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Alex Heeney 🔜 #TIFF2025 @bwestcineaste.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

HAMNET left @amuredda.bsky.social and me dry-eyed, so we dug into why it didn’t work, how it adapts Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, and why some passing knowledge of Shakespeare might hinder rather than help your appreciation of the film: seventh-row.com/2025/12/12/e...

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Ep. 185 Chloe Zhao's Hamnet with Angelo Muredda - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On the podcast, we dig into Chloe Zhao's Hamnet as a work of adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel and why the film left use dry-eyed.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The Long Take is a space for deep, layered film conversations about film with the same small group, over 4 months. 🎟️ Space is capped at 20 — save your seat before we start Nov 2. seventh-row.com/the-long-take

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The Long Take

A space to go deep on films (3 that share a common theme) together with a small group of curious movie lovers over four months.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🎬 What if talking about movies felt more like improv? Not “being clever on cue” improv. But listening closely. Picking up on what someone just noticed. Adding something new. Discovering something together. That’s the spirit we bring inside The Long Take. seventh-row.com/the-long-take

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Today at 2pm ET → join the finale of Living Out Loud: 🎬 A 2017 British queer short 📜 A lost 1950s gay script 📂 Queer archives brought to life 💬 A live discussion to unpack it led by @bwestcineaste.bsky.social 👉 Register free: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

📜 A lost 1950s gay script. 🎬 A queer short film that mixes archives + fiction. 💡 And a live discussion to unpack it. Join us tomorrow (Sunday, Oct 5 | 2–4pm ET) for the finale of Living Out Loud. 👉 Register free: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🌈 Living Out Loud starts this Friday! A 3-day FREE online summit exploring queer + trans stories and histories on screen (and beyond). Each day builds on the last — you’ll get the richest experience if you join for more than one, but you’re welcome to drop in. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

💡 Expect rich, interactive conversations about how we remember queer and trans lives — and the role film, theatre, TV, and archives play in telling these stories. And yes, you’ll get to join in, too with your own questions and ideas. 🔗 Free registration: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

✨ Dr. Anamarija Horvat — Author of Screening Queer Memory, which examines how film/TV shape our collective memory of queer + trans histories. ✨ Angelo Madsen — filmmaker (North by Current, A Body to Live In) whose work explores personal archives Register to attend: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I’ll be joined by: ✨ Dr. Emily Garside (@emilygarside.bsky.social) — whose PhD explored how theatre became both activism and record during the AIDS crisis ✨ Dr. Elspeth Brown — Historian who leads projects preserving queer + trans oral histories Register to attend: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

❓ Which queer + trans histories get remembered — and which are erased? ❓ How do film, theatre, and archives help us reclaim them? ❓ How do filmmakers work with (or create) archives for their films? On Friday, our panel will dig into these questions and more! seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🌈 Tomorrow we kick off Living Out Loud — a free, 3-day online summit on queer + trans cinema and history. Day 1 (Friday, Oct 3, 2–4pm ET): Reclaiming Queer + Trans History How do film, TV, theatre, and archives reclaim LGBTQ+ history? Register FREE to join us: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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kyle 中和 turner @tylekurner.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

thrilled to be joining such a fab group of folks (@cjprince.bsky.social, Lena Wilson, and the terrific @bwestcineaste.bsky.social) to talk about queer and trans cinematic storytelling for @seventhrow.bsky.social's Living Out Loud weekend for Day 2! come through! seventh-row.com/living-out-l...

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

💬 Why show up live? ✨ Ask questions in real time + meet the panellists ✨ Share ideas that shape where the conversation goes ✨ Be part of a discussion that only happens once, with this group 💻 Free + online ft. @cjprince.bsky.social @tylekurner.bskysocial Register: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

On Saturday, Oct 4 (2–4pm ET), join us for Day 2 of Living Out Loud: Queer + Trans Stories Today. We’ll dig into: ✨ Why so many queer films fly under the radar ✨ Which stories get told — and which don’t ✨ How context + history shift the way we watch ✨ How queer + trans stories can connect deeply

