Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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VideosLibero by Thomas Kunstler: The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015
Shortlisted in The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015, director Thomas Kunstler and producer Matias Gaggiotti explains the ideas, inspirations and processes behind their film Libero Read more »| 07 Aug 2015 -
VideosAndrew Haigh on 45 Years
Andrew Haigh's last film, Weekend, was a deeply felt story of a fledgling romance. He changes tack with 45 Years, which centres on a long-standing relationship in crisis. We spoke to the writer-director at Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 07 Aug 2015 -
InterviewsA New Grammar: Josephine Decker
American indie director Josephine Decker is currently on a tour of discerning UK cinemas with her first two features, Butter on the Latch and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely. We chat to this singular filmmaking talent Read more »| 06 Aug 2015 -
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Waylay by Kevin Pickering: The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015
Shortlisted in The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015, director Kevin Pickering explains the ideas, inspirations and processes behind his film Waylay Read more »| 06 Aug 2015 -
New ReleasesFantastic Four
Before the multicultural X-Men and the superhero supergroup Avengers there were the Fantastic Four, the brainiacs of the Marvel universe. Their leader R... Read more »| 05 Aug 2015 -
New ReleasesMarshland
The detective film set in the recent past – critically reflecting on the socioeconomic problems of its setting, with serial murder as a symptom of... Read more »| 05 Aug 2015
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Synthetica by Alex Falconer: The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015
Shortlisted in The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015, director Alex Falconer explains the inspirations and processes behind his film, Synthetica Read more »| 05 Aug 2015 -
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Faith, Hope & Insanity by Antonis Kassiotis
Shortlisted in The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015, director Antonis Kassiotis explains the inspirations and processes behind his film, Faith, Hope & Insanity Read more »| 04 Aug 2015 -
Festivals
Theeb
Revenge, loss of innocence and the conflict between old and new permeate Naji Abu Nowar’s terrific debut, Theeb. Set in the desolate if beautiful lands... Read more »| 04 Aug 2015 -
Festivals
52 Tuesdays
52 Tuesdays chronicles the relationship of 16-year-old Billie (Tilda Cobham-Harvey) and her transgender mother, James (Del Herbert-Jane), who makes the diffi... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
New Releases
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Marielle Heller makes an impressive debut with this frank comic-drama, based on cartoonist Phoebe Gloeckner’s semi-autobiographical novel. Set in boho ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
Interviews
Crystal Moselle on The Wolfpack: Home Movies
Seven bright kids spent a childhood locked up in their apartment, with movies as their only friends. We talk to documentary filmmaker Crystal Moselle about her time with the pack Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
New Releases
Hard to Be a God
Aleksei German spent 15 years directing this adaptation of the classic Russian sci-fi novel only to die before its release. Few filmmakers could imagine crea... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
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CAUSTIC GULP by Bryan M. Ferguson: The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015
Shortlisted in The Skinny Short Film Competition 2015, director Bryan M. Ferguson explains the inspirations and processes behind his film, CAUSTIC GULP Read more »| 31 Jul 2015 -
New Releases
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
The Mission: Impossible series now feels a fair distance away from Brian De Palma’s dark, brooding 1996 effort. Five films and nearly two decades in, E... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015