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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InterviewsHollywood'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 -
FestivalsEdinburgh 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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Son 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 -
InterviewsThe 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 -
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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 -
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The Tiger's Tail - Brendan Gleeson Q&A
We have stuffed ourselves at the party and now we have cake sickness Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Tiger's Tail - John Boorman Q&A
When the film opened in Ireland it became hugely controversial, people were upset Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Tiger's Tail - Kim Cattrall Q&A
When you see a John Boorman film you know that no-one else could have made that film Read more »| 10 Jul 2007