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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InterviewsRealist Fairytale: Clio Barnard on The Selfish Giant
The Arbor director Clio Barnard discussed her second feature film The Selfish Giant, an adaptation of the Oscar Wilde fairytale of the same name, which sees her back on the Arbor estate in Bradford Read more »| 15 Oct 2013 -
InterviewsNot Your Average Sports Movie: Lucy Walker on The Crash Reel
Documentarian Lucy Walker speaks to us about her new film The Crash Reel, a compelling sports movie with a script written by real life Read more »| 04 Oct 2013 -
InterviewsStates of Consciousness: Paul Wright on For Those In Peril
Following its world premiere at Cannes’ International Critics’ Week, For Those In Peril reaches these shores on a wave of praise. We speak to Scottish director Paul Wright about bringing this intense sensory experience to the screen Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Festivals
Horror at Sea: Lucien Castaing-Taylor on Leviathan
Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s eye-popping documentary Leviathan screens at Abandon Normal Devices before its UK-wide theatrical release in November. He describes a gruelling shoot Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Festivals
Identity in Flux: Aidan Gillen on Mister John
Aidan Gillen discusses his performance in Mister John, the enigmatic and bracingly original new film from Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy Read more »| 20 Sep 2013 -
InterviewsScreening the Obscene: Irvine Welsh on Filth
Ahead of its big screen adaptation starring and produced by James McAvoy, we speak to Irvine Welsh about his third novel Filth, a delightful tale of a dirty copper and his foul-mouthed tapeworm Read more »| 16 Sep 2013
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Interviews
Andrew Douglas on uwantme2killhim?
Andrew Douglas speaks to us at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where his second feature, uwantme2killhim?, had its world premiere Read more »| 10 Sep 2013 -
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Dark Passion: Kieran Evans on Kelly + Victor
We talk to director Kieran Evans about his forthcoming film Kelly + Victor, life in Liverpool and the conservative nature of the British film industry Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
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True Lies: Jeanie Finlay unmasks The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Jeanie Finlay's breakthrough film examined the plight of the independent record shop. In The Great Hip-Hop Hoax, she turns her attention to Scottish hip-hoppers turned fake US rap stars, Silibil N' Brains Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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“I see myself as an outsider” – Brian De Palma on Passion
Legendary New Hollywood firebrand Brian De Palma talks to The Skinny about his new erotic thriller Passion, where he discusses being an outsider in Hollywood and bemoans the lack of political filmmaking in the new generation of filmmakers Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
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Neil and Rob Gibbons on writing Alan Partridge's big screen debut
This month Norfolk’s premier broadcaster, Alan Partridge, makes his debut on the big screen in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. We speak to Neil and Rob Gibbons, the writing duo responsible for Partridge's glorious comeback Read more »| 02 Aug 2013 -
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Bangkok Fever Dream: Nicolas Winding Refn on Only God Forgives
He's made movies about Vikings, video store clerks and criminals. He made Ryan Gosling an icon. He even directed Geraldine McEwan in Marple. We sit down with the mercurial Nicolas Winding Refn to get the lowdown on his latest film, Only God Forgives Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
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Unsimulated: Travis Mathews on I Want Your Love
Once in a while a film comes along to remind us how conservative the industry really is when it comes to sex on screen. Travis Mathews' I Want Your Love is one such work. The San Francisco-based filmmaker talks to us about explicit cinema Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
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Persona non Greta: Greta Gerwig on Frances Ha
In the last few years Greta Gerwig has graduated from the queen of the lo-fi mumblecore movement to US indie's most exciting young actor. We speak to the Californian about her brilliant new film Frances Ha Read more »| 15 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
Baltasar Kormákur on The Deep
Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur returns to his home nation for The Deep, a true life tale of survival on the high seas. We spoke to Kormákur while he was in Edinburgh for the city's International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2013