Interviews
Immerse yourself in behind the scene brilliance with The Skinny’s film interviews. Directors, actors, musicians, and more share their stories and artistic approaches to film. You’ll also find interviews with film festival producers.
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Interviews
Third Time's the Charm: Anton Corbijn on A Most Wanted Man
Anton Corbijn is one of the world's finest rock photographers. He's pretty handy with the moving image too. Here he discusses his latest film, spy thriller A Most Wanted Man, and working with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman Read more »| 02 Sep 2014 -
Interviews
Stuart Murdoch on God Help the Girl
Stuart Murdoch's debut film God Help the Girl has been a long time in the making, but this month UK film fans get to see the efforts of his labour. The Belle & Sebastian frontman recalls how his lead character came to him fully formed Read more »| 04 Aug 2014 -
Videos
Noel Clarke on The Anomaly: Video interview
Noel Clarke talks to us about his recent release The Anomaly, a sci-fi thriller starring Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox and Luke Hemsworth, in which a soldier wa... Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Divine Inspiration: Jeffrey Schwarz on I Am Divine
No queer film festival is complete without a sprinkling of Divine. He shows up on cue at this month's POUTfest in John Waters' Hairspray and in Jeffrey Schwarz's documentary I Am Divine. We speak to Schwarz about this larger-than-life icon Read more »| 25 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Hollywood Car Chases Just Got... Safer
Ever wish your life was more like an action movie? Of course you don’t. Think about it: it would be exhausting, not to mention life-threatening. But ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Homecoming: Florian Habicht on his Pulp documentary
As Pulp: a Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets comes to DVD, we hear from its director Florian Habicht Read more »| 11 Jul 2014
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Interviews
Back to Reality: David Gordon Green on Joe
David Gordon Green has one of the strangest CVs in Hollywood, easily switching from lyrical drama (George Washington) to goofy stoner comedies (Pineapple Express). He's back in a more contemplative mood with Joe, a lived-in slice of American Gothic Read more »| 07 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
The Way of the Dragons: Dean DeBlois on HTTYD2
Four years on from its release, How to Train Your Dragon feels like a classic, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best of Pixar. We speak to its director about the sequel, which premiered alongside the art-house crowd at this year's Cannes Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Interviews
Horsin’ Around: Benedikt Erlingsson on Of Horses and Men
Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson talks sex, death and global warming ahead of his delightful debut feature, Of Horses and Men, trotting into UK cinemas Read more »| 12 Jun 2014 -
Interviews
Return to Jonestown: Ti West on The Sacrament
Ti West discusses The Sacrament, his deeply disturbing new feature based around the Jonestown Massacre, talks genre and reminisces about horror in the 70s Read more »| 11 Jun 2014 -
Festivals
Art Imitating Strife: Simon Helberg on We’ll Never Have Paris
We’ll Never Have Paris, the debut film from Simon Helberg, closes this year’s EIFF. It’s a comedy based on a real life story of a clueless young man who breaks up with the woman he loves. Unfortunately for Helberg, it’s his life story Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
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Blood on the Road: Tom Berninger on Mistaken for Strangers
You know Matt Berninger, frontman for The National. Now meet his brother Tom, the family misfit who followed his big bro on the road with a camera and a thirst for rock'n'roll excess. The result is the hilarious and touching doc Mistaken for Strangers Read more »| 04 Jun 2014 -
Interviews
Hard Cel: An interview with Disney Animator Floyd Norman
With the Blu-Ray release of Sleeping Beauty coinciding with the release of the live action reboot Maleficent, The Skinny caught up with veteran animator Floyd Norman to discuss his memories of making the film as a young artist Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Festivals
Buried Treasure: Ed Perkins on Garnet's Gold
EIFF has a strong history of documentary film programming. Garnet's Gold, Ed Perkins’ lyrical and melancholic film following middle-aged dreamer Garnet Frost and his search for lost treasure, is a 24-carat example. Director Perkins tells us more Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Festivals
Secret Master: Chris Fujiwara on the Cinema of Dominik Graf
EIFF artistic director Chris Fujiwara explains why German filmmaker Dominik Graf's artistry shouldn't be overlooked, even if most of his films have been made for the small screen Read more »| 03 Jun 2014