked, starring David Thewlis. Podcast hosts Alex Heeney and Orla Smith are joined by regular guest Lindsay Pugh. On this episode

  • Peterloo in Process: A Mike Leigh collaboration (2:21)
  • Related episodes (9:06)
  • Our favourite Mike Leigh films (14:52)
  • Naked...


Dec 15, 2021

Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney and Executive Editor Orla Smith are joined by Fiona Underhill and Caitlin Merriman to battle it out: who is the poshest actor in Britain? And what defines 'posh' in such a class-conscious country? Show notes:

  • Our ebook Tour of memories: The creative process behind Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir...


Dec 8, 2021

Joanna Hogg calls The Souvenir Part II "a film about the making of Part I." Back in 2019, we wrote an ebook about the making of Part I. On this episode, find out how Part II changes how we see Part I and builds Julie's character arc. This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith,...


Dec 6, 2021

Tickets for The Seventh Circle: A Symposium on Gender, Sexuality, and Disability in Horror Cinema, have reopened for one week only! Get your ticket before Sunday at midnight. Purchase at http://seventh-row.com/seventh-circle

50% discount code: SeventhCircleDec21 (expires Friday Dec 10th at midnight...