Articles by Sophie Mayer
How far is one mile
Sophie Mayer interviews Penny Woolcock about making her last film that documents attempts at truce by members of two warring Birmingham postcode gangs
Sophie Mayer // 4 April 2013
A country mile ahead
The potential for conflict in Nashville has been seized on by critics but there is much more to the show than warring women and Southern stereotypes, says Sophie Mayer
Sophie Mayer // 3 April 2013
Categories: Television
Stories from the sea and beyond
Sophie Mayer delights in archival documentary about British seaside, masterfully put together by director Penny Woolcock
Sophie Mayer // 13 February 2013
Double-give: an interview with Alison Bechdel
An initially daunted Sophie Mayer is heart-stunned by the generous, delightful artist and writer
Sophie Mayer // 10 January 2013
Categories: Interviews
Louder than missiles
Developing in the shadow of crises both international and intimate, Sally Potter's Ginger and Rosa is a touching coming-of-age story marked by a fiery presence of a young woman in its centre, says Sophie Mayer
Sophie Mayer // 10 October 2012
Avengers Assemble
It's not Buffy, but Avengers Assemble does get under the skin of Joss Whedon's fans. Imagine if the Marvel universe had more female characters, says Sophie Mayer
Sophie Mayer // 8 May 2012
The Fearless Frame: Barbara Hammer at Tate Modern
Sophie Mayer hugs, shares, learns and grows with Barbara Hammer's Active Cinema during the latter's retrospective at Tate Modern in London
Sophie Mayer // 19 February 2012
Bedroom dance like it's 1995! Wild Flag shake their shimmy
Wild Flag are a supergroup comprising Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss, Helium's Mary Timony and The Minders' Rebecca Cole. Sophie Mayer examines their formation and delights in their debut self-titled album
Sophie Mayer // 16 January 2012
She gives me fever
Porn is not for everyone: but it can be for feminists, Mia Engberg tells Sophie Mayer, as her programme of shorts screens in London
Sophie Mayer // 13 January 2012
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Features, Interviews, Sex and Relationships, Work and Play
Shattering seas: Tori Amos at the Royal Albert Hall
Tori Amos' recent performance at London's Royal Albert Hall served as an emotional reminder for Sophie Mayer of the power of song, and of teenage memories
Sophie Mayer // 25 November 2011
Evangelista - In Animal Tongue
Sophie Mayer reviews Evangelista's In Animal Tongue and is enraptured by the lyrics, vocals and productions of charismatic frontwoman Carla Bozulich
Sophie Mayer // 1 October 2011
Categories: Music
Carmen out swinging: Sally Potter takes on opera's femme fatale
Most productions of the classic opera Carmen would make a feminist wince. Movie director Sally Potter tells Sophie Mayer about her new adaptation
Sophie Mayer // 4 September 2007
Categories: Culture and Media, Interviews, Racism, Stereotypes
