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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MusicWye Oak – Civilian
Civilian opens with a blanket of warm, fuzzy noise enveloping background chat, ushering the listener into Wye Oak’s world gently but resolutely. A love... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
FilmAnimal Kingdom
Detached, monosyllabic teen Joshua’s (Frecheville) mum has, as he puts it, “gone and OD’d and she’s dead”, so he turns to estra... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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DeVotchKa – 100 Lovers
From the string swells of opening track The Alley, DeVotchKa make it clear they're thinking big on this, their sixth album proper; a widescreen opus recorded... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
FilmGFF 2011: Road, Movie
As its title suggests, Road, Movie is a self-conscious referent of a spate of earlier films, and the concept of cinema in general. Vishnu (Abhay Deol) i... Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Watch at your Peril
William Castle is the undisputed king of the gimmick movie. Becky Bartlett discusses just some of his shock tactics. Read more »| 18 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Apnea
In an arresting opening, newly-crowned European swimming champ Dimitris (Sotiris Pastras) reminisces about lost love Elsa (Youlika Skafida), enveloped in the... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011
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GFF 2011: Celluloid Choreography
The Glasgow Short Film Festival proudly hosts a selection of works by contemporary dancer turned film-maker Miranda Pennell's works Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: A New Dimension
With an ever increasing number of 3D films due for release, Helen Wright discusses its ability to enhance artistic expression Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
MusicWounded Knee – Etive Shepherds/Single Malt Symphony
Withhold from Wounded Knee your full attention and you might as well listen to the hum of kitchen appliances, so focus. Both Etive Shepherds and Single Malt ... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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Luxury Car – When I Was Good
Biphonic seems an appropriate label for Luxury Car – partly because brothers John and William Robertson are audibly kindred with label-mates Swimmer On... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
MusicSix Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplain
The gradual evolution of Ben Chasny's psych-folk outfit has produced increasingly focused and coherent work, a trend which continues on Asleep on the Floodpl... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: The Devil Has The Best Tunes
We talk to Glasgow DJ Alex Smoke about his new score for Faust Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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GFF 2011: Layers of Ozon
With Potiche selected as GFF's opening gala film, we look at the previous works by French director Francois Ozon Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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Allo Darlin' @ Captain's Rest, 28 Jan
On their self-titled debut, musical-magpies Allo Darlin’ emerged thoroughly wrapped up in the cuddly cardigan that is indie-pop, quoting openly (a rhym... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011 -
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Fu Manchu @ The Cathouse, 3 Mar
Orange County stoners Fu Manchu will be hitting up our shores in March for another evening of big cars, bigger riffs and huge chemical consumption. Ten album... Read more »| 17 Feb 2011