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Interviews

Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac on Frankenstein: “Guillermo has dedicated his entire being to cinema and to dreams”

The stars of Guillermo del Toro’s inimitable new spin on the Frankenstein story tell us why, like the creature itself, the director’s reimagining is pieced together from some unexpected parts.

By Lou Thomas

Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac on Frankenstein: “Guillermo has dedicated his entire being to cinema and to dreams”

Interviews

Richard Linklater: “I was really afraid for my mom to watch Boyhood” – LFF Screen Talk

By Josh Slater-Williams

Richard Linklater: “I was really afraid for my mom to watch Boyhood” – LFF Screen Talk

Interviews

“The sexiness of queerness is that there’s no fixed role”: Julia Jackman on 100 Nights of Hero

By Blake Simons

“The sexiness of queerness is that there’s no fixed role”: Julia Jackman on 100 Nights of Hero

Interviews

Daniel Day-Lewis: “The process needs to be a joyful thing” – LFF Screen Talk

By Ibrahim Azam

Daniel Day-Lewis: “The process needs to be a joyful thing” – LFF Screen Talk

Interviews

“We get to dive into humanity’s difficulties like weird soul explorers”: Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield on After the Hunt

By Lou Thomas

“We get to dive into humanity’s difficulties like weird soul explorers”: Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield on After the Hunt

Interviews

“It’s not so easy as heroes and villains. I’m more interested in grey areas”: Derek Cianfrance on Roofman

By Hope Rangaswami

“It’s not so easy as heroes and villains. I’m more interested in grey areas”: Derek Cianfrance on Roofman

Interviews

“Grief is more complex than an art project”: Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama on Têtes brûlées

By Georgia Korossi

“Grief is more complex than an art project”: Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama on Têtes brûlées

Interviews

Yorgos Lanthimos, the unsettler in chief: an audience with the director of Poor Things and Bugonia

By Ibrahim Azam

Yorgos Lanthimos, the unsettler in chief: an audience with the director of Poor Things and Bugonia

Interviews

Chloé Zhao on intuition, instinct and Hamnet: “Directing is not intellectual” – LFF Screen Talk

By Baneet Sarai

Chloé Zhao on intuition, instinct and Hamnet: “Directing is not intellectual” – LFF Screen Talk

Interviews

“If you can’t handle disorienting moments, maybe you shouldn’t be watching movies”: Sophy Romvari on Locarno prize-winner Blue Heron

By Josh Slater-Williams

“If you can’t handle disorienting moments, maybe you shouldn’t be watching movies”: Sophy Romvari on Locarno prize-winner Blue Heron

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It was dance as action rather than as aesthetics”: Stephen Daldry on Billy Elliot

By Edward Lawrenson

“It was dance as action rather than as aesthetics”: Stephen Daldry on Billy Elliot

Interviews

Warren Ellis on his best soundtracks: “Quite often, looking at the image is the least important thing”

By Leigh Singer

Warren Ellis on his best soundtracks: “Quite often, looking at the image is the least important thing”

Interviews

Nadia Falls on Brides: “It’s about those ride-or-die best friends that you have as a teenager”

By Lou Thomas

Nadia Falls on Brides: “It’s about those ride-or-die best friends that you have as a teenager”

Interviews

“There was a lot of naivety and youthful exuberance”: Usman Riaz on creating The Glassworker, Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature

By Nick Bradshaw

“There was a lot of naivety and youthful exuberance”: Usman Riaz on creating The Glassworker, Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated feature

Interviews

“I don’t want passive viewing”: how The Shadow Scholars goes inside the academic cheating industry

By Elhum Shakerifar

“I don’t want passive viewing”: how The Shadow Scholars goes inside the academic cheating industry

Interviews

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

By Katie McCabe

Max Porter on Steve: “I want my kids to see this movie and say: “We understand Dad a bit now””

Interviews

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

By Katie McCabe

“I have very little interest in the lighter side of storytelling”: Cillian Murphy on his new film, Steve, and his career so far

Interviews

Sam Riley on Islands, acting without words and the shadow of playing Ian Curtis

By Jamie Dunn

Sam Riley on Islands, acting without words and the shadow of playing Ian Curtis

Interviews

“Growing up as a girl, you learn to please to be accepted”: Urška Djukić on Little Trouble Girls

By Carmen Gray

“Growing up as a girl, you learn to please to be accepted”: Urška Djukić on Little Trouble Girls

Interviews

“Stephen King’s work comes from a very wise understanding of the experience of being alive”: Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor on The Life of Chuck

By Lou Thomas

“Stephen King’s work comes from a very wise understanding of the experience of being alive”: Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor on The Life of Chuck

Interviews

“Fellini was adorable to hang out with”: Terence Stamp remembers it all

By Sam Wigley

“Fellini was adorable to hang out with”: Terence Stamp remembers it all

Festivals

Embrace the chaos: festival director Paul Ridd on the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival

By Jamie Dunn

Embrace the chaos: festival director Paul Ridd on the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival

From the Sight and Sound archive

“It’s no good showing things as they are – people wouldn’t believe them”: Alfred Hitchcock on To Catch a Thief

By Catherine de la Roche

“It’s no good showing things as they are – people wouldn’t believe them”: Alfred Hitchcock on To Catch a Thief

Interviews

The quiet Palestinian: actor-director Mohammad Bakri on his life and work

By Joseph Fahim

The quiet Palestinian: actor-director Mohammad Bakri on his life and work

Interviews

“We’re growing old together, my films and I”: Jonás Trueba on The Other Way Around

By Alonso Aguilar

“We’re growing old together, my films and I”: Jonás Trueba on The Other Way Around

Interviews

“Hollywood has been very timid these days”: Terry Gilliam on his 50-year directing career

By Lou Thomas

“Hollywood has been very timid these days”: Terry Gilliam on his 50-year directing career

From the Sight and Sound archive

Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep

By Armond White and Alex Cox

Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep

Interviews

“What would Jane Austen do?”: Amy Heckerling on Clueless at 30

By Scarlett Harris

“What would Jane Austen do?”: Amy Heckerling on Clueless at 30

Interviews

The director who wasn’t there: Mohammad Rasoulof on The Seed of the Sacred Fig

By Ehsan Khoshbakht

The director who wasn’t there: Mohammad Rasoulof on The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Interviews

“You can only truly tell stories if they’re in your skin”: Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Fiona Shaw on Hot Milk

By Lou Thomas

“You can only truly tell stories if they’re in your skin”: Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Fiona Shaw on Hot Milk