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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FilmPoetry
Superficially, Poetry is a miserable tale of rape, suicide, and the onset of Alzheimer’s, yet its most important keyword is its title. While the plot c... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
FilmRare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Arriving in a flurry of hype and high expectations, this quirky Finnish horror-comedy has everything going for it. An archaeological dig unleashes the creatu... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
FilmThe Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea is the first narrative feature Terence Davies has directed in over a decade, and the material is a perfect match for this great filmmaker. ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
MusicKate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
Could anyone except Kate Bush create a concept album about snow, incorporating a duet with Elton John, featuring a title track that sees Stephen Fry reciti... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
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REM – Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011
It's the best REM compilation you'll get, and the perfect farewell to an institution Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
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She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas
A She & Him Christmas album feels as natural a fit for the yuletide season as tinsel, turkey and strained family relationships. While she already had a h... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011
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Film
50/50
Defying the odds is the very embodiment of 50/50, not just by surpassing its arbitrator title, but by creating the rarest of stories – a delightfully r... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
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Moneyball
Based on a true story, Moneyball follows the familiar sports movie formula – a team of underdogs trying to compete in the big league. Brad Pitt is typi... Read more »| 21 Nov 2011 -
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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ The Arches, 11 November
With their impeccably-crafted, Beach Boys-inflected brand of sunkissed indie, London’s Weird Dreams make sense as openers for a Stephen Malkmus set; ch... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
This sequel netted Brazil's biggest-ever box office return with its portrayal of corrupt police and even more corrupt politicians in Rio de Janeiro. A sunken... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Adam Hills: Inflatable DVD
Sheer coincidence sees this DVD released at a time when Ricky Gervais is defending his right to use the word 'mong'. It's a notable contrast to Hills, who is... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Jason Manford: Jason Manford Live DVD & BluRay
It's been a year since an internet sex scandal engulfed Jason Manford's career. After his shock admission of having once seen boobs on the web, Manford was e... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Tim Vine: The Joke-A-Motive
“I went on once-in-a-lifetime holiday recently. Tell you what, never again.” Yes, the Best Joke Of The Edinburgh Fringe makes an appearance in t... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
FilmThe Pajama Men: Last Stand To Reason DVD
Apart from two chairs and a giant cardboard train, the stage is empty. Which is just as well. Any clutter would occupy valuable space needed for the enormous... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
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Dylan Moran: Yeah Yeah DVD
Dylan Moran has been quiet recently and it's nice to see him back, but something seems to have changed about everyone's favourite misanthrope. If you fr... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011