Interviews

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Interviews

‘Our pact with the devil was to try and pull it off’ – Ghostwatch at 30

by Simon Bland

Creator Stephen Volk and director Lesley Manning reflect on the chaos and unlikely impact of their meta-Halloween horror.
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Interviews

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell on The Banshees of Inisherin

by Hannah Strong

The stars of Martin McDonagh's latest reflect on their reunion on the islands of Inishmore and Achill, the scars of the Irish Civil War, and the weight of artistic legacy.
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Interviews

Shadows and Fog: a conversation with Park Chan-wook

by Iana Murray

The incomparable South Korean filmmaker reflects on his dreamy neo-noir, Decision to Leave.
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Interviews

Animal Instincts: a conversation with Tang Wei

by David Jenkins

She delivers arguably one of the greatest performances in a Park Chan-wook film, but how did Tang Wei build the enigmatic suspected murderer, Seo-rae?
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Interviews

Ollie Laker: ‘More people have been up Mount Everest than to the rainforest canopy’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

For rope access and rigging expert Ollie Laker, filming high above the trees is just another day at the office.
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Interviews

Anthony Marra: ‘For every Billy Wilder there is someone like Bertolt Brecht’

by Ben Nicholson

In his first novel since being named one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists in 2017, Anthony Marra turns his attention to old Hollywood.
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Interviews

Don Hertzfeldt on It’s Such a Beautiful Day at 10

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A dialogue with the humble, perspicacious and very funny director of one of the film masterpieces of the 21st century.
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Interviews

Lena Dunham: ‘It was like we were all getting PhDs in Medieval history’

by Emma Fraser

The filmmaker, writer and actor talks about the long journey to adapt the medieval coming-of-age dramedy Catherine, Called Birdy.
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Interviews

The art of adapting short films into feature-length movies

by Marina Ashioti

Eddie Sternberg discusses the risks and challenges of expanding his 2015 short into a feature-length film.
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Interviews

The Gospel According to Saint John

by Juan Barquin

The Pope of Trash on 50 years of Pink Flamingos and waking up each morning and trying to be nuts in new and exciting ways.

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