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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InterviewsHirokazu Kore-eda on After the Storm
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers another low-key but spellbinding family drama with After the Storm, which he reveals to be one of his most personal films Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
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Francis Lee on EIFF opener God's Own Country
Edinburgh International Film Festival gets its best opening film in years with God's Own Country, an emotionally rich story of romance blossoming between a gruff Yorkshire farmer and a handsome Romanian migrant worker. Director Francis Lee tells us more Read more »| 31 May 2017 -
Festivals
EIFF 2017: 3 highlights with Scottish connections
We take a quixotic tour of three eye-catching films with a Scottish connection in this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
InterviewsWoody Harrelson: “It’s easy to laugh at myself”
In 2002, Woody Harrelson spent a wild night in London that ended with him in police custody. He tells us why he wanted to turn this dark night of the soul into Lost in London, a single-take movie that was broadcast live to cinemas Read more »| 30 May 2017 -
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Michaël Dudok de Wit on The Red Turtle
Michaël Dudok de Wit's extraordinary new film marks the first collaboration between Japan's Studio Ghibli and a Western filmmaker. The Dutch animator recalls working with the legendary anime house and the moment he realised his film should be wordless Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
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A Xenomorph reviews the Alien franchise
As Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant hits cinemas, we invite a Xenomorph to cast an eye over the franchise and – in the name of balance – EXCL... Read more »| 16 May 2017
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Interviews
François Ozon on Frantz
Prolific French auteur François Ozon is back with post-WWI period drama Frantz. He discusses the thrill of shooting in black-and-white and why he rarely repeats himself Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
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Julian Barratt on hilarious new comedy Mindhorn
Beloved curmudgeonly comic Julian Barratt makes a jump to the big screen with the endearingly silly Mindhorn, in which he plays a washed-up actor caught up in a murder plot. He talks about the pomposity of actors and a possible return of the Mighty Boosh Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
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Katell Quillévéré on Heal the Living
The French director's third feature is her most ambitious yet: an emotion-filled melodrama concerned with the physical, emotional and the metaphysical side side of love Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
InterviewsRaoul Peck on I Am Not Your Negro & James Baldwin
Ahead of the UK release of I Am Not Your Negro, the extraordinary doc on writer and activist James Baldwin, we speak to director Raoul Peck about Baldwin's enduring relevance, experimenting with documentary form and the troubling rise of ignorance Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
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Pablo Larraín rethinks the biopic with Neruda
Following the Natalie Portman-starring Jackie, mercurial Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín has another left-field take on a national icon with Neruda Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
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Julia Ducournau on coming-of-age cannibalism drama Raw
Raw has been described as a contemporary Suspiria meets Ginger Snaps, yet that impressive comparison somehow still doesn't do justice to French director Julia Ducournau's definitely self-assured, gripping debut Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Interviews
Watch Ross Hogg & Duncan Cowles' award-winning Isabella
Isabella is a hugely personal short from Edinburgh-based filmmakers Ross Hogg and Duncan Cowles exploring old age and memory loss. The film has picked up several awards on the festival circuit, and is now available to watch online Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Kelly Reichardt on Certain Women
Certain Women, the latest film from American filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, is a bittersweet triptych concerned with the lives of several women living in rural Montana. After a guarded start, the director opens up about her singular approach to filmmaking Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
InterviewsJuho Kuosmanen on The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is about an unassuming Finnish boxer who has his nation's hopes pinned on his success. We speak to its directo... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017