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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FilmMy Brother the Devil
Sally El Hosaini's debut feature is a remarkably slick and confident coming-of-age tale about two immigrant brothers embroiled in Hackney's violent gang cult... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
FilmElena
The third feature from Andrey Zvyagintsev is an icy anti-thriller thick with tension and brimming with allegorical undertones. Nadezhda Markina is superb in ... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
Film
The Bay
Barry Levinson's original plan was to make a documentary detailing the terrible environmental degradation of his beloved Chesapeake Bay on America's east coa... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
FilmAlps
"I'll do anything you want." It is a mark of the topsy-turvy world that Yorgos Lanthimos has created in his new film, Alps, that, when a female characte... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
Clubs
Electric Frog: Easter Weekender
Returning for the first time since their New Year's Day Blowout, Electric Frog goes full scale again with an impressive two day lineup. Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Romany Dear
Showcase: Romany Dear Movement is at the core of Romany Dear’s practice; she has a genuine fascination with the way we as people move, whether collect... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013
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Film
Red Dawn
In 1984, the year Orwell prophesied doom, writer-director John Milius took the Cold War to its barely logical conclusion for Red Dawn, imagining a Third Worl... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
Comedy
Sanderson Jones: "We will celebrate the hell out of life"
One of the most innovative comedians in the world right now, Sanderson Jones wants to sell you a ticket to his show. Yes, you personally Read more »| 11 Mar 2013 -
Film
Beyond the Hills
Cristian Mungiu established himself with the Palme D’Or-winning 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, a gritty tale of illegal abortion and rape in Communist... Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Art
Interzone @ The Whisky Bond
It’s over 56 years since the dissolution of the Tangier International Zone, an entity immortalised by no end of bad spy movies and impenetrable, soul-s... Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Music
Pearl Jam's Bass Heroes: Under the Influence
A homage to players ranging from late Stax legend Duck Dunn to hardcore punk pioneer Mike Watt, Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament tells the story of his bass neck Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
MusicThe Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 8 March
Frightened Rabbit conquer the USA; new music from Factory Floor, Lapalux, Mudhoney and Baths; Sparklehorse documentary in the works, plus all the latest summer festival news... Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Music
DJ Day – Land of 1000 Chances
Hailing from sunny Palm Springs, California, DJ Day's first full-length studio album sees him exploring funk, jazz and lounge music through the medium of the... Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Music
Ensemble Pearl – Ensemble Pearl
Instead of mirroring the primitive drone of early Earth, Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley takes a more majestic approach to experimental music with this collabor... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
Music
Steve Mason: "Protest needs to be rethought completely"
With righteous new album Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time setting the world to rights, we sit down with Steve Mason to discuss his politics of dissent Read more »| 07 Mar 2013