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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InterviewsChris O'Dowd joins the Apatow IT crowd
From IT slob to Hollywood love interest – The Skinny chats to Chris O'Dowd about his winning role in Bridesmaids Read more »| 22 Jun 2011 -
FestivalsLucy Walker Interview or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb
Countdown to Zero is a chilling documentary tracing mankind's precocious relationship to the atom bomb. The film's director, Lucy Walker, talks to The Skinny about the ever-present nuclear threat Read more »| 14 Jun 2011 -
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Teenage Daydream: Interview with Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki, director of new queer cinema freak-outs Totally Fucked Up and The Doom Generation, talks to The Skinny about his latest pop-art paean to teenage sexual liberation, Kaboom Read more »| 10 Jun 2011 -
FestivalsChanging Man: James Mullighan Interview
The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Edinburgh International Film Festival. Festival director James Mullighan tells The Skinny why change is necessary and why EIFF will no longer be a cog in the film distribution sausage machine Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
InterviewsFuture Shorts ONE: May edition
Future Shorts ONE, a night of sartorial conformity, numb buttocks and, most significantly, excellent short films Read more »| 13 May 2011 -
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Joe Cornish: "I bullied my way in front of the camera, but in truth I was always much happier behind it”
Joe Cornish swaps Song Wars and Star Wars spoofs for high-octane action and political commentary in his blistering directorial debut Attack the Block Read more »| 03 May 2011
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Kelly Reichardt: Redefining The Western
Wendy and Lucy director Kelly Reichardt talks to The Skinny about her new film Meek's Cutoff Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
InterviewsAaron Katz: Mumblecore Comes In From The Cold
Aaron Katz, the talented director behind mumblecore hits Dance Party USA and Quiet City, discusses his new film Cold Weather Read more »| 06 Apr 2011 -
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Glasgow Frightfest: Schlock and Gore
Horror aficionado Becky Bartlett wades through the entrails of this year’s Glasgow FrightFest Read more »| 09 Feb 2011 -
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Matt Lloyd: Short Film Impresario
Crammed into three frenetic days at the start of the GFF, the fantastic Glasgow Short Film Festival (GSFF) again provides a chance to see the finest emerging film-makers from across the world. We caught up with GSFF director Matt Lloyd to hear all about it Read more »| 07 Feb 2011 -
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Peter Mullan - NED: Non-establishment director
After an eight year hiatus, Peter Mullan makes a welcome return to directing with NEDS, a punchy, personal tale of urban tribalism set in 70s Glasgow Read more »| 04 Jan 2011 -
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Gareth Edwards: British Cinema's Renaissance Man
After a long slog on the festival circuit, Gareth Edwards' Monsters finally goes on general release. The Skinny talks to the talented young director about his genre-blending romance/monster movie, which has been wittily dubbed 'Brief Encounters of the Third Kind' Read more »| 24 Nov 2010 -
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Mike Leigh: Bard of Bleakness
Much loved miserablist Mike Leigh discusses his latest film, Another Year, and his forty year filmmaking career Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Meeting Mr Nice: Howard Marks interview
Howard Marks, the Oxford-educated dope smuggler, discusses the adaptation of his autobiography Mr Nice, his thoughts on prohibition and how he acquired his intriguing pseudonym Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
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Mother Knows Best: Bong Joon-ho on Mother
The Korean director Bong Joon-ho talks about his highly-anticiapted new film, Mother Read more »| 10 Sep 2010