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Interviews

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

After the sad news of the death of Oscar-nominated British cinematographer Dick Pope at 77, we republish this 2021 interview in which Pope talks to curator James Bell about the making of Mike Leigh’s Naked and the work to restore its distinctive ‘post-punk’ visuals.

By James Bell

The post-punk look: Dick Pope on remastering Mike Leigh’s Naked

Interviews

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird

By Thomas Flew

“A lot of things that adult actors are trying to achieve, kids just bring with them”: Franz Rogowski on Bird

Interviews

Mark Cousins on his portrait of a neglected painter: “Once you’re infected by an artist’s work, it’s timeless”

By Georgia Korossi

Mark Cousins on his portrait of a neglected painter: “Once you’re infected by an artist’s work, it’s timeless”

Interviews

“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot

By Nick Bradshaw

“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot

Interviews

“I went in without any preconceived notions of sex work”: Mikey Madison on Anora

By Lou Thomas

“I went in without any preconceived notions of sex work”: Mikey Madison on Anora

Interviews

“I tried to make the viewer a witness of this process of deterioration”: Sara Fgaier on her amnesia drama Weightless

By Georgia Korossi

“I tried to make the viewer a witness of this process of deterioration”: Sara Fgaier on her amnesia drama Weightless

Interviews

“We resisted neurotypical ways of making films”: how The Stimming Pool creates space for an autistic cinema

By Lillian Crawford

“We resisted neurotypical ways of making films”: how The Stimming Pool creates space for an autistic cinema

Interviews

“It wasn’t all Blitz spirit and ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ That’s a crock of shit”: Kathy Burke on Steve McQueen’s Blitz

By Katie McCabe

“It wasn’t all Blitz spirit and ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ That’s a crock of shit”: Kathy Burke on Steve McQueen’s Blitz

Interviews

How we made our drug-war drama Sujo: “Many kids born into this crisis are now becoming adults”

By Georgia Korossi

How we made our drug-war drama Sujo: “Many kids born into this crisis are now becoming adults”

Interviews

Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country

By Sam Wigley

Fire of Wind: Marta Mateus on her moonlit vigil in Portuguese wine country

From the Sight and Sound archive

The edge of the razor: Catherine Breillat on Romance

By Leslie Felperin and Linda Ruth Williams

The edge of the razor: Catherine Breillat on Romance

Interviews

The Outcasts: the return of a buried landmark of Irish folk horror

By Paul Duane

The Outcasts: the return of a buried landmark of Irish folk horror

Interviews

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

By Lou Thomas

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

Interviews

How we made The Third Man: ”Welles came out with the line about the ‘cuckoo clock’. Nobody knew what was going to come out of his mouth”

By Sam Wigley

How we made The Third Man: ”Welles came out with the line about the ‘cuckoo clock’. Nobody knew what was going to come out of his mouth”

Interviews

Starve Acre and its roots in 1970s folk horror: “Stranger things were being made on television at the time, frankly”

By Adam Scovell

Starve Acre and its roots in 1970s folk horror: “Stranger things were being made on television at the time, frankly”

Interviews

Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright on British Cinema

By James Bell

Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright on British Cinema

Interviews

“Stop motion is live action in miniature”: Henry Selick in conversation

By Alex Dudok de Wit

“Stop motion is live action in miniature”: Henry Selick in conversation

Black Film Bulletin

Critics on critics: Leila Latif and Ellen E. Jones

Critics on critics: Leila Latif and Ellen E. Jones

Black Film Bulletin

Adjoa Andoh: swinging the lens

By June Givanni

Adjoa Andoh: swinging the lens

Interviews

Dream team: Chrystabell on collaborating with David Lynch on Cellophane Memories

By Sam Wigley

Dream team: Chrystabell on collaborating with David Lynch on Cellophane Memories

Interviews

M. Night Shyamalan’s advice to young filmmakers: “There will be a moment in life where everyone gives up on you, and that is the most beautiful thing”

By Matt Igoe

M. Night Shyamalan’s advice to young filmmakers: “There will be a moment in life where everyone gives up on you, and that is the most beautiful thing”

Interviews

From Spielberg to Brakhage: 5 influences on the sci-fi-tinged drama Sky Peals

By Josh Slater-Williams

From Spielberg to Brakhage: 5 influences on the sci-fi-tinged drama Sky Peals

Interviews

“I wasn’t a child of arthouse cinema. I was a child of television”: Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow

By Katie McCabe

“I wasn’t a child of arthouse cinema. I was a child of television”: Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I like to have the freedom a novelist has”: Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Winter Sleep

By Geoff Andrew

“I like to have the freedom a novelist has”: Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Winter Sleep

Interviews

“I think Istanbul is a place queer people gravitate to”: Director Levan Akin on Crossing

By Alex Davidson

“I think Istanbul is a place queer people gravitate to”: Director Levan Akin on Crossing

Interviews

Béla Tarr on Sátántangó at 30: “The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable”

By Alex Barrett

Béla Tarr on Sátántangó at 30: “The length of a movie all depends on what you want to say. I don’t care what is acceptable”

Interviews

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

By Lou Thomas

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

Interviews

”There was no Twitter back then to post what happened on the picket line”: how a new film tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave

By Georgia Korossi

”There was no Twitter back then to post what happened on the picket line”: how a new film tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave

Interviews

Ti West on MaXXXine: “Part of the charm of the trilogy is to embrace the artifice of Hollywood”

By Lou Thomas

Ti West on MaXXXine: “Part of the charm of the trilogy is to embrace the artifice of Hollywood”

From the Sight and Sound archive

Colonial guilt: India Song and Marguerite Duras

By Carlos Clarens

Colonial guilt: India Song and Marguerite Duras