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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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 -
InterviewsCinéma Rosé: Kim Longinotto
We speak to award winning filmmaker Kim Longinotto about her latest documentary, Pink Saris Read more »| 13 Sep 2011 -
InterviewsSteampunk 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
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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 -
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Chris 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 -
Festivals
Changing 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 -
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Future 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