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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InterviewsGomorrah director Matteo Garrone on Dogman
Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone returns with Dogman, the story of a friendly dog-groomer who's drawn into violence by the local coke-head Read more »| 12 Oct 2018 -
MusicJohn Carpenter on his newfound life as a rockstar
John Carpenter is having a late-in-life career swerve, taking a break from cinema while he dips his toe in the music business. He tells us how life as a rockstar is both joyous and terrifying Read more »| 11 Oct 2018 -
Festivals
Africa in Motion Film Festival: 2018 Preview
Africa in Motion is back for its 13th edition and it's in a rebellious frame of mind with a diverse programme of African cinema from 28 countries taking over Glasgow and Edinburgh Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
InterviewsRachel Maclean on Make Me Up
Like razor-wire wrapped in candy floss, Rachel Maclean returns with Make Me Up, which imagines St. Peter's Seminary as a candy-coloured phantasia filled with women forced to compete against one another. She tells us more about this strange world Read more »| 09 Oct 2018 -
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Mandy director Panos Cosmatos on Nicolas Cage and MacGruber
Led by Nicolas Cage, Panos Cosmatos' phantasmagoric Mandy is a "volcanic eruption of emotions." We speak to the writer-director about his metal and prog-influenced revenge tale, working with the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, and... the SNL movie MacGruber Read more »| 08 Oct 2018 -
InterviewsA Home from Home: Filmhouse at 40
With Edinburgh's venerable Filmhouse turning 40 this month, we invited its staff and regulars to recall their favourite memories of the capital's much-cherished arthouse cinema Read more »| 01 Oct 2018
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Interviews
Lenny Abrahamson on The Little Stranger
Lenny Abrahamson, the director of Frank, Room and What Richard Did, discusses the challenges of bringing Sarah Waters’ class-conscious ghost story, The Little Stranger, to the big screen Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Filmhouse and GFT on indie cinema in 2018
New technology and the increasing sophistication of home cinema systems are putting a squeeze on indie cinemas across the UK, but Scotland's two great art houses, GFT and Filmhouse, appear to be weathering the storm Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
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Desiree Akhavan on The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Female sexuality and desire is at the centre of Desiree Akhavan's The Miseducation of Cameron Post. We speak to the Appropriate Behaviour director about her sharp and witty second feature Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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Irvine Welsh on his Filmhouse House Guest season
Ahead of his House Guest season at Filmhouse, we pick the brains of Irvine Welsh to discover why he chose the six films he's screening at the Edinburgh cinema and how film has influenced his writing Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
Festivals
Take One Action: A look at doc Silvana
Roaring documentary Silvana follows one of Sweden’s most unapologetically outspoken musical acts, Silvana Imam, a lesbian hip-hop artist of Syrian and Lithuanian descent. We speak to the filmmakers ahead of its screening at Take One Action Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
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A guide to Scottish DIY film nights
How DIY film nights and community film clubs are enlivening Scotland’s film scene Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Interviews
Crystal Moselle on lyrical teen drama Skate Kitchen
The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle discusses her follow-up Skate Kitchen, a dreamy tale following a gang of achingly cool girl skaters. We speak to Moselle about the film ahead of its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Youth Film Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
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Celebrating Heathers' caustic brilliance 30 years on
After 30 years, Heathers is still oh so very. Ahead of its re-release in the UK, we speak to the film's director, Michael Lehmann, about what makes his caustic teen comedy so special Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
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Paweł Pawlikowski on his artful romance Cold War
From Polish folk troupes to Parisian nightclubs, Paweł Pawlikowski discusses crafting his classic story of wounded love in post-war Europe, Cold War Read more »| 03 Aug 2018