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🌈 What makes a story queer or trans? Depends who you ask — and when it was made. Is it about LGBTQ+ characters or filmmakers? Or something else entirely? How we define it shapes how we assess the state of queer + trans cinema today. Join us Saturday to discuss: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

If you like thinking out loud, testing ideas, and discovering connections together — this is your chance. 💻 Free + online — register via link in bio 🔗 Register: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Why show up live? ✨ Experience the film and discussion in real time — not just hear about it afterwards. ✨ Shape the insights that emerge ✨ And yes: it’s the kind of facilitated film discussion I usually host inside paid programs, but this one’s free and open to all.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎬 On Sunday, Oct 5 (2–4pm ET), Living Out Loud wraps up with a queer short film screening + live group discussion. We’ll watch the film together, then unpack it with me facilitating — connecting it to the themes from Days 1 + 2. seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

And if you'd like to continue the conversation about... ✨ How we define queer + trans stories ✨ How films document the systemic barriers that shape and constrain queer + trans lives ✨ The breadth of queer + trans stories on screen today... Join me at Living Out Loud: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Ep. 183, I dig into Nicholas Hytner's THE CHORAL, which is about a queer character and made by queer creatives...but is it a queer film? Is it even trying to be one? I dig into this + a little fangirling over Hytner (he directed my fave Hamlet) and Fiennes. #TIFF50 seventh-row.com/2025/09/18/e...

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Ep. 183 The Choral (TIFF 2025): When queer characters don't make a queer film - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On this TIFF podcast, Alex discusses Nicholas Hytner's film The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes and reclaiming vs. sanitizing history

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

In Ep 181, I talked about BETWEEN DREAMS AND HOPE, about a trans man seeking gender-affirming care in Iran. I also compare it to two other queer films from Canada & France that are also about how patriarchy, class, and legal + medical systems shape survival. seventh-row.com/2025/09/09/e...

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Ep. 181 Between Dreams and Hope and queer and trans survival (TIFF 2025) - Seventh Row Film Podcast

A rewatch of Far from the Madding Crowd sparks this podcast episode about women’s stories, romance, and what else they could centre.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I podcasted on two of the queer/trans films I saw at #TIFF50 They got me thinking about what kinds of stories we get about queer and trans lives in different parts of the world — and how those stories are told. (Questions we'll keep exploring at Living Out Loud next week!) Some thoughts 🧵

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Oh, and yes — I do fangirl a bit over Nicholas Hytner and Ralph Fiennes. But even with all my admiration, I left THE CHORAL a bit disappointed. (It's not that it was trying to be a queer film and failed. It wasn't. It's that it flattens the stories of all of the characters, queer or otherwise.)

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This ties into Living Out Loud, a free 3-day online summit I’m hosting (Oct 3–5) on queer + trans storytelling. We’ll be exploring what makes a story queer or trans — and how context shapes our understanding of it. (Among many other things!) 🎟️ Register for FREE: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

It’s beautifully made. It hits emotional notes. But it's not very interested in queer perspectives or what it would have been like to be queer during WWI. What does it mean when queerness is there, but feels sanitized? 🎧 Listen: seventh-row.com/2025/09/18/e...

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Ep. 183 The Choral (TIFF 2025): When queer characters don't make a queer film - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On this TIFF podcast, Alex discusses Nicholas Hytner's film The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes and reclaiming vs. sanitizing history

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

THE CHORAL (which had its world premiere at #TIFF50 and stars the always excellent Ralph Fiennes) has queer characters and queer creatives. But is it a queer film? That’s the question I unpack in Ep. 183 of the Seventh Row podcast. seventh-row.com/2025/09/18/e...

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Ep. 183 The Choral (TIFF 2025): When queer characters don't make a queer film - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On this TIFF podcast, Alex discusses Nicholas Hytner's film The Choral, starring Ralph Fiennes and reclaiming vs. sanitizing history

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Film plays such an important role in documenting queer and trans lives. At Living Out Loud, we'll unpack how queer + trans stories on screen are shaping our understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ lives — and how context helps us access the films. 🎟️ Join us Oct 3–5 (FREE): seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

What does it take to be “approved”? How does care come with conditions? And how do these stories shape what we understand as queer survival? 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1...

