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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InterviewsFaking Bad: Ben Mendelsohn on Black Sea
A sweetheart in real life, a psychopath on the screen, live-wire Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn talks about how he became Hollywood's go-to nutcase and his new role in Kevin Macdonald's U-boat thriller, Black Sea Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
InterviewsThe Old Ones: Jemaine Clement on his new vampire flatshare comedy
Jemaine Clement's preoccupation with vampires reaches its zenith with undead houseshare comedy What We Do in the Shadows. The Flight of the Conchords star explains where this fascination started and why being immortal would have its disadvantages Read more »| 10 Nov 2014 -
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From SNL to Sibling Hell: Craig Johnson on The Skeleton Twins
During their stints on SNL, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig proved themselves expert comic performers. In The Skeleton Twins they reveal substantial dramatic chops too. The film's writer-director, Craig Johnson, discusses channeling their dark sides Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
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SPACE Jam: Video Jam spreads its wings with the SPACES tour
In November, kickass Manchester audio-visual night Video Jam takes to the road, bringing its unique brand of film and live music collaboration to Leeds, London and Liverpool. Video Jam co-curator Shereen Perera tells us where it all began Read more »| 03 Nov 2014 -
InterviewsSo Far, So Good: A closer look at Edwyn Collins documentary The Possibilities Are Endless
In 2005, a stroke robbed Edwyn Collins of memories and words. One phrase that stuck was 'the possibilities are endless' – a maxim that now gives its name to a documentary portrait of his recovery. We find out more from those either side of the camera Read more »| 29 Oct 2014 -
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“Right now I do feel like Horror Girl”: Pollyanna McIntosh on Let Us Prey
Pollyanna McIntosh was the undoubted star of Grimmfest 2014, with a trio of films in the programme. We caught up with the Scottish actor to discuss her popularity with the horror crowd and her future projects Read more »| 23 Oct 2014
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Videos
Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena discuss zombie comedy Life After Beth: Video Interview
Life After Beth joins Shaun of the Dead and Warm Bodies in the ever-growing rom-zom-com subgenre. It features Parks and Recreation star A... Read more »| 09 Oct 2014 -
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Troubles Brewing: Yann Demange and Gregory Burke on thriller ’71
’71 is a heart-stopping tale of a greenhorn soldier (Jack O'Connell) who gets separated from his unit in 1971 Belfast. Director Yann Demange and writer Gregory Burke explain why this muscular thriller is much more than a history lesson Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
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Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena discuss zombie comedy Life After Beth
Best known for US sitcom Parks and Recreation, Aubrey Plaza goes from deadpan slacker to braindead zombie with her new film Life After Beth. Here she and writer-director Jeff Baena discuss bloody break-ups, cult indie hero Hal Hartley, and... stoves Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
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Queen Kitsch: Peaches Christ brings Bearbarella to Manchester and Glasgow
A wicked knife-wielding villain called The Great Tireda plans to take over the Queerniverse – only Bearbarella can stop her. Welcome to the world of Peaches Christ and her cult movie extravaganza Midnight Mass Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
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Back in the Habit: Pawel Pawlikowski on Ida
Ida marks Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski's return to his home nation and his return to form. The My Summer of Love director speaks to us about Ida's surprise success and how making it allowed him to escape the boredom of cinema Read more »| 08 Sep 2014 -
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Till Death Do Us Part: An interview with Harry Treadaway
This month sees the release of matrimonial chiller Honeymoon, in which a young couple’s lakeside getaway takes a turn for the worse. Star Harry Treadaway tells us why he keeps coming back to the horror genre Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
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Trump in the Rough: Anthony Baxter on A Dangerous Game
Anthony Baxter's A Dangerous Game revisits the Menie estate and the residents whose David v Goliath battle with property tycoon Donald Trump he documented in You've been Trumped. He explains how he found similar battles happening around the world Read more »| 03 Sep 2014 -
InterviewsThird Time's the Charm: Anton Corbijn on A Most Wanted Man
Anton Corbijn is one of the world's finest rock photographers. He's pretty handy with the moving image too. Here he discusses his latest film, spy thriller A Most Wanted Man, and working with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman Read more »| 02 Sep 2014 -
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Stuart Murdoch on God Help the Girl
Stuart Murdoch's debut film God Help the Girl has been a long time in the making, but this month UK film fans get to see the efforts of his labour. The Belle & Sebastian frontman recalls how his lead character came to him fully formed Read more »| 04 Aug 2014