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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InterviewsChloé 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 -
InterviewsThe 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 -
InterviewsMeet 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
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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 -
InterviewsLynne 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 -
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Meet 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 -
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Mike White on new Ben Stiller film Brad's Status
Writer-director Mike White on Brad’s Status, in which Ben Stiller plays a man intimidated by his peers' success. We chat about White's eclectic career, working in the Hollywood sausage factory and the aspect of directing he likes least Read more »| 03 Jan 2018 -
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Discovering John Paizs' lost comic gem Crime Wave
For UK cinephiles, one of the discoveries of the year has been seeing John Paizs' Crime Wave on its recent wave of UK screenings. We speak to Paizs about the making of this unsung comic masterpiece Read more »| 18 Dec 2017 -
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'Nick Broomfield without the ego': Meet Duncan Cowles
Documentarian Duncan Cowles is one of our favourite filmmakers on Scotland's lively short film scene; we take a look at his wonderful new film Taking Stock, and catch up with Cowles to find out more about the film Read more »| 11 Dec 2017 -
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Takashi Miike on his 100th film Blade of the Immortal
Absurdly prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike reaches a 100-film milestone with Blade of the Immortal. We speak to the controversial filmmaker about shocking movies, sword fights, Starship Troopers, film vs digital, and how he's actually really lazy Read more »| 04 Dec 2017