Cineskinny: Film Interviews
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Festivals
Bo Burnham on Eighth Grade, teens and the internet
Comedian and early YouTube celebrity Bo Burnham makes his writing and directing debut with Eighth Grade, a tender, funny teen movie; we speak to him about presenting kids realistically and what most films about the web miss Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
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Eye Haïdara on French comedy C'est la vie!
The writer-directors Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache return with delightful French comedy C'est la vie! At the film's UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival, we sat down with one of the ensemble's stars, Eye Haïdara Read more »| 02 Aug 2018 -
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Glasgow Short Film Festival: Meet some of the local filmmakers
The occasion of the eleventh Glasgow Short Film Festival gives audiences a chance to check out the fantastic shorts being made on the local scene. We speak to five of the best young Scottish and Scotland-based filmmakers with work in this year’s programme Read more »| 13 Mar 2018 -
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Margaret Salmon on Sacred Paws-scored speedway film Mm
One of the highlights of this year's Glasgow Film Festival Sound & Vision strand is a screening of speedway doc Mm with a live score from Sacred Paws. We chat to Mm's director, Margaret Salmon, ahead of the screening Read more »| 23 Feb 2018 -
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Chloé Zhao on The Rider, her tender portrait of America's heartland
The Rider, Chloé Zhao's study of an injured rodeo rider, fuses reality and cinema poetry. We discuss the film with Zhao, who explains how she created this moving film out of a charismatic rodeo rider's real-life fall from the saddle Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
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Todd Haynes on enchanting childhood tale Wonderstruck
For the past three decades, Todd Haynes has been one of the most important voices in American indie cinema. Here he discusses new film Wonderstruck, using sign language and the Velvet Underground Read more »| 20 Feb 2018
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The cast of Isle of Dogs on Wes Anderson's new film
Bill Murray, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban and Jeff Goldblum fill us in on life in Wes' World, ahead of the release of Wes Anderson's latest animation Isle of Dogs. Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
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Not Horsing Around: Charlie Plummer on road movie Lean on Pete
Rising talent Charlie Plummer speaks to us about his knockout performance in Andrew Haigh's downbeat road movie Lean on Pete, using acting to cure his shyness and just missing out on being Spider-Man Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
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Meet Daniela Vega, the trans star of A Fantastic Woman
Gloria director Sebastián Lelio returns with A Fantastic Woman, the story of a young trans woman under suspicion from authorities and her older partner's family after tragedy strikes. We speak to its Chilean star, Daniela Vega, about her first lead role Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Robin Campillo on knockout AIDS drama 120 BPM
Robin Campillo channels his own memories of being part of AIDS activism collective ACT UP in the early 90s for this deeply authentic story following the lives of the men involved in the movement Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Deborah Haywood on Pin Cushion, her dark modern fairytale
In her bruising coming-of-age film Pin Cushion, first time filmmaker Deborah Haywood explores teen angst and dark thoughts using a dreamy fairytale aesthetic Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
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Lynne Ramsay discusses her brutal Joaquin Phoenix thriller
Lynne Ramsay is back with crime thriller You Were Never Really Here. The Scottish director tells us about channeling Sam Fuller B-movies, collaborating with Jonny Greenwood and getting a performance from Joaquin Phoenix that's both brutal and tender Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
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Juho Kuosmanen on The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is about an unassuming Finnish boxer who has his nation's hopes pinned on his success. We speak to its directo... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
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Paul Verhoeven on sex, satire and Isabelle Huppert
Paul Verhoeven has been shocking and thrilling audiences for 46 years. He's back after a ten year absence with Elle, which might be his most daring work yet. We sit down with the Dutch auteur to talk sex, satire and Isabelle Huppert Read more »| 17 Feb 2017 -
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Sharlto Copley and Ben Wheatley on Free Fire
Free Fire's director and one of its stars on single-location thrills and spirited scumbags. Read more »| 17 Feb 2017