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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InterviewsMatt 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 -
InterviewsPeter 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 -
InterviewsGareth 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 -
InterviewsMike 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
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The Dead of Winter
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and a stand out work at Edinburgh International Film Festival, Winter’s Bone is one of the most inspiring examples of recent American cinema. Director Debra Granik discusses the film Read more »| 06 Sep 2010 -
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An Interview with SoulBoy's Martin Compston
Scottish actor Martin Compston grabs his dancing shoes for SoulBoy, a coming of age story set in the world of 70s Northern Soul Read more »| 30 Jul 2010 -
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Joann Sfar on Gainsbourg
Graphic novelist Joann Sfar discusses his ambitious directorial debut Gainsbourg, an unconventional biopic of the iconic artist Read more »| 02 Jul 2010 -
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Claire Denis: Cinema, Strangers and Sensation
A retrospective of French filmmaker Claire Denis’ work reveals a cinema of intimacy, tenderness and violent desire Read more »| 24 Jun 2010 -
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Jack Cardiff: A Life in (Moving) Pictures
We talk to Scottish filmmaker Craig McCall at the Cannes Film Festival on how he came to make a documentary on the legendary cinematographer Jack Cardiff Read more »| 26 May 2010 -
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Bill Hicks: Outlaw Comic
One of stand up comedy's true originals, Bill Hicks was many things: passionate, persuasive, puerile and profound. His rebellious, punkish spirit has captured many an imagination, including those of filmmakers Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas. The Skinny quizzed them about their documentary, American: The Bill Hicks Story Read more »| 28 Apr 2010 -
InterviewsParent Lines: Ian Hart discusses A Boy Called Dad
We talk to Ian Hart, one of Britain’s most prolific character actors, about his latest film A Boy Called Dad Read more »| 26 Apr 2010 -
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Beyond Happiness: Todd Solondz talks about Life During Wartime
Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime returns to the same characters made famous in his caustic social satire Happiness. He talks to The Skinny about balancing humour with poignancy and why his latest film is not quite a sequel Read more »| 06 Apr 2010 -
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An Act of Faith: Interview with Lourdes director Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner talks about her perceptive new film Lourdes which explores faith, longing and the strange phenomenon of miracles. Read more »| 02 Mar 2010