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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InterviewsJoe Cornish on The Kid Who Would Be King
The Attack The Block director on his all-new family film, his experiences with Hollywood, and the 'hereditary privilege' at the heart of fantasy storytelling Read more »| 14 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsSimon Amstell on his new film Benjamin
In his tender new comedy Benjamin, Simon Amstell fictionalises the most anxious parts of himself to explore his own burgeoning filmmaking career, love life and ideas of masculine identity Read more »| 11 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsJay Baruchel on How To Train Your Dragon & Scotland
After ten years of playing dragon-loving viking Hiccup, Jay Baruchel says goodbye to the character with How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World. We chat to the Canadian actor about his love of Scotland and how voice acting made him a better performer Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsBarry Jenkins on If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins follows Moonlight with an adaptation of James Baldwin's heartbreaking If Beale Street Could Talk. As with his Oscar-winner, the results are bittersweet and beautiful Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsSteven Yeun and Lee Chang-dong on thriller Burning
Korean master Lee Chang-dong returns with Burning, an enthralling adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story; we speak to the director and the film's rising star Steven Yeun Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
InterviewsKaryn Kusama on Destroyer and casting Nicole Kidman as a grizzled cop
Karyn Kusama's latest film, Destroyer, is an epic LA noir centered on a grizzled cop played by Nicole Kidman. The talented director discusses her rollercoaster career and the pleasure of seeing her porcelain star release her inner rage Read more »| 22 Jan 2019
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InterviewsJosie Rourke on Mary Queen of Scots
Josie Rourke's debut film tells the story of Mary, Queen of Scots and her acrimonious relationship with her cousin Elizabeth I. With vibrant Irish actor Saoirse Ronan in the lead role, Rourke attempts to set the record of Mary's life straight Read more »| 07 Jan 2019 -
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Lars von Trier on The House That Jack Built
Controversial director Lars von Trier is back and back on form with knowing serial killer picture The House That Jack Built. We speak to the Danish auteur about film violence, alcoholism and the dark hole left by David Bowie's early death Read more »| 10 Dec 2018 -
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Meet stop-motion animator Lesley-Anne Rose
As Channel 4's late-night short film series Random Acts returns, we speak to Lesley-Anne Rose, one of this year's Random Act filmmakers, about her pleasingly surreal stop-motion offering Oxidane Read more »| 09 Nov 2018 -
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Chris Pine and David Mackenzie on Outlaw King
Chris Pine and David Mackenzie reunite to tell the story of Robert the Bruce's rise from servile nobleman to king of Scots in epic action film Outlaw King. We speak to both about bringing this complex character to the screen Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
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Nae Pasaran's director on the Scots workers who defied Pinochet
Chilean filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra tells us about the making of Nae Pasaran, his documentary about a group of Scottish factory workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship by refusing to repair his air force's engines Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
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Paul Dano on his directorial debut Wildlife
Long one of American indie cinema's most interesting actors, Paul Dano breaks out as a director with his compelling debut feature Wildlife, a deeply compassionate study of a fractured family at the dawn of the 60s Read more »| 27 Oct 2018 -
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Breakthrough anime director Mamoru Hosoda on Mirai
Mamoru Hosoda's animations beautifully explore childhood and family. His latest, Mirai, is also a game changer in being the first anime to premiere at Cannes. He tells us about being inspired by his kids and his dislike of Disney's live-action remakes Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
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Gomorrah 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 -
Music
John 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