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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ClubsDeadbeat - Journeyman's Annual
Embarrassingly, the high point is a bonus remix of Saul Williams' Black Stacey, highlighting the fact that while the album may evoke comparisons with Massive Attack or Burial, he still has along way to go before reaching that level Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Clubs
Freeform Five, Stereotype Live, Ego and the Outhouse, Edinburgh, 1 Sep
Fun? Like being on a flying trampoline, with Elvis, en route to the moon. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Music
ddd - Trojan Horse / Wall To Wall
Dark, slightly daft but utterly epic Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Music
Animal Collective - Peacebone
It's majestic, it's bizarre and, for that, it's unmistakably Animal Collective. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Music
Oi Va Voi - Oi Va Voi
If they sound even half as good as this when live in the true sense, these shows should really be something special Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Music
Turbonegro @ The Liquid Room
It's revolution with a smile, raising a finger to the man and mooning the system. - Hank From Hell Read more »| 09 Aug 2007
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Film
Alphabet Video - August
Deadwood Season 3The third and final season of HBO's finest drama returns to thegrimy, dangerous town of Deadwood, negotiating to join the new Dakota territo... Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
The Summer of British Film
The BBC have organised a plethora of events relating to the theme of The Summer of British Film Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
The Painted Veil
a good opportunity for Edward Norton and Naomi Watts to test their acting credentials Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
The Messengers
It's your average haunted house stuff Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
Into Great Silence
Certainly a contemplative, if perhaps not religious, experience Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Theatre
Doll's House
the concept of this statuesque Norah, played by Maude Mitchell tripping over these literally little men in her life, cramped into a diminutive set built to their scale, is an idea approaching that overused term genius Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
A pleasantly diverting comedy drama. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
Knocked Up
One of the funniest films ever made. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Film
Transformers
It would be hideous if it weren't so goddamn entertaining. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007