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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Film
HD-DVD
Blu-Ray had been saying we'd never get a three hour movie on an HD-DVD. Well, we did. Highlighting the many types of misinformation being bandied around in t... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Blu Ray
Getting a Blu-Ray representative to speak on the subject is surprisingly difficult considering that unlike the consortium of companies that run HD-DVD, Blu-R... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Seinfeld: Season 8 Box Set
The Best TV Show Ever Made. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Sacred Heart (Cuore Sacro)
The lead, Bobulova's performance strengthens and intensifies as her character's sanity weakens. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Nina's Tragedies
Starts off with a lot of black humour, unfortunately descending into plain old black Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Lila Says
Is she a slut? An angel? Just completely nuts? Read more »| 10 Jun 2007
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Film
Doctor Who (New Series 3): Vol.2
don't miss the gradually evolving trap... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Books
The English Spy, by Donald Smith
Copious amounts of intermeshed political-personal skulduggery Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Clubs
Tayo, Bass Syndicate, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 25 May
Tayo - an artist at the top of his game Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
The Flying Scotsman
unadventurous direction that wouldn't look out of place in an ITV drama Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Skinny reviews: June
Bobby (4 June)Emilio Estevez's debut feature is a powerful examination of the the assassination of Robert Kennedy in 1968. With an all-star cast this ensembl... Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Clubs
Dennis Ferrer, Bacardi B-Live, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 2 June
Ferrer first discovered music on a toy ivory piano at the age of four Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Film
Ocean's Thirteen - Film Of The Month
Probably the strongest of the trilogy. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Theatre
The Patriot
a stimulating, masterfully crafted, bold piece of drama which bodes well for the both the Tron and Cleugh Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Theatre
Les Ballets C de la B @ Tramway, 11 & 18 May
The most exciting company working in Europe: even rapturous applause is dwarfed by the sense of awe. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007