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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InterviewsPixar animator Scott Clark on Monsters University
We spoke to Scott Clark, a supervising animator at celebrated animation house Pixar, about their latest feature film, Monsters University Read more »| 04 Jul 2013 -
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Ulrich Seidl on his Paradise trilogy
We speak to that (other) great Austrian filmmaker, Ulrich Seidl, about his ambitious Paradise trilogy and he explains why it's healthy for a director to court controversy Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
InterviewsDirector Ben Wheatley on A Field In England
Ever wondered what the English Civil War might have looked like to someone tripping on magic mushrooms? Director Ben Wheatley shares his unique vision in A Field In England Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsEIFF 2013: Drake Doremus on Breathe In
The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival opens with Drake Doremus's intimate family drama Breathe In. The Skinny spoke to the director ahead of his film's European premiere at EIFF Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
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The Third Coming: Mat Whitecross and Elliott Tittensor on Spike Island
You'd think it was the early 90s, such is the ubiquity of The Stone Roses on our screens. Spike Island is one of two cinematic tributes to the Manchester rockers out in June. We speak to its director, Mat Whitecross, and star, Elliott Tittensor Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
Festivals
EIFF 2013: Noah Baumbach on Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach speaks to The Skinny about Frances Ha, his latest collaboration with Greta Gerwig, ahead of the film's UK première at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 07 Jun 2013
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Robot Rock: Kenji Kamiyama on 009 Re: Cyborg
Kenji Kamiyama, the writer-director behind Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, talks to The Skinny about his newest film project, the debut title from Glasgow-based distributor Anime Limited Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
InterviewsJoss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing
We speak to director, writer and wannabe stuntman Joss Whedon about his switch from Avengers' billion dollar comic-book franchise to Much Ado About Nothing, the low budget Shakespeare adaptation he shot in and around his Santa Monica home Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
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Myth Making: Neil Jordan on Byzantium
Neil Jordan returns to the vampire sub-genre with Byzantium, an adult fairy tale starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan. We spoke to the Irishman at Glasgow Film Festival, where Byzantium had its UK première Read more »| 20 May 2013 -
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Exploitation: An Interview with Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter talks about exploitation cinema, censors and his films Basket Case, Brain Damage and Frankenhooker Read more »| 10 May 2013 -
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Hal Hartley: The Believable Truth
Hal Hartley, one of the most distinctive voices on the American indie film scene, talks to The Skinny ahead of the re-release of three of his early films on DVD and Blu-ray Read more »| 06 May 2013 -
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Mississipi Yearning: Jeff Nichols on Mud
Jeff Nichols, director of Take Shelter and Shotgun Stories, is one of the most exciting young directors in America. He talks to The Skinny about his latest f... Read more »| 02 May 2013 -
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Encounters at the End of the World: Sarah Gavron in Interview
Over an 18-month period, director Sarah Gavron and cinematographer David Katznelson filmed a Greenlandic Inuit community on the cusp of disappearing. We speak to Gavron about her time at the Village at the End of the World Read more »| 01 May 2013 -
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Small Pleasures: Sam Meech on A Small Cinema
We all hate the multiplex, its strange odours, its soulless architecture, its noisy patrons and their volcano acne. But what's a film-lover to do? Sam Meech, creator of A Small Cinema, has a solution Read more »| 15 Apr 2013 -
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Will Anderson on The Making of Longbird
After having his film, The Making of Longbird, selected for dozens of film festivals and winning awards from most of them, Will Anderson crowned off a fantastic year by winning the BAFTA for best animated short. We speak to this talented filmmaker Read more »| 12 Apr 2013