Interviews

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Interviews

Laura Wandel: ‘It was important that the children made this film their own’

by Lillian Crawford

The Belgian director of harrowing Cannes stand-out Playground on the intricacies of making a film from the perspective of kids.
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Interviews

“No, not the dog!” – John McNaughton on Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

by Little White Lies

Three decades after it first shocked audiences, John McNaughton's twisted thriller receives a 4K re-release courtesy of Arrow Films.
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Interviews

Alexander Skarsgård: ‘I’ve always nurtured this dream of looking at a great epic Viking movie’

by Hannah Strong

As he prepares to unleash hell in The Northman, we profile the Swedish actor who realises his lifelong dream with this Scandanavian epic.
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Interviews

Robert Eggers: ‘This is me trying to do Conan the Barbarian by way of Andrei Rublev’

by Charles Bramesco

The visionary director of The Northman talks scaling up production, his love of Viking culture, and the perils of working with a flock of birds.
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Interviews

Paul Verhoeven: ‘I identify far more with the “female” part of my brain’

by Justine Smith

The Dutch provocateur chats lesbian nuns, alternate realities and his undying love for Quentin Tarantino.
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Interviews

Juho Kuosmanen: ‘Steal from many different places and you can’t get caught!’

by David Jenkins

The director of Compartment No. 6 on the joys of filming on location – in this case, a vintage passenger train.
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Interviews

Braxton Pope: ‘You’re never caught off guard with Paul’

by Sam Moore

The producer of The Canyons and The Card Counter reflects on his experience working with one of Hollywood’s most outspoken auteurs.
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Interviews

Fred Armisen: ‘I’m wimpy about pain’

by Leila Latif

As he plays an overwhelmed indie director in Judd Apatow’s Covid comedy, the actor talks stunts and believing there really are no small parts.
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Interviews

Adrian Lyne: ‘I’ve always thought that acres of flesh is incredibly unsexy’

by Elena Lazic

The master of the erotic thriller talks Deep Water, his long absence, and working with Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas.
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Interviews

Lucie Zhang: ‘The nudity was like wearing a costume’

by Josh Slater-Williams

The star of Jacques Audiard’s Parisian drama reflects on her whirlwind journey from first-time actor to the Cannes red carpet.

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