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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InterviewsRuben Östlund on The Square, media & The Emoji Movie
The Square, Ruben Östlund's follow-up to Force Majeure, won the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival. We speak to the Swedish filmmaker about the Palme d'Or, human behaviour, viral media and... The Emoji Movie Read more »| 12 Mar 2018 -
InterviewsBrian Taylor on Mom and Dad, Nic Cage and Crank 3
Brian Taylor, the co-creator of the Crank films, goes solo with horror comedy Mom and Dad. We speak to him about finding humanity in the horror genre, stars Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair, and a potential third Crank movie Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
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A Night with Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A movie sleepover with the beguiling short films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul is one of the treats on offer at this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival. We ask the great Thai filmmaker what to expect Read more »| 09 Mar 2018 -
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Steven Soderbergh on iPhone-shot thriller Unsane
Despite announcing his retirement from cinema, Steven Soderbergh has been as busy and innovative as ever over the last few years. His latest film, Unsane, is another experiment: a psychological thriller shot on an iPhone Read more »| 02 Mar 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 -
InterviewsTodd 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 -
Festivals
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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Guillermo del Toro on fantasy love story The Shape of Water
Ahead of the release of his Beauty and the Beast-esque romance The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro talks to us about pitching movies, 'Make America Great Again' and what love is Read more »| 05 Feb 2018 -
InterviewsMeet Jennifer Reeder: the world needs her feminist short films right now
As Reeder’s knockout short Blood Beneath the Skin is released online, we celebrate this most unique and inventive of filmmakers Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
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Richard Linklater on buddy movie Last Flag Flying
Richard Linklater is back with another left-turn: a low-key road movie starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne that's a kind-of sequel to Hal Ashbey's Last Detail. We speak to this most mercurial of filmmakers Read more »| 09 Jan 2018