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

In Between Dreams and Hope, a trans man in Iran seeks gender-affirming care. The film quietly reveals how systems — not people — create the friction: waiting, explaining, proving. 🎧 Ep. 181 explores how this shows up in other films too. seventh-row.com/2025/09/09/e...

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Ep. 181 Between Dreams and Hope and queer and trans survival (TIFF 2025) - Seventh Row Film Podcast

A rewatch of Far from the Madding Crowd sparks this podcast episode about women’s stories, romance, and what else they could centre.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

BETWEEN DREAMS AND HOPE at #TIFF50 got me thinking about how bureaucracy shapes queer + trans lives — especially in medical contexts. I unpack that in Ep. 181 of the podcast, alongside two other films. 🧵 (And yes, it connects to Living Out Loud 👇) seventh-row.com/2025/09/09/e...

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Ep. 181 Between Dreams and Hope and queer and trans survival (TIFF 2025) - Seventh Row Film Podcast

A rewatch of Far from the Madding Crowd sparks this podcast episode about women’s stories, romance, and what else they could centre.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Our Day 1 panellists: 🎭 @EmiGarside.bsky.social – teaches + writes on LGBTQ+ history/media 📺 Dr. Anamarija Horvat – researches how film shapes queer memory 📚 Dr. Elspeth Brown – builds queer + trans archives 🎥 Angelo Madsen – makes films about queer/trans histories 🔗 seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Living Out Loud

A FREE three-day online summit celebrating queer and trans stories and reclaiming queer and trans histories.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We’ll talk about how films, TV, and theatre help reclaim queer + trans histories — and where they fall short. And we’ll hear from the people doing the work to preserve, reclaim, and teach that history (including in the archives!).

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🎬 What gets remembered — and what gets erased — is never neutral. Day 1 of Living Out Loud explores how queer + trans history is reclaimed through art + archives. Oct 3–5 | Free + online 🔗 seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

👥 Featuring Elspeth Brown, @emilygarside.bsky.social @bwestcineaste.bsky.social, Anamarija Horvat, Angelo Madsen, @cjprince.bsky.social, @tylekurner.bsky.social, and Lena Wilson 👉 Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Living Out Loud: A 3-day online summit about queer and trans stories in film, theatre, TV, and the archives. 🎟️ Free to attend
🗓️ Oct 3–5 | 2–4pm ET | Zoom
💬 Join live and help shape the conversation
👉 Register now at seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Big ideas. Lots of time for Q&A + audience discussion. No prep required.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Each day offers a new way in: 🗓️ Queer + trans histories, and how we’re reclaiming them 🎞️ What stories are being told today — and how they land 🎥 A short film screening + live discussion to tie it all together 🎟️ Free to attend 👉 Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

What to expect: 💬 Panel convos with critics, scholars + artists 🧠 Plenty of time to share your thoughts + shape the conversation 🌈 Queer- and trans-centred space — allies welcome

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🎬 What stories are being told about queer and trans lives — and what's still missing? That’s the jumping-off point for Living Out Loud, an online summit on queer + trans stories in film, theatre, TV, and history. 📅 Oct 3–5, 2–4pm ET 💻 Free + online 👉 Save your seat: seventh-row.com/livingoutloud

Living Out Loud A FREE 3-day online summit about queer and trans stories — how they’re told, how we find them, and why they matter. Join us to explore:
🎬 The films, shows, and plays telling queer and trans stories today
📚 The historical and cultural context that shapes how we see them

🗣️ Every session includes a Q&A — your questions + ideas shape the discussion.
📅 Each day offers a new lens: history, storytelling, and a live film discussion.

🗓️ Oct 3–5 | 2–4pm ET | Free on Zoom

Day 1 – Reclaiming Queer + Trans History

Friday, Oct 3 | 2–4pm ET

Why does knowing queer and trans history matter?

And how do film, theatre, and archives help us reclaim it?
Join a panel of historians, educators, and artists to explore:
📌 How history shapes the stories we see today
📌 What gets erased — and what’s being recovered
📌 How personal memory, art, and academia intersect

Featuring:
Elspeth Brown, Emily Garside, Anamarija Horvat, Angelo Madsen

Day 2 – Queer + Trans Stories On Screen

Saturday, Oct 4 | 2–4pm ET
What queer and trans stories are getting told on screen — and what makes them resonate?

