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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InterviewsA 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 -
InterviewsSuperstar 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 -
InterviewsThe Up-and-Comer: Andrew Haigh interview
We spoke to Andrew Haigh about his second feature film Weekend, the year's finest romance, ahead of its premiere at the London Film Festival Read more »| 28 Oct 2011 -
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Interview: Ewen Bremner on Perfect Sense
Glasgow set sci-fi Perfect Sense makes its way to cinemas this month. We spoke to one of its stars, Ewen Bremner, back in June following the film's UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 27 Sep 2011 -
InterviewsGrowing Pains: An Interview with Céline Sciamma
We speak to French director Céline Sciamma about her second feature Tomboy, a lyrical tale of childhood identity set in a sun-dappled Parisian suburb Read more »| 15 Sep 2011
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Cinéma Rosé: Kim Longinotto
We speak to award winning filmmaker Kim Longinotto about her latest documentary, Pink Saris Read more »| 13 Sep 2011 -
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Steampunk Horror: An Interview with Leigh Whannell and James Wan
Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell swap grisly torture porn for chilling horror in their latest collaboration Insidious Read more »| 12 Sep 2011 -
Festivals
Something for the Weekend: Interview with Karl Golden
The Skinny caught up with Pelican Blood director Karl Golden to discuss his new film Weekender, a love letter to the early 90s rave scene Read more »| 01 Sep 2011 -
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Cinema Odyssey: An Interview with Mark Cousins
The Story of Film: An Odyssey tells the history of the moving image, from the simple thrill of the Lumière Brothers to the hi-tech digital age. We speak to its director, Mark Cousins, about this epic journey Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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Bureaucratic Fairytales: An Interview with André Øvredal
We hunt down director André Øvredal at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival to discuss his new mockumentary TrollHunter, a tale of mythical monsters and mid-level employee paperwork Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
Festivals
Easy Riders, Raging Cinephiles: An Interview with Matthew Lloyd
How The Movie Brats Took Over Edinburgh looks at the years when Edinburgh Film Festival punched above its weight on the world festival circuit. We speak to Matthew Lloyd, the book's author Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Citizen Nim: An interview with James Marsh
Raised in 70s New York bohemia, Project Nim's eponymous chimp really was the king of the swingers. We speak to Man on Wire director James Marsh about his latest documentary Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Chris Weitz: Hollywood Chameleon
Genre hopping director Chris Weitz swaps sparkly vampires for real stakes in humanistic drama A Better Life Read more »| 29 Jul 2011 -
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The World and Bobby Fischer: an interview with Liz Garbus
The Skinny talks to filmmaker Liz Garbus about her documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World, which charts the turbulent life of the legendary chess grandmaster Interview: David McGinty Read more »| 13 Jul 2011