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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InterviewsDirector Olly Blackburn talks Donkey Punch
Michael Gillespie talks to up-and-coming writer-director Olly Blackburn about his debut feature, Donkey Punch, released on DVD November 10. Read more »| 10 Nov 2008 -
InterviewsOf Time and the City
Gail Tolley talks to the British director Terence Davies about his latest film, a documentary based on his experiences growing up in post-war Liverpool. Read more »| 27 Oct 2008 -
Interviews[REC] on the Record
Jaume Balagueró, co-director of the terrifying [REC], takes some time out from writing the sequel to talk to The Skinny about the Spanish horror masterpiece, out on DVD recently Read more »| 26 Aug 2008 -
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Hollywood's Most Wanted
The Skinny’s Man of the Year for 2007, James McAvoy, is back on our screens this month in the brilliant action extravaganza, Wanted. Based on the graphic novel by Scottish writer Mark Millar, it marks the English language debut of Timur Bekmambetov, the Russian responsible for the stunning, if insane, Night Watch and Day Watch. McAvoy took some time to tell The Skinny about his latest. Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Festival director Hannah McGill tells The Skinny why moving this year's festival to June is a good idea, and takes us through some of her personal picks Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Belgian Waffle
The feature debut from Oscar winning director Martin McDonagh, In Bruges is a bitingly funny, no-holds-barred black farce that lands somewhere between Grosse... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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InterviewsSon of Rambow: Garth Jennings Interview
The Skinny talks to Garth Jennings, director of the wonderful Son of Rambow, about his new film and all things 1980s. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Accidental Husband
Fresh off the red carpet in London, Uma Thurman and Colin Firth explain why their new rom-com deserves our full attention. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Let The Gamez Begin
The Glasgow-set fantasy comedy, Gamerz, gets a cinema release this month, but it's been a long hard struggle getting it to the screens, as director Robbie Fraser explains. Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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The Coen Brothers on No Country For Old Men
The current Oscar frontrunner, the Coen brothers' No Country For Old Men, first wowed audiences at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where The Skinny caught up with them and some of the cast.... Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Hairspray Q&A with John Travolta
I was, to be frank, a slut. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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And When Did You Last See Your Father?
The director of the new Colin Firth/Jim Broadbent drama talks to The Skinny. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Timur Bekmambetov on Day Watch
Russia's one-man Wachowski Brothers tells us about the follow up to his worldwide hit, Night Watch, and the future of the franchise. Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Gillian Anderson on Straightheads
Gillian Anderson talks about her role in British revenge flick Straightheads Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Pulp Friction
Quentin Tarantino talks to The Skinny about all things Grindhouse, and the controversy surrounding its very existence. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007