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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InterviewsChris 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 -
InterviewsNae 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 -
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
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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 -
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Rachel 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 -
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A 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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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