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David Lynch on music and innovation: “I like to call it experimentation”

“The physical body drops off, but we’ll all know each other again” – David Lynch, 1946 to 2025

By Sam Wigley

David Lynch on music and innovation: “I like to call it experimentation”

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“You have to take the glamour away from the kink”: Halina Reijn on Babygirl

By Leila Latif

“You have to take the glamour away from the kink”: Halina Reijn on Babygirl

From the Sight and Sound archive

Ian McEwan on collaborating with Richard Eyre for The Ploughman’s Lunch

By Jill Forbes

Ian McEwan on collaborating with Richard Eyre for The Ploughman’s Lunch

Interviews

“I was reaching for life as it feels, not life as it is”: Naqqash Khalid on In Camera

By Katie McCabe

“I was reaching for life as it feels, not life as it is”: Naqqash Khalid on In Camera

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“The scale of any project is secondary – it’s always about the quality of the writing”: Cillian Murphy on Small Things like These

By Sinéad Gleeson

“The scale of any project is secondary – it’s always about the quality of the writing”: Cillian Murphy on Small Things like These

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“The film should continue with you, otherwise I’m just preaching”: Raoul Peck on his documentary Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

By Leigh Singer

“The film should continue with you, otherwise I’m just preaching”: Raoul Peck on his documentary Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

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“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

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“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot

By Nick Bradshaw

“There is another way”: making The Wild Robot

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“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

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“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

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

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

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

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“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

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“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

From the Sight and Sound archive

Colonial guilt: India Song and Marguerite Duras

By Carlos Clarens

Colonial guilt: India Song and Marguerite Duras

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I am not optimistic at all about American society”: Sidney Lumet on Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

By Geoffrey Macnab

“I am not optimistic at all about American society”: Sidney Lumet on Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

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“You’re very humble when you see a child playing the main character”: Marie Amachoukeli on Àma Gloria

By Annabel Bai Jackson

“You’re very humble when you see a child playing the main character”: Marie Amachoukeli on Àma Gloria

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“Not all trauma smells the same”: Luna Carmoon on Hoard

By Katie McCabe

“Not all trauma smells the same”: Luna Carmoon on Hoard

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“Neorealism is part of our DNA as Italians”: Paola Cortellesi on There's Still Tomorrow

By Jonathan Romney

“Neorealism is part of our DNA as Italians”: Paola Cortellesi on There's Still Tomorrow

From the Sight and Sound archive

“I have never felt accepted as a director”: Lindsay Anderson interviewed in 1989

By Gerald Pratley

“I have never felt accepted as a director”: Lindsay Anderson interviewed in 1989

From the Sight and Sound archive

Naked miracles: Lars von Trier on Breaking the Waves

By Stig Björkman

Naked miracles: Lars von Trier on Breaking the Waves

From the Sight and Sound archive

“You can’t let the audience get ahead of you”: Raoul Walsh interviewed in 1972

By James Childs

“You can’t let the audience get ahead of you”: Raoul Walsh interviewed in 1972

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“Why does a guy like me dream about making a western?”: Lisandro Alonso on Eureka

By Arjun Sajip

“Why does a guy like me dream about making a western?”: Lisandro Alonso on Eureka

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Christopher Nolan: a showman’s odyssey

By James Bell

Christopher Nolan: a showman’s odyssey

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“For this idea to feel radical, it could not be an experimental film”: Lois Patiño on Samsara

By Arjun Sajip

“For this idea to feel radical, it could not be an experimental film”: Lois Patiño on Samsara