In Conversation

Three’s Company: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist on Challengers

By David Jenkins

The trio at the heart of Luca Guadagnino's racy tennis drama tell all about summer camp, short shorts, and their formative Guadagnino experiences.

Luca Guadagnino: ‘I don’t watch tennis matches. It’s quite boring to me’

By David Jenkins

We catch up with the Italian provocateur behind Challengers: the sports drama starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, that's getting pulses raising around the world this spring.

Victor Erice: ‘Cinema is a form of destiny’

By David Jenkins

On the occasion of his highly anticipated and long-awaited fourth feature film, we receive an audience with the master of Spanish cinema, who reflects on the long journey that Close Your Eyes had.

Under the Cover: Petra Eriksson

By Little White Lies

We go behind the scenes on the cover of LWLies 102: The Challengers Issue with illustrator, Swedish artist and graphic designer Petra Eriksson.

Griffin Dunne: ‘Scorsese’s energy and enthusiasm was infectious’

By Leigh Singer

The star of Martin Scorsese's down and dirty 1985 runaround reflects on the strange journey of getting After Hours made and how Spielberg and De Palma influenced the film's ending.

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke: ‘Let’s just embrace love and sex’

By Hannah Strong

The married duo behind Drive-Away Dolls bicker about Russ Meyer and reveal their plans for queer comedy genre movie domination.

Hirokazu Koreeda: ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto and I were a good match’

By Lillian Crawford

The Japanese filmmaker reflects on the moving experience of working with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto on his final score, for his new drama Monster.

“People have said they feel less alone after seeing this film” – Bill Hader on The Skeleton Twins at 10

By Simon Bland

From Saturday Night Live’s MVP to indie-movie darling, Bill Hader explains how this small emotional indie paved the way towards his critical hit Barry.

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space: A Conversation with Adam Sandler, Paul Dano and Johan Renck

By Hannah Strong

In Johan Renck's cosmic epic, Adam Sandler and Paul Dano are a lonely astronaut and an ancient spider who form an unlikely friendship. That's the tip of the iceberg.

Andrew Haigh: ‘I’m a pretty melancholic person’

By Hannah Strong

The British director on the power of crying and how he crafted his heartbreaking new film, All of Us Strangers.

Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares: ‘Gentrification is hard to dramatise’

By Rogan Graham

Old pals and creative collaborators Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares team up to present their vision of a near future where London's last social housing estate stands up against the oppressive regime.

Yorgos Lanthimos: ‘Why is sex such a taboo? I really don’t understand’

By Hannah Strong

Yorgos Lanthimos on the intricate cine-suture work that it took to make his magnificent new film, Poor Things.

Cailee Spaeny: ‘People feel really inspired by Sofia Coppola and nourished creatively’

By Hannah Strong

The star of Sofia Coppola's Priscilla, who won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for her performance, reflects on the experience of working with Coppola as well as her co-star Jacob Elordi.

Ariane Labed: ‘It’s a fight if you want to shoot on film’

By Vince Medeiros

On the ground at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, we caught up with one of our favourite actors to discuss her new role in gothic delight, The Vourdalak.

Tarsem Singh: ‘I went bankrupt making The Fall, and I’d go bankrupt another ten times to do it’

By Christina Newland

The visionary Indian director behind modern cult favourite The Fall reflects on the film finding its audience after 17 years, and the production of Dear Jassi – his first feature film in almost a decade.

Carol Morley: “I could tell straight away that Audrey Amiss was a completely fascinating person”

By David Jenkins

The intrepid British director on being one of the first people to lay their eyes on the archives of the late artist Audrey Amiss – subject of Typist, Artist, Pirate, King.

‘Tom understood this wasn’t a film about being tough, it was about fairies’ – Nicolas Winding Refn on Bronson at 15

By Simon Bland

The Drive director reflects on smuggling Bronson’s actual moustache out of prison and the personal story behind his ethereal biopic of the UK’s most notorious inmate.

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