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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FestivalsEIFF 2012: Maja Borg on Future My Love
Maja Borg's Future My Love is competing for the coveted Michael Powell award at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. We spoke to the filmmaker about her film, a poetic blend of doc, road trip and love story Read more »| 24 Jun 2012 -
InterviewsWest's World: Ti West on The Innkeepers
Some horror directors like to gross out an audience. Ti West, the man behind House of the Devil, prefers to freak them out using good ol' fashioned suspense. West speaks to The Skinny about his latest bloodcurdler, The Innkeepers. Read more »| 01 Jun 2012 -
InterviewsWhatever Gets You Through The Night – The Film
Groundbreaking cross-disciplinary arts project Whatever Gets You Through The Night is to become a documentary film, courtesy of director Daniel Warren Read more »| 29 May 2012 -
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Cinema Resuscitation: Bertrand Tavernier on Death Watch
Death Watch, a lyrical science fiction film made in Glasgow in the late 70s, died on its initial release. Ahead of its resurrection by film distributors Park Circus, The Skinny spoke to the film's charming director, Bertrand Tavernier. Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
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The Angels' Share – Set Visit
The Skinny visited the set of Ken Loach's The Angels' Share last summer and talked to the cast and crew about the film's legendary director Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
InterviewsMovie Løve: Director Mia Hansen-Løve in interview
May sees the release of Goodbye First Love, the third film from Mia Hansen-Løve. The Skinny sat down with the talented director to discuss how she caught the filmmaking bug and her era-spanning narratives Read more »| 02 May 2012
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InterviewsNorthern Lights: A Nation on Film
Scotland’s first ever mass participation film project, Northern Lights, is looking for vignettes about Scottish people's day-to-day lives. The Skinny spoke to filmmaker Nick Higgins, the driving force behind the venture, to find out more Read more »| 01 May 2012 -
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Director Xavier Gens on The Divide
Xavier Gens speaks to The Skinny about his new film The Divide, a grisly post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror hybrid. Like his previous efforts Frontier(s) and Hitman, it's not one to go to with your granny Read more »| 19 Apr 2012 -
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Rivals: Rangers & Celtic – shades of green, blue and grey
Glasgow's notorious Old Firm is profiled in the first in a series of documentaries looking at rivalries across the globe. We spoke to journalist Kev Kharas, the host of Rivals: Rangers & Celtic Read more »| 23 Mar 2012 -
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Reflections in a Golden Eye: An Interview with Christopher Doyle
Legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle tells us about his creative partnership with Wong Kar Wai, being inspired by the spaces in Hong Kong and the beauty of Maggie Cheung, and how he now longer sees the world through human eyes Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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Steven Spielberg on War Horse: "This is the first fully British film I've ever made”
After the Leicester Square UK premiere of War Horse, its director, the legendary Steven Spielberg, sat down with the press to discuss his inspiration for this equine opus Read more »| 13 Jan 2012 -
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Sex Addiction and the City: Steve McQueen on Shame
With 2008's Hunger, Steve McQueen proved himself to be one of the most distinctive voices in British filmmaking. The Skinny spoke to the director ahead of the release of his controversial new film Shame Read more »| 06 Jan 2012 -
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A Year in the Dark: The Films of 2011
The Skinny’s film writers look back over a year of dreary messiah wizards, scrapping robots and a never ending convoy of Avenger warm-up movies to pick 2011’s ten keepers. Daily Telegraph readers be warned: there’s not a stuttering monarch in sight Read more »| 30 Nov 2011 -
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Superstar in Waiting: Paul Kelly on Lawrence of Belgravia
The music world is a cruel place and talented artists often slip through the pop chart cracks. Paul Kelly has made a film about one such artist: Lawrence, former frontman of Felt and Denim. The Skinny spoke with Kelly ahead of the Scottish premiere Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
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The Grand Master: Terence Davies in interview
The UK film industry has committed some heinous acts — Revolver, Rancid Aluminium, Richard Curtis — but perhaps its worst crime is failing to support Terence Davies, its great visionary. We spoke to the Liverpudlian about his latest feature Read more »| 02 Nov 2011