Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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TheatreDorothy Paul @ King's Theatre
Dorothy Paul, Scotland’s much loved lady of show-biz, takes the stage with her newly-devised performance at The King’s Theatre. After entertaining for over sixty years she has unsurprisingly secured a loyal, white-haired fanbase Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
ArtHidden Door: Unlocking the Vaults
From 28 Mar-5 Apr, Hidden Door Festival returns to Edinburgh with a multi-arts event in the disused vaults on Market St. Director David Martin explains why they're bringing back the festival in an expanded form Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film News: Behind the scenes of Under the Skin; watch Whatever Gets You Through The Night
A round-up of film news, with a look behind the scenes of Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin; ground-breaking multi-arts show Whatever Gets You Through The Night available to rent; plus the latest movie rumours and trailers Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
ArtTania Kovats @ Fruitmarket
The centrepiece of Oceans, All at Sea has been in progress since 2012, with the grand ambition of collecting water from all the world’s seas in th... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Carl Donnelly, Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 5 @ The Lowry, 16 Mar
It’s surprising how much time a man can spend discussing his own bowel movements without sounding crass and puerile, but Carl Donnelly’s show mak... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Music
Under the Influence: Doves' Jimi Goodwin
As Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin prepares to strike out on his own with Odulek, the noted dub disciple preaches on ten treasured riddims Read more »| 24 Mar 2014
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FilmOutpost III: Rise of the Spetsnaz
By this third film in the Outpost saga, you know what you’re getting into. If zombie Nazis in secret bunkers aren’t your thing, you might want to... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Film
White of the Eye
Brutal violence, Native American mysticism and infidelity collide in Donald Cammell's visually impressive and often dizzying thriller, which gets a long-awai... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Music
Mo Kolours – Mo Kolours
Half Mauritian and half English, Mo Kolours uses his cultural heritage as the starting point for an album of laid-back genre experimentation on his self-titl... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film News: Arnie talks Terminator Genesis, Star Wars VII plot details revealed, and more
A round-up of this week's film news, with Arnold Scwarzenegger looking forward to Terminator: Genesis, details of the Star Wars VII plot unveiled, and rumours of a Game of Thrones movie Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Film
Film Starred Up: Three minutes with Jack O’Connell
We grab a very quick chat with man of the hour Jack O'Connell while he's in Glasgow for the Scottish premiere of Starred Up at the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Music
On Tour: Kate Bush to play rare live shows
Cult singer and icon Kate Bush will give a series of rare live performances in August and September at London's Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, it was annou... Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
FilmBlind Woman's Curse
Blind Woman’s Curse opens in the most breathtaking fashion. A Yakuza Clan, tensed and snarling in torrential rain, synchronise to reveal a full dr... Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Art
Cross-Pollination: BCNMCR brings Barcelona design studios to the Northwest
Bringing 11 Barcelona-based design studios to the Northwest, exhibition and talk series BCNMCR aims to introduce us to work emerging from the Spanish city and forge links in the European design community. Event instigator David Sedgwick explains Read more »| 21 Mar 2014 -
Music
The Notwist / Jel @ Mono, 16 March
Watching Anticon founder, Themselves and cLOUDDEAD beatmaker Jel play the MPC and sampler is like watching a gifted classical pianist attack the ivories &nda... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014