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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InterviewsTwisted Sisters: An Interview with the Soska Siblings
The Soska siblings take their scalpels to misogyny in the horror genre Read more »| 21 Jan 2013 -
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Malik Bendjelloul interview: The Man Who Didn't Know He Was Famous
The Skinny talks with Malik Bendjelloul, the director of Searching for Sugar Man, about the difficulties of filming that rarest of beasts, a rock musician who doesn't want to talk about himself Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
InterviewsChristmas Slay: Joe Dante on Gremlins
With the high street a cacophony of Jingle Bells covers and TV a vomit of Xmas specials, this month's re-release of Gremlins offers 100 minutes of anarchic respite from the insanity of the season. The Skinny spoke to its director, Joe Dante Read more »| 04 Dec 2012 -
InterviewsCarry on Killing: Director Ben Wheatley on Sightseers
Ben Wheatley was kind enough to take some time out from editing new picture A Field In England to be quizzed by The Skinny on this month’s Sightseers, and what he’s got coming up next Read more »| 12 Nov 2012 -
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Crest of a Wave: Paul Thomas Anderson on The Master
Outside of superhero franchises, no other feature release of 2012 reached the levels of anticipation of The Master. With some critics ready to call endgame on the medium of film, we need directors like Paul Thomas Anderson more than ever Read more »| 30 Oct 2012 -
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Un Certain Regard: Interview with Melvil Poupaud and Suzanne Clément
Melvil Poupaud and Suzanne Clément sit down with The Skinny to discuss working with Quebecois filmmaking prodigy Xavier Dolan on his latest effort, Laurence Anyways, and portraying a ten year relationship on the film Read more »| 26 Oct 2012
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Who'll Blink First?: Filming Ai Weiwei
With her documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry out on DVD on the 8 Oct, The Skinny talks to director Alison Klayman about the challenges involved in creating her sympathetic portrait of a complex man. Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
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Return to Goth: Simon Oakes explains Hammer Studio's revival
Hammer Studio chief Simon Oakes talks to The Skinny about the British institution's resurrection Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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Out of the Past: Guy Maddin on Keyhole
Guy Maddin's latest film, Keyhole, is a psycho-sexual riff on Homer's The Odyssey by way of film noir and haunted house movies. The Skinny spoke to this most unique of filmmakers Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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Genre Hopper: Rian Johnson on Looper
Three movies under his belt and Rian Johnson is proving a tricky filmmaker to pin down. The Skinny caught up with the genre hopping director to get the lowdown on his latest film, Looper, which opens this year's Toronto International Film Festival Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Interview: Bryn Higgins and the cast of psycho-drama Unconditional
Bryn Higgins, Christian Cooke and Harry McEntire are the director and two leads of Unconditional, a British psycho-drama that asks, what will one young man do for a chance at true love? Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
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Who's Laughing Now? A Guide to Hollywood Comedy
The sorry state of American film comedy laid bare Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
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Bobcat Goldthwait on God Bless America
Bobcat Goldthwait is best remembered as 'that shrill bloke from the Police Academy movies'. He also happens to be one of America's most distinct filmmakers. The Skinny speaks to him about his latest black comedy, God Bless America Read more »| 27 Jun 2012 -
Festivals
EIFF 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 -
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West'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