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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InterviewsBenedict Andrews on Rooney Mara's powerful drama Una
Theatre vet Benedict Andrews makes his film debut with Una, an adaptation of David Harrower's play Blackbird. We talk to the director about stars Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn, Bergman, and the difficulties in making a film about child abuse trauma Read more »| 30 Aug 2017 -
InterviewsStanley Tucci on Alberto Giacometti, Michael Bay and creativity
When he's not stealing scenes as Hollywood's finest character actor, Stanley Tucci writes and directs comic studies about creative people. His latest is a love letter to Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti and his struggle to complete his final portrait Read more »| 10 Aug 2017 -
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A look inside Lynchian psychodrama The Ghoul
Gareth Tunley and Tom Meeten discuss making mind-bending psychological thriller The Ghoul Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
InterviewsDavid Lowery on A Ghost Story
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints director David Lowery returns with a ghost story like you've never seen before Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
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Michael Showalter on The Big Sick
The Big Sick, a quirky love story drawn from real life, is one of the year's funniest comedies. Director Michael Showalter tells us about balancing laughs and drama for his third feature as director Read more »| 18 Jul 2017 -
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Flying Lotus on 'the grossest movie ever’ Kuso
Steven Ellison, better known as music producer Flying Lotus, gives us the lowdown on Kuso, his wild, inventive, moving, political and completely gross first feature film Read more »| 11 Jul 2017
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Withnail & I at 30: Richard E Grant on the classic
This year Withnail & I, the funniest British film of all time, turns 30. The cult film's star, Richard E Grant, recalls creating his iconic title character Read more »| 10 Jul 2017 -
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Matt Reeves on War for the Planet of the Apes
We talk emotions, Batman and dystopian futures with War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves Read more »| 27 Jun 2017 -
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Bong Joon-ho on Okja & Netflix
Director Bong Joon-ho on genetic modification, Okja and that Netflix controversy Read more »| 23 Jun 2017 -
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Marianna Palka on Bitch, GLOW & feminist films
Scottish actor-writer-director Marianna Palka talks about her role in Netflix's wrestling series GLOW, new directorial effort Bitch, Claire Denis, Girls, and making an inclusive feminist film "for everyone” Read more »| 23 Jun 2017 -
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Edgar Wright on car chase thriller Baby Driver
With his 'Cornetto Trilogy' done, Edgar Wright heads stateside for Baby Driver, a car chase movie powered by a killer playlist. We speak to him about stunts, his legendary director pals, and his deep love of Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise Read more »| 09 Jun 2017 -
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Hirokazu 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 -
FestivalsEIFF 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 -
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Woody 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