Interviews

Joshua Oppenheimer: ‘The End is an artefact of barbarism’

By Lucy Peters

How the doc maestro turned his hand to (musical!) fiction in his compelling and singular new film, The End.

Vera Drew: ‘At least they’re not saying “banned filmmaker” anymore’

By Juan Barquin

As The People's Joker finally goes global, the maverick filmmaker behind the wildest superhero film of the year sounds off about microbudget filmmaking, the trans canon, and Joker 2.

Brady Corbet: ‘It’s a fucking film’

By Hannah Strong

The maverick writer/director espouses the need to stick behind your aesthetic and creative ideals at all costs.

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘Is our modern pain valid?’

By Darren Richman

The actor and writer/director of A Real Pain discusses his Polish heritage and the tricky prospect of filming scenes for a comedy drama in a concentration camp.

Magic and Loss: On the making of Queer

By Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagnino, Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey on bringing the classic, controversial William Burroughs novel kicking and screaming to the big screen.

Tyler Taormina: ‘The soundtrack is one of the germinating seeds of the work’

By David Jenkins

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point is a Yuletide classic in the making, and its director has a sincere fondness for the holiday season.

Franz Rogowski: ‘If you talk about birds, you always talk about ethereal energy’

By Savina Petkova

The German star unlocks the process of deep immersion that led him to discovering his character in Andrea Arnold's Bird.

Barry Keoghan: ‘I have my own method; I’m still learning and discovering’

By David Jenkins

The role of charismatic chancer Bug in Andrea Arnold's Bird feels like a victory lap for Hollywood's most unlikely new darling.

Andrea Arnold: ‘I’m very interested in the sensual world’

By Nia Childs

One of Britain's foremost chroniclers of life in the economic margins opens up about the pressures of modern filmmaking and her desire to let audiences take what they want from her films.

‘I watched the film crash and burn at the box office’ – Jang Joon-hwan on Save The Green Planet!

By James Balmont

The director of the cult classic Korean wave sci-fi comedy reflects on his wild debut two decades on, and the forthcoming remake from Yorgos Lanthimos.

Mati Diop: ‘We’re witnessing an awakening of consciousness’

By Rógan Graham

The maker of the remarkable prizewinning docu-essay hybrid, Dahomey, on the film’s urgent anti-colonial message.

‘It completely changed the course of my life’ – Shane Meadows on Dead Man’s Shoes at 20

By Simon Bland

Two decades ago, a grim Northern revenge western starring Paddy Considine as a man on the war path shocked audiences and made Shane Meadows one to watch out for. He reflects on the long legacy of Dead Man's Shoes.

Alice Lowe: ‘I do want to make something timeless’

By David Jenkins

British filmmaker/actor Alice Lowe reflects on the making of her sublime and refreshingly self-critical second feature, Timestalker.

Shatner’s Bassoon: Michael Cumming on the making of Brass Eye

By Adam Woodward

The director of the original series discusses its creation and legacy ahead of a new tour of his cult behind-the-scenes film, Oxide Ghosts.

Shuchi Talati: ‘I grew up in a context where there was so much shame around female sexuality’

By Leila Latif

The writer/director of lilting coming-of-age yarn, Girls Will be Girls, stresses the importance of capturing human intimacy with an air of authenticity.

Carol Kane: ’I feel very old and very young at the same time‘

By Nick Newman

The acting legend and star of Between the Temples shoots the breeze on acting your age, keeping artistically active, and being super creative with John and Gena.

Under the Cover: Sarah Madden

By Little White Lies

We go behind the scenes on the cover of LWLies 103: The Blink Twice Issue with Leeds-based illustrator Sarah Madden.

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