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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FilmCaptain America: Civil War
It's Captain America v Iron-Man in this Marvel clash of The Avengers. The good news is that Captain America: Civil War has great action set-pieces and a deli... Read more »| 21 Apr 2016 -
FilmMatt Berry heads to Manchester's new TV festival
New Manchester TV festival Pilot Light (5-8 May) announces the line-up of its 'first season', which includes a panel on Nathan Barley and Matt Berr... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
Music
Animal Collective @ The Ritz, Manchester, 13 Apr
Coming away from an Animal Collective show and complaining about their self-indulgence probably places you among the ranks of comedy fans who go to see a not... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: 19-25 April
It's the final week of this year's Glasgow International festival of visual art, with plenty of events across Glasgow in the coming week. Here's our guide to what's what... Read more »| 19 Apr 2016 -
Film
Neu! Reekie! announce We Are Edinburgh film event
Neu! Reekie! and A Kind of Seeing announce city symphony We Are Edinburgh, which will blend archive footage of the city with live music, poetry and spoken wo... Read more »| 18 Apr 2016 -
Music
Victor Villarreal @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 12 Apr
Victor Villarreal is a thoroughly endearing figure. Softly-spoken, sweetly cheerful and endlessly affable, he just happens to be one of the most unique guita... Read more »| 18 Apr 2016
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Music
New Albums This Week: Cate Le Bon, John Carpenter
Our round-up of the best new music released this week, including a new record from Cate Le Bon and a second album from master of horror John Carpenter Read more »| 15 Apr 2016 -
Film
BAFTA New Talent Scotland 2016 winners announced
BAFTA Scotland honoured new work made by students and emerging practitioners at the BAFTA New Talent Awards in Glasgow last night Read more »| 15 Apr 2016 -
Film
Trailer: Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon
We get a first look at The Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn's thriller set within the fashion industry, starring Elle Fanning and Keanu Reeves Fresh from be... Read more »| 15 Apr 2016 -
Music
Bossy Love on honesty, hype and their live show
Quietly, steadily, Bossy Love have become the most talked-about band in Scotland. We talk to Amandah Wilkinson and John Baillie Jr to find out where they plan to go from here. Read more »| 14 Apr 2016 -
Art
Exploring Audio: Sound for the Moving Image at GSA
With May’s interim degree show approaching, The Skinny talks to staff, alumni and students about The Glasgow School of Art’s Masters programme in Sound for the Moving Image. Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
FilmMark Cousins on I Am Belfast
Prolific filmmaker, critic and all-round cinema hero Mark Cousins discusses the flâneur tradition, feminism and falling back in love with his hometown ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
Film
Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange trailer
First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
Music
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld – Nerissimo
In one respect, the second long-player from Einstürzende Neubauten's Bargeld and underground-rocker-turned-soundtrack-composer Teardo sounds exactly as ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
Art
Reel Stories @ Museum of Liverpool
Think of the Liverpool skyline and you probably think of powerful Victorian buildings – docks, grand hotels with sweeping staircases, the two cath... Read more »| 12 Apr 2016