Interviews

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Interviews

Elegance Bratton: ‘Growing up, I never saw any Black queer heroes in movies’

by Josh Slater-Williams

The director of The Inspection reflects on the experience of translating his time as a closeted marine into an affecting drama.
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Interviews

Alice Diop: ‘A fictional space could reveal my point of view’

by Leila Latif

The filmmaker behind the remarkable Saint Omer explains how her own experience informed the creation of her intimate legal drama.
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Interviews

Laura Poitras: ‘I hope the audience comes out with a different perspective on the world’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The documentary filmmaker reflects on her relationship with Nan Goldin and the ways in which art can serve as a vessel for activism.
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Interviews

Tony Kushner: ‘Close Encounters had a huge influence on me’

by Trevor Johnston

The sage of modern American theatre on his transition to becoming Steven Spielberg’s trusty screenwriting wingman.
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Interviews

Jaime Leigh McIntosh: ‘We weren’t stuck in this idea of what the 1920s should look like’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

The head of the hair department on Damien Chazelle's Babylon explains how the team defied convention in order to create a fresh vision of the roaring twenties.
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Interviews

Hildur Guðnadóttir: ‘Music is a way to express yourself beyond words’

by Meg Walters

The Academy Award-winning composer behind Tár and Women Talking explains how she created two of this year's most interesting scores.
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Interviews

Roger Deakins: ‘With film, I used to be the first person to see a performance’

by Iana Murray

The veteran cinematographer on his explosive formative cinema experiences and shooting Sam Mendes’s moving drama, Empire of Light.
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Interviews

Chinonye Chukwu: ‘I felt that the camera cannot be a voyeuristic lens’

by Rógan Graham

The director of Till speaks about the challenges of portraying a traumatic piece of American Black history on screen.
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Interviews

Vicky Krieps: ‘I would close my eyes and hold Sissi on my right hand and Romy Schneider on my left’

by Marina Ashioti

The star of Marie Kreutzer's Corsage reveals the demanding details of portraying an empress.
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Interviews

How Christmas Saved The Muppets – The Muppet Christmas Carol at 30

by Simon Bland

It's hard to image the holiday season without this zany reimagining of Dickens' classic tale – but as puppeteer Steve Whitmire explains, The Muppet Christmas Carol was make or break for the beloved company.

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