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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FilmScotland Film Event Highlights – March 2016
Classic and contemporary cinema from Italy and Hong Kong, two of the great minds of film history (Hitchcock/Truffaut) have a chinwag, and a chance to hear from one of the world's greatest documentarians (Patricio Guzmán) Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 1-8 March
Here's your next 7 days in art openings, talks and screenings, featuring short installations and poetry readings in The Glue Factory and the brand new RSA New Contemporaries show. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
MusicJohn Reis on curating ATP with Drive Like Jehu
As Drive Like Jehu return to curate All Tomorrow's Parties in Manchester this April, we catch up with John 'Speedo' Reis to get the lowdown on the line-up. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
TheatreScottish Youth Dance Takes Over
This March both YDance and Go Dance are bringing together youth groups from across Scotland to dance. The Skinny looks at the importance of these events and chats to the Urbaniks Street School. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
ArtPat Flynn: Half-Life of a Miracle
I’ve been thinking a lot about eggs recently, a result of a week of experimental veganism triggering an obsession (and dream life) revolving around dai... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Books
Lara Williams: Tales from the Aftermath
In her debut short story collection, Treats, Lara Williams finds beauty and poetry among the debris of relationships. The Skinny's literary discovery of 2016 so far, it may well remain so by year's end. Williams discusses her conversion to the short form Read more »| 01 Mar 2016
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Music
The Thermals – We Disappear
Following the action-packed amorality of 2013’s Desperate Ground, The Thermals’ latest effort finds Hutch Harris aiming the camera squarely at th... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
The Last Laugh and Phoney Feminism
Satirical play The Last Laugh makes a welcome return at Glasgow International Comedy Festival in March – here the creators and cast tell us whether bei... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – March 2016
This month brings film seasons dedicated to JG Ballard and Chris Petit, and Manchester Film Festival returns with a bursting programme Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Books
Treats by Lara Williams
'They go back to hers. She has an HDMI cable and Netflix and two thirds of a bottle of wine.' It's 2016 and love is still a battlefield, but its ordnance is ... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Music
K-X-P – III (Part Two)
Formed from the darkest matter, the Finnish trio's latest completes a cycle that began with last year's III (Part One). Stark, ominous, unrelenting, it'... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Music
Mugstar unveil Magnetic Seasons
One of Liverpool's longest-serving bands are finally starting to get their just rewards: Mugstar's Jason Stoll on how both the psych community and their own lack of expectations helped Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Art
Scottish Art News: March 2016
March brings many screenings, openings, talks and workshop events. Here's the rundown of what to look forward to in Scottish Art throughout March. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Film
Comfort and Joy
Bill Forsyth's Comfort and Joy is full of cherishable moments. Read more »| 29 Feb 2016 -
Film
Dheepan
Winner of last year's Palme d'Or, Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) delivers another gripping film with this timely immigration drama. Jacques Audiard’s Dhe... Read more »| 29 Feb 2016