We’ll explore:
🎞️ Why so many great queer films fly under the radar
🧠 How context + history shape how we experience them
💬 Why these stories can hit home — even if they’re not about us

Featuring a panel of film and culture critics:
C.J. Prince, Kyle Turner, Lena Wilson

Day 3 – Watch + Discuss a Queer Short Film

Sunday, Oct 5 | 2–4pm ET

We’ll screen a rarely seen but incredibly rich hybrid doc-fiction queer short film — then unpack it in a facilitated group discussion led by host Alex Heeney.

🎬 This session brings together the themes from Days 1 & 2: reclaiming history + what queer and trans stories get told
🧠 You’ll notice things you wouldn’t on your own — and hear what others saw, too.
💬 Come curious. Leave with deeper insight, new questions, and a new deep cut. 👀

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

She's also made a bunch of curios you probably haven't heard of, like the film about the poet Rimbaud (TOTAL ECLIPSE) with Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis (fresh off NAKED)...the only way I know of to watch it is to rent it from @baystreetvideo.com (Treat it well if you do!)

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

When we first watched 45 Years, we thought their marriage was doomed. 10 years later? We’re not so sure. We might even think it makes their relationship stronger. 🎙️Clip from our latest episode with @bwestcineaste.bsky.social & Lindsay Pugh.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

@bwestcineaste.bsky.social talked about Materialists (2025) on a recent episode of the Seventh Row Podcast — strong premise, great blocking, but it left her cold. On the episode, she talked about what worked, what didn't, and also...Gossip Girl? Listen: pod.link/1437069031/e...

Can you have love and financial security? That’s the dilemma at the heart of Materialists (2025), Celine Song’s new film — and the focus of a recent episode of the Seventh Row Podcast.

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Elisa Davis @elisa515.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

And for more conversation, with spoilers, check out this follow-up episode: bsky.app/profile/seve...

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Elisa Davis @elisa515.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Saw JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE yesterday. This podcast episode from @bwestcineaste.bsky.social will help you decide whether to see it (or, if you've already seen it, to enjoy it even more).

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The full in-depth discussion of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) featuring @bwestcineaste.bsky.social and @amuredda.bsky.social is here. We dig into the film's writing, character buliding, casting, set pieces, and more — all the reasons the film still hits today. seventh-row.com/2025/06/06/e...

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Ep. 174 Mission: Impossible (1996) with Angelo Muredda - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On the podcast, we unpack why Brian De Palma’s Mission: Impossible (1996) is the standout film in the franchise and an expertly made thriller.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

One of the smartest things about the Langley sequence in Mission: Impossible (1996)? The way it builds tension from something as tiny — and human — as a single drop of water. That cold drink on the table? It’s not just set dressing. It’s foreshadowing.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

In this podcast excerpt, we unpack how the very first scene of Mission: Impossible doesn’t just kick off the action — it sets the tone for everything that follows. 👀 Someone’s always watching. 🎭 Everyone’s performing. 🎥 And spycraft? It’s just filmmaking with higher stakes.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Listen to the episode with @amuredda.bsky.social for the full discussion of not just the writing but the casting and character-building (performances, costumes, props), the direction, the sets, and the set pieces: seventh-row.com/2025/06/06/e...

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Ep. 174 Mission: Impossible (1996) with Angelo Muredda - Seventh Row Film Podcast

On the podcast, we unpack why Brian De Palma’s Mission: Impossible (1996) is the standout film in the franchise and an expertly made thriller.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

One of the things that makes Mission: Impossible (1996) land? The writing. The characters’ motivations make sense. The plot is straightforward without being over-explained. We’re told the plan — and then we get to track how it unfolds, step by step. 🎧 In this clip, @amuredda praises the writing.

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Seventh Row @seventhrow.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

In Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Agathe dances through a Paris bookshop — past shelves lined with red books. Not by chance. In the episode, I discuss how subtle choices like that shape the film’s emotional world. 🎧 For when you’re in the afterglow — or wondering if this one’s for you.

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