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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FilmJuho Kuosmanen on The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is about an unassuming Finnish boxer who has his nation's hopes pinned on his success. We speak to its directo... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Music
After the Party: Andy Shauf interview
The softly-spoken Andy Shauf has spent the last few years quietly establishing himself as one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters around, and la... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
ArtRSA New Contemporaries Award Winners announced
The full list of emerging artists receiving awards and bursaries as part of this year's annual RSA New Contemporaries Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
MusicMenace Beach @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 14 Feb
It's not often that a band will acknowledge that they've been upstaged by their support act, but Menace Beach are a humble bunch. Midway through their set th... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
MusicJohn Grant to play at North Atlantic Flux festival
The singer-songwriter has announced he will perform at the event, which he has curated to celebrate Hull's Nordic connections Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Music
Pet Shop Boys @ Manchester Arena, 19 Feb
Not being superstitious, last year the Pet Shop Boys named their 13th studio album Super. After more than three decades making electro-pop hits, its title de... Read more »| 22 Feb 2017
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Film
The Age of Shadows
Kim Jee-woon's vintage spy thriller pulses with precipitous energy Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Art
Kevin Harman: "There’s the riot gear and the absinthe"
We catch up with Edinburgh's most controversial artist Kevin Harman in advance of his huge early career retrospective at Edinburgh's Leith Docks Read more »| 22 Feb 2017 -
Film
Lipstick Under My Burkha
An unflinching drama observing the depths of women’s suffering in contemporary Indian society. Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Film
Aquarius
Sonia Braga stars in this formally inventive meditation on class and memory from Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho. Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Film
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
A quartet of essay film portraying the great writer, artist and critic John Berger Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Art
Katy Perry hearts Rachel Maclean
Pop star pays a visit to the artist's Tate Britain exhibition and declares "This is how I imagine I am in my mind" Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Comedy
Comedians on Ethics – Fern Brady: Milo and Me
Ahead of recording a comedy album at The Stand and her appearance at Glasgow Comedy Festival, Fern Brady kicks-off a new column where comedians discuss ethical issues. Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Film
Bodkin Ras
Documentary and fiction collide in this tale of a mysterious stranger's arrival in a Scottish town Read more »| 21 Feb 2017 -
Film
Headshot
Brutal action flick from Indonesia featuring Raid star Iko Uwais Read more »| 21 Feb